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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Poll: Bernie's lack of Congressional endosements... [View all]Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)38. They endorsed Obama
because they knew Obama was just as big a corporate shill as Hillary. The .001% didn't care which one of their picks "won." Either way, they'd get the same sweetheart deals, and you know what? They were right.
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There should be a name for the tactic of getting the first response to an OP
rhett o rick
Aug 2015
#74
I am glad you brought that up. For some the goal here is to have honest, decent
rhett o rick
Aug 2015
#95
The point of the OP was certainly about Sen Sanders, it even states his name in
rhett o rick
Aug 2015
#97
Sorry, was paying attention to Manny. Have you posted an interesting OP I should look at?
Autumn
Aug 2015
#28
But the meme is that "They want Bernie, but are afraid of the Clinton Machine". Obviously
lunamagica
Aug 2015
#40
Dealing with the enormous power of Big Money is not being a shill, any more than
Hortensis
Aug 2015
#53
Obama had far fewer endorsements than Clinton in 2008 until he started winning. (nt)
jeff47
Aug 2015
#43
You mean fear of the Clinton machine that came from those 2008 Obama endorsements?
jeff47
Aug 2015
#57
Bernie has never, ever won and then declined a Democratic nomination. Not once.
Ken Burch
Aug 2015
#72
Bullshit. Bernie has already made it clear he won't run third-party in the fall.
Ken Burch
Aug 2015
#71
why would he wait for the debates ? HIllary beat Obama at the debates but Obama got almost all
JI7
Aug 2015
#19
If you want to pass legislation, you need to work with other members of congress
Gothmog
Aug 2015
#55
Do you want to compare the number of her fellow members of congress who are endorsing her?
Gothmog
Aug 2015
#90
No, it is the real world where the people who know Sanders best do not trust him or endorse him
Gothmog
Aug 2015
#82
Yeah, everyone in Congress knows what a great idea it is to cross the Clintons.
frylock
Aug 2015
#86
You sound like you are supporting a candidate who does not get along with his co-workers
Gothmog
Aug 2015
#88
Given the approval rating of Congress.. it may be the best thing for Bernie.
Motown_Johnny
Aug 2015
#39
A group of people whose approval rating is in the teens at best? Who gives a FUCK who they endorse?
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2015
#41
Well, we can trust congress to do what's best for the country....oh, wait.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Aug 2015
#51
other: doesn't reflect poorly on Sanders who IS more progressive than Congress and does NOT reflect
Attorney in Texas
Aug 2015
#59