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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If you fought against Hillary Clinton after the Democratic convention, [View all]Blanks
(4,835 posts)68. His visit with the pope...
Was clearly against campaign finance laws.
Bernie would not have done any better.
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If you fought against Hillary Clinton after the Democratic convention, [View all]
MineralMan
Nov 2016
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I strongly disagree with any Democrat who fought against Hillary after the convention
mtnsnake
Nov 2016
#1
Each person that didn't vote for Hillary: helped put a fascist in office: Just like Nader
lewebley3
Nov 2016
#79
Actually is wasn't Nader, it was the 308,000 Florida Dems who voted Bush
Grey Lemercier
Nov 2016
#114
No doubt, but as a reluctant supporter of Hillary - but supporter nonetheless - after she won the nomination, I don't think it's a good idea to alienate those who may not have done so...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2016
#129
this post is way out there. Calling people monsters who do vote on principle, like
JCanete
Nov 2016
#89
Yeah it is OTT. OTOH they had an opportunity to vote for the only candidate who could stop Trump.
emulatorloo
Nov 2016
#96
Tell that to all the undocumented minorities whose parents brought them to the US as babies
NoGoodNamesLeft
Nov 2016
#97
by that logic, tell anybody from Iraq that the people who voted for Hillary, including myself,
JCanete
Nov 2016
#98
By your logic every person who did NOT vote for Hillary is responsible for the dead kids in Aleppo
NoGoodNamesLeft
Nov 2016
#100
so we're on the on the same page. Calling people monsters for voting their conscience, no matter how
JCanete
Nov 2016
#101
I didn't call anyone monsters...but the BOBs and Stein voters may as well have voted for Trump IMO
NoGoodNamesLeft
Nov 2016
#102
and with that kind of break-down, we can most certainly never come back from it.
JCanete
Nov 2016
#106
Let me make it clear because you're right about one thing, I was not sensitive to
JCanete
Nov 2016
#109
I think what many people fail to understand is that Trump being elected genuinely HURTS many people
NoGoodNamesLeft
Nov 2016
#111
I'm just frustrated with people on here claiming Bernie would have won when he would NOT have
NoGoodNamesLeft
Nov 2016
#120
I will admit that my post was harsh and that I could have said that in a better way.
musicblind
Nov 2016
#117
Thanks for your reply, and I feel like I've been unfairly demanding of a lot of people who are
JCanete
Nov 2016
#118
And if you think Bernie wasn't a weak general election candidate, I have a nice bridge for sale.
LisaL
Nov 2016
#4
You can't base it on polls that don't reflect the opposition they had against him for fuck's sake.
JTFrog
Nov 2016
#12
well in a season of "grab them by the pussy", at worst an essay would have been a wash.
JCanete
Nov 2016
#116
Bernie could never win because he's too far left for moderate Independents
NoGoodNamesLeft
Nov 2016
#13
Yes. He was a weak primary candidate too--he lost by millions of votes, and many states he "won"
MADem
Nov 2016
#31
We have enough problems with the right calling progressives communists, to also
Baitball Blogger
Nov 2016
#6
The Green Party comes around every 4 years and has cost the Democrats the presidential
asuhornets
Nov 2016
#35
The saddest part of the "Nader effect" is that is also soils Bernie Sanders
NoGoodNamesLeft
Nov 2016
#55
I think 2 million of us in heavily Dems States should spread to the Red States
Madam45for2923
Nov 2016
#32
Yes, they can't be trusted and if they didn't vote for Hillary they are not welcome here. n/t
seaglass
Nov 2016
#33
Take it up with Skinner - the price of admission to DU is a vote for Hillary or support for her
seaglass
Nov 2016
#169
They had a vote just like the rest of us and once the primary was over and he lost by millions of
Demsrule86
Nov 2016
#159
The only people I saw told were not needed were those reposting RW trash against HRC....the ethics
bettyellen
Nov 2016
#80
We're well past the point where thwarted entitlement couched as righteous indignation
lapucelle
Nov 2016
#64
first of all, do you think anybody on this site thought Trump was going to do good things in office
JCanete
Nov 2016
#94
And I'll remember all those who said that Hillary couldn't lose. She's the strongest candidate to
Exilednight
Nov 2016
#69
I think it was said she was the "most qualified candidate", in fact she was the most qualified,
Thinkingabout
Nov 2016
#72
People on this very board, the OP included, stated in former posts that she was the strongest
Exilednight
Nov 2016
#73
It is subjective. Just because someone held a job, it doesn't mean they're qualified.
Exilednight
Nov 2016
#145
Likewise, Sanders has been in Congress for twenty five years, he is not ranked at the top
Thinkingabout
Nov 2016
#154
No, you can't blame his ratings on a Republican Congress, there were other members
Thinkingabout
Nov 2016
#163
A link that proves nothing about someone qualifications. It's just a study to be used to form an
Exilednight
Nov 2016
#168
It's a study, nothing more. it offers no actual conclusions that determines a person's qualification
Exilednight
Nov 2016
#171
For me it is quiet ample in determining his qualification, the best way to
Thinkingabout
Nov 2016
#172
No, you should check what subjective opinion means and then see if this is
Thinkingabout
Nov 2016
#176
I know exactly what subjective opinion means. What you see as negatives I see as positives. It just
Exilednight
Nov 2016
#177
Honest debate with give and take isn't your thing. Good luck with your issues.
Exilednight
Nov 2016
#181
I think we have bigger problems than how a few people acted on Democratic Underground.
jalan48
Nov 2016
#90
Well I can't say you'll find anything to argue you I worked against Hillary.
DemocraticWing
Nov 2016
#95
If they fought against Hillary after she won the nomination, they don't belong here. n/t
Lil Missy
Nov 2016
#122
Our old friends at JPR are back to suggesting we need a "new" Party...so I wouldn't call them Dems
brooklynite
Nov 2016
#151