2016 Postmortem

Hiraeth

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24. I am afraid you are right. In the end, people will vote their wallets. Always. I have always

Thu May 5, 2016, 12:41 PM

May 2016

heard:

vote your heart in the primary but, vote your wallet in the general.

she will try to annihilate Bernie with his tax plan.

it may already be too late.

thanks for nothing press corp.

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“The economy is rigged. The banking system is rigged... you haven't had an effective wage increase" [View all] Attorney in Texas May 2016 OP

So fucking arrogant and insulting. JTFrog May 2016 #1

Not nearly as arrogant and insulting as your post. Mika May 2016 #2

Lol. Ok. n/t JTFrog May 2016 #3

You are denying a realty that may very well come back to bite you in the ass... Human101948 May 2016 #6

The sky is falling. n/t JTFrog May 2016 #20

And you are pretty much like the climate deniers... Human101948 May 2016 #21

lol Hiraeth May 2016 #25

Okay, I apologize for the fat comment... Human101948 May 2016 #26

metaphorically, it works but Hiraeth May 2016 #28

guessing upper middle class white female of a certain age. Hiraeth May 2016 #7

Not a concern for me. Was addressing the arrogance of the post only. eom Mika May 2016 #9

yes, it was arrogant. Hiraeth May 2016 #11

And the "Bell and Howell Projection Awards goes to....... markbark May 2016 #13

Are you pro payday loans now? Ash_F May 2016 #15

If you find this insulting, you are part of the problem. Hillary is historically weak. We can fix it Attorney in Texas May 2016 #16

Hillary had that spoon in her mouth since she was born. Bernie is the real deal and understands bkkyosemite May 2016 #4

hell, don't bother telling me. I am FUCKING living it. I know what my paycheck looks like Hiraeth May 2016 #5

Pumping Trump again I see.. DCBob May 2016 #8

Laying out a plan to beat Trump is not pumping Trump. You get that on some level, right? Attorney in Texas May 2016 #18

You are bashing Hillary and pumping Trump. DCBob May 2016 #19

Adjusting your campaign to prevent a Trump administration is hardly pumping Trump... Human101948 May 2016 #23

Trump is a self-aggrandizing bigot without any core values. Hillary's not a bigot. Attorney in Texas May 2016 #27

"just like Reagan took those votes from Jimmy Carter" loyalsister May 2016 #10

we can NOT let this happen again. Hiraeth May 2016 #12

Seriously! loyalsister May 2016 #22

I am afraid you are right. In the end, people will vote their wallets. Always. I have always Hiraeth May 2016 #24

I remember how W courted some of those voters loyalsister May 2016 #30

and my god! at the free press Trump has received. The press has essentially chosen this crap. Hiraeth May 2016 #32

I blame reality TV and the infotainment that was once news media loyalsister May 2016 #36

If you are expecting Hillary Clinton to change a system she (and her masters) benefit from so AzDar May 2016 #14

Hillary is nothing if not self-interested. Everything I have pointed out is in Hillary's interest Attorney in Texas May 2016 #17

She's not going to do any of those things. bunnies May 2016 #29

Hillary sees this as a left vs. right election. Trump will ignore that and run populist vs. elitist. Attorney in Texas May 2016 #31

I am afraid you are right and I am afraid a lot of people will decide: Hiraeth May 2016 #33

They'll conclude "Trump's plan may or may not work, but Hillary says there is no problem to be fixed Attorney in Texas May 2016 #37

he is a consumate carnival barker, yes. indeed. Hiraeth May 2016 #39

The establishment is completely clueless when it comes to this situation. bunnies May 2016 #35

She may need to outsource (pick a VP who will make this his or her key issue) Attorney in Texas May 2016 #40

I'd be interested to know what sort of plan Trump or Bernie or anybody has to increase my wages. The_Casual_Observer May 2016 #34

So glad you asked: https://berniesanders.com/issues/a-living-wage/ Attorney in Texas May 2016 #38

A Trump supporter I know thinks a Trump/Sanders ticket would be ideal! Peace Patriot May 2016 #41

People want change pretty desperately. They are going to vote for the candidate who will bring it. Attorney in Texas May 2016 #42