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2016 Postmortem

TDale313

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2. I've asked the same question.

Reply to thesquanderer (Original post)

Fri Jan 20, 2017, 08:56 AM

Jan 2017

I think he would have won every state Hillary won, and likely would have won Wisconsin and maybe Michigan. And voila- we have President Sanders instead of this. It's all coulda, woulda, shoulda at this point, but yeah. I said it then, I still think it now. He would have been a better General Election candidate this year. It was not a status quo election.

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Why Sanders could--or couldn't--have won [View all] thesquanderer Jan 2017 OP

I am glad this forum closes today. rzemanfl Jan 2017 #1

I've asked the same question. TDale313 Jan 2017 #2

Wisconsin and Michigan alone would not have been enough to change the outcome SFnomad Jan 2017 #12

Sanders did not turn out persons of color in the primaries NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #3

No, The Systems Not Totally Rigged. But That Idea Sure Helped Donald Trump. Gothmog Jan 2017 #4

I think that quote has nothing to do with your point. thesquanderer Jan 2017 #5

Trump quoted sanders accurately and to great effect Gothmog Jan 2017 #6

But the economy is rigged. Ace Rothstein Jan 2017 #8

Lots of things helped Trump win. thesquanderer Jan 2017 #9

Many of us believe this. Welcome back! JudyM Jan 2017 #7

Ds lost-not enough Ds Voted, Hillary won the popular vote by 3 million. 56% voted against trump Sunlei Jan 2017 #10

Re: he couldn't have done any worse SFnomad Jan 2017 #11

To the extent that winning and losing are the only two possibilities... thesquanderer Jan 2017 #14

I think the Browns could win the Super Bowl...if only they.....nt LexVegas Jan 2017 #13