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2016 Postmortem

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Bernie screwed up by not getting a reality TV show Joe the Revelator Mar 2016 #1
You bring the best stuff madfloridian.....thanks! haikugal Mar 2016 #2
^^ truth ^^ iAZZZo Mar 2016 #34
Ain't it the Truth! monicaangela Mar 2016 #3
saving that one dana_b Mar 2016 #4
To be a tad cynical Dem2 Mar 2016 #5
Good post. bigwillq Mar 2016 #7
Jeb didn't raise the money in the same sense of course. JackRiddler Mar 2016 #22
exactly-- big difference! Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #27
True Dem2 Mar 2016 #45
One Gwhittey Mar 2016 #44
Agreed Dem2 Mar 2016 #46
What's pushing Bernie down is the whole establishment pdsimdars Mar 2016 #56
The media barely covers protests of any type any more Dem2 Mar 2016 #65
The money is, however, the only thing that will enable Bernie to stay tblue37 Mar 2016 #67
Yes, exactly. Dem2 Mar 2016 #70
oh boy, ain't this the truth! oldandhappy Mar 2016 #6
Well, not ONLY in America.... AlbertCat Mar 2016 #8
Having grown in one nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #14
Yes, we have already lost it WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2016 #83
Hey at 18 it was a different country too nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #84
No shit, what a pile of rot our system has become whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #9
And there ... Jopin Klobe Mar 2016 #10
why haven't many of those crowds translated into actual votes? bigtree Mar 2016 #11
Pretty much his only voters are those that show up at the rallies stevenleser Mar 2016 #17
Bernie won by 20 and 19 points in Colorado and Minnesota, by 86 points in Vermont JDPriestly Mar 2016 #26
You clearly weren't in any of the polling places in Minnesota. myrna minx Mar 2016 #40
I include those places. Caucuses usually only have a small number of dedicated folks show up stevenleser Mar 2016 #53
Ah, that explains the Oklahoma primary, thanks! Oh, wait! No that's not right! He won by 10+ points. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #77
Keep telling yourself that! Dustlawyer Mar 2016 #55
Geez, then I wonder how he keeps beating all those GOP candidates in all the polls pdsimdars Mar 2016 #57
Good question...... tommcc99 Mar 2016 #18
I Think MANY Of Us Know, But Does Anyone Want To Believe It? ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #74
It doesn't help that when thousands show up or march in the streets the Clinton-Corp-Media rhett o rick Mar 2016 #97
K & R Petrushka Mar 2016 #12
Excellent image! Bubzer Mar 2016 #13
We are not fooled...! kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #15
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Mar 2016 #16
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #19
Who ever said he wasn't a "viable candidate?" Jitter65 Mar 2016 #20
You just said it. ?? madfloridian Mar 2016 #21
Lol, do not administer the Turing Test whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #23
Open the dictionary to viable. madfloridian Mar 2016 #33
??? Autumn Mar 2016 #48
How about the ONLY VIABLE CANDIDATE! dchill Mar 2016 #24
K&R. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #25
Yes, because he has begun something "revolutionary" and we're still here. Duval Mar 2016 #29
It's all about the numbers. WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2016 #82
Absolutely. It is almost impossible to kill and idea. jwirr Mar 2016 #80
Good catch, madfloridian. Duval Mar 2016 #28
Maybe you should be running as a Republican dlwickham Mar 2016 #30
So you are saying Bernie is not viable? Is that correct? madfloridian Mar 2016 #32
Do you know the word "arrogance"? sadoldgirl Mar 2016 #35
I hate arrogance yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #98
It would be much easier for Bernie Beowulf Mar 2016 #42
You got it backwards pdsimdars Mar 2016 #59
Maybe he should've run as an independent then dlwickham Mar 2016 #78
And gotten nowhere? mwooldri Mar 2016 #89
I love it when people use the word "clearly" NJCher Mar 2016 #87
Yeah no dlwickham Mar 2016 #90
are you trying to say? NJCher Mar 2016 #92
Absolute truth. SoapBox Mar 2016 #31
Despite everything, the one line that's missing is that procon Mar 2016 #36
Not much can be done Gwhittey Mar 2016 #47
Perfect! FloriTexan Mar 2016 #37
Totally proves voting is a joke. nt valerief Mar 2016 #38
Yep MissDeeds Mar 2016 #39
Some post this on DK jillan Mar 2016 #41
THE MEDIA SHALL BE THE KINGMAKERS. moondust Mar 2016 #43
Not if they have their way it;ll be pdsimdars Mar 2016 #60
At first they ignore you, then they hate you, or something like that. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #49
It all comes down to who is doing the telling n/t deutsey Mar 2016 #50
K&R! This post has hundreds of recommendations! Well done, madfloridian! Enthusiast Mar 2016 #51
Right? Highway61 Mar 2016 #52
If he had more delegates he could be viable ... NurseJackie Mar 2016 #54
yet pdsimdars Mar 2016 #61
K&R They honestly prefer a republican over progressive change. raouldukelives Mar 2016 #58
nah wyldwolf Mar 2016 #62
Not only in America. pangaia Mar 2016 #63
Only In America AND defying the Corporate Stooge Elite Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #64
a secular a freakin men!!!! nt restorefreedom Mar 2016 #66
Is it only in America where the candidate with the most votes in the end wins? treestar Mar 2016 #68
Darn that free press... HillareeeHillaraah Mar 2016 #72
yeah how did bernie raise all that cash? treestar Mar 2016 #73
He raised that cash from people like me, who give $10/mo, even though Bohunk68 Mar 2016 #93
We need to eliminate the electoral college. They_Live Mar 2016 #69
Once Again... Great Post MadFloridian... I've Been Working On ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #71
Word. K&R nt TBF Mar 2016 #75
Love this! Thank you! n/t marew Mar 2016 #76
Pic? asuhornets Mar 2016 #79
But DownriverDem Mar 2016 #81
but he's not in the Wall Street Wing Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2016 #85
Kick dchill Mar 2016 #86
Oh, SNAP! warrprayer Mar 2016 #88
Nice senseandsensibility Mar 2016 #91
He's behind Clinton, so........ Darb Mar 2016 #94
...... madfloridian Mar 2016 #95
Don't get that post really. Darb Mar 2016 #99
He does better thqn Clinton in matchups with every Republican n/t eridani Mar 2016 #96
Those matchup polls mean exactly jack shit. Darb Mar 2016 #100
Fine--go ahead and nominate the candidate who will do worse in the general election n/t eridani Mar 2016 #101
In your opinion. Darb Mar 2016 #103
In the opinion of most matchup polls with Republicans eridani Mar 2016 #104
Perfect. k/r AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #102
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