2016 Postmortem

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Bernie Sanders is losing the Democratic Primary because no one over 30 trusts him.. [View all] asuhornets Apr 2016 OP

LAS14 Apr 2016 #1

Bullshit. Bernie has gotten plenty of over 30 voters and HIGH honesty ratings. Skwmom Apr 2016 #2

He gets good favorable ratings asuhornets Apr 2016 #41

hehehehe.... bottom of the barrel stuff... berniepdx420 Apr 2016 #66

Well then Hilly better get to vetting. He's about to be gaining on her again. Ed Suspicious Apr 2016 #253

not a chance...she got this..eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #254

I'm thinking you might be less confident than you let on. Ed Suspicious Apr 2016 #255

Don't call this 66 year old a no one. nm floriduck Apr 2016 #3

I didn't...eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #45

No, you made a patently false assertion, in your OP Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #153

56 year old no one here whistler162 Apr 2016 #140

lol 2pooped2pop Apr 2016 #4

! PotatoChip Apr 2016 #37

I'm over 30 and tuition free college is not only possible it needs to happen DebDoo Apr 2016 #5

Try explaining how it would work kennetha Apr 2016 #9

Try looking for ways to make it work instead of dismissing the goal out of hand Armstead Apr 2016 #15

I think he he tried to make it work- he would sound like Hillary. bettyellen Apr 2016 #59

It's a difference in having a goal and not having one Armstead Apr 2016 #91

just because they are not your goals..... doesn't mean they do not exist. bettyellen Apr 2016 #267

I think you start with big goals and work from there Armstead Apr 2016 #271

Bingo to him planning and presenting a plan apcalc Apr 2016 #208

We fucking need massive disruptions. TransitJohn Apr 2016 #21

America's university system serves much more than the 1% kennetha Apr 2016 #83

Yup... that's why more and more American students are bailing to go to school in Europe. SheenaR Apr 2016 #100

Yeah ken SheenaR Apr 2016 #99

I'm sorry, AmeriCANT... Buddyblazon Apr 2016 #112

Hillary wants 10 billion to expand the drug war and a manhattan project to break iphone encryption Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #155

Not without tapping into the MIC which Sanders wont do, he's not credible and we know that uponit7771 Apr 2016 #263

Truly astrophuss42 Apr 2016 #6

I'm 45 and this OP is the dumbest thing I've read in a long time on DU. n/t Dawgs Apr 2016 #7

Me too, and this OP is a pungent example of rectal extraction mindwalker_i Apr 2016 #13

Why thank you, but asuhornets Apr 2016 #46

More lies. It's something you feed yourself. dchill Apr 2016 #79

You are simply incapable of being honest. TM99 Apr 2016 #127

Then why is she winning? eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #128

You know and I know you are smarter TM99 Apr 2016 #133

I don't play games... asuhornets Apr 2016 #137

Yes, you do and are. TM99 Apr 2016 #147

Well I sure hope you feel better...eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #148

So you are trying to tell me that the San Diego Convention Center, which held 13K people nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #213

All her/his OPs are like this. pangaia Apr 2016 #118

Why did you reply? n/t asuhornets Apr 2016 #123

I didn't. pangaia Apr 2016 #221

I'm bored nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #214

excuse me is 70 greater than 30? hollysmom Apr 2016 #8

Me too Worried senior Apr 2016 #93

Well, I know I'm a youngster at 68, but I stand with Bernie... Human101948 Apr 2016 #102

And I'll be 72 in July -none Apr 2016 #111

How embarassingly wrong. I'm nearly twice that age and I remember real Democrats. lagomorph777 Apr 2016 #10

Would you name some of the real Democrats you remember? Frances Apr 2016 #114

out of curiosity do you think the country needs to be more right wing and if that is a good thing? hollysmom Apr 2016 #212

I do NOT think the country should be more right wing Frances Apr 2016 #289

thanks, sorry to interpret your post wrong, my fault. hollysmom Apr 2016 #291

As others have noted mythology Apr 2016 #11

I'm 64 and I've trusted him since the 90's -- I trust the Clintons as far as I can throw them Armstead Apr 2016 #12

