2016 Postmortem

H2O Man

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17. Respectfully disagree.

Sat Apr 23, 2016, 08:48 AM

Apr 2016

NYS has closed primaries. The left wing of the Democratic Party now breaks bread with the Democratic Left. Had independents been allowed to vote in the primary, Bernie would have won at least 60 counties.

More, as virtually every poll documents, Bernie would do much better against Donald Trump than would Hillary.

Still more, should the republican establishment deny Trump the nomination -- a very real possibility -- at least half of his supporters would vote for Bernie, if he wins the nomination. Virtually none would vote for Hillary, if she is our nominee.

The Clinton campaign -- not Hillary herself -- have created a divide in our party that they cannot heal by November. As I've stated previously, the Clinton campaign is intent upon winning enough republican support to insure victory in November. I believe that is a flawed strategy. But we'll see.

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Bernie shows an inability to connect with everyone else. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #15

Respectfully disagree. H2O Man Apr 2016 #17

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Bernie shows an inability to connect with everyone else???!!! bvar22 Apr 2016 #47

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