2016 Postmortem

orpupilofnature57

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51. Bernie runs more like he's interested in the truth than the Job, that's why he has my total

Sun Nov 1, 2015, 04:52 PM

Nov 2015

support . And that's why a few simple questions like who supports him and who does he support, when asked about ANY other candidate, Bernie stands alone among candidates, senators, and presidents .

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This is why I believe Bernie Sanders will prevail over Hillary Clinton as our next president: [View all] Cal33 Nov 2015 OP

"Bernie carries no political baggage." NCTraveler Nov 2015 #1

Okay. Whatever political baggage Bernie may have would only be a tiny iota of the amount that Cal33 Nov 2015 #4

I am not in the mood to re-hash his baggage, but I disagree vociferously with that assessment. MADem Nov 2015 #27

The biggest personal knock against him is that he is boring and has a bad temper Armstead Nov 2015 #40

Boring/temper are personality quirks--if he could inject some humor into his presentations he could MADem Nov 2015 #42

I'm sure the right wing and the MSM will make hay out of things. Armstead Nov 2015 #44

Bill's infidelity is OLD news. We even know all about the details of the guy's penis, for goodness MADem Nov 2015 #48

PS I did look up his wrtings... Armstead Nov 2015 #46

Some of it could be taken the wrong way--easily. Without a lot of spin-effort by the right, MADem Nov 2015 #49

If he were boring, would he have been drawing the largest crowds of any presidential Cal33 Nov 2015 #68

Being a Socialist not a socialist Democrat VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #30

Republicans have Sanders at a disadvantage from the start. procon Nov 2015 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #3

Oh, it's still an active bugaboo. procon Nov 2015 #8

No it isn't the 1950 0r 1960, but a large segment of the voting public grew up in those times. Fla Dem Nov 2015 #17

Sorry--the Cold War got resurrected, and we're fighting it out in Syria. Didn't you get the memo? nt MADem Nov 2015 #29

The "Communist-Socialist-Marxist" libruls and other slogans have been deliberately invented and Cal33 Nov 2015 #11

Change is slow in coming. procon Nov 2015 #20

The 'red' thing hasn't resonated with a majority of people. They tried that right from the sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #32

#FeelTheBern2016 newfie11 Nov 2015 #5

IMHO it's the Corporations that won't allow Bernie to win. willvotesdem Nov 2015 #6

"buy some time for us to elect a real Progressive Democrat in the future elections" DCBob Nov 2015 #7

First of all, it's time to retire the "people don't know Bernie" meme lunamagica Nov 2015 #9

As great as she was as SOS? zalinda Nov 2015 #10

Feature Hillary Clinton's 9 most memorable moments as secretary of state lunamagica Nov 2015 #12

Weak list! jomin41 Nov 2015 #15

Sorry, but her history has already been written zalinda Nov 2015 #16

Versus: Orrex Nov 2015 #25

Bull zalinda Nov 2015 #26

Numbers, please Orrex Nov 2015 #31

And I'm sure you have a link to that considered analysis...or is that just your opinion? nt MADem Nov 2015 #33

Looks like a RW hit list. riversedge Nov 2015 #52

"Liberation" of Libya? Maedhros Nov 2015 #59

The "rebels" have imposed Sharia Law. bvar22 Nov 2015 #67

Didn't you notice the huge jump in the polls for Hillary right after the House Investigation? She Cal33 Nov 2015 #47

" it will mean the status quo" SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #13

Socialism Nonhlanhla Nov 2015 #14

DU ought to draw up a list of who posters thought Joe Chi Minh Nov 2015 #18

Bernie would be offering the Americans a clear and definite choice: Do you want a government of, Cal33 Nov 2015 #19

Since the president is only 1/3 of the government, procon Nov 2015 #23

I don't expect much can be done by Bernie or anyone else in the first term. Bernie, like Cal33 Nov 2015 #38

I think its time to stop saying that many Democrats haven't heard of Sanders or... George II Nov 2015 #21

How about the poor, many of whom don't get to watch TV, listen to the news or own computers? These Cal33 Nov 2015 #22

Don't put your eggs in that basket Orrex Nov 2015 #28

"No political baggage" - not true... PosterChild Nov 2015 #24

He also has a lot of personal baggage, and the finger waggers will have a field day with it. MADem Nov 2015 #34

RE his many essays on a wide range of topics... PosterChild Nov 2015 #35

You don't think that the Republican candidates might also have some kind of "personal" Cal33 Nov 2015 #43

Do you think that laundry list will captivate voters who voted for George W. Bush because MADem Nov 2015 #45

What do you think made Elizabeth and Bernie so attractive to so many people, and in such a Cal33 Nov 2015 #55

Nobody on this site would disagreee... PosterChild Nov 2015 #61

Letting the poor and the middle-class know who the real cause of their misery and suffering is, Cal33 Nov 2015 #66

However pinebox Nov 2015 #36

Great! We can always point out that.. PosterChild Nov 2015 #37

I'm down pinebox Nov 2015 #39

Great! We can count on your vote! Only . ... PosterChild Nov 2015 #41

Not hard pinebox Nov 2015 #56

I'm not sure what.... PosterChild Nov 2015 #62

Anybody who thinks otherwise pinebox Nov 2015 #65

Exactly....I have been trying to get this through his supporters noggins VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #58

BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! MohRokTah Nov 2015 #50

NICE VISUALS, DO THEY HAVE A VOICE COACH ? orpupilofnature57 Nov 2015 #60

Bernie runs more like he's interested in the truth than the Job, that's why he has my total orpupilofnature57 Nov 2015 #51

I still wonder if he is serving as a stalking horse in exchange for a cabinet position. MADem Nov 2015 #53

I think Megalomaniac Trump might have ulterior motives,, but not Bernie, the truth . orpupilofnature57 Nov 2015 #54

I don't think that.... PosterChild Nov 2015 #63

Your right . orpupilofnature57 Nov 2015 #64

Democratic Socialist VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #57