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2016 Postmortem

brooklynite

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12. With all due respect, I'm not sure O'Malley is my second choice.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 11:13 PM

Dec 2015

I have concerns that Sanders can't win the General Election, but I have even greater doubts about someone who's only raised $3.8 M to run a national campaign, and can't get his poll numbers out of Dennis Kucinich territory is going to do better.

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Maybe Your Second Choice Should Be Your First;Here’s Why You Should Consider This. [View all] elleng Dec 2015 OP

O'Malley used to be my second choice. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2015 #1

+1. n/t winter is coming Dec 2015 #2

Not my second choice, either. I agree. n/t djean111 Dec 2015 #3

I'm starting to agree with this. HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #4

Now listen here... retrowire Dec 2015 #9

meh bigtree Dec 2015 #10

Sorry Ellen, HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #5

I would agree 100% Andy823 Dec 2015 #6

Thanks for responding, Andy. elleng Dec 2015 #7

It's not about throwing him under the bus. HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #8

Sanders went out of his way to (mis)represent PACs supporting O'Malley bigtree Dec 2015 #11

With all due respect, I'm not sure O'Malley is my second choice. brooklynite Dec 2015 #12

money and polls bigtree Dec 2015 #13

Thanks, bigtree! elleng Dec 2015 #15

They are relevant factors in winning which is kind of the point of the election mythology Dec 2015 #16

but you KNOW why his numbers are where they are, brooklynite, elleng Dec 2015 #14

I would argue... NCTraveler Dec 2015 #17