Hillary Clinton

okasha

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51. Of course it's Kabuki.

Fri Jun 17, 2016, 07:03 PM

Jun 2016

Here's the problem: Sanders is not gaining leverage at the convention. He's bleeding relevance and influence right now. It will be an arterial hemorrhage by the middle of next week. At that point all he'll get from the Party is "That was nice Bernie. Please sit down."

Come down to it, he doesn't do politics very well at all, and his staff are a pack of incompetent idiots. None of them seems much interested in reality.

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Do you really think defeating Trump will be easy? [View all] realmirage Jun 2016 OP

I think it's the opposite. I think the focus on Sanders is because we know beating Trump in Nov TwilightZone Jun 2016 #1

great minds, and all that! spooky3 Jun 2016 #3

But it's so obvious that Sanders is just doing political theater to negotiate over the DNC platform. realmirage Jun 2016 #7

I think it's mostly just here - the real world seems to have moved on. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #11

If you consider that all Sanders realmirage Jun 2016 #14

Well, I do consider it political theater, but it doesn't help that he and Weaver don't seem to be TwilightZone Jun 2016 #19

Sanders has indicated solidarity by saying he will do everything to defeat Trump realmirage Jun 2016 #23

Well, yes and no. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #28

Jill Stein is a non-starter realmirage Jun 2016 #29

I agree on Stein. She just likes attention. She also got 0.35% of the vote in 2012. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #31

Of course it's Kabuki. okasha Jun 2016 #51

Yep. I have real-world friends who supported Bernie, and NONE OF THEM have NurseJackie Jun 2016 #16

That has been the case with ALL my BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #34

+1 wildeyed Jun 2016 #41

That's a wise decision. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #42

He is also broke and (unlike Hillary and Obama) there is not going to be any help pay it back. Walk away Jun 2016 #15

We do need Sanders supporters, that's why I think Hillary supporters realmirage Jun 2016 #25

I have never seen a moderate Sanders' supporter here at DU. If there are any they... Walk away Jun 2016 #38

There are plenty. wildeyed Jun 2016 #43

Then I doubt that they are trolling around the Hillary Group. Walk away Jun 2016 #44

No, they respect our group. wildeyed Jun 2016 #46

We'll see. nt Walk away Jun 2016 #47

I think there might be a lot of them. Like Clinton supporters, I think many of them chose the TwilightZone Jun 2016 #57

I disagree. spooky3 Jun 2016 #2

I don't see any unifying, I see a lot of fighting realmirage Jun 2016 #8

One can't unify with a group of people who don't want to unify. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #12

So fight them in GDP if you want, but why obsess in the Hillary group over a nothing issue? realmirage Jun 2016 #18

Agreed. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #21

Is there a meme of Trump as a whitewalker? realmirage Jun 2016 #26

I love the White Walker reference. FarPoint Jun 2016 #37

You are suggesting that we all go to GDP and get piled on by some of the most vehement.... Walk away Jun 2016 #39

DU doesn't even slightly represent the real world. Walk away Jun 2016 #20

Agreed. And, somewhat bizarrely, Paulites. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #24

That is just the GDP group. wildeyed Jun 2016 #48

Yeah, that was my point. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #49

Oh, got it. wildeyed Jun 2016 #50

lol, I remember ol' seventh TwilightZone Jun 2016 #52

HA Goodman wildeyed Jun 2016 #53

Ack, Goodman. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #54

Also, HA is a pen name. wildeyed Jun 2016 #55

First of all... FarPoint Jun 2016 #4

I've heard rumblings about dumping him at the convention, but I just don't see it happening realmirage Jun 2016 #9

I agree...we have the advantage.... FarPoint Jun 2016 #36

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #13

No i think it will be a tough fight. Celebrity is the most powerful force in America TeamPooka Jun 2016 #5

Exactly!! nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #6

Totally right realmirage Jun 2016 #10

The general election will be like playing Russian Roulette... Jerry442 Jun 2016 #17

Not at all ladym55 Jun 2016 #22

If we are unified in the face of Trump's ineptitude Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #27

No. There are many republicans who will vote WhiteTara Jun 2016 #30

Easy? Not at all. C_U_L8R Jun 2016 #32

Sanders would not only have to face Trump Legends303 Jun 2016 #33

Yes, I do DavidDvorkin Jun 2016 #35

This case is different MFM008 Jun 2016 #40

Trump has a hard row to hoe, demographically. wildeyed Jun 2016 #45

Agreed that we must work hard and take nothing for granted. okasha Jun 2016 #56

No way Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #58