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2016 Postmortem

BlueCaliDem

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13. Sanders is pulling a fast one on the, per your definition, "base".

Reply to dirtydickcheney (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 04:06 PM

Dec 2015

(My definition of the Democratic Party base are minority groups)

Sanders is an establishment Democrat in all but name. That's what his records tells us.

He's voted 98% of the time with the establishment Democrats, supports and campaigns for national establishment Democrats, will support establishment Democrat, Hillary Clinton, when he loses the primaries, and in 2006, even cut a deal with establishment Democrats to not run a Democrat against him after-which he took money from Hillary Clinton's SuperPAC. Surprised?

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Clinton can win Iowa and New Hampshire [View all] brooklynite Dec 2015 OP

Intensely devoted people do show up virtualobserver Dec 2015 #1

Sanders has 50 paid staffers in Iowa...Clinton has 78, plus 100 unpaid organizers brooklynite Dec 2015 #3

How many unpaid organizers does Sanders have in Iowa? BlueCaliDem Dec 2015 #5

I guess you have nothing to worry about then virtualobserver Dec 2015 #8

Can you answer my questions? BlueCaliDem Dec 2015 #12

The advantages that you describe are her Achilles Heel virtualobserver Dec 2015 #16

I've bookmarked your post for the near future. BlueCaliDem Dec 2015 #17

Both camps (Sanders and Clinton) CoffeeCat Dec 2015 #24

Interesting point. I'm an HRC volunteer. ffr Dec 2015 #28

Clinton has 70 paid staffers in Iowa; Bernie has 70 as well... CoffeeCat Dec 2015 #18

That's great news. joshcryer Dec 2015 #34

Support has really united around Clinton from every area in society. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #2

People are overestimating Sanders' electibility and underestimating Hillary Clinton's savvy BlueCaliDem Dec 2015 #4

People are underestimating Sanders' electibility and underestimating HRC's corporatism. dirtydickcheney Dec 2015 #6

Corporatism isn't really the foremost issue in most people's mind msrizzo Dec 2015 #10

I'd have to disagree dirtydickcheney Dec 2015 #14

People are ignoring Sanders' love for the MiC through big corp Lockheed Martin, BlueCaliDem Dec 2015 #11

I absolutely adore your "everyone else is corrupt, too" argument virtualobserver Dec 2015 #27

Forgot to add... dirtydickcheney Dec 2015 #7

Sanders is pulling a fast one on the, per your definition, "base". BlueCaliDem Dec 2015 #13

HRC won't fight the TPP dirtydickcheney Dec 2015 #15

Just to be clear -- we're talking about the Primary? brooklynite Dec 2015 #23

I'm in Iowa... CoffeeCat Dec 2015 #21

lol UglyGreed Dec 2015 #9

LMAO jkbRN Dec 2015 #20

FWIW I also switched out the arguments, but complain away... brooklynite Dec 2015 #22

If you want to switch it up, jkbRN Dec 2015 #25

It is the general election that she cannot win. Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #19

Yes! jkbRN Dec 2015 #26

And yet predictiwise has the Democrats at 58% to win the general election Gothmog Dec 2015 #29

Yes She Can Alfresco Dec 2015 #30

No question - Bernie is NOT going to be the nominee MaggieD Dec 2015 #31

could but won't nt sonofspy777 Dec 2015 #32

Here' s Hoping! Cha Dec 2015 #33

Clinton needs to watch her coffers. joshcryer Dec 2015 #35