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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI thought Bernie was a "New Yorker"?
At least thats what we were told. I mean so what if he left 50 years ago and never looked back. Bernie is a true "New Yorker"!
Unfortunately the state of NY did not see it that way and chose SoS Clinton.
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I thought Bernie was a "New Yorker"? (Original Post)
TMontoya
Apr 2016
OP
Another nasty Hillary post. Where were you born and raised for 18 yrs? Not your home?
ViseGrip
Apr 2016
#1
Being a New Yorker hadn nothing to do with it. Democrats chose the candidate they thought was best
Agnosticsherbet
Apr 2016
#2
ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)1. Another nasty Hillary post. Where were you born and raised for 18 yrs? Not your home?
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)2. Being a New Yorker hadn nothing to do with it. Democrats chose the candidate they thought was best
able to look after their interest as President.
MADem
(135,425 posts)3. HRC has more connection to NY than Sanders. He was born there,
went to school for a bit, and left. Once his parents died, he severed his connections, and became a Vermonter.
HRC represented the state and owns property there, pays taxes there, and votes there.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)4. Bernie got crushed on his old block. He's not relevant to this city. nt
riversedge
(70,192 posts)5. That was probably a big blow to his ego. IMHO
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)6. "was" being the operative word ...
... I think it's just his birthplace (for whatever that's worth) but it's not something that really TIES him to the state or the borough.