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2016 Postmortem

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seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
34. Sanders sold his vote in 1991 to the Democrats. The problem is the fantasy of what Sanders isn't
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 11:43 AM
Apr 2016

while demanding different standards from Clinton.

It's time to "call it" [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 OP
Skinner says: bigwillq Apr 2016 #1
Thank you Faux pas Apr 2016 #2
I'm not trying to be snarky but did you even read my OP? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #3
Yes. bigwillq Apr 2016 #7
People have seen so many "call it" post, they just assume. nt Snotcicles Apr 2016 #9
Understandable, which is why I didn't want to be snarky. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #11
That's respectful. nt Snotcicles Apr 2016 #20
I'll call it... Fairgo Apr 2016 #78
HRC still needs 70% of the remaining delegates to get the nomination; it's not at all clear she can amborin Apr 2016 #13
Right. JTFrog Apr 2016 #22
Don't you love the FREELOADERS without a star next to their Username who complain/instruct the site? TheBlackAdder Apr 2016 #54
Thank goodness. Orsino Apr 2016 #4
It could have been civil... CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #5
Not even a month, and yet another h supporter on the fainting couch artislife Apr 2016 #8
Just another Brockboy. frylock Apr 2016 #18
And, oh, the smugness is on *our* part... riiiiiight. JudyM Apr 2016 #35
We may have made some "slow progress" in a few areas of social justice but rhett o rick Apr 2016 #12
If someone doesn't like being accused of doling out favors in exchange for payments there is a Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #14
Sanders sold his vote in 1991 to the Democrats. The problem is the fantasy of what Sanders isn't seabeyond Apr 2016 #34
WTH?!! JudyM Apr 2016 #37
What part of that is confusing to you. Perfectly legit, still politician. seabeyond Apr 2016 #40
We do not paint him as a non-politician. We see by his actions that he is non-corrupt. JudyM Apr 2016 #41
Of course you paint him in purity. Which is wrong. Sold support of F35. His job. In his state, seabeyond Apr 2016 #42
There is no purity, as I said. But there is also no comparison between these two candidates' morals. JudyM Apr 2016 #43
I couldn't disagree with you more on the moral issue. Nt seabeyond Apr 2016 #48
Borrowed this from leftcoastmountains. polly7 Apr 2016 #53
Do you also accuse people of murder then ask them to prove they didnt? JaneyVee Apr 2016 #36
The FBI is doing that for him... JudyM Apr 2016 #39
If they are holding a knife in their hand while standing over a stabbed body -- Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #44
. Dragonfli Apr 2016 #28
There are less liberal sites if progressivism isn't your thing. Gore1FL Apr 2016 #30
No money in it. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #45
Not to mention the ageism with this election. redstatebluegirl Apr 2016 #51
Well said... think Apr 2016 #6
You know how when a Doctor tries to save a Patient but fails? Joob Apr 2016 #10
So far we are right on track. We knew that fighting the corrupt Establishment would rhett o rick Apr 2016 #15
"Principles" are so 2003. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #16
The pic in your sig makes me chortle. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #17
The OP clearly has made no effort to understand why Hillary's supporters back her. LonePirate Apr 2016 #19
I know what has been put to me as defenses of Clinton by Clinton supporters. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #23
Except I've never seen anything on DU that even comes close to what you say you've been told. LonePirate Apr 2016 #38
Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it isn't real. It just means you haven't seen it. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #46
For Christ sakes! Stop ringing that cockamamie bell! longship Apr 2016 #21
"It's like an infantile tantrum!!" Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #27
It's clear as a bell. If a "D" supports it, war is ok. actslikeacarrot Apr 2016 #24
Call it what. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2016 #25
Call it "racist" "sexist" and "naive" and then demand it vote for your candidate. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #26
Im sorry, but who exactly called you racist and sexist? JaneyVee Apr 2016 #31
Examples may be found using the following google searches: Gore1FL Apr 2016 #49
No. LWolf Apr 2016 #29
+1 dana_b Apr 2016 #32
I would like to politely suggest that you're misinterpreting the OP. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #56
If you are not LWolf Apr 2016 #57
The "It could have been" portion of each paragraph refers to what I believe Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #59
Read from that lens, LWolf Apr 2016 #65
Thank you for allowing me to explain and giving me a fair reading. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #69
First sentence. That is not true. I am so tired of the over the top, while suggesting reason. seabeyond Apr 2016 #33
"It could have been a hard fought contest of ideals, ideas and vision." is the first sentence Gore1FL Apr 2016 #47
My bad. The first two sentences. The contradictory hypocrisy and irony seabeyond Apr 2016 #50
I am not seeing the contradiction or the failure in describing this nomination phase on DU. nt Gore1FL Apr 2016 #52
shrieking demands of obedience in exchange for the presumed safety of the gilded cage of The Establi seabeyond Apr 2016 #58
It describes my experience in GD:P and the HRC forum. YMMV nt Gore1FL Apr 2016 #60
Well, I can say a whole lot of nasty, rotten things about Sanders supporters. Not gonna accomplish seabeyond Apr 2016 #61
You don't need to. It happens a lot already. Hence Nuclear Unicorn's OP. n/t Gore1FL Apr 2016 #62
Nu uh. Not hence Nuclears OP. She gets to own the nasty all on her own. Lordy. seabeyond Apr 2016 #63
It nonetheless describes the toxicity of DU and the weird desire for Skinner to "call it" Gore1FL Apr 2016 #64
And I, nonetheless, disagree. It was just another OP ridiculously dissing other Democrats. seabeyond Apr 2016 #74
GD:P has been littered for days with thread after thread calling for Skinner to "call it" Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #66
"Beat the GOP with what?" To the point of purely ridiculous. seabeyond Apr 2016 #67
To the point of purely ridiculous. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #68
It is an absurd way to define Clinton. So, when people get on your ass, or others... seabeyond Apr 2016 #70
How should we define the hawkishness and the cozying up with the corporate set? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #71
Pretend ... Just as you pretend that Sanders is not sitting right next to Clinton. seabeyond Apr 2016 #72
You try to castigate me for absurdities and then you post that. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #73
I am not seeing a correlation. seabeyond Apr 2016 #76
Sanders sits right with Clinton and that is the absurdity of your argument. His is simply seabeyond Apr 2016 #75
DRAMA QUEEN ALERT!! DRAMA QUEEN ALERT!! closeupready Apr 2016 #55
Board owners would be cutting their profits in half if they got rid of all the Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #77
OK whistler162 Apr 2016 #79
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