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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: So, we basically have a losing candidate taking a victory lap [View all]GeorgeGist
(25,387 posts)36. Why so bitter?
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He could clearly state that he fully supports the nominee AND will fight for a progressive platform
brooklynite
Jun 2016
#16
He has to concede. Otherwise he mounts a shadow campaign to show how great he is.
Demsrule86
Jun 2016
#56
In this upcoming general election, she had better have as much money as she can get
tonyt53
Jun 2016
#4
Very true. The gusto with which these Reagan democrats loathe the Left is astounding.
zonkers
Jun 2016
#5
All that aside, I still don't see a reason that the post should have been hidden
Ned_Devine
Jun 2016
#140
Group thug censorship working overtime? These days, IMO, a "hide" is often a badge of honor.
zonkers
Jun 2016
#162
Come on, if you have a view then support it. You didn't give us anything to listen to, just rhetoric
JCanete
Jun 2016
#43
The question remains, for you, and for many others, what the fuck you do care about, cept for your
JCanete
Jun 2016
#85
He's not fighting for you. He's enjoying his celebrity and his swanky Secret Service detail
eastwestdem
Jun 2016
#74
Has there ever been a major candidate of either party that refused to concede or acknowledge?
SirBrockington
Jun 2016
#53
If HRC would have done this in '08, she would not have been able to run again. nt
LexVegas
Jun 2016
#54
Her vision is much like President Obama's with more emphasis on women's and children's issues.
DCBob
Jun 2016
#68
Unite the Dems and get enough Rs on board to pass legislation that is good for everyone.
DCBob
Jun 2016
#118
Yeah, losing SCOTUS for at least a generation isn't good enough of a reason for some people n/t
SFnomad
Jun 2016
#32
If you would vote for BS as the Democratic nominee, but you won't vote for Secretary Clinton ...
SFnomad
Jun 2016
#134
If you "always vote for dems", but you'll take a pass on Secretary Clinton, you're helping tRump ...
SFnomad
Jun 2016
#139
Love how she gets credit for everything Bill did except seat the best justice we have.
bettyellen
Jun 2016
#66
Clue back to you: What if we take back the Senate and make up ground in the House?
DCBob
Jun 2016
#18
Probably would have been more likely if we hadn't nominated one of the most distrusted
Doctor_J
Jun 2016
#111
"He also was not making plans and setting things in motion to run in 2016 from years before either."
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#98
Sanders' demands are things we need. He should never stop demanding them, and neither should we.
Orsino
Jun 2016
#26
a majority of americans want those things, ignore the rabid few making DU hell to read
larkrake
Jun 2016
#127
When you have conservatives joining the Democratic party because the republican party has become...
Matt_R
Jun 2016
#160
Saying he was rejected by democratic voters is in bad taste, and like the media at large,
JCanete
Jun 2016
#35
Saying he's like "a WWII Japanese soldier hiding in the jungle" is even in WORSE EFFING TASTE.
Miles Archer
Jun 2016
#70
Its freakin awesome to watch. Bernie is very inconvenient to the establishment.
aikoaiko
Jun 2016
#44
So in your fantasy world, where we have this free society, and the message isn't managed in any
JCanete
Jun 2016
#82
Tell your candidate he lost now concede. nt That is the only thing we want to hear. nt
Demsrule86
Jun 2016
#79
I wonder what the general election winner take all delegate count would be
SirBrockington
Jun 2016
#150
The states Hillary won in this primary would add up to 399 EVs in the general.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#155
no, dont bother trying. at least we can identify those who are deaf and blind, cant think on
larkrake
Jun 2016
#125
What a surprise. Another nasty Clintonite thread about how they need but don't need progressives.
w4rma
Jun 2016
#110
When HRC met with Obama in 2008 after the primaries, did you call that a victory lap? NT
Eric J in MN
Jun 2016
#152