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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Clinton blesses Bloomberg as a back-up if she loses to Sanders. [View all]Jake2413
(226 posts)52. If this doesn't say it all....
It just goes to the point that HRC is a corporate Democrat, something I could only support vs a Republican in the general election, if she gets the nomination, which is not a forgone conclusion. And what would democrats be saying about Bernie if he came out and said if I don't get the nomination I'll support a third party candidate. Boy what fodder that would make, but it sounds like HRC can get away with it.
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I have never liked him. I was never a Hillary fan either. So, I dunno whose vote Bloomberg...
Kalidurga
Jan 2016
#2
What's funny is that think liberals and young people and anyone left of center
Fawke Em
Jan 2016
#48
Bloomberg is stating that he believes that Sanders is not viable in the general election
Gothmog
Jan 2016
#129
Hypothetical match up polls are worthless and should not be relied for anything
Gothmog
Jan 2016
#136
You are saying the only thing that matters is who has enough money to buy themselves the White House
notadmblnd
Jan 2016
#152
Again, Sanders would be running a much stronger campaign if he could show electability
Gothmog
Jan 2016
#156
Here is a warning from Nate Silver's 538 website on relying on worthless match up polls
Gothmog
Jan 2016
#138
Bernie Sanders says he polls better against GOP candidates than Hillary Clinton
Gothmog
Jan 2016
#167
Well, I did not see the endorsement, she stated he is a good friend of hers.
Thinkingabout
Jan 2016
#5
Heh, great minds think alike I see! Can't be the only ones who noticed that slipup.
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#79
"so he doesn't have to" I just checked to see if anyone else zeroed in on that
Babel_17
Jan 2016
#109
Why didn't she add, but I will urge all Democrats to support whomever our nominee is?
Armstead
Jan 2016
#14
And my point that I made above was she was looking to show confidence she would win the
hrmjustin
Jan 2016
#88
The people who think "Middle Class" is a $4 Million Condo and a live in nanny, believe Bloomberg
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2016
#38
"Vote for my Nope or the billionaires will have to make it 100% clear who is really in charge!" nt
mhatrw
Jan 2016
#45
whatever Hillary is saying, it's clear the more moderate oligarchs want to have Bloomberg
Fast Walker 52
Jan 2016
#50
The OP can not read!! Period.!! You purposely distorted her words--better than fox or the RW
riversedge
Jan 2016
#61
If that's not a clear demonstration of the bullshit corruption in the corporate dem party.
onecaliberal
Jan 2016
#82
Your question: Is that an unfair reading? Answer: It's a crap reading of the highest order.
Hekate
Jan 2016
#116
"Rich man's burden": Reads to me like a tacit endorsement of Bloomberg's sentiment
Babel_17
Jan 2016
#122
So Bloomberg prefers Hillary or almost ANY republican, to Sanders. He knows who benefits!
arcane1
Jan 2016
#128
Hasn't the Sanders campaign shown money from the rich was overestimated in its importance?
Babel_17
Jan 2016
#135
It's a fight to get votes, the Sanders campaign has shown it can get the needed support
Babel_17
Jan 2016
#141
Thanks! But the Sanders campaign hasn't need luck, or super pacs, to get this far ...
Babel_17
Jan 2016
#153
You are wrong-the Karl Rove super pac has been running negative ads to help Sanders
Gothmog
Jan 2016
#155
Didn't he say he supports unlimited H1b visas? Not that I'm all that surprised. She supports
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2016
#145