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Related: About this forumWho knew running against a popular Democratic president would lead to primary losses?
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Who knew running against a popular Democratic president would lead to primary losses? (Original Post)
Drunken Irishman
Mar 2016
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GusBob
(7,503 posts)1. Have to ask
How was your St Patricks day?
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)2. I had work...then watched the NCAA Tournament. It was pretty good!
How was yours?
GusBob
(7,503 posts)3. Same as yours
I don't get out much.
I agree with the premise of your post BTW
PBO one of the best presidents in my lifetime. Can't wait until he can campaign out in the open. He is good at that
Tarheel_Dem
(31,443 posts)4. Weird, that.
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,652 posts)5. I missed something. Which losses? n/t
MBS
(9,688 posts)7. I also missed the story.
Info, anyone?
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)9. It's the Senator Sanders (I-VT)* primary story!
* Most recently lost 5 out of 5 primaries!
Just last night criticized Obama justice pick, would tell Obama to table Merrick nomination and let Bernie pick a liberal nominee!
In New York, they call that chutzpah!
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)6. Wow, yeah, who could've foreseen that?
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)8. strange that the DNC had candidates do that in the mids
But now their presidential candidate embraces him. Did they learn something or was it all a cynical plan?
Cha
(305,136 posts)10. Raises hand! I knew it was a losing strategy.. but, the bernies obviously didn't
think it would matter.
So glad I was right and they were wrong.