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2016 Postmortem

Hortensis

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31. It's happened many times, many places, when others did it. Can do! But, will do..?

Reply to pinebox (Reply #23)

Sat Sep 19, 2015, 10:17 AM

Sep 2015

And, please, read that article. It's totally NOT about the "old guard." It's about the "We can't change anything anyway" people who don't realize their power.

And maybe on primary day invite a perpetually-defeated neighbor to lunch and just take a little detour by your polling place first... Make of winner of him.

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Why is Bernie in this race? Everybody is saying he can't win, but.... [View all] PatrickforO Sep 2015 OP

"Everyone" consists primarily of some right-wing Democrats and their pocketbooks Scootaloo Sep 2015 #1

No kidding. Everyone, my foot. Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #7

+1 BeanMusical Sep 2015 #12

Jury results: MerryBlooms Sep 2015 #15

And there are more of us... wendylaroux Sep 2015 #26

Obviously, everybody is not saying he can't win. Seems like Hillary supporters say it a LOT, though djean111 Sep 2015 #2

I take him at his word portlander23 Sep 2015 #3

*Unelectable* is corporate-speak for *can't be bought*. K&R! n/t Catherina Sep 2015 #4

+1 BeanMusical Sep 2015 #11

Good one! eom R. P. McMurphy Sep 2015 #22

"Unelectable" is also an appalling tautology RufusTFirefly Sep 2015 #27

I have some vague memory of some guy SheilaT Sep 2015 #5

and he had a different sounding name..... restorefreedom Sep 2015 #18

Yeah, something odd. SheilaT Sep 2015 #30

He is running to win. He will win. marym625 Sep 2015 #6

Bernie is converting the apathetic and cynical into engaged Americans. It's almost miraculous. Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #8

That's some serious truth! marym625 Sep 2015 #10

Amen to that. nt raouldukelives Sep 2015 #17

He is moving people and those people are making me proud of my country again. Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #9

No one runs for president who doesn't want to run. in_cog_ni_to Sep 2015 #13

in it to win it mhatrw Sep 2015 #14

Who is this everyone of whom you speak? SheilaT Sep 2015 #16

He not only can win... 99Forever Sep 2015 #19

thank you for this op, Patrick restorefreedom Sep 2015 #20

We the People gave ourselves the means of revolution every 2 years. Hortensis Sep 2015 #21

Not too sure about that pinebox Sep 2015 #23

It's happened many times, many places, when others did it. Can do! But, will do..? Hortensis Sep 2015 #31

And the manipulation continues. After the first portion, I stopped reading.... Skwmom Sep 2015 #24

I think it is both. He started hoping that we could jwirr Sep 2015 #25

Y'all can spin until the cows come home TBF Sep 2015 #28

OK, but HassleCat Sep 2015 #29