2016 Postmortem

merrily

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104. The Hillary Campaign's Project "Discredit him, disqualify him and unify the Party later."

Thu May 19, 2016, 12:34 PM

May 2016

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The Hillary Campaign's Project "Discredit him, disqualify him and unify the Party later."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/06/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-democrats-unity/

And then there's the Hillary campaign's Project "Bernie Lost Me," which finally explains to me a phenomenon on this board I've been mocking for months because poseurs on this board were not sufficiently skillful to pull it off . Bernie's supporters have taken the and used it for their own purposes, ending their #BernieLostMe tweets with #HillaryLostMe.

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Why I think Bernie should drop out. [View all] cali May 2016 OP

You have reached acceptance. nt LexVegas May 2016 #1

You are clueless. I have always said that Hillary would be the nominee cali May 2016 #2

Like your moxie! KPN May 2016 #31

Lol. Love that word. cali May 2016 #55

Despite our differences, we are neighbors :) Tarc May 2016 #68

What? They still make it? cali May 2016 #85

But of course Tarc May 2016 #91

Rootwise, yup! KPN May 2016 #86

+1 mountain grammy May 2016 #40

Rachel talked about this and I am so heartened some are paying attention. Bernie Sanders Actor May 2016 #54

Thanks. I don't- and never have- watched her, but I agree about the potential. cali May 2016 #62

As a Hillary supporter, I completely agree. kstewart33 May 2016 #105

That reminds me, they are doing that, the guy was on Rachel last night Actor May 2016 #107

Sanders people are trolling like the GOP lewebley3 May 2016 #77

And leweybluey gets the dubious award for bull. cali May 2016 #83

Your the one will the bull: if you cannot face the fact that lewebley3 May 2016 #119

This isn't the Bernie Sanders forum. kstewart33 May 2016 #108

I think this deserves a 'thank you' peggysue2 May 2016 #98

Very well said. nt kstewart33 May 2016 #124

You're in denial. frylock May 2016 #47

You exemplify the typical Hillary supporter. cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #52

And Bernie's the one with the outlandish ideas Skink May 2016 #3

Why? What's the point? cali May 2016 #5

No way should he drop out. Merryland May 2016 #4

Hillary only needs 100 more pledged delegates. Even if he wins CA, she'll get them. cali May 2016 #7

I have a bet that he will win California in a close race The Second Stone May 2016 #76

With Cali's post, I'm more hopeful that real unity is possible to defeat Trump. kstewart33 May 2016 #114

Why do you think Donald Trump wants to be beaten? (n/t) PJMcK May 2016 #154

That's a cute bit of phraseology Codeine May 2016 #75

Well I happen to think that the folks in the remaining states deserve to have their voices heard notadmblnd May 2016 #6

Agree! mountain grammy May 2016 #42

That's the mature view BeyondGeography May 2016 #8

Really? Merryland May 2016 #9

A clenched fist? That is hyperbole. cali May 2016 #10

We'll see BeyondGeography May 2016 #29

I think we already have seen many times over nolabels May 2016 #70

Yeah, because principles and passion are something one should just be able to put aside notadmblnd May 2016 #18

Well, every voter has done that on every election so far, why is it different now? Actor May 2016 #57

Speak for yourself notadmblnd May 2016 #63

Which politician other than Bernie have you voted for who you have not had to do this? Actor May 2016 #67

I thought Obama had principles and passion notadmblnd May 2016 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author artislife May 2016 #95

If Bernie and Hillary are in a room, who's the adult? BeyondGeography May 2016 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author artislife May 2016 #129

Why? We are only talking a couple of more weeks, and it would be not a nice thing to do to his still_one May 2016 #11

I think I explained why pretty clearly. cali May 2016 #24

I read. I just don't think its mutually exclusive still_one May 2016 #64

And, minimize the Dem Party trashing and delegitimizing. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #136

Those are good point Surya. As I also said, he should tone down the Hillary bashing, and focus still_one May 2016 #138

