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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: My message to Sanders supporters who still can't bring themselves to endorse HRC: [View all]DFW
(54,515 posts)14. That has to be one of the most realistic assessments I have heard
It's never easy to come to grips with such a situation. Now you know how some of us felt in 1968 when we heard the news that Bobby Kennedy had been killed. It was even worse for those of us who had known him. As a 16 year old, I only knew him slightly, but my father worked with him intensely, and knew him well. I still have that picture of Bobby, made out to my dad in Bobby's own hand, saying "with high regard."
"Things that never were," as Bobby himself said.
To that, all us added......"yet."
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My message to Sanders supporters who still can't bring themselves to endorse HRC: [View all]
Ken Burch
Jul 2016
OP
And you dont think that you message is a bit too self serving to get any traction at all?
Jemmons
Jul 2016
#6
No - I have real friends who feel this way. My 72 year old uncle as well.
Lucky Luciano
Jul 2016
#17
Lucky, could you please pm me with whatever it was the "post removed" guy said?
Ken Burch
Jul 2016
#42
If that is true, then why dont you suggest how unity could be served a bit better?
Jemmons
Jul 2016
#35
I was a reluctant Hillary supporter, but after hearing Michelle's speech, I'm all in....
markj757
Jul 2016
#10
You wrote a post that was half attacks on HRC and her supporters and then wrote this. WOW.
BobbyDrake
Jul 2016
#54
It wasn't attacks. It was just about saying "you have reasons to feel the way you feel...
Ken Burch
Jul 2016
#57