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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: When I'm Mobile [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)17. I find it unacceptable also. Great OP as usual H2O Man. This is why the Dem Party must
get behind Bernie Sanders IF they want to win, which I'm increasingly doubtful about:
She simply won't win the GE. The biggest voting bloc in the country right now is the Independent vote with over 42% of registered voters.
Most of them will NOT vote for an Establishment Candidate, they will vote for Bernie. In fact that was his thinking when he entered the race, to go after that demographic AND the even larger, sadly, Non Voter demographic. We have been signiing up those non voters for Bernie. They will NOT vote for Hillary.
So any hope that Bernie's growing army of supporters will transfer to Hillary if the DNC hands her the nomination, that isn't going to happen because most of his support is not from the now shrinking Dem base.
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As I have posted elsewhere, this morning my grandson told me that he is looking forward to
djean111
Mar 2016
#1
I don't think the Clinton campaign is okay with young people sitting the election out
LisaM
Mar 2016
#37
Sanders has not been vetted. Don't be so sure that, once America gets to know him and his
MADem
Mar 2016
#3
A Republican revolt over Trump has started, Hillary wants to fill the void to the right
BernieforPres2016
Mar 2016
#14
but do you think Clinton is immune to a defection from the democratic left in NY?
tk2kewl
Mar 2016
#21
I find it unacceptable also. Great OP as usual H2O Man. This is why the Dem Party must
sabrina 1
Mar 2016
#17
au contraire. Some of us figured out the Clintons, the DNC, and the Dem party a long time ago. nt
antigop
Mar 2016
#40
look, we've had more than our share of people 'comfortable' with insulting Hillary supporters
bigtree
Mar 2016
#39
This thread deserves some background music Patrick, maybe a song by Alexander O'Neal for a K&R: Fake
bobthedrummer
Mar 2016
#51