2016 Postmortem

ALBliberal

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114. I will take that response as non serious

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 12:34 AM

Jun 2015

I came in as a Hillary supporter but certainly respectful of Bernie Sanders. Why is it that people can't give both respect? Maybe it doesn't matter. Just so long as we keep the White House. Crucial.

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Here are the big concerns with Sanders' candidacy. Make no mistake, they're HUGE. [View all] RBInMaine Jun 2015 OP

I am sure Bernie will continue to run a clean campaign, on the issues, without going negative peacebird Jun 2015 #1

He's not in Vermont anymore. This is a VERY different ballgame. Welcome to reality. RBInMaine Jun 2015 #4

The reality is this.... daleanime Jun 2015 #34

Reality is doing what has been done and accepted kacekwl Jun 2015 #41

Sanders has been a US Rep. & Senator in Washington on the national level for 25 years. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #89

Bullshit AgingAmerican Jun 2015 #107

++++++++++++++++ newfie11 Jun 2015 #16

I think you are right. Bernie doesn't need to go negative himself. All he has to do is to Cal33 Jun 2015 #66

He hasn't ever won a single national election. What works in Vermont is unlikely to work in most pnwmom Jun 2015 #109

Hillary has never won a single national election. Splinter Cell Jun 2015 #122

GIVEN ALL THE PERSONAL BAGGAGE THAT BILL AND HILLARY HAVE, IT IS A VERY SERIOUS djean111 Jun 2015 #2

Hillary will DEFINE HER OPPONENT AND BRUTALLY ATTACK HIM. Will Bernie? RBInMaine Jun 2015 #8

Just what is it that you are proposing? Sounds like you are actually advocating that we all djean111 Jun 2015 #13

She has her Duckhunter935 Jun 2015 #14

. stonecutter357 Jun 2015 #18

House Dem: I'm not sure Bernie Sanders likes immigrants Duckhunter935 Jun 2015 #19

hyperbolic nonsense. stonecutter357 Jun 2015 #20

yes I know it hard to accept the truth Duckhunter935 Jun 2015 #22

G. has worked with Bernie in Congress for decades yet can't recall his name? Funny that. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #88

Bernie supports immigrants if he supports low-income workers wordpix Jun 2015 #117

That is exactly why I am not supporting her. Bernie is a breath of fresh air. HRC is politics as totodeinhere Jun 2015 #46

Remember Harry Truman? truebluegreen Jun 2015 #80

bwahahaha. it's fun.watching you freak the fuck out. cali Jun 2015 #96

You see, I want to get away from all those caps. pangaia Jun 2015 #102

But that's been done treestar Jun 2015 #54

Oh, I really would not count on that. The GOP public loves that stuff. djean111 Jun 2015 #63

If Bernie becomes a major candidate treestar Jun 2015 #64

I am sure he knows that. He has been around politics for much of his life. djean111 Jun 2015 #65

Then maybe he could handle the OPs issues? treestar Jun 2015 #74

It is all conjecture. ALL conjecture. But it is ridiculous to think that Bernie has spent the last djean111 Jun 2015 #84

+1. The military costs & mountain of baggage the media & right will use to their appalachiablue Jun 2015 #90

I don't agree in the sense be has to get personal about his rival. marym625 Jun 2015 #3

He'd better get "personal" insofar as how awful the guy will be for the country. You MUST define RBInMaine Jun 2015 #5

Bernie just may define socialism... N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2015 #23

Calling himself a Socialist is Bernie's biggest redstateblues Jun 2015 #57

I agree he resonates on the ISSUES. But it is bigger than that especially in PRESIDENTIAL politics. RBInMaine Jun 2015 #6

You can attack policy and not the person marym625 Jun 2015 #9

I agree kacekwl Jun 2015 #42

+1 marym625 Jun 2015 #43

He has defined his issues turbinetree Jun 2015 #21

+1000 marym625 Jun 2015 #24

Thank you turbinetree Jun 2015 #75

But the polls show older people don't vote Democratic treestar Jun 2015 #55

What polls marym625 Jun 2015 #56

And they vote R in majority treestar Jun 2015 #59

Thanks for the link marym625 Jun 2015 #60

No all treestar Jun 2015 #61

Again, thank you marym625 Jun 2015 #62

hell, I know lots of 60+ age people who vote D wordpix Jun 2015 #118

Not to worry! If Bernie, or Hillary have too many faults, they will lose the nomination process..... dmosh42 Jun 2015 #7

Another concern troll, I see. TM99 Jun 2015 #10

YES, Bernie will ATTACK the Rethug nominee on POLICIES Martin Eden Jun 2015 #17

Exactly! TM99 Jun 2015 #25

Bernie's been loafing around DC for decades now, I think we know the answers to your questions. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #11

"Loafing around DC?" Bernie is one of the hardest working legislators. What a cheap shot that is. totodeinhere Jun 2015 #47

You seem upset. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #72

For 25 years Bernie hasn't spent time consorting with lobbyists for aid or toiled appalachiablue Jun 2015 #91

