2016 Postmortem

TheBlackAdder

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15. The gatekeepers know what's best for its citizens. Plays right into the RW F. A. Hayek meme.

Reply to NorthCarolina (Reply #11)

Sun Feb 7, 2016, 12:25 PM

Feb 2016

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Those in power make the decisions, changing the rules and playing field, to meet the PLANNER'S Goals.

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THE WORM HAS TURNED: Barring unforeseeable events, Bernie Sanders will be the Democratic nominee [View all] NorthCarolina Feb 2016 OP

Do Unforseeable events include election fraud or error? NowSam Feb 2016 #1

Gotta come out in overwhelming numbers gyroscope Feb 2016 #9

100% eom NowSam Feb 2016 #10

I agree with everything you said farleftlib Feb 2016 #39

And Hillary campaign is resorting to push polling again passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #85

Do unforeseeable events SCantiGOP Feb 2016 #95

Correct Dem on Feb 2016 #111

I did not write the OP. passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #113

This should be an OP here John Poet Feb 2016 #100

Definitely. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #72

This should be an OP MissDeeds Feb 2016 #77

A very good suggestioin is to take pictures of the final tallies Stevepol Feb 2016 #82

Exactly gyroscope Feb 2016 #89

imagine if at precinct x, 300 bernie supporters show up to film the machine output questionseverything Feb 2016 #93

So, so true!!! chervilant Feb 2016 #103

In MD, I asked why vido cameras were not allowed in the polling places ... eppur_se_muova Feb 2016 #112

They said that? caraher Feb 2016 #115

Yep. Try getting the people in charge to see it that way. nt eppur_se_muova Feb 2016 #121

I don't think they'll even let you take photos. Confidentiality issues. kerry-is-my-prez Feb 2016 #125

Oh boy, here come the conspiracy theories. Watch out. Big brother's gonna get ya! RBInMaine Feb 2016 #132

Yep, exactly. Helen Borg Feb 2016 #22

when Rachel said she couldn't see how Bernie would make it to July PatrynXX Feb 2016 #84

I just hope that he can beat the Republican nominee... mark67 Feb 2016 #116

Your fears are unfounded... humbled_opinion Feb 2016 #117

Thats what I'm afraid of too. People won't vote for a "Socialist" - the term freaks people out. kerry-is-my-prez Feb 2016 #124

If they won't vote for a "socialist", they deserve everything that happens to them imo VulgarPoet Feb 2016 #140

... used to freak people out. No longer. Alas for the neoloberal looters, Joe Chi Minh Feb 2016 #142

I just want a strong veto pen against the whacked out congress full of righwing loonies mdbl Feb 2016 #136

Delusional... FarPoint Feb 2016 #2

One state has had a say and it's all over, according to Sanders supporters. Ridiculous. Metric System Feb 2016 #3

Ya it's insane isn't it? pinebox Feb 2016 #17

states enid602 Feb 2016 #46

hey it is what it is pinebox Feb 2016 #49

New PPP poll has her ahead 21 points. n/t OhZone Feb 2016 #67

Yes, and PPP is the ONLY scientific poll out there. RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #73

PPP had Clinton winning Iowa 48-40 Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #131

PPP got their butt kicked by actual Iowa voters jfern Feb 2016 #135

Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #18

I think I give Clinton more credit to drag it out than you do shawn703 Feb 2016 #20

In your dreams shenmue Feb 2016 #61

I agree she won't give up because Goldman-Sachs would ask for their $650,000 gift rhett o rick Feb 2016 #91

"right wing fueled Sanders supporters... malokvale77 Feb 2016 #59

Words born our of desperation lunatica Feb 2016 #83

I'm a Sanders supporter and I disagree with the opinion piece. JRLeft Feb 2016 #41

Clinton supporters were saying it's over months ago. That was even more ridiculous :) arcane1 Feb 2016 #78

Absolutely. Totally INSANE article. No sense at all of the process. RBInMaine Feb 2016 #133

Way too premature for that. Jarqui Feb 2016 #4

Hillary is solid.... FarPoint Feb 2016 #19

and then shaken to it's very core. nt Jarqui Feb 2016 #23

her foundation is not secure at all. She's sitting on an earthquake wordpix Feb 2016 #38

Are you joking? californiabernin Feb 2016 #79

Hillary is sold 406-Boz Feb 2016 #96

She is not a good post- Obama candidate loyalsister Feb 2016 #110

I wouldn't presume anything, work your area, work all areas you can. Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #5

^THIS^ lasttrip Feb 2016 #33

It ain't over til it's over GeoWilliam750 Feb 2016 #108

Yep - Hillary's campaign was designed to edge Bernie out early. Avalux Feb 2016 #6

No he will not! leftofcool Feb 2016 #7

Such a win wouldn't bother you? NorthCarolina Feb 2016 #11

The gatekeepers know what's best for its citizens. Plays right into the RW F. A. Hayek meme. TheBlackAdder Feb 2016 #15

That's what.. cannabis_flower Feb 2016 #21

It is about delegates. leftofcool Feb 2016 #104

And then losing the general election. jeff47 Feb 2016 #114

delegates are apportioned in every state restorefreedom Feb 2016 #12

they are chasing super delegates. subverting the will of roguevalley Feb 2016 #34

yup. and if they try to use supers, which i think they will, restorefreedom Feb 2016 #44

That would cause illegitimacy, an institutional disruption to the Democratic party... ill advised. TheBlackAdder Feb 2016 #13

It would make Chicago '68 look like a Sunday picnic. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #24

I have been thinking that there might be a 68 rerun. LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #28

68 rerun, with talk safeinOhio Feb 2016 #47

That kind of schism has been seen at the convention before. HubertHeaver Feb 2016 #120

