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2016 Postmortem

Proud Liberal Dem

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17. The truth is

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 11:49 AM

Jul 2015

nobody knows what is going to happen until the primary votes start coming in. High poll numbers, increasing poll numbers, and large crowds aren't a sure sign of anything at this point. Bernie's a nice guy and seems to have some appeal but he will have to be tested wider and farther to see whether or not he can clinch the nomination.

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Why Bernie Sanders’s Momentum Is Not Built to Last [View all] Little Star Jul 2015 OP

Hillary Clinton and Inevitability: This Time Is Different... same author Ichingcarpenter Jul 2015 #1

maintaining the inevitability shield is hard work..... virtualobserver Jul 2015 #5

+1 kenfrequed Jul 2015 #6

I believe you have the Nates mixed up, one's last name is Silver, the other is Cohn./nt DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #10

Nate Cohn wrote both articles n/t you are mixed up Ichingcarpenter Jul 2015 #14

My bad. You are correct./Mea culpa. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #15

Can Someone Here Define What A Liberal, Moderate And Conservative Democrat Is?...... global1 Jul 2015 #2

Conservative Democrats are Republicans who snuck in under the tent flap Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #8

His economic message LWolf Jul 2015 #19

What Is A Neoliberal Democrat?..... global1 Jul 2015 #20

Wow, the Grey Lady REALLY hates Bernie and how he is ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2015 #3

I must need more coffee. Wilms Jul 2015 #4

It only needs to last long enough to put him with more voters than the apparently Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #7

Could you please points me to the flaws in his analysis that invalidate his conclusions? DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #9

Or we could wait and see what actually happens. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #21

Guess we'll find out won't we? ibegurpard Jul 2015 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #13

My thinking is that HRC has pretty much peaked. Bernie just needs to catch up to her, which he will monmouth4 Jul 2015 #12

Mr. Obama. Mr. Sanders. Mrs. Clinton. MelungeonWoman Jul 2015 #16

By the century-old editorial policy of using Mr. or Mrs. and a last name? Recursion Jul 2015 #18

The truth is Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2015 #17