2016 Postmortem

Adrahil

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17. " regain?" When was this golden time you want to regain? NT

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What Bernie Sanders Proved. And Why I still Believe His Message Remains Critical [View all] cali Jun 2016 OP

I agree with a lot of this rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #1

We too. Bernie's achievement in that respect Hortensis Jun 2016 #39

Hillary's "base" "hold her feet to the fire"? Fumesucker Jun 2016 #2

I have, but honestly, I feel like I need a shower afterwards cali Jun 2016 #3

I think the whole feet holding thing is sheerest fantasy Fumesucker Jun 2016 #5

Hey! I thought you were promoting subtlety? rhett o rick Jun 2016 #6

And those of U.S. who suffer ...greatly..from injustice laserhaas Jun 2016 #4

Let's be honest here. We have a long way to go before we regain our democracy. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #7

Your " let's be honest here" wreaks of haughtier laserhaas Jun 2016 #10

Change has started. The Powers That Be and their minions are running scared. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #44

The thing is, will the D powers that be, properly see that the best (exact polar opposite) of Mitt laserhaas Jun 2016 #46

Did you see my other 2 threads that Romney's gal & guy are now RNC Rules Committee Co-Chairs laserhaas Jun 2016 #47

" regain?" When was this golden time you want to regain? NT Adrahil Jun 2016 #17

I think we are in the age - best. laserhaas Jun 2016 #19

Do you think we live in a democracy? rhett o rick Jun 2016 #24

Not completely. But have we ever? Adrahil Jun 2016 #27

I'll give it a try, but I believe you have already closed your mind. bvar22 Jun 2016 #40

No, not doing the bullshit "republic" argument. Adrahil Jun 2016 #41

Obviously, I disagree with most everything you said. bvar22 Jun 2016 #45

We have a better (for worse, it seems) informed public, than ever before laserhaas Jun 2016 #50

If you have a point, go ahead and make it. I am not going to argue over semantics. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #43

I thought the tight budget he ran with hurt him and he would never make it to the GE. bettyellen Jun 2016 #8

Tight budget? He blew 200 million and outspent everybody MattP Jun 2016 #9

Most analysts and pundits completely disagree with your analysis. cali Jun 2016 #12

I heard a segment on NPR about.... Adrahil Jun 2016 #18

Bernie supporters did massive GOTV activities, phone banking, tableing, canvassing, etc. Live and Learn Jun 2016 #22

what I'm finding really frustrating and sad is that it seems impossible to cali Jun 2016 #30

It's a deeply important issue to me. Adrahil Jun 2016 #34

Thank you for responding to the issue. cali Jun 2016 #35

Thanks! I appreciate the point. NT Adrahil Jun 2016 #37

I get a kick out of the argument that he didn't run a good campaign because he rhett o rick Jun 2016 #48

Well, there is no doubt he enjoyed some element of success. Adrahil Jun 2016 #54

I totally agree, but had read that when he underspent it was because he was unwilling to get into bettyellen Jun 2016 #13

If you define "good campaign" as the one run by Hillary and the Billionaires rhett o rick Jun 2016 #25

Hardly a "blow out". bvar22 Jun 2016 #49

that's claim is factually totally false. cali Jun 2016 #11

It's doubtful he could have handled a GE contest on his budget.... bettyellen Jun 2016 #14

I'm not assuming he would do better or worse against Trump. cali Jun 2016 #28

But so many people here made that assumption. Due to their own biases I assume... bettyellen Jun 2016 #31

It's fairly obvious. The point has been made by many analysts cali Jun 2016 #32

He'd only be competitive because he'd take the money he disproved of- so it's unicorn magic bettyellen Jun 2016 #38

All the legitimate polls indicate that Bernie... bvar22 Jun 2016 #52

Polls don't mean anything till after ten convention. bettyellen Jun 2016 #53

CFR? Octafish Jun 2016 #15

An entity with designs that make me soul cringe laserhaas Jun 2016 #21

Bernie represented all the ideas I was hoping for in a candidate, but also showed how hard...... dmosh42 Jun 2016 #16

It ain't over - till its over. Even if the worse day comes laserhaas Jun 2016 #20

I see a lot of wishful thinking here. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #23

Yes, I know I'm being hopeful here. And I'm trying to cali Jun 2016 #29

I get the frustration and I am being to think there is no common ground. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #42

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #26

I do not cede to pessimism ... Trajan Jun 2016 #33

+1. I am hopeful that this movement can continue. cali Jun 2016 #36

K&R. Overseas Jun 2016 #51

We were endlessly told that only Super-PAC money could save us. It was a lie then, and now. arcane1 Jun 2016 #55

RE: Report: America’s poorest minorities at highest risk of chemical accidents Agony Jun 2016 #56