In which case Glamrock Feb 2016 #55

We'll see.. speaktruthtopower Feb 2016 #8

WTF greiner3 Feb 2016 #63

I guess I missed the updated delegate count . . . . what is it now? DrDan Feb 2016 #14

Don't worry about it FlatBaroque Feb 2016 #16

When We Stand Together - No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Feb 2016 #25

O...M...G! SoapBox Feb 2016 #26

They put far too much faith in the corporate media's ability to stop an insurgent Sanders NorthCarolina Feb 2016 #30

I am still laughing, and quote............ nolabels Feb 2016 #58

this is so true-- what else can they say about him now? Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 #122

Oh my! That's incredibly amusing! NurseJackie Feb 2016 #27

Is this suppose to be a skit from SNL? Or something from the Comedy Channel? William769 Feb 2016 #45

No, it's what passes for intellectual political discourse...when one has nothing to offer. libdem4life Feb 2016 #69

No,I think this is Betty White laughing at the thought, wendylaroux Feb 2016 #101

Sanders will have to win enough states by large enough margins........... George II Feb 2016 #29

I think they're going by those "unskewed" internet polls again. These kids! They're wacky! Squinch Feb 2016 #31

If Hillary wins the nomination without popular support, then the GE is unwinnable. /nt JPnoodleman Feb 2016 #37

The term 'super delegate' is jargon, our Party calls them 'unpledged delegates' becasue that's what Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #53

Don't jump the gun. 21st Century Poet Feb 2016 #32

"The American people are beginning to realize that they can elect someone they are not Dustlawyer Feb 2016 #35

+1 safeinOhio Feb 2016 #54

it may only be the spark that starts the real revolution. AlbertCat Feb 2016 #94

I agree. bvar22 Feb 2016 #99

Well threatening young women with hellfire and accusing them of being whores... JPnoodleman Feb 2016 #36

She didn't say that! Major Nikon Feb 2016 #43

Gloria did say that and is a supporter of Clinton... JPnoodleman Feb 2016 #48

Technically, she just said they were too horny and boy crazy to make a rational decision hueymahl Feb 2016 #70

So she called them sluts, not whores.... my mistake. /nt JPnoodleman Feb 2016 #71

Too bad he is alienating all the Hillary supporters for the GE. 33taw Feb 2016 #40

Supporters of the NorthCarolina Feb 2016 #42

That being the case, why did he not run as an indy? Of course he wants the establishment vote DrDan Feb 2016 #51

He's doing the Dems a favor... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #65

where did Bernie promise to support Hillary? nt grasswire Feb 2016 #127

Google is your friend. NT Bohunk68 Feb 2016 #137

At the end of every debate he came out for the Dems in the general. bettyellen Feb 2016 #146

I agree, but we can't afford to stand down. Beware of a potential October Surprise. avaistheone1 Feb 2016 #50

I support Bernie, I think it could happen, but an endzone dance may be early. marble falls Feb 2016 #52

LOL! OhZone Feb 2016 #56

K&R! Duval Feb 2016 #57

Hillary will still likely win... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #60

How is this going to happen? Stuckinthebush Feb 2016 #62

Well, according to "hootch", anyway...nt SidDithers Feb 2016 #64

Thank you Sid! According to Hootch indeed. catnhatnh Feb 2016 #87

Walking on dangerous ground Wibly Feb 2016 #66

I noticed this, too (from the linked blog post): tblue37 Feb 2016 #68

Unforeseeable events like losing? ucrdem Feb 2016 #74

NC has the cart before the horse 40RatRod Feb 2016 #75

These two paragraphs alone are worth a recommendation. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #76

Awesome post! Fantastic article! KnR n/t 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #80

Good find. Shared. Recommended! leftcoastmountains Feb 2016 #81

Wishful thinking treestar Feb 2016 #86

Just what I have said for weeks if not months: Clinton is stuck in the 20th century. Betty Karlson Feb 2016 #88

I certainly hope his momentum keeps building A Little Weird Feb 2016 #90

At this point, Chris Matthews would literally have to beg viewers to vote Clinton ... AlbertCat Feb 2016 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author stopbush Feb 2016 #97

You know what they say about assuming, don't you? Beacool Feb 2016 #98

You tie Iowa Lordquinton Feb 2016 #106

I thought that the throng of Sanders' Millenials were going to win it for him. Beacool Feb 2016 #107

I thought Sanders was going to drop out over the summer Lordquinton Feb 2016 #109

I guess we should just cancel all of the coming primaries then. NNadir Feb 2016 #102

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #105

I'd say it's turning but not yet turned. nt thereismore Feb 2016 #118

LOL, I think that worm's going to roll over and die (eom) ThreeWayFanny Feb 2016 #119

I believe it's possible. LWolf Feb 2016 #123

Yes, the campaign that is leading 70-30 and more in most of the rest of the states... Tarc Feb 2016 #126

Yup, their campaign telling my nieces that they vote according to how slutty they are Bohunk68 Feb 2016 #138

"unfamiliar territory and feeling desperate" tazkcmo Feb 2016 #128

Good piece, NC, thanks. n/t bvf Feb 2016 #129

I like Bernie but he won't be nominated Sorry wss2001 Feb 2016 #130

Only time will tell who's right and who's wrong. NorthCarolina Feb 2016 #143

It's certainly possible, though the idea that it's a shoe-in is crazy talk Recursion Feb 2016 #134

bookmarking.... stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #139

Gonna bump this fantasy post after super tuesday....... workinclasszero Feb 2016 #141

What is this, a coronation?? randome Feb 2016 #144

Mistakes momentum for inevitability. Orsino Feb 2016 #145