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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: We can find a balance, so in the spirit of honesty.. [View all]mike_c
(36,281 posts)24. yeah well, one thing we do know with certainty...
...is that Sanders was not the candidate who lost the GE. Lots of us foretold precisely this outcome: a Clinton candidacy means a Trump presidency. So sure, there is some uncertainty about whether he would have won, although I personally believe he would have won handily. But one thing there is no uncertainty about is that Senator Clinton was demonstrably a poor choice to run against a republican populist in the GE.
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No, he's disaffected with BoB's. As you know most Bernie primary supporters aren't BoB's
emulatorloo
Nov 2016
#33
I think you really underestimate just how many/much people disliked Hillary, and it wasn't all from
jmg257
Nov 2016
#3
I didn't like Comey's stunts back in July or whenever and I didn't appreciate two weeks before..
JHan
Nov 2016
#10
Sorry about the "dude" thing. I'm not questioning your motives, I'm saying that I think that
JCanete
Nov 2016
#23