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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I am beginning to hate the word "pragmatic." [View all]Edit history
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yes. and he compromises instead of fighting from a much higher starting point.
Karma13612
Jan 2016
#85
We were talking about Pragmatism. HIllary will be a continuation of Obama's Pragmatism.
Ferd Berfel
Jan 2016
#88
To fight them the party needs money and Sanders refused to raise a dime for the party.
hrmjustin
Jan 2016
#9
Screw that stupid argument. He fights with the truth and people want to hear it.
Punkingal
Jan 2016
#11
Yes - this was proven false a couple of weeks back. yet some here keep repeating it over and over
kath
Jan 2016
#75
If you have weak ideas, you need a lot of money to convince people their great ideas.
aikoaiko
Jan 2016
#37
Ideologues always do hate pragmatism. So much easier to fantasize and throw stones.
KittyWampus
Jan 2016
#21
I think you're confusing with "idealist" with "ideologue." Either way, it's inaccurate.
senz
Jan 2016
#24
Exactly, that's why I'm so happy to have a real liberal to vote for. He works for us not against us.
haikugal
Jan 2016
#32
Only if you believe that the Kochs will not run $300 million of negative ads against Sanders
Gothmog
Jan 2016
#53
I wouldn't need to if people would look at things instead of accepting whatever they are told. Sad.
Punkingal
Jan 2016
#64
Why don't you check out the national head to head match-ups with Bernie and the Republicans?
Punkingal
Jan 2016
#69
Matchups have no predictive power on who will win the general election, but they may
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#76
I don't believe Enten makes a single comment about comparative analysis, only about predictions
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#86
Your post is excessively rude. I wasn't advocating ignoring polls or facts.
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#91
Talk to DWS. Say "hi" and tell her "thanks" for her moment of candor re: Bernie. nt
antigop
Jan 2016
#74
Funds are necessary for competing but not necessarily sufficient for victory
Fumesucker
Jan 2016
#87
Name me one major election a Democrat has won by moving to the right...
Still In Wisconsin
Jan 2016
#54
Your definition is fine...I'm afraid the Clinton people don't define it that way.
Punkingal
Jan 2016
#60
How fitting with Hillary invoking the name of Truman and tying it to the ACA. Something about
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2016
#83
There's a superiority with pragmatism, which says I'm the grown up, the realist.
EndElectoral
Jan 2016
#67
The way HRC is using the term, "pragmatic" means "Settling for less than nothing".
Ken Burch
Jan 2016
#89