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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Insiders: Bad night for Bernie [View all]R B Garr
(16,953 posts)5. Right off the top, he showed how limited and
out of his depth he was. The same rote talking points regurgitated about billionaires when he was asked about the terror attack. He diminished himself considerably.
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Bernie: Senator Clinton voted for Iraq. Hillary: I've already said Iraq was a mistake.
merrily
Nov 2015
#1
Factual grasp is kind of important in making the right decision. Look at Bush's "facts"!
Fred Sanders
Nov 2015
#7
Not if you make horrific decisions despite your "factual grasp." The right decision matters, period.
merrily
Nov 2015
#12
I am sorry to hear you do not value a President having a good grasp of facts.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2015
#14
That's bs, Fred. You didn't hear that from me and you know it. What are you trying to prove?
merrily
Nov 2015
#17
That does not describe Clinton but it does describe how the RW wants to describe Clinton.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2015
#59
Interesting then how everyone else thinks Clinton has been moving to the left, not to the right?!
Fred Sanders
Nov 2015
#72
Remember another president who was against the Iraq war who has largely continued occupation?
thebighobgoblin
Nov 2015
#81
Clinton has already gone through an election where the Iraq vote was brought up...
brooklynite
Nov 2015
#22
Obama spoke out against that war. People don't vote for President based on a VP.
merrily
Nov 2015
#37
Wrong year, by a lot. If he had been a Senator at the time, I would have posted about
merrily
Nov 2015
#45
Oh, please. It's obvious I know she was Secretary of State. I was not impressed.
merrily
Nov 2015
#50
Is this to become a one issue campaign analogous to the Republicans and abortion.
olegramps
Nov 2015
#77
It was also a mistake based in part on Bush's manipulation of intelligence
thebighobgoblin
Nov 2015
#79
Clinton's invoking 9/11 to deflect away from her Wall$treet donations was a disaster
peacebird
Nov 2015
#2
Welcome back to DU and may the rest of your life be the best of your life.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#29
“He made a mistake right off the bat in switching from Paris to the economy, and had an uneven
Cha
Nov 2015
#6
"Seventy-seven percent of Democratic insiders surveyed called Clinton the winner, saying that of
Cha
Nov 2015
#21
Sanders has to stop trying to widen his supporter base to include the extreme RW...he is predictably
Fred Sanders
Nov 2015
#27
Counting on anger....who does that? That is not an attractive election strategy to me.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2015
#39
I don't know. Are they? If so, great. Americans don't like a rigged game. I wish they knew about
merrily
Nov 2015
#25
Un-believable. As in not believable. I think all media outlet "analysis" on the debates is suspect.
reformist2
Nov 2015
#13
What a load of crap! Bernie took Hillary's positions apart, piece by piece, like a skilled surgeon. Typical Politico tripe.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2015
#41
I thought he consistently showed Hillary's weaker positions on issues progressives..
mvd
Nov 2015
#90
So are we going to let a bunch of "Insiders" choose our candidate, can't think for yourself?
bahrbearian
Nov 2015
#48
HRC - Neocon Enabler - Wall Street Sycophant - Member Of The 1% - Bernie Won The Debate
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#49
Insiders refers to: "a bipartisan group of influential strategists, operatives and activists..
DCBob
Nov 2015
#66
Of course.ABC,CBS,CNN NBC and even Faux had Hillary winning (early afternoon before Debate began)
INdemo
Nov 2015
#61
Sanders did not say what you made up he said, "basically". But enjoy ripping into your strawman!
Fred Sanders
Nov 2015
#82
The 'Politico Caucus' really seems to *love* their establishment candidates.
PotatoChip
Nov 2015
#91
Politico exists for hatchet jobs against anyone who threatens the status quo or is
TwilightGardener
Nov 2015
#99
Ultimately, when folks vote, they will think of their economic well-being and vote for Bernie. /nt
NCjack
Nov 2015
#102