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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Even if Bernie Sanders doesn't win the primary, he has given every indication that he will [View all]Andy823
(11,495 posts)87. Yeah but
Letting republicans win would, you know, make a point, and it would help the next election to mover everyone to the far left, you know like they did in 2010, and again in 2014, I mean look how much good that has done us! Its all about teaching the party a lesson, even if takes us back to the dark ages!
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Even if Bernie Sanders doesn't win the primary, he has given every indication that he will [View all]
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2015
OP
All true, but another real telling point that for me makes her complicit is that instead
Dustlawyer
Dec 2015
#49
Yeah, you're most justified in "shooting the messengers" if they are william safire and jonah efn
Cha
Dec 2015
#98
Do you always use virulently right-wing sources to "prove" your points, or is this a one-off?
MADem
Dec 2015
#67
He took a golden parachute six years ago--all you've got are Republicans and retirees.
MADem
Dec 2015
#90
Nope. What we really have is the lame hope that we'd fall for someone shooting the messenger
Jarqui
Dec 2015
#93
The TOS only says Jarqui must not be a wingnut neo-con freak / right-winger; not his sources...
JonLeibowitz
Dec 2015
#104
I judge people by the company they keep. If a person keeps using right wing sources to
MADem
Dec 2015
#105
Ah, the NYT, the 'Grey Lady.' Ever since they hired Judy Miller, I don't think much of them, either!
MADem
Dec 2015
#108
Yeah they have fallen quite a bit in repute. I try to be a lot more careful to look at facts,
JonLeibowitz
Dec 2015
#111
"He voted against the resolution when he knew his vote would not make a difference"
Jarqui
Dec 2015
#123
Nothing, but nothing will keep me from voting for Hillary in the General Election!
onehandle
Dec 2015
#2
We have our own minds. My candidate doesn't cast my vote in the booth. I'll cast my vote for the
Ed Suspicious
Dec 2015
#3
My support for Bernie is about a lot of things, most especially his track record of fighting for the
Ed Suspicious
Dec 2015
#74
and if Bernie doesn't get the nomination and his supporters fail to heed his endorsement
onenote
Dec 2015
#77
The party has gone out of its way to insult liberals and Sanders supporters, and the hillarians
Doctor_J
Dec 2015
#11
To be honest as a Hillary Supporter I have not felt the olive branch and have been hit
Thinkingabout
Dec 2015
#43
One person, one vote. Our vote is ours to cast, not Bernie's. No one tells another person
in_cog_ni_to
Dec 2015
#12
I don't like her, she's fake, insincere, and a liar, but I will vote for her. She's
JRLeft
Dec 2015
#14
Let's not pretend Hillary winning is a good thing, she's bad for America, because
JRLeft
Dec 2015
#27
People often say things in the heat of the moment that they may not totally mean,
Blue_In_AK
Dec 2015
#32
Anyone who says they won't vote for the Democratic candidate in the general....
mac2766
Dec 2015
#38
The people who will or won't vote for the nominee on DU are irrelivent in the grand scheme.
RichVRichV
Dec 2015
#113
sure... but if you respect his ideas greatly, won't you respect his endorsement?
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2015
#71
If we're playing some sort of non-sequitur game, I'll point out that it's partly cloudy outside
onenote
Dec 2015
#88
It's not a non-sequitur. It demonstrates your claim about total numbers is not actually true.
jeff47
Dec 2015
#89
a number of Hillary supporters have said that they would never support Bernie
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2015
#95
People should vote their conscience and not merely how others tell them to vote
aikoaiko
Dec 2015
#102
I think Hillary supporter comments, DWS and Hillary's own snark may have a lot to do with it. nt
Live and Learn
Dec 2015
#103
This is larger than Bernie. That's why even if he doesn't win his message will continue.
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2015
#112
Being a bernie supporter has nothing to do with the fact that I will NOT vote for hill
bowens43
Dec 2015
#126