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2016 Postmortem

Fresh_Start

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2. should do wonders for Bernie's dream about flipping superdelegates

Reply to CentralCoaster (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 12:10 AM

May 2016

between threatening superdelegates
insulting superdelegates
and now planning on primarying superdelegates...
lots of luck on getting the nomination.

I also read that they had natural allies in the tea party...
I'll let you think about that for a bit.

But I agree that they are both uncompromising...and watching them bump heads will be fun.

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Bernie Sanders’ Staffers Want To Replace Congress By 2018 [View all] CentralCoaster May 2016 OP

Yeah, except for the whole gerrymandering thing. COLGATE4 May 2016 #1

Gerrymandering is a problem. Even so, HereSince1628 May 2016 #13

I'm afraid that this is an exercise in wishful thinking. Not only, as you correctly COLGATE4 May 2016 #16

Of course working for change requires being hopeful which is technically HereSince1628 May 2016 #17

Let's hope it happens in those Districts. COLGATE4 May 2016 #18

should do wonders for Bernie's dream about flipping superdelegates Fresh_Start May 2016 #2

Robert Browning merrily May 2016 #3

Good to see Sanders people looking ahead to 2018 mid-term elections...now. sueh May 2016 #4

This is exactly what the Tea Party did LisaM May 2016 #5

"Brand New" does not mean replace every member. CentralCoaster May 2016 #6

"Plenty of good people"? Hydra May 2016 #7

The Tea Party was getting in batshit crazy people who know nothing. cui bono May 2016 #11

I am down with this Matariki May 2016 #8

Years ago, when I was active in United We Stand, I had a meeting with my mikehiggins May 2016 #9

Sounds great to me. Betty Karlson May 2016 #10

brandnewcongress.org pat_k May 2016 #12

K&R WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2016 #14

That's not how it works. That's not how ANY of this works! :-P NurseJackie May 2016 #15