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2016 Postmortem

HerbChestnut

(3,649 posts)

5. If Bernie wins the nomination

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Original post)

Fri Feb 5, 2016, 07:44 PM

Feb 2016

He'll have beaten an opponent whose SuperPAC just brought in $15million this month alone and has billionaire donors shoveling money into her campaign. He'll have beaten an opponent who has the support of virtually all of the establishment including politicians and media and has near universal name recognition while he started at 3% in the polls. He'll have beaten all of that despite the fact that the average donation to his campaign is $27. Don't tell me, him, or anyone else that he can't beat a Republican in November.

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Someone should remind Bernie that it takes money to run a presidential campaign. We're just in [View all] politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2016 OP

The 3 million he got within hours after the Iowa Caucus will help. madfloridian Feb 2016 #1

Thank you. Now I don't have to say it. n/t 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #6

he out raised her in jan roguevalley Feb 2016 #23

I still have plenty of room in my Bernie Buckett demwing Feb 2016 #8

So how are Bernie supporters different from the bankers. Everyone wants something from politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2016 #17

The Reps have spent 80 million in ad buys in NH alone - just for the primaries. 6 Million more Lucinda Feb 2016 #20

Nice try RobertEarl Feb 2016 #2

and about that revolution.....I thought Barak was the previous leader for us.... a kennedy Feb 2016 #7

... retrowire Feb 2016 #3

ROFLMAO!! Le Taz Hot Feb 2016 #4

Everybody does it! is all they've got to defend her with. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #10

I notice lots of Bernie's supporters have posts in the thousands. When do you have time to work. politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2016 #22

Ah, the good old right wing 'free stuff' attack! Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #25

Work? What is that? I am 68 and a lot of the Bernie supporters I know have been laid off. LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #26

If Bernie wins the nomination HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #5

Someone should remind you it takes millions & millions of people for a political revolution 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #9

Ask Jeb! how that's working out Matariki Feb 2016 #11

Or Scott Walker. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #13

God I love bright people. JessL Feb 2016 #16

Let's just say his exclamation point is looking more like an underscore. n/t winter is coming Feb 2016 #27

You're right. Bernie can't do this with $27 donations demwing Feb 2016 #12

I'm already in for a hundred. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #15

lol Matariki Feb 2016 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2016 #14

Sanders was busy this morning at a breakfast hosted by Bank America. Hoyt Feb 2016 #18

"Clinton took large sums of money for speeches" Jarqui Feb 2016 #21

It's a legit question, but I think there's quite a lot more where that came from. Gregorian Feb 2016 #24