2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie threaded a needle
Didnt know how he could do it, but you could see him fight and wrestle to make the turn with his supporters.
Big Kudos.
Joe the Revelator
(14,915 posts)anamandujano
(7,004 posts)Excellent.
Hekate
(90,617 posts)He's doing great by now.
fishwax
(29,149 posts)I'm sure he's spent. And I think it was a helluvan end to a helluva night.
Dem2
(8,168 posts)DallasNE
(7,402 posts)At first I was disappointed as Bernie started out with his standard stump speech. But that was just setting the stage to pivot the discussion to the things he and Hillary agree on, leaving out the areas of strongest disagreement and reminding his supporters that the platform is the most progressive in history. That was threading the needle. He then reiterated that the revolution lives on. I expect Bernie supporters to sleep on this and wake up in the morning and feel a whole lot better than they did this morning.
SpareribSP
(325 posts)I think it's obvious that Bernie's message won't be lost. The reactions were so real and personal. Even if Bernie doesn't win, I hope he sees the change he's looking for.
Expecting Rain
(811 posts)It will move people.
Lunabell
(6,068 posts)We needed this influx of ideas from the left. He is what Democrats have stood for for years before Reagan came along.
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)But he looked a little pained at the end of the speech and when it was over. I don't know what that was...