Why do you continue to say he is "Loafing" ALBliberal Jun 2015 #87

Bernie is a loafer, comedy at it's finest nolabels Jun 2015 #108

I will take that response as non serious ALBliberal Jun 2015 #114

Respect is reciprocal thing, and have nothing to ad about Hillary either way nolabels Jun 2015 #116

Bernie's not an up is down kind of guy - Bernie's big crowds out the door getting to you? wordpix Jun 2015 #119

Yea, i am getting real nervous... nolabels Jun 2015 #121

He'll have to attack/define Hillary first BeyondGeography Jun 2015 #12

He doesn't have to define her. truebluegreen Jun 2015 #81

Good point, re-definition is an issue of real concern..And possibly why she's been taking up appalachiablue Jun 2015 #92

Here's an interesting profile of the Senator. It's got something for everyone, MADem Jun 2015 #15

News Flash - HRC Has Cheerleaders And Detractors - Can Sound Disconnected, Distant And Aloof cantbeserious Jun 2015 #27

Don't take everything so seriously--you can't possibly have read the article. MADem Jun 2015 #30

All Candidates - Are Subject To Criticism - What Else Is New cantbeserious Jun 2015 #31

Yes, they are. You still haven't read the article, have you... nt MADem Jun 2015 #32

Yes I Did cantbeserious Jun 2015 #35

See? Something for everyone. Not a "hit piece." nt MADem Jun 2015 #36

Very Interesting treestar Jun 2015 #58

His base IS mostly white. That's just fact. That's the crew where his message resonates deeply. MADem Jun 2015 #67

Sanders appeal, such as it is, is to those "disaffected" white voters who think the Democratic Party Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #73

Sarah Palin, a Socialist? Well, she did say she could see Russia from her windows. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #93

News Flash - HRC Big Concerns - The Right Wing Has Waited For Years To Tear Down HRC cantbeserious Jun 2015 #26

I'm at the point where I want a candidate concentrating on issues and avoiding personal attack. livingonearth Jun 2015 #28

PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN!!! MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #29

Sorry, but you have lost your mind if you are being serious. Bernie doesn't have to do any Nay Jun 2015 #33

+1 nt truebluegreen Jun 2015 #82

I miss the unrec button. Scuba Jun 2015 #37

Thank you for your CONCERN! Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #38

There is a strategy to combat this Depaysement Jun 2015 #39

One of the biggest flaws is liberal thought is ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #40

Bernie will run his campaign as he sees fit. But your concern is noted... ms liberty Jun 2015 #44

It isn't going to be a walk in the park Cosmocat Jun 2015 #45

The Sanders supporters are not alone in being over sensitive karynnj Jun 2015 #49

eh Cosmocat Jun 2015 #71

Gutierrez has worked with Bernie in the Congress for more than 20 years. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #94

Which in a word is politics Cosmocat Jun 2015 #98

Consider this: To become the nominee he has to beat Hillary Clinton karynnj Jun 2015 #48

Yep Cosmocat Jun 2015 #99

Still deciding who to support NHDEMFORLIFE Jun 2015 #50

Your use of capital letters abelenkpe Jun 2015 #51

Have you ever thought about Bernie's abilility to be Commander in Chief when he still has not Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #52

that's just plain old nutty cali Jun 2015 #97

Bernie's biggest mistake so far redstateblues Jun 2015 #53

Looney toons Motown_Johnny Jun 2015 #68

He's a democratic socialist 4dsc Jun 2015 #69

Next up prosense returns to splain us good. Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #70

He has already said he's going to push for legislation to Cleita Jun 2015 #76

He can be brutal against the gop gwheezie Jun 2015 #77

Jesus was a socialist. MiaCulpa Jun 2015 #78

After 40 years of Cut! Cut! CUT! taxes for the wealthy truebluegreen Jun 2015 #79

Actually the RW did themselves some harm by hammering on the 'socialist' label Re Obama. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #100

That was essentially my point: truebluegreen Jun 2015 #101

Yep, I continued with your point & added how I've heard young people are looking appalachiablue Jun 2015 #103

BTW, that "HUGE" thing in your headline? truebluegreen Jun 2015 #83

And there would be 10 ads on the air for every one that he airs bluestateguy Jun 2015 #85

Ah. The real point - OMG!!!!! We better all support Hillary!!!!! Right nowz!!!!!!!! djean111 Jun 2015 #86

Ok, we'll go with Bernie instead bluestateguy Jun 2015 #110

Actually, we will go with whoever wins the nomination. djean111 Jun 2015 #111

What a load of rubbish! Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2015 #95

OMG OMG OMG Kalidurga Jun 2015 #104

Good post. 'Jerks that thrive on slave labor' is the truth. The wealthy & business owners appalachiablue Jun 2015 #105

Let me see - they did the same shit to Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, John Kerry, rurallib Jun 2015 #106

RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!1 frylock Jun 2015 #112

Yes he has great ideas but the question is how much can he get done if elected. craigmatic Jun 2015 #113

uh-you can't "get alot of progressive laws passed" without Congress voting for them wordpix Jun 2015 #120

I think HE WILL be QUITE PREPARED to deal with it WHEN THE TIME comes! nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #115

There will be plenty of attacks on Bernie that his supports haven't thought of... Sancho Jun 2015 #123