Cool story bro n/t LadyHawkAZ Apr 2016 #14

I'm not a bro asuhornets Apr 2016 #53

Cool story, bro. shalafi Apr 2016 #119

Yup, that just about sums it up. Ironic variation on the old '60s slogan: Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #16

I'm not "no one." The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #17

I didn't say you were a no one... asuhornets Apr 2016 #47

Ipse dixit. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #68

None of my retired friends that are voting Dem apcalc Apr 2016 #210

I don't think it's a matter of trust. Perhaps what you are saying is that people The_Casual_Observer Apr 2016 #18

But he is not the asuhornets Apr 2016 #49

I'm thinking it's more about vision and ideals than the practical mechanics of it. The_Casual_Observer Apr 2016 #63

I get that... asuhornets Apr 2016 #70

Yes but this practical stuff is boring and complicated The_Casual_Observer Apr 2016 #75

But the work has to be done..eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #76

Bernie is a Visionary noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #227

Yes he is asuhornets Apr 2016 #230

She has been copying noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #239

Over 10 million who voted in this primary and caucuses disagree...eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #241

Ah the old deflect noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #244

OK, more skeptical especially seeing he's not going after MIC funding. There's no need to raise uponit7771 Apr 2016 #264

Bullshit. All my Gen X friends and myself are pro-Bernie. TransitJohn Apr 2016 #19

My experience with *some* boomers- emphasis on SOME- Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #187

Plus, we know he wasn't a democrat until very recently and he joined the party for exposure. nt BreakfastClub Apr 2016 #20

Exactly asuhornets Apr 2016 #51

Ardent 62, soon to be 63, female Bernie supporter. SamKnause Apr 2016 #22

DU is not representative of the real world...n/t asuhornets Apr 2016 #24

Case in point, see the OP. morningfog Apr 2016 #26

Bernie Sanders is the ESTABLISHMENT asuhornets Apr 2016 #54

HAHAHAHH! OMG I'M CHOKING!!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHHAHA! pinebox Apr 2016 #23

but the blackboxes seem to love her questionseverything Apr 2016 #28

+1 Unicorn Apr 2016 #50

I'm 50 and I know patronizing bullshit when I see it. QC Apr 2016 #25

This OP is dribble and lies. morningfog Apr 2016 #27

Trusted him for all the time he has been in Congress, why now? Rex Apr 2016 #29

Yet, you trust a pol that backed a war because of political ambition. Broward Apr 2016 #30

Your days at ASU were wasted. TheCowsCameHome Apr 2016 #31

Wasn't it in the top 25 party school at one point? shalafi Apr 2016 #120

The only promise Bernie made that he can keep redstateblues Apr 2016 #32

Actually, Bernie gets the majority of voters 45 and under. reformist2 Apr 2016 #33

Source of information please tonyt53 Apr 2016 #64

Wake up. At DU, most of us are middle-aged Bernie supporters. senz Apr 2016 #34

I'm 72 and certainly don't trust Hillary with the office of president. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2016 #35

I am 56. I trust Bernie. I don't trust Hillary. rateyes Apr 2016 #36

I'm 53 and I trust him. Amaril Apr 2016 #38

Not true and blanket statements are what I expect from Trump and his supporters. Unicorn Apr 2016 #39

Your entire response to my post was made up asuhornets Apr 2016 #58

How utterly uninformed. Unicorn Apr 2016 #67

you didn't really expect a reply from the OP to this, did you? TransitJohn Apr 2016 #211

I thought I was in a conversation with her so she would come back. Unicorn Apr 2016 #247

Thanks I mean it nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #216

He wins voters 45 and under and higher income people basselope Apr 2016 #40

Source of information please tonyt53 Apr 2016 #71

Just about every single exit poll. basselope Apr 2016 #92

55 and a Bernie voter/supporter. nt 2cannan Apr 2016 #42

I'm 66 and I know Sanders is appealing to justice and mercy k8conant Apr 2016 #43

