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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumCharles Pierce: It's Time for Bernie Sanders to Pack Up and Go Home
It's Time for Bernie Sanders to Pack Up and Go Home
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a44904/nevada-democratic-convention/
Let's talk about this huge mess in Nevada over *four* delegates.
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By Charles P. Pierce
May 16, 2016
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The latest chapter came at this weekend's Democratic state convention in Nevada, where the Sanders faction went completely bananas because the rules by which you had to be a Democrat to participate in a Democratic convention were simply too much for them to bear. Senator Barbara Boxer got booed. Punches and chairs were thrown.
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That being said, this whole mess was over four freaking delegates, and the Sanders people should know better than to conclude what has been a brilliant and important campaign by turning it into an extended temper tantrum.
I voted for Bernie Sanders. I even wrote about why I did here at this very shebeen. But if anybody thinks that, somehow, he is having the nomination "stolen" from him, they are idiots.
And, no, I don't want to talk about it.
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Charles Pierce: It's Time for Bernie Sanders to Pack Up and Go Home (Original Post)
riversedge
May 2016
OP
Correct. Meanwhile the NYT reports that Trump is already working to woo disaffected Bernie voters
Maven
May 2016
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LaydeeBug
(10,291 posts)1. ....because it *is*.
and I *really* *really* *really* want both of them on the ticket, and I kind of didn't care who was on top. It's making history either way.
But after the NY primary, the writing was on the wall, and it is time to stop pretending it isn't.
This is going to be a grueling election season anyway without making it worse.
BootinUp
(47,211 posts)2. Classic M. Python sketch used to make his point in the article. nt
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)3. I believe this stage is called acceptance. nt
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YouDig
(2,280 posts)4. There's going to be more of this unless Bernie gets a handle on his supporters.
The reasonable Sanders supporters aren't going to stand with him if he lets his movement keep turning into a mob.
Red Oak
(697 posts)5. Bernie - tell them to pound sand
The DNC has blocked you, lied to you, cheated on you.
Tell them to go to hell and then fight to the convention!
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)6. Ouch.
whirlygigspin
(3,803 posts)7. Nice story bro
Remember the Maine!
Maven
(10,533 posts)9. Correct. Meanwhile the NYT reports that Trump is already working to woo disaffected Bernie voters
Let's hope Bernie doesn't let that happen.
Jitter65
(3,089 posts)10. He doesn't have to "work" to appeal to them. They are already in his camp if Hillary wins. nt
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)11. Sorry Charlie.
Jester Messiah
(4,711 posts)12. Nope. Bernie's here to fight and we're going to fight alongside him.
You can give up if you want to though.
frylock
(34,825 posts)13. fts