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2016 Postmortem

ucrdem

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24. To me it looks for all the world like he's planning a 3rd party run.

Reply to creeksneakers2 (Reply #23)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 04:18 AM

Jun 2016

He seems to be collecting signatures every which way with nary a mention of Democrats and that either spells doomed-to-crash-and-burn 3rd party run or he's launching his own megachurch:

https://berniesanders.com/stream/

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Why Bernie Sanders has absolutely nothing to lose by staying in the presidential race [View all] w4rma Jun 2016 OP

Probably but staying in would end his formal association with the D party. ucrdem Jun 2016 #1

Your statement leaves the impression that you didn't read the article. w4rma Jun 2016 #2

I pointed this out a year ago. ucrdem Jun 2016 #5

Spoken like a true neoliberal who wants to marginalize progressives as much as possible. (nt) w4rma Jun 2016 #6

I've seen one or two "peoples" campaigns that were anything but. ucrdem Jun 2016 #8

Cryptic. (nt) w4rma Jun 2016 #9

Oh puh-leeze, cut the crap. You people have a persecution complex down cold n/t SFnomad Jun 2016 #12

My interpretation of the poster's words are accurate. And the poster didn't disagree. (nt) w4rma Jun 2016 #16

I generally don't disagree with meaningless nonsequiturs, no. nt ucrdem Jun 2016 #17

I don't think you know what the meaning of "meaningless" is, nor "non-sequitur". (nt) w4rma Jun 2016 #21

Right. But the DNC better not accept his "representatives" to the platform convention question everything Jun 2016 #19

If he's waiting around 'just in case', why doesn't he just suspend...then he can always reenter if eastwestdem Jun 2016 #3

Go back and edit with this included RobertEarl Jun 2016 #4

You had me at #1 DianaForRussFeingold Jun 2016 #7

yep +10 840high Jun 2016 #10

I wonder what happened in Tuesday night's meeting spud_demon Jun 2016 #11

Clinton campaign continued after backing Obama (so much for "conceding") k8conant Jun 2016 #13

Upside + No Downside = Right Decision pat_k Jun 2016 #14

He has something to gain from good relations creeksneakers2 Jun 2016 #15

Does he mention anywhere that he wants them to run as Dems or get involved in Dem organizing? ucrdem Jun 2016 #20

Not that I can find creeksneakers2 Jun 2016 #23

To me it looks for all the world like he's planning a 3rd party run. ucrdem Jun 2016 #24

An Opposing View jamese777 Jun 2016 #18

There is no more race BainsBane Jun 2016 #22

It depends on whether you think Clinton would make a better president than Trump. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2016 #25

Just a thought...Bernie promised to not run as a 3rd Party candidate demwing Jun 2016 #26

I think that depends on how the negotiations turn out. Hopefully, Hillary doesn't dig in like many w4rma Jun 2016 #27

IIRC, he promised he would not run "as a spoiler." merrily Jun 2016 #28

He is marginalizing himself and risks becoming a sad joke. If he had endorsed on the Obama/Warren Squinch Jun 2016 #29

Kick (nt) bigwillq Jun 2016 #30