2016 Postmortem

RB TexLa

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44. They aren't going to vote then either.

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Surprise: Bernie Sanders's Youth Revolution Loved Rallies More Than Actually Voting [View all] workinclasszero Jun 2016 OP

I remember there was much angst when Bernie fans saw that the poll data from younger voters ... NurseJackie Jun 2016 #1

They would change the data to make it work for them. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #70

Who would have guessed THAT would happen? brooklynite Jun 2016 #2

Talk about sore winners... Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #3

Stating facts = Bashing? workinclasszero Jun 2016 #6

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Its a historical fact workinclasszero Jun 2016 #13

Quote: Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #33

+10000 AntiBank Jun 2016 #37

yep Sancho Jun 2016 #81

And there it is! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #89

Mature voters don't base their voting decisons on whether or not some anonymous person ... NurseJackie Jun 2016 #31

In my view, on this case stating facts IS bashing. pangaia Jun 2016 #28

WELL-fucking-stated! Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #47

There is a lot of that here. pangaia Jun 2016 #50

I think in any election, it is important to examine what worked, and what didn't work. eastwestdem Jun 2016 #54

Autopsy is easy metroins Jun 2016 #58

In this case, and many, many, many others, pangaia Jun 2016 #59

OK, when should this examination happen? Perhaps doing it now is insensitive uponit7771 Jun 2016 #103

Apparently? grossproffit Jun 2016 #7

The convention's a month away... Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #9

Post primary analysis is not bashing Blue_Adept Jun 2016 #21

The OP is NOT a Senator Sanders supporter... Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #48

So only Sanders' supporters can do post primary analysis? LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #71

No, you missed the entire point... Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #73

It is not bashing. It is providing historical information and what to expect. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #34

No, it's ABSOLUTELY bashing and VERY detrimental to Secretary Clinton's candidacy. Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #51

If anyone is driving votes away it is you making accusations. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #68

Highest unfavorability ratings for a Dem candidate in the last 50 years... Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #72

You are the one pushing this nonsense. And again the unfavorability ratings are in large LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #75

Her unfavorables are hers alone, NOT anything to do with Senator Sanders. Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #78

How does the OP bash SBS? lunamagica Jun 2016 #76

"How does the OP basn SBS?" Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #80

Typo. I fixed it. Forgive me? lunamagica Jun 2016 #84

Of course! Thank you for the clarification! Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #85

This about his young supporters, not about bashing Sanders. Beacool Jun 2016 #97

With time your anger over your side winning will abide. Warren Stupidity Jun 2016 #