2016 Postmortem

Txbluedog

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17. I have a yuuuge problem with this.....

Reply to Human101948 (Original post)

Mon May 16, 2016, 11:38 AM

May 2016

Maybe Bernie supporters here on DU have the money to spare, but I work with loads of college kids who are giving money away in the false hope that Bernie still can win. And that's why it is nothing more than grifting to me by the Sanders campaign. If he wants to be truthful that he has no feasible path to the nomination and then ask for donation to keep his "movement" alive that's one thing, but to give false hope to utterly naive people is another and extremely unacceptable

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Bernie Sanders raising money off of false hopes - why aren't we SCREAMING about this? [View all] Human101948 May 2016 OP

They can scream all they want whatchamacallit May 2016 #1

He should just run up a big debt CanadaexPat May 2016 #2

She is probably trying to figure out how she can get her hands on his money, and djean111 May 2016 #3

Not one dime, not one time, not for Clinton demwing May 2016 #13

Not one nickel from me for her Duckhunter935 May 2016 #31

Damn straight. snort May 2016 #24

She has no shortage of money Baobab May 2016 #33

Go Bernie liberal from boston May 2016 #52

That is common political practice. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #6

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he paid the law enforcement overtime, too! nt grasswire May 2016 #42

Go Bernie liberal from boston May 2016 #54

Just the other day, Bernie in a speech stating that "..we can still win the nomination". Sheepshank May 2016 #4

What is with you jealous HRC Group supporters! We give because we CHOOSE to give! bkkyosemite May 2016 #19

jealous? You really should stop trying to read minds, you're not very good at it n/t Sheepshank May 2016 #51

No one is stopping you from keeping Tad Devine's retirement accounts well funded. tritsofme May 2016 #5

Are you mad because we are trying to stop the 1% timmymoff May 2016 #39

I'm not sure how you could have inferred anger from my post. tritsofme May 2016 #56

Hillary Clinton raised money and stayed in until every vote was cast in 2008. phleshdef May 2016 #7

Actually, she stayed in long after it was clear she had lost. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #9

That was the point I was making. phleshdef May 2016 #11

She was hoping for a repeat of RFK. She pretty much said so n/t arcane1 May 2016 #21

Spare me the bullshit leftynyc May 2016 #55

Not bullshitting. She faced the same problem then that Sanders faces now, proportional dispensation Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #57

She was MUCH closer than Bernie leftynyc May 2016 #58

More DMD. Agschmid May 2016 #8

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Yeah I know what I'm talking about. Agschmid May 2016 #34

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Or just don't injure people with your words. Agschmid May 2016 #40

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I'm not screaming because it is not my money. I think it's foolish some are still sending money... NCTraveler May 2016 #10

If I want to continue donating to Bernie's campaign, ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #36

Exactly. Your money. Seems like it is an act in trickle up economics with no return.... NCTraveler May 2016 #41

OMG the Irony. Skwmom May 2016 #12

Because it's not my damn business? Hell, I just sent $50 O'Malley's way. Recursion May 2016 #14

Bacause for far too many Americans, NorthCarolina May 2016 #15

I look at it this way-Sanders is a big spender and is pushing $$ into the US economy. riversedge May 2016 #16

Hillary's losing 08 campaign ended with millions of dollars of debt, mostly to Mark Penn. After Bluenorthwest May 2016 #20

I have a yuuuge problem with this..... Txbluedog May 2016 #17

They are making an investment in their future... Human101948 May 2016 #18

Your concern is noted. And fake. n/t arcane1 May 2016 #22

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Yes Txbluedog May 2016 #44

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So you are here to stop Bernie, and his supporters, in their tracks? djean111 May 2016 #50

People are free to do what they want with their money bigwillq May 2016 #23

Oh My God! snort May 2016 #26

A fool and their money are soon parted KingFlorez May 2016 #29

Sorry you are broke! Human101948 May 2016 #37

I'm good, thanks KingFlorez May 2016 #38

prize enid602 May 2016 #30

Is it as big a prize as the last man to die for a lie gets? Fumesucker May 2016 #45

Please serve up a side of pepidew greens with those pigs feet! yourpaljoey May 2016 #32

I'd like to know what business it is of theirs? We want him to run and keep running. We want to highprincipleswork May 2016 #46

it's really none of their business nt grasswire May 2016 #47

I don't care if Bernie doesn't win SpareribSP May 2016 #48

False hope would be paying $225,000 for a "speech" and getting only a speech. GreatGazoo May 2016 #53

Hope is false. Resistance is futile. Martin Eden May 2016 #59

Win or lose Mnpaul May 2016 #60