Democratic Primaries

Mike Nelson

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60. Agree with much...

Wed May 22, 2019, 06:45 AM

May 2019

… observed in this thread. I would advise Bernie Sanders to start saying he lost 2016 "fair and square" and praise both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in every speech. I would say Bernie, that's what you need to win... He would do better in the Primaries, if he would follow that advice. And watch for the TV interviewers trying to bring up Democratic discord... they get a sound bite of Bernie like the MTP one... they love that discord.

… one more thing. Yes there were a small number of Bernie voters switching to Crooked Donald for the General Election, and some Obama voters too... a small number of Obama voters switched to Romney, too. But, nobody mentioned something else to factor in... small number of Republicans switched over to Hillary. They're never discussed. She lost some on one end, but picked up some on the other end - and that was part of the campaign construct.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Facts of 2016 Democratic Primaries (History Lesson) [View all] Vidal May 2019 OP

It was a landslide for Clinton. SouthernProgressive May 2019 #1

No, we need to win and none of the candidates mentioned other than Biden have Demsrule86 May 2019 #2

I disagree with that. SouthernProgressive May 2019 #3

Thx. This is an interesting & thought provoking read. irisblue May 2019 #4

K&R Scurrilous May 2019 #5

Another lesson about 2016 to remember: aidbo May 2019 #6

After the convention was over, he disappeared for a month. Not a word... not a speech... NurseJackie May 2019 #8

100% This! oasis May 2019 #16

Word on the street was LibFarmer May 2019 #18

This! sheshe2 May 2019 #43

Indeed. What was he doing for that month post-convention? namahage May 2019 #47

Do you have evidence? Vidal May 2019 #9

Agree that there were many factors. Disagree that he wasn't one of them. Amimnoch May 2019 #17

Wrong. Bernie was mean to Hillary. trueblue2007 May 2019 #21

Thank You, trueblue! Reality Check! Cha May 2019 #25

you are welcome Cha. We KNOW there are FACTS out there that prove this happened trueblue2007 May 2019 #42

They really should.. all Cha May 2019 #44

OMG. Bernie was mean to Hillary, what are we, in grade school. Primaries are rough and tumble, and vsrazdem May 2019 #58

WRONG Fresh_Start May 2019 #26

There were many factors and Sanders was one. Refusing to concede in March when it became clear he lunamagica May 2019 #33

Do you have data to support this clain? lapucelle May 2019 #38

.. Cha May 2019 #50

How dare you just present the factual information? MineralMan May 2019 #7

Wow . . . Vidal May 2019 #10

I know. And really unusual to see, too. MineralMan May 2019 #11

I like facts Gothmog May 2019 #59

The Bernie fan narrative is that it was razor thin and the DNC conspired to cheat Bernie BannonsLiver May 2019 #12

Yes that is why . . . Vidal May 2019 #13

In your opinion. B/C those are not the only facts of the campaign. Ask Brazille. George Eliot May 2019 #14

Not really BannonsLiver May 2019 #20

I guess math is hard Hekate May 2019 #27

Bernie was in no way up against a system that was any different from previous candidates. StevieM May 2019 #29

...and no one remembers that re: Brazile. susanna May 2019 #51

What other facts does Brazile have? lapucelle May 2019 #40

Brazile: "I found no evidence, none whatsoever." betsuni May 2019 #45

Thank You, betsuni! Cha May 2019 #49

That conspiracy theory is stupid! betsuni May 2019 #52

The bogus Cha May 2019 #55

Actually, the math is very simple. #FeelTheMath lunamagica May 2019 #46

These zombie lies will never die, it seems mcar May 2019 #15

Here's a history lesson specially for you: Sanders did not lose to Trump. Hillary did. mtnsnake May 2019 #19

And . . . Vidal May 2019 #22

Yeah, what's your point? The OP Cha May 2019 #24

Hillary is not in the WH today due to a multitude of facts, including treason, cyberinvasions by... Hekate May 2019 #28

Mahalo, Hekate! Cha May 2019 #30

What did BS say on MTP Cha May 2019 #23

Link to post with MTP transcript Vidal May 2019 #34

Thanks.. Cha May 2019 #37

Thank you so much for this post, Vidal. I'm sick and tired of the lie that the Democratic lunamagica May 2019 #31

Great Vidal May 2019 #35

It's not good enough to say, "The primary was rigged and everybody's out to get me, vote for me." betsuni May 2019 #32

Agree Vidal May 2019 #36

.. Cha May 2019 #48

There will be far fewer caucuses this cycle Gothmog May 2019 #39

:/ Go Vols May 2019 #41

Experts are predicting True Blue American May 2019 #53

Why didn't she beat Trump? nt Stellar May 2019 #54

You should know Cha May 2019 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author betsuni May 2019 #57

Lots of Reasons Vidal May 2019 #61

Agree with much... Mike Nelson May 2019 #60

That would help Bernie Vidal May 2019 #62