2016 Postmortem

RoccoR5955

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57. If you say so.

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:14 PM

Oct 2015

I believe that most people are "sheep." They follow who others deem are "popular," without doing much to consider why they are doing this.

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Polls Minus Biden (Spoiler Alert: Hillary Surge, Part 2) [View all] onehandle Oct 2015 OP

Okay. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #1

That may have been one of the factors that caused him to choose not to run. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #22

Yes, she has an enemies list jfern Oct 2015 #32

"Democrat" President? George II Oct 2015 #37

(3rd way Democrat) President not 3rd way (Democrat President) jfern Oct 2015 #39

The quotation marks also made it pretty clear. thesquanderer Oct 2015 #52

baloney. that yammering point is making it's rounds with no tangible proof. Sheepshank Oct 2015 #55

I'm sure the NYT had that ready and waiting. CNN has Clinton/Sanders at 56-33. George II Oct 2015 #2

Lucky for them they released the right one, as I am sure riversedge Oct 2015 #8

Of course they say this. RoccoR5955 Oct 2015 #3

Stop the "people" bull shit upaloopa Oct 2015 #4

Be kind...they've gotten through the "denial" phase... brooklynite Oct 2015 #5

I get riled up easily upaloopa Oct 2015 #12

It's narcissistic too. "I speak for the people!". nt sufrommich Oct 2015 #7

Maybe they know ALL the people. onehandle Oct 2015 #40

Ha ha! RoccoR5955 Oct 2015 #13

If "the people" really supported Sanders, he'd be leading Hillary in the polls. MohRokTah Oct 2015 #19

Please. RoccoR5955 Oct 2015 #23

. MohRokTah Oct 2015 #27

And what is that supposed to be? RoccoR5955 Oct 2015 #30

. MohRokTah Oct 2015 #31

Again. No response RoccoR5955 Oct 2015 #33

. MohRokTah Oct 2015 #35

"The People" are all sheep then hunh?!? uponit7771 Oct 2015 #48

only some...the others are suffering from Stockholm Syndrome Sheepshank Oct 2015 #56

If you say so. RoccoR5955 Oct 2015 #57

You mean we can't do anything but what "the corporations" tell us to do? treestar Oct 2015 #60

Amen! treestar Oct 2015 #59

I am one of the 99% as are many otherrs that support Hillary. William769 Oct 2015 #9

Me, too. MineralMan Oct 2015 #16

It's not a theory. RoccoR5955 Oct 2015 #25

khrushchev basically said the same thing. William769 Oct 2015 #38

Get out there and tell the sheep that treestar Oct 2015 #61

Kick & highly recommended! William769 Oct 2015 #6

Be careful. You need voters to turnout in the election, even us who aren't status quo. mmonk Oct 2015 #10

There wasn't an offensive or attacking word in the op. NCTraveler Oct 2015 #14

Unfortunately, if a Republican wins the GE, we all pay the price, not just Hillary supporters. nt Fla Dem Oct 2015 #24

Great info workinclasszero Oct 2015 #11

Corporations paid for Hillary and they'll be damned sure we get her elected! tecelote Oct 2015 #15

It didn't buy Mitt Romney the presidency. Nt Flying Squirrel Oct 2015 #28

No, it did not. tecelote Oct 2015 #36

Bernie wouldn't change anything nor would any Dem candidate this time. stevenleser Oct 2015 #42

That's similar to the way many Canadians thought. tecelote Oct 2015 #43

The problem is, I'm right. Please list Republican house members who will vote for stevenleser Oct 2015 #44

Defeatist are always right until they are wrong. tecelote Oct 2015 #45

You are confusing defeatism with realism and fact based approaches. stevenleser Oct 2015 #46

Your post: "Bernie wouldn't change anything nor would any Dem candidate this time." tecelote Oct 2015 #47

So then there would be no difference between a HRC or BS presidency? thesquanderer Oct 2015 #53

Correct, at least in terms of what they are able to pass. stevenleser Oct 2015 #54

Deflection, that's not an addressing of the question and Clinton is proposing EOs uponit7771 Oct 2015 #49

MS-4, I think Recursion Oct 2015 #50

I think the aggregate national polling will be MineralMan Oct 2015 #17

My husband and I are a split household. I am backing Bernie and he is HRC CTyankee Oct 2015 #18

i warned Sanders supporters about this. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #20

She can't lose! This is a win for America! Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #21

So says the 1%. RoccoR5955 Oct 2015 #26

The NYT will be just like FOX News was nyabingi Oct 2015 #29

Yes. and the make up these polls RoccoR5955 Oct 2015 #34

Actually Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #51

That looks as I would have expected. DCBob Oct 2015 #41

Interesting there are a small group who go from Biden to Sanders treestar Oct 2015 #58