Nope sorry pinebox May 2016 #12

not to mention the FBI investigation & a variety of civil suits Merryland May 2016 #14

I am sure that the Democratic voters of California would ever so be grateful to you azurnoir May 2016 #13

No Robbins May 2016 #15

Why we can't afford that: lagomorph777 May 2016 #16

I think Sanders had the ability to influence the party. NCTraveler May 2016 #17

Oh, he still has enormous influence. cali May 2016 #21

I don't think he has much influence at this point. He is being hammered. NCTraveler May 2016 #28

If he manages his "movement" correctly and his supporters dont act stupidly, he can Actor May 2016 #65

how long is 'won't be long'?...is it slightly sooner or slightly later than 'not long at all'? islandmkl May 2016 #80

48 hours. Not sure yet if I'm talking business hours or one hour each day, equaling 48 days. nt. NCTraveler May 2016 #88

at one time in the distant past i ran a mess hall for ROTC cadets during their summer basic training islandmkl May 2016 #102

Thank you for sharing that. NCTraveler May 2016 #110

After California Prism May 2016 #19

Thank you! I agree. Let EVERYONE vote. Raster May 2016 #36

This primary was supposed to be about her Prism May 2016 #43

I like that. Duplicity, thy name is Clinton. WEAR IT! Raster May 2016 #48

very disappointing post 2banon May 2016 #20

Nah. Ain't gonna happen. mikehiggins May 2016 #22

Cali you've been a great advocate for Bernie and I respect that. BillZBubb May 2016 #23

Thanks. I understand cali May 2016 #33

If he doesn't stay in until the Convention he will have broken a promise... KoKo May 2016 #155

So dumb, the largest races still have yet to play out. joshcryer May 2016 #25

As her numbers against Trump plummet Merryland May 2016 #30

June 8-12 polling will show a surge for Clinton. joshcryer May 2016 #56

Wow, a sane Bernie supporter. Nice to see finally. beaglelover May 2016 #26

That is such a clueless and fucked up comment. cali May 2016 #37

+1 mountain grammy May 2016 #46

indeed ibegurpard May 2016 #49

Meh. beaglelover May 2016 #133

Now now Cary May 2016 #150

That was an insult. Duh. cali May 2016 #151

Probably, as was mine to some degree. Cary May 2016 #157

And FYI, in circles you're not privy to you scored a few points. Cary May 2016 #158

There are MANY sane Bernie supporters. That becomes obvious once you put away... Raster May 2016 #41

Maybe it's time for all of us to stop wisecracking. kstewart33 May 2016 #117

If I thought the bulk of Bernie supporters auntpurl May 2016 #27

The "Hillary beating him fair and square" ship sailed long ago... Raster May 2016 #45

We will have to agree to disagree. auntpurl May 2016 #60

You are so wrong. The much maligned reddit Bernie for president is cali May 2016 #50

Yeah, but he's still in it. auntpurl May 2016 #61

"Nevada was not good for Bernie's cause..." dchill May 2016 #115

Regardless, it has done what it has done. auntpurl May 2016 #122

Bernie's reputation could never descend to the level... dchill May 2016 #125

Well said. nt kstewart33 May 2016 #121

Bernie should stand outside the convention with a million people and call for political revolution Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #32

I like that! Except it would fall on deaf ears inside the convention. BillZBubb May 2016 #72

Absolutely not. MelungeonWoman May 2016 #34

I like Melungeons Merryland May 2016 #44

Recommended. H2O Man May 2016 #35

As long as he's in the race Clinton has to at least sort of pretend to be a Democrat tularetom May 2016 #38

I'd rather she pretended to be liberal. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #81

Completely disagree. Strongly. nt stillwaiting May 2016 #39

I strongly disagree. SamKnause May 2016 #51

I find your expression reasoned. I may not agree totally on the direction you arrived, but cool. seabeyond May 2016 #53

Probably best to drop the Bernie banner. peace13 May 2016 #58

Oh ffs. Bernie is my Senator. I've supported him for years longer cali May 2016 #71

