2016 Postmortem

cali

(114,904 posts) Fri May 6, 2016, 10:03 AM May 2016

I understand sore losers. I don't understand sore winners [View all]

Mostly because it shows they care less about their candidate and the goal of getting said candidate elected than punching on the candidate losing and those supporting that candidate.

It's petty. It's dumb. And the irony of those who supported Hillary to the bitter end in 2008, excoriating Bernie supporters for sticking with him now, is glaring.

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I understand sore losers. I don't understand sore winners [View all] cali May 2016 OP

What fraction of Hillary supporters at DU do you suppose are guilty of that? Buzz Clik May 2016 #1

I don't know, but they're a very vocal contingent cali May 2016 #4

A handful of loud obnoxious people. Is still a handful no matter how loud they are. emulatorloo May 2016 #16

Agreed. There is no question that we hear calls for Sanders to drop every day at DU. Buzz Clik May 2016 #19

what contingent of Sanders supporters is still pretending he will win, there'll be an indictment, KittyWampus May 2016 #26

+1 Proud Liberal Dem May 2016 #57

Peek over in Camp Bansalot. TheCowsCameHome May 2016 #8

I peeked. My conclusion: two of the top 50 active threads ask him to quit. Buzz Clik May 2016 #23

You didn't read the OP, did you? TheCowsCameHome May 2016 #32

Playing semantics? Sure. Fine. You count the threads. Buzz Clik May 2016 #35

It would take all day. TheCowsCameHome May 2016 #37

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You signed up just to tell us we are mean? hrmjustin May 2016 #5

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Bully? hrmjustin May 2016 #15

Boy you walked right into that one pinebox May 2016 #12

Sorry, but there havent been hundreds of articles.... JaneyVee May 2016 #9

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LOFL! JaneyVee May 2016 #21

They despise the average working stiff and poor. NorthCarolina May 2016 #14

Their contempt for the great unwashed is glaring. In theory, at least, they wanted PROGRAMS Hiraeth May 2016 #33

Remember the big outrage over NorthCarolina May 2016 #64

The greed of "me first" and "I got mine" infects both parties. This is why there is a huge Hiraeth May 2016 #65

Holy shit. A brand new DUer comes crashing in solely to insult HRC supporters... Buzz Clik May 2016 #20

... grossproffit May 2016 #47

I know exactly what you're referring to. Marr May 2016 #49

I personally think he should drop out but I don't excoriate people here for still supporting Sanders hrmjustin May 2016 #3

Fair enough. cali May 2016 #6

Link ieoeja May 2016 #45

What about it? hrmjustin May 2016 #53

Because in their mind they have not won yet PowerToThePeople May 2016 #7

What's really revealing are the sore winners who were on the other team last time Fumesucker May 2016 #11

+1, god, is that ever the truth. Marr May 2016 #55

Yep, that's it exactly. vintx May 2016 #58

Yes, it seems that way. n/t demmiblue May 2016 #61

Because Bernie fans tactics are backfiring? JaneyVee May 2016 #13

Stunningly clueless and illustrative of my points. cali May 2016 #18

I understand it, it comes from lacking experience with victory. Bluenorthwest May 2016 #22

Great post. I think you're right. cali May 2016 #27

If, when you stay "sticking with him" you actually mean ... NurseJackie May 2016 #24

I believe though Turin_C3PO May 2016 #71

And let them have all the fun? :-P NurseJackie May 2016 #74

Yeah I understand what you're saying. Turin_C3PO May 2016 #75

:-) NurseJackie May 2016 #76

You summed this up great. nolawarlock May 2016 #81

I do know what you mean DLCWIdem May 2016 #77

If Bernie was behaving graciously instead of badgering the superdelegates Nye Bevan May 2016 #25

Truly, you guys need to grab a clue. cali May 2016 #34

You said you didn't understand why Hillary supporters are still being mean to Bernie. Nye Bevan May 2016 #36

To be fair mythology May 2016 #46

He's "welcome" to stay in the race??? bvar22 May 2016 #84

When you watch a candidate and his supporters continue to attack the Democratic nominee Trust Buster May 2016 #28

There you go again. Our nominee will be named at the convention in Philadelphia. HubertHeaver May 2016 #83

It tells me they're just trying to dampen the vote. Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #29

Give us the end game, and then we can reconcile. At this point Sanders and supporters are still lyin seabeyond May 2016 #30

You win the prize. Dubious as it is. No surprise at all. cali May 2016 #38

Ya, Cali. Whatever. How about some more insults that you expect us to just take because.... seabeyond May 2016 #42

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You're not gonna bully people into liking her. TDale313 May 2016 #39

I am not into trying to convince people of shit TD. What is the point? People here have declared seabeyond May 2016 #41

When we broad brush attack "the other side" TDale313 May 2016 #73

Right there with ya. I don't get it. TDale313 May 2016 #31

For a few, a proxy win is not enough. Orsino May 2016 #40

yep! And glad to see you back. Haven't see you for a while! Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #43

Uh huh. Nearly every topic is a Hillary hit piece on GDP grossproffit May 2016 #44

Not even close. cali May 2016 #48

And most voters are Hillary supporters, that says a lot more. grossproffit May 2016 #54

GO BERNIE! WINNERS DON'T QUIT AND QUITTERS DON'T WIN! ViseGrip May 2016 #50

Being a "sore winner" is a natural reaction to the amount of bullshit pilled on Hillary... SidDithers May 2016 #51

The constant smack downs, the name calling, the attempt to disenfranchise Sheepshank May 2016 #52

Many HRC want Bernie to kiss the ring. aikoaiko May 2016 #56

Both parties want to destroy the left. eom corkhead May 2016 #59

I quite agree, just look how the Bernie supporters reacted anytime he won anything. synergie May 2016 #60

she doesn't need us anymore--she's going after disaffected republicans. Well, good luck with that. bbgrunt May 2016 #62

...but it was OK when Bernie announced that same strategy a few weeks ago? Sheepshank May 2016 #79

If people cried fraud every time you won you would probably be pretty sore about it too. ContinentalOp May 2016 #63

I'll be glad when primary season is over. Turin_C3PO May 2016 #66

Team Hillary isn't an election campaign, it's a club. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #67

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I really do think this is DU-specific. auntpurl May 2016 #70

This is very personal and has been an extremely hard fought battle by both side. NCTraveler May 2016 #72

Since most Bernie supporters seem to be saying that Sanders is winning ... nolawarlock May 2016 #78

Oh dear. Clunky and far from clever. cali May 2016 #80

Nah. Just curious. nolawarlock May 2016 #82