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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Obama vs Clinton in 2008 [View all]Buzz cook
(2,474 posts)23. I see you've turned you coat.
Now you like Sanders, or is it just you like Obama more?
Pick an issue in which Obama has been to the left of Sanders and delivered on his promise. Obama and his administration were ridiculing Elizabeth Warren not Bernie Sanders.
Who decides the winner of a debate? After each Gore/Bush debate the immediate reaction was that Gore had won but just days later the consensus was that Bush was the winner. How could that be?
I know you're just trolling me, but please treat that last question seriously.
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Yes, if Sanders was a once-in-a-generation politician, with fundraising capacity that rivals
DanTex
Jul 2015
#1
I'm waiting to see the first time any poll of any tiny demographic shows Bernie ahead.
DanTex
Jul 2015
#3
The only thing Bernie has refused is SuperPAC money, which didn't exist in 2008.
DanTex
Jul 2015
#44
Uh-huh. And a friendly wager to each other's campaign coffers? Say $25?
London Lover Man
Jul 2015
#21
Well, considering that I have seen Obama offer Chained CPI to endanger Social Security
London Lover Man
Jul 2015
#43
You're right. Sanders would never sell us out to the highest bidding corporation.
Fearless
Jul 2015
#41
No, but Clinton's supporters were saying Obama was only ahead because he was black.
Scootaloo
Jul 2015
#27
Many are telling me that Clinton's numbers are higher than it was in 2008
London Lover Man
Jul 2015
#10