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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why Bernie can't drop out? Because he is being deceived. Repeatedly. [View all]Orrex
(63,203 posts)36. "If they want him to drop out, they need to stop jerking him around."
[div class"excerpt"]If they want him to drop out, they need to stop jerking him around. Stop treating his supporters as if they are a bunch of spoiled children...If Sanders is staying in the race because they're "jerking him around," then I'm sorry to break it to you, but that's the behavior of a spoiled child.
and that everything they want is silly.
Has anyone suggested everything Sanders' supporters want is silly? Really? Who has suggested this?
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Why Bernie can't drop out? Because he is being deceived. Repeatedly. [View all]
catnhatnh
Jun 2016
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He shouldn't listen to Obama at all. He has a promise to keep. That promise is to take it to
atomingai
Jun 2016
#2
Bernie asked for the meeting. If Bernie thinks he's going there to dictate terms he should rethink.
LuvLoogie
Jun 2016
#11
Um....He's not going there to dictate anything. He's just stating his case and keeping his word.
atomingai
Jun 2016
#43
Sanders does not do things for himself. That crappy talk has gotten stale. Sanders is a grown man.
atomingai
Jun 2016
#53
What a load. Hillary has run two slimy presidential campaigns now. She race-baited in 2008
cui bono
Jun 2016
#62
He's going to the convention to state his case and keeping his word to the people.
atomingai
Jun 2016
#44
His case for what ...what you don't want to admit he wants to steal the primary from actual voters?
Demsrule86
Jun 2016
#46
Sanders has already made it clear that he will go the convention and make his case. You Hillary...
atomingai
Jun 2016
#60
Funny that you say that because from where I sit, Berie's giant ego is the issue here.
Demsrule86
Jun 2016
#31
many of those ballots will be republican. the rest split between hillary and bernie in some
msongs
Jun 2016
#9
"Based on other mailed in ballots, her lead may widen." I think that judging by how large her lead
Number23
Jun 2016
#73
Bernie is victorious. He won a long time ago. You just don't understand what this is about.
cui bono
Jun 2016
#66
If Bernie hadn't been allergic to telling his supporters to register as Democrats from the start
TeamPooka
Jun 2016
#18
My party right or wrong? He concentrated on the issues that should matter to people ...
slipslidingaway
Jun 2016
#20
He missed a chance to win and take over. You missed the point. You were not pushed away
TeamPooka
Jun 2016
#21
WTF are you talking about, you are now trying to supposedly blame the demise of the progressives
slipslidingaway
Jun 2016
#22
Bernie isn't and has never been the be all and end all of the progressive movement
baldguy
Jun 2016
#23
I never said the progressive movement was dead. It's alive in this party with or without Bernie and
TeamPooka
Jun 2016
#47
The progressive movement is not alive in this party. It's alive IN SPITE of it.
cui bono
Jun 2016
#67
Get your holier than thou attitudes out of your sytems now. You won't be whining here much longer
TeamPooka
Jun 2016
#69
I'm not whining and I don't have a holier than thou attitude. I'm simply stating a fact.
cui bono
Jun 2016
#81
An opinion that is supported by facts. It's documented. You can look up everything I said.
cui bono
Jun 2016
#83
Because even he didn't think the Democratic leadership would condone cheating and election fraud.
cui bono
Jun 2016
#63
Big difference between 2008 and now, there are many younger voters who have signed up
slipslidingaway
Jun 2016
#19
If Sanders gets nothing, his supporters will sit on their hands, or worse. Its a problem for Hillary
reformist2
Jun 2016
#64
No magic wand required, just inspirational leadership. Like Obama's in 2008, his new followers
TeamPooka
Jun 2016
#48
um , a shitload of young people registered in 2008. Obama brought them out too
TeamPooka
Jun 2016
#70
That is a good analysis. They can't be trusted to follow through with anything that they say.
w4rma
Jun 2016
#25
You may do whatever you like, but in a week, this will no longer be the website to do it in
Tarc
Jun 2016
#50
From some of your other posts, it doesn't seem like you are over the primaries yet
democrattotheend
Jun 2016
#59
Maybe it's time for him to admit that no one wanted him in the first place.
eastwestdem
Jun 2016
#56