2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Sun Dec 4, 2016, 08:03 PM Dec 2016

Agree or disagree with the following statement [View all]

"No one who sought the Democratic nomination in 2016 should seek it again in 2020."

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Agree or disagree with the following statement [View all] Ken Burch Dec 2016 OP

well guess I won't run again then :-) msongs Dec 2016 #1

If this is the first we'd heard of your 2016 candidacy, that's probably just as well. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #8

Martin O'Malley didn't seem too bad. putitinD Dec 2016 #2

That's why I voted Not Sure. TransitJohn Dec 2016 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Duckhunter935 Dec 2016 #3

Agreed Travis_0004 Dec 2016 #4

I agree bravenak Dec 2016 #47

O'Malley probably could. temporary311 Dec 2016 #5

whoever wants to run should do it. JI7 Dec 2016 #6

I think O'Malley should run again. SaschaHM Dec 2016 #9

I think Clinton and Sanders should not run. hrmjustin Dec 2016 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Duckhunter935 Dec 2016 #13

Agree with above Kathy M Dec 2016 #17

If there's one thing this election proved, Bernie is a viable candidate ... Onlooker Dec 2016 #11

People won't want what Bernie is selling next time NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #15

Your example is ludicrous ms liberty Dec 2016 #18

VCRs first came to the US in 1977, not 1981 NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #23

Had one kinda like that. kerouac2 Dec 2016 #19

I remember the corded remotes, lol NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #24

Yep, everybody wants that $5 toaster. That's why Amazon & Wal*Mart are destroying business. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #41

That's exactly the case, and why everyone will hate the results of limiting trade NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #42

That's why the TPP really sucks. Free trade is not what you think it is. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #43

Trade is a very complicated issue that most people really don't understand fully NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #59

this. Joe941 Dec 2016 #49

Well, thankfully, almost NO ONE besides HRC sought the nomination. Gee, I wonder why that was? Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Duckhunter935 Dec 2016 #14

Chafee and Webb ran. Biden might have had his son not died. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #20

You are kidding yourself if you think there wasnt a concerted deck-clearing by the party Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #22

I suspect Warren prefers being a Senator. 14 candidates is not something to aspire to. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #28

And all that would have been a convincing argument, had she actually won the electoral college. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #29

So, you'd prefer the clusterfuck that was the GOP nominating process? TwilightZone Dec 2016 #33

You're kidding yourself if you believe there was field clearing metroins Dec 2016 #51

sure. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #60

She was the heavy favorite in 2008, very popular in the party and served the sitting president. SaschaHM Dec 2016 #35

I understand, but there have been good arguments made that the "they waited their turn" approach Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #36

Thankfully, the party won't be doing that in 2020 for the folks that ran in 2016. SaschaHM Dec 2016 #37

True, and I said many times this past year that no matter what happens, we need to expand our bench Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #40

Nah. You should have to lose twice before you should be encouraged to sit down. FBaggins Dec 2016 #16

Why shouldn't Martin O'Malley run again? n/t tammywammy Dec 2016 #21

because he's kind of the candidate equivalent of the Dave Matthews Band? Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #30

None of the 3 candidates who ran in 2016 should think about seeking the 2020 nomination mtnsnake Dec 2016 #25

Dem nominee for 2020... True Dough Dec 2016 #26

You do know ol'Dwayne's a registered Rethug, right? Ken Burch Dec 2016 #32

He is! True Dough Dec 2016 #44

we need to make sure it's Democratic party Members only. stonecutter357 Dec 2016 #27

Nothing good would have come from barring Bernie. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #31

After spending decades bashing the Dem party, including during the primaries. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #34

3rd party run better to you? nt JCanete Dec 2016 #45

HA there it is. You totally denied pushing Sanders and yet..... bettyellen Dec 2016 #53

Not pushing him...just not accepting the idea that he should never have run. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #58

if they dont have the jacket, they can forget it NRQ891 Dec 2016 #38

Disagree... SidDithers Dec 2016 #39

wish I liked O'malley better. He came across as inauthentic to me, but that was the JCanete Dec 2016 #46

I'm good with O'Malley seeking it again BainsBane Dec 2016 #48

Disagree LP2K12 Dec 2016 #50

Too soon to tell... Mike Nelson Dec 2016 #52

Unsure: Depends on which candidate we're talking about CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #54

Not for POTUS jack69 Dec 2016 #55

dynamic new Dems jack69 Dec 2016 #57

I would support Hillary Clinton again Gothmog Dec 2016 #56

Martin o'malley should be able to seek it again. nt La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #61

I don't think O'Malley did anything worthy of being ostracized Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2016 #62