2016 Postmortem

silvershadow

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2. Don't hate the player, hate the game. He is entitled to use the same rules we all agreed on, and

Sun May 1, 2016, 07:52 PM

May 2016

if it takes using those rules to pound it into some heads as to why it is screwed up, so be it. He is the only morally sound candidate in the race. And he's fighting like hell to change things. PS: Corporations are NOT people, and should not be voting as Supers.

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"In some ways Sanders contradicted himself during the press conference." [View all] pnwmom May 2016 OP

I am shocked, I tell you. He's not happy he is losing. bettyellen May 2016 #1

Don't hate the player, hate the game. He is entitled to use the same rules we all agreed on, and silvershadow May 2016 #2

He's contradicting himself on those rules. If he's "entitled" to the super delegates in the pnwmom May 2016 #3

No one said entitled except your side. He simply laid out his case. Did you even bother to silvershadow May 2016 #4

Did you bother to read the text? Bernie himself used the word "entitled": pnwmom May 2016 #6

Well I believe he was referring to those Supers who are planning to vote against the wishes of silvershadow May 2016 #11

But he's also asking supers in states that voted for Hillary to consider voting for him instead. pnwmom May 2016 #16

Watch the video. No need querying me, when he has laid out his case so poignantly. silvershadow May 2016 #17

I watched it. He laid out an illogical case. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #18

He also stated he is running against the Democratic Establishment, but asuhornets May 2016 #23

Yep LiberalFighter May 2016 #42

Sure. Adrahil May 2016 #13

And yet... nt silvershadow May 2016 #14

No, he has also said very clearly in states where she won a clear victory they should vote for her Armstead May 2016 #22

Exactly. nt silvershadow May 2016 #24

Did you hear his answer to the question at the end? Adrahil May 2016 #28

I heard him on Face the Nation Armstead May 2016 #32

then he would lose dsc May 2016 #33

I stand by what I said because I heard him say it Armstead May 2016 #35

He is ruining that which made him different supposedly Demsrule86 May 2016 #38

I think his plan involves the SuperDuperDelegates and the Ultra Turbo Delegates. Damn, its gonna Spacedog1973 May 2016 #5

you only just noticed this now... DLCWIdem May 2016 #7

No. This piece was just written now, because he keeps doing it. I'm glad the writer pointed it out. pnwmom May 2016 #8

thank you for the welcome DLCWIdem May 2016 #21

It's amazing! He keeps coming up with more ways to lose. LuvLoogie May 2016 #9

He's starting to sound silly KingFlorez May 2016 #10

you should look at the actual votes DLCWIdem May 2016 #12

No, I wouldn't be surprised. As a resident of WA I am aware of how few voters participated pnwmom May 2016 #15

wa caucaus DLCWIdem May 2016 #26

Mine was in the morning. I don't know about the others. pnwmom May 2016 #37

Does that mean that Raul Grijvala should change his vote WhiteTara May 2016 #19

Erin Bilbray from Nevada has also gone on record that she won't change her vote to Clinton, despite IamMab May 2016 #27

Have a point here, Clinton clearly won Arizona. The super delegates Thinkingabout May 2016 #30

Misinterpretation by you or them...not sure which Armstead May 2016 #20

if 100 percent of the super delegates in the states that a candidate won by double digits onenote May 2016 #25

Sanders is trying to convince his followers that he hasn't lost. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #29

There you go, more fund raising, his donations has gone down. Thinkingabout May 2016 #31

The drop in donations is a big indicator of where people see his campaign going. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #34

Yes. Thinkingabout May 2016 #36

Fundraising is down... Demsrule86 May 2016 #39

He has been outspending Clinton and still losing. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #40

Indeed Demsrule86 May 2016 #41

"Nobody accessed the data ... except for the four who did ..." NurseJackie May 2016 #43