2016 Postmortem

No Vested Interest

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16. Many of us can likely relate to the first big political loss

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #15)

Sat Jul 30, 2016, 06:09 PM

Jul 2016

we faced after being emotionally involved in elections.
Mine go back to high school days - so very long ago.

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My "big boss" has been a huge Bernie or Buster [View all] obamanut2012 Jul 2016 OP

!!! sarae Jul 2016 #1

I think the contrast between the two conventions obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #11

Better late than never rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #2

Someone said something to her privately and she stopped obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #12

Yes treestar Jul 2016 #3

That's wonderful. KMOD Jul 2016 #4

Or to put it another way... lapfog_1 Jul 2016 #5

Or-bust has always been a negotiating tactic for some. Orsino Jul 2016 #6

Well, that's great news! MADem Jul 2016 #7

... DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #8

Wonderful anecdote LoverOfLiberty Jul 2016 #9

If she can get from A to B, I am hopeful many others will too. Sweet. Good to hear! AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #10

Wow! That's great news! calimary Jul 2016 #13

This will happen more and more. Agschmid Jul 2016 #14

My 26 year old granddaughter Mr.Bill Jul 2016 #15

Many of us can likely relate to the first big political loss No Vested Interest Jul 2016 #16

Absolutely. Mr.Bill Jul 2016 #17

I still can't believe that more people voted for Nixon dflprincess Jul 2016 #42

i'll never forget that barbtries Jul 2016 #55

My boss is almost twice as old, and pragmatic obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #23

Would something like this be useful? Fresh_Start Jul 2016 #37

Thanks, maybe eventually. Mr.Bill Jul 2016 #40

Pfff. Typical woman. GaYellowDawg Jul 2016 #18

Where did you find a 'big boss' like that? Cirque du So-What Jul 2016 #19

Lucky I am thinking! obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #24

"Bernie or Bust" is cut your nose off to spite your face. keithbvadu2 Jul 2016 #20

Good for her. She gets it. DinahMoeHum Jul 2016 #21

it's she obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #25

"my bruised pride is less important than watching our world burn" Yallow Jul 2016 #22

Forward motion is progress obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #26

This indicates that some are more TNNurse Jul 2016 #51

Great! Glad to hear about the conversion! emulatorloo Jul 2016 #27

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #28

She is a liberal -- and finally agrees Hillz is, too obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #33

Me too. I even ordered a tee shirt mountain grammy Jul 2016 #29

lol obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #34

while I am glad there's a convert I am a little leery about her being a boss DLCWIdem Jul 2016 #30

Not surprised it took a bit for her to pivet to Hillary. Time is a great equalizer. I try to give Ninga Jul 2016 #31

I think that will happen more and more Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #32

Cosign your entire post! obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #35

Like KO said, it's paper cuts vs cancer !! n/t Pluvious Jul 2016 #36

I don't get it. Why would her pride have been bruised? Vattel Jul 2016 #38

Sounds like she succumbed to an outbreak of sanity! Good for her; and all of us. Mr Maru Jul 2016 #39

That is certainly good to hear. qnr Jul 2016 #41

Brilliant! thanks for posting, obamanut! Cha Jul 2016 #43

"Watching Our World Burn" is definitely an option DFW Jul 2016 #44

.. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2016 #45

No one who understands what a primary is, should really have much "bruised pride" at all. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #46

No matter how much of a Bertnie-supporter you are ... nikto Jul 2016 #47

Did the convention help? IronLionZion Jul 2016 #48

I would like having a boss... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2016 #49

Wish I could get this message through to my wife... jimlup Jul 2016 #50

While everyone is entitled to support whomever they wish, dofus Jul 2016 #52

I have a Bernie bumper sticker on my front door. raven mad Jul 2016 #53

i know one or two bernie or busts barbtries Jul 2016 #54

Three more months of Trumpisms. Onyrleft Jul 2016 #56