2016 Postmortem

NuclearDem

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7. Half the Bernie supporters here half already said they won't vote for Hillary under any circumstance

Thu Mar 17, 2016, 10:29 PM

Mar 2016

Why do you believe we're under any obligation to reach out to them?

When your candidate is losing by margins of millions of voters, you don't really have the leverage you think you do.

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New Yorker article about the primary has a quote from Sanders that says a lot. [View all] rgbecker Mar 2016 OP

I would be very disappointed if he dropped out. merrily Mar 2016 #1

Go BERNIE!!! TrueDemVA Mar 2016 #2

Wow - Just Wow!!!!!.... global1 Mar 2016 #3

What an idiot. And I don't use that word carelessly. DanTex Mar 2016 #4

In my opinion all of your words are used carelessly, also recklessly and poorly. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #5

Another outstanding effort to GOTV!, Dan. frylock Mar 2016 #6

Half the Bernie supporters here half already said they won't vote for Hillary under any circumstance NuclearDem Mar 2016 #7

You aren't under any obligation to reach out.. frylock Mar 2016 #17

PUMAs didn't affect the result of the 2008 election, either. NuclearDem Mar 2016 #18

Well perhaps that fact will help to cut down on all the 'Surrender Dorothy!' threads.. frylock Mar 2016 #19

Nope MaggieD Mar 2016 #47

Watch yourself, your anger is showing. reformist2 Mar 2016 #8

LOL. Projection. Losing by 300+ delegates. DanTex Mar 2016 #9

Projection. Losing millions of voters Kittycat Mar 2016 #12

Celebrating Democrating losses. True colors and all. DanTex Mar 2016 #13

On the contrary. Kittycat Mar 2016 #14

You do know that DNC has not run a Get Out The Vote drive this year? Gwhittey Mar 2016 #54

Your respect for him is dropping? How much lower can it go?? (n/t) thesquanderer Mar 2016 #15

Try calling your candidate out as a LIAR next time.... Segami Mar 2016 #16

There is nothing that he says that is untrue Seeinghope Mar 2016 #21

.^that 840high Mar 2016 #25

You missed the"Hillary will drop out" part. Delusional and not ready redstateblues Mar 2016 #30

Very strange. When has a candidate who is way behind ever said such a thing? He's is in denial. kerry-is-my-prez Mar 2016 #41

He's delusional MaggieD Mar 2016 #34

not demolished oldandhappy Mar 2016 #53

Dan, if anyone should know what "idiot" means, it is you. nt Logical Mar 2016 #56

Go Bernie. And Thank YOU. kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #10

She has mobilized millions more than he has nt geek tragedy Mar 2016 #11

Hillary would not have amassed millions if it wasn't for Bill Clinton Seeinghope Mar 2016 #55

woo hoo!! That's my candidate!! dana_b Mar 2016 #20

That "last week" was before he was creamed in five primary contests. MADem Mar 2016 #22

Maybe the Clinton campaign will pay their Iowa bills. Blus4u Mar 2016 #27

I'll bet they will--the donations are POURING in after those five great victories! nt MADem Mar 2016 #32

nearly four million dollars since that night... grasswire Mar 2016 #61

K&R me b zola Mar 2016 #23

We need to keep up the fight because it is not just about jwirr Mar 2016 #24

Like what kind of power? Like the power Bernie Bros use on line to intimidate people? upaloopa Mar 2016 #35

Bernie is correct. His campaign is the people's campaign..power in numbers. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #26

Bernie sounds delusional redstateblues Mar 2016 #29

No it's some of the people's campaign and not even a mojority of them. upaloopa Mar 2016 #33

If the United States was just Southern States. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #37

It isn't the states it the voters in the states. It doesn't make any difference where they live upaloopa Mar 2016 #39

Did they move Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Massachusetts. Iowa, and Nevada? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #48

He was measuring the curtains after Michigan BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #28

"mobilizing millions and millions of people. There is no indication that Hillary Clinton has ever upaloopa Mar 2016 #31

And he lags her by 2.75 million votes MaggieD Mar 2016 #36

Many states to go and not Southern States.......any more......... bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #38

And many he is going to lose MaggieD Mar 2016 #46

Guess that's better than revbones Mar 2016 #51

And, wouldn't it be great if she got more votes again... scscholar Mar 2016 #50

Seems his quote was befor he went 0-5 on Tuesday. Nt NCTraveler Mar 2016 #40

Hillary didn't mobilize the people then and she only topped Bernie by less than 2% Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #43

0-5. Nt NCTraveler Mar 2016 #44

That doesn't change my point. n/t Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #45

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #42

K&R amborin Mar 2016 #49

Go Bernie! Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #52

K&R to the moon cleopotrick Mar 2016 #57

"That does not happen through a speech." From Sanders? I almost fell out of my chair laughing. nt CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #58

I think his point was the rest of the quote.... rgbecker Mar 2016 #59

Well it seems to be ok for him to ask HC to drop out but not the other way around? nt Jitter65 Mar 2016 #60

I don't think anyone sees any harm in asking. rgbecker Mar 2016 #62