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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: *UPDATED* Could it happen? Could Bernie go indy? [View all]joshcryer
(62,270 posts)87. Agreed, Sanders and Clinton have been wearing kids gloves.
Sanders could've won more states if he went after Clinton over the emails. Easily. But he's a man of integrity and you don't use ammo against a candidate that you know can hurt them.
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i despise nader and blame him for the blood of millions spilt by the bush criminals
MariaThinks
May 2016
#154
He'll get the resources if he decides to do it. Donations will roll in.
ThePhilosopher04
May 2016
#195
The way the Party has treated him and his supporters has more than released him from any obligation.
merrily
May 2016
#202
I haven't predicted numbers and I speak real Bernie supporters daily, but I doubt you are correct.
merrily
May 2016
#209
If nothing else, this primary proved debating projected numbers is silly. We'll see soon enough.
merrily
May 2016
#211
What does that mean? He's more of a traditional democrat than most democrats today! n/t
RKP5637
May 2016
#81
voter suppression, anti-democratic tactics, probable vote flipping per exit polls, every dirty
Kip Humphrey
May 2016
#93
No, I think he wouldn't risk making a Trump presidency more likely. And regarding his delegates:
femmedem
May 2016
#6
Who knows, perhaps after listening I'll change my mind regarding his plans. n/t
femmedem
May 2016
#36
Do you understand what happens if it is a three way race? The odds increase dramatically that no
still_one
May 2016
#82
Supporters of 3rd party candidates have a consistent misunderstanding of the way things work.
baldguy
May 2016
#92
If people didn't think that, then then there would be no 3rd party candidates.
baldguy
May 2016
#125
He would lose a significant portion of his fundraising that comes from progressives who
BobbyDrake
May 2016
#44
"everyone I know" is called an anecdote, which isn't factual in the slightest.
BobbyDrake
May 2016
#157
But someone can state with great certainty what Bernie and/or his supporters will do.
djean111
May 2016
#165
The common denominator between you and everyone you Ignore is still you. nt
BobbyDrake
May 2016
#155
It is important for him to have Hillary lose so he will encourage his supporters
Jitter65
May 2016
#67
I see no reason to believe his position vis a vis a third party run has changed, or will. n/t
winter is coming
May 2016
#79
I think that Hillary has already decided to take the Democratic Party firmly to the right.
djean111
May 2016
#97
He isn't classy enough to bow out gracefully. He's busy swan diving into the muck.
CrowCityDem
May 2016
#94
You understand that he can't just get more EVs than Clinton and Trump, right?
brooklynite
May 2016
#105
I'm guessing if I'd given the $ to Clinton, you wouldn't have thought the principles were any better
brooklynite
May 2016
#174
It's too late. He won't do it. If he was going to do that he should have done it from the beginning.
JRLeft
May 2016
#113
I heard it. He is right, they blocked him. He has a right to see if he can win.
ViseGrip
May 2016
#121
Yes...go indy now! And keep that whole violent chaos thing going...it sends a great message. nt
anotherproletariat
May 2016
#138
One can only hope. The time is right and ripe for a true progressive party in the country.
ThePhilosopher04
May 2016
#194
I kinda want him to, but if he does, his votes (and voters) will be stolen just like they have been
valerief
May 2016
#204
Yes, the hammer is coming down, everywhere. My post showing two raw videos of NV was just hidden!
reformist2
May 2016
#224