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In reply to the discussion: For those who don't understand why Clinton said what she did about Sanders' role in Congress [View all]lapucelle
(21,132 posts)58. From BBC News July 6, 2016.
The event [President Obama's first appearance for HRC in July 2016] was a role reversal of their first joint appearance on the presidential trail of 2008, in Unity, New Hampshire on 27 June. Days after she had conceded defeat in the Democratic primaries, she hit the trail to campaign hard for her former rival, following a rancorous campaign that had left them and their aides deeply bruised.
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The contrast with 2016 is telling. While Mrs Clinton became the presumptive democratic nominee on 7 June, her challenger, Senator Bernie Sanders, has yet to endorse her and is being increasingly criticised for being a sore loser.
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36723216
BS finally endorsed HRC on July 16 at a joint appearance.
The next time he showed up to work to help elect Democrats was on September 2. There were other priorities: buying a vacation home and finishing up a book because as we all know,
"If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too.
First things first.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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For those who don't understand why Clinton said what she did about Sanders' role in Congress [View all]
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
OP
Exactly what i said earlier today. what i failed to say is who is *nobody* and who isn't?
Kurt V.
Feb 2020
#1
Could someone explain to me how sanders' magical voter revolution works in the real world?
Gothmog
Feb 2020
#41
this explains it some even though she singles out sanders. most of the other stuff applies to
Kurt V.
Feb 2020
#47
He showed up 17 days out of the 102 days in the general election campaign. N/T
lapucelle
Feb 2020
#32
And how many of them did he start with a recitation of his pledged delegate count?
ehrnst
Feb 2020
#62
So, we have posts of non candidates who are attacking candidates that are actually working to defeat
yaesu
Feb 2020
#10
A lot of the vitriol at Sanders is because he stands on principle and is so consistent.
DanTex
Feb 2020
#14
What part of the article on the nasty things Sanders said about Democrats, and how his fellow
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#17
According to BuzzFeed, quoting a book written by a former Sanders staffer, this is what he told her
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#20
Right, people who supported the Iraq War probably thought his vote against it was harsh.
DanTex
Feb 2020
#24
And it doesn't matter. He's not trying to be popular, he's trying to bring social fairness into
JudyM
Feb 2020
#65
See reply 20. Sanders admitted to his own press secretary in 1990 that he can be a nasty SOB and
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#28
He calls out corruption instead of getting in line: not a way to make friends with a corrupt system.
JudyM
Feb 2020
#64
Again, we'll wait for you to provide objective data to support your allegation.
LanternWaste
Feb 2020
#66
I can't wait to see this documentary, which I had no idea had been made.
northoftheborder
Feb 2020
#25
This isn't a Sanders hit piece. This is simply an explanation of why HRC said what she said -- an
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#42
For those who don't understand how Sanders has lead and Hillary has followed
Quixote1818
Feb 2020
#38