Telling him to quit is not supporting him in this particular effort. peace13 May 2016 #120

And the wheels n the bus go BUMP BUMP BUMP! nt Codeine May 2016 #87

I agree. Merryland May 2016 #90

... asuhornets May 2016 #59

I can understand your reasoning but disagree, the anger stems from a similar excepting of AuntPatsy May 2016 #66

I think this is a fine message, no need for savaging Tarc May 2016 #73

This message was self-deleted by its author carolinayellowdog May 2016 #74

Bernie's in a tough place. KPN May 2016 #78

Cali will feel different next week, with the first judicial report on Hillary. ViseGrip May 2016 #79

Party sending wrong info to CA poll workers now! So Bernie should get out? ViseGrip May 2016 #82

How? She needs less than 100 more pledged delegates. cali May 2016 #84

A man should never leave things unfinished, either in victory or defeat. Are you losing faith cali? desmiller May 2016 #89

California needs to vote. Bluenorthwest May 2016 #92

I largely agree with you. auntpurl May 2016 #96

With fondness and respect isn't this inconsistent with, "No, I don't think Hillary and the demb PufPuf23 May 2016 #93

No. I explained in the op that my focus is Bernie and the movement/revolution cali May 2016 #94

Well then I do disagree about Sanders quitting now and supporting Clinton PufPuf23 May 2016 #118

I see that s as another marker in time nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #146

abandonment does not equal commitment. I thought you aimed a bit higher. Kip Humphrey May 2016 #123

We can do all that after the convention. I hope he doesn't concede until after the vote at the conv. aikoaiko May 2016 #97

I intend to fight to the convention, and Bernie should too pengu May 2016 #99

Respectfully Disagree pmorlan1 May 2016 #100

Thank you. kstewart33 May 2016 #103

The Hillary Campaign's Project "Discredit him, disqualify him and unify the Party later." merrily May 2016 #104

I think dropping out before 2026 pledged would do more harm than good at this point Recursion May 2016 #106

I agree. Bernie has already accomplished a great deal... DCBob May 2016 #109

I usually agree with you but not on this dragonfly301 May 2016 #111

He also promised not to attack Hillary Txbluedog May 2016 #128

Trust me the opposition has a boatload of talking points that Bernie hasn't touched dragonfly301 May 2016 #130

especially after losing OR and that blowout in KY! MisterP May 2016 #112

He should take it to the convention as planned. ozone_man May 2016 #113

This is up to Bernie, he can conceivably use a more positive tone BootinUp May 2016 #116

Thank you cali. I think Berni does have the opportunity riversedge May 2016 #126

I completely disagree. bobbobbins01 May 2016 #127

After California maybe if the Democratic Party opens up Armstead May 2016 #131

Wow. Cary May 2016 #132

No, everyone gets to vote, period. Blue_In_AK May 2016 #134

All excellent points. Laser102 May 2016 #135

K & R most enthusiastically. Thank you, Cali, for risking this reasonable and realistic analysis. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #137

I disagree nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #139

I agree with Cali that it is over, and I agree with you about the CA ballot issues... JCMach1 May 2016 #144

DWS is not going anywhere nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #148

sorry cali, you lost me on this one. Just give up and lay down, yeah, good strategy. We are litlbilly May 2016 #140

I hope you don't give up after the last vote is counted nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #141

It's time to stop making a big deal out of nothing. Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #142

Oh, goody. Another "Bernie should drop out" post. nt antigop May 2016 #143

they have all been so persuasive reddread May 2016 #160

The Clintons are vindictive. They're surrogates said they'd shut him of any speaking slot after NY Arazi May 2016 #145

Establishment Democrats hate Bernie because he COMPLETELY and EASILY exposes their corruption. stillwaiting May 2016 #156

Bernie is NOT a quiter. Skwmom May 2016 #147

Thank you. Loki May 2016 #149

Raise money for downticket raises, many which are corporatists democrats. What a great idea. Skwmom May 2016 #152

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Colors May 2016 #153

Sensible OP -- k & r obamanut2012 May 2016 #159