70+ here, so there goes your theory out the window. TheCowsCameHome Apr 2016 #44

Be careful not to step in that bullshit. AirmensMom Apr 2016 #48

there ya go again.. grasswire Apr 2016 #52

I'm 64 and I know you are pandering to yourself. dchill Apr 2016 #55

And what is that word? eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #62

I'm 60 and your theory tonedevil Apr 2016 #56

"You know he is pandering to young voters naivete" you are delusional on this point.. berniepdx420 Apr 2016 #57

+1 dchill Apr 2016 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Apr 2016 #60

Got that right! tonyt53 Apr 2016 #61

I agree jrandom421 Apr 2016 #72

totally false! amborin Apr 2016 #65

Ha! NV Whino Apr 2016 #69

You're being watched & Alerted. Careful. Tarheel_Dem Apr 2016 #73

I've voted in every election since 1964 nichomachus Apr 2016 #77

30's 40's 50's 60's all voting for Sanders. bkkyosemite Apr 2016 #78

77 and voting Bernie. 840high Apr 2016 #215

lol...on the 29th I can say 70 too...should have put 70's...too... bkkyosemite Apr 2016 #245

What a bunch of insulting pompous off gassing that was. Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #80

Bullshit, I'm 65 and totally trust Bernie. WTF is your agenda? B Calm Apr 2016 #81

Trashing Thread. Another mud slinging post by a Hillary supporter. B Calm Apr 2016 #82

Its why he is losing so bad with minorities too...no trust. nt LexVegas Apr 2016 #84

I don't know... asuhornets Apr 2016 #85

I'm 66 and support Bernie, as do most of my friends The Blue Flower Apr 2016 #86

I am 76 and I am definitely with him and not her. oldandhappy Apr 2016 #87

Congrats you won the "Most False and Lying Post of the Day Award!!!! northernsouthern Apr 2016 #88

Wow - I always thought I was over 30 but now thanks to this - I am YOUNG AGAIN! Nanjeanne Apr 2016 #89

I think they trust him....they just dont' trust him to win...just like when we voted Kerry over Dean hollowdweller Apr 2016 #90

Because Kerry was more electable right? Oh wait... liberalnarb Apr 2016 #97

You think the typical 35 year old supporters Bernie or Hillary? Come on now MillennialDem Apr 2016 #94

I'm 40 and I fucking trust him. shalafi Apr 2016 #95

This may be the most infuriating pile of bullshit I've seen all day. liberalnarb Apr 2016 #96

The number 30 is just tossing shit against the wall and hoping it sticks SheenaR Apr 2016 #98

Republican speak. Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #101

You certainly have your finger on the pulse Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #103

Pretentious bullshit. Stop hillsplaining to us. RedCappedBandit Apr 2016 #104

I'm 43... Buddyblazon Apr 2016 #105

So look... Buddyblazon Apr 2016 #108

Bernie & Over 30 Mesee Apr 2016 #106

Wrong. Over 30. Voted for him yesterday. He's our best hope ReasonableToo Apr 2016 #107

OMG... Buddyblazon Apr 2016 #110

Don't you dare speak for me. I'm way older than you and I support Bernie. CharlotteVale Apr 2016 #109

Apparently you don't know anyone older than you are. SheilaT Apr 2016 #113

Bernie has a better honest and trustworthy rating with those over 30 than Hillary jfern Apr 2016 #115

I believe it's 45 and younger at this point.... glowing Apr 2016 #116

Bernie Sanders is losing the Democratic Primary because no one over 30 trusts him.. jmousso75 Apr 2016 #117

The only people that speak of the "third way" is right here on DU asuhornets Apr 2016 #122

You are wrong leftinportland Apr 2016 #121

Pure bovine sludge. I'm sixty and only trust Bernie. DamnYankeeInHouston Apr 2016 #124

I'm not "no one" either. And happy to be over thirty and successful. snowy owl Apr 2016 #125

I'm over 30 & trust SBS katsy Apr 2016 #126

Where are the rest of those tax returns? asuhornets Apr 2016 #139

I find the one he released fucking boring katsy Apr 2016 #202

$23,000 home deduction-not boring at all...eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #205

Yea sound the alarm on that see how far people give katsy Apr 2016 #232

how much did Bernie give to charity? 4%? eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #234

Not my business. I give to charity but find it katsy Apr 2016 #240

well it's more than 4%...eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #242

That's it? You don't see any moral katsy Apr 2016 #243

And I call you part of the problem, A millionaire is promising you that she is going to reign down insta8er Apr 2016 #129

Just because someone is wealthy asuhornets Apr 2016 #136

Pablo Escobar was wealthy, but he was a POS. It is how the wealth has been acquired insta8er Apr 2016 #142

Pablo Escobar? asuhornets Apr 2016 #144

You see that's the problem, if you read my post you would have figured that out insta8er Apr 2016 #161

I'm over 30 and I trust him a lot more than Hilary!!! Luciferous Apr 2016 #130

You may wish we didn't exist A Little Weird Apr 2016 #131

I'm 47, and I'm wondering why your username is based on a school DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #132

stay on topic, pls asuhornets Apr 2016 #138

A little ray of Clintonian sunshine you are. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #222

Mine as well...eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #229

I'm 71 Jane Austin Apr 2016 #134

"no one over 30 trusts him." NO ONE? Fucking bloody hell. Get a bigger brush why don't you. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2016 #135

Yep...eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #151

He is paying a 13% tax rate and all the rest of us are shouldering a much higher rate. His free off seabeyond Apr 2016 #141

I agree totally, but that was only one tax return asuhornets Apr 2016 #154

What really gets me is his preaching, on socialism. His first two decades of adult life he did not seabeyond Apr 2016 #197

Agreed!!!! eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #198

You are so wrong Marrah_G Apr 2016 #143

As you can see asuhornets rock Apr 2016 #145

Thank you!!!! asuhornets Apr 2016 #146

Lies and opinions. Right. We're all lying about our age. Ed Suspicious Apr 2016 #256

See rock Apr 2016 #260

What nonsense (nt) matt819 Apr 2016 #149

Agree with this OP 100%!!!! beaglelover Apr 2016 #150

Me too!!! eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #159

There is no one over 30 in the pacific northwest? Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #152

Pacific NW is sparsely populated, nothing but land....eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #157

Yeah, right. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #162

You're right. There are only three Clinton supporters out here. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #164

"Pacific northwest! Ha! Ha!" Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #174

"I've won in every region!!!" lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #178

50 million people on the west coast of the US Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #184

I don't think she's going to win a single county within 200 miles of the pacific. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #186

She'll probably do better in southern california. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #188

Depends on the latino turnout. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #192

Hillary was asuhornets Apr 2016 #179

What an odd response. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #181

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When I see Bernie's avatar next to his supporters username asuhornets Apr 2016 #166

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Voting for Trump? asuhornets Apr 2016 #172

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59 here. I trust him more than I trust her. nt redwitch Apr 2016 #158

I think the opposite is true. A degree of senility is necessary to truly believe Clinton. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #160

This message was self-deleted by its author CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #165

Embrace the madness. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #167

This message was self-deleted by its author CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #171

Gawd, this is the dumbest post of the month. TheCowsCameHome Apr 2016 #163

Reminds me of david brock's new project Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #169

I'm 51, my husband's 47 choie Apr 2016 #170

Corporations are not voting for Clinton asuhornets Apr 2016 #175

You said Bernie panders to the choie Apr 2016 #250

Thanks for taking 43 years off my life. PWPippin Apr 2016 #173

Why do you post shit like this? I am 60 & I am the youngest in a circle of friends that are voting jillan Apr 2016 #177

I have nothing to be shamed about.. asuhornets Apr 2016 #190

You are saying that no one over the age of 30 trusts Bernie and that is a flat out lie. jillan Apr 2016 #191

Plus, it probably takes significant upper body strength Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #196

What an odd response...eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #201

Nah, it's positively linear by comparison. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #204

Are you kidding? I am 66 and my husband is 69 and we both are for Bernie! n/t michaz Apr 2016 #180

This post deserves a new Twitter hashtag... potone Apr 2016 #182

Ridiculous to post this on DU with our Diversity... TRASH THREAD. KoKo Apr 2016 #183

I'm over 30 (voting for Clinton) but I do trust Bernie MelSC Apr 2016 #185

Thank you. I really appreciate you for posting this. jillan Apr 2016 #195

No problem! I sincerely like Bernie MelSC Apr 2016 #199

I'm over 2x30 and trust him beyond dispute. He is the most honest politician in this Nation. 99Forever Apr 2016 #189

This info has been posted time and again. For whatever reason Hiraeth Apr 2016 #193

my age begins with a six and I'm voting for Senator Sanders.... mike_c Apr 2016 #194

Your first sentence is erroneous... ljm2002 Apr 2016 #200

You're dust a baby! rogerashton Apr 2016 #203

I'll be 70 on 29th...that is really far fetched as they come bkkyosemite Apr 2016 #206

Survey sez Mnpaul Apr 2016 #207

At the caucus MFM008 Apr 2016 #209

Bullshit Carolina Apr 2016 #217

They will not ever vote for Hillary..? asuhornets Apr 2016 #220

Oh and I forgot to say in my other response... 99Forever Apr 2016 #218

thanks that's nice asuhornets Apr 2016 #219

Nixon and Reagan won also. Voters get duped all the time. rickford66 Apr 2016 #280

I will be voting for the Democratic nominee...eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #281

Yup. The lesser of two evils. Try FOR someone sometime. rickford66 Apr 2016 #285

If Bernie is the nominee and I hope he is not asuhornets Apr 2016 #286

I trust him Dem2 Apr 2016 #223

His message is too general. eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #231

I have issues with both candidates Dem2 Apr 2016 #238

Yay, more "fuck the dumb young!" whatchamacallit Apr 2016 #224

yep a $23,000 home deduction. eom asuhornets Apr 2016 #233

.. frylock Apr 2016 #225

well then it's way pass your bed time asuhornets Apr 2016 #236

You think if he was president TheFarseer Apr 2016 #226

" trick people into voting for him" asuhornets Apr 2016 #235

Are you capable of an honest post? Doesn't seem that way. Ed Suspicious Apr 2016 #257

you said they're naive TheFarseer Apr 2016 #262

Not at all... asuhornets Apr 2016 #274

Guess this 53 year old vet snpsmom Apr 2016 #228

No one? asuhornets Apr 2016 #237

Got that wrong, me and most people I know my age (well over 30) are for Bernie. All in it together Apr 2016 #246

Hillary has your naïveté all sewn up. All in it together Apr 2016 #248

The polling shows that he's much more trusted than your candidate. Marr Apr 2016 #249

Like I said several times asuhornets Apr 2016 #251

I'm not really interested in fiction, sorry. Marr Apr 2016 #259

I'm 41 and I must be the exception. Except my mom voted for Bernie. She's 62. Ed Suspicious Apr 2016 #252

How interesting. area51 Apr 2016 #258

I'm over 30 and I trust Bernie. It's Hillary I don't trust (nt) bigwillq Apr 2016 #261

Too scared and beaten down to vote for transformative change. Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #265

I'm not scared and I am looking forward to voting for Hillary in the GE asuhornets Apr 2016 #268

enjoy four more years of neocon neolib reagan democrat bullshit Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #269

Hillary will make an excellent President. asuhornets Apr 2016 #273

No she won't. She will be under investigation for assorted Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #287

Your words: asuhornets Apr 2016 #288

That's silly. Orsino Apr 2016 #266

Sanders also has a nice-sounding agenda asuhornets Apr 2016 #270

Another stupid factless OP AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #272

Have you seen the "stupid factless OP's" about Hillary. asuhornets Apr 2016 #275

What's the pay scale? AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #282

Nonsense. All my friends are well over 30 and feel the Bern !! rickford66 Apr 2016 #276

Sanders is no leader and has made a name for himself for one beachbumbob Apr 2016 #277

I'm over 30 and I trust him. Kind of negates your premise of "no one" over 30 trusts him. EndElectoral Apr 2016 #278

Generalizations are really lame dr60omg Apr 2016 #279

45, and I trust him... ScreamingMeemie Apr 2016 #283

okay, cold shower time heaven05 Apr 2016 #284

o.m.g. 2banon Apr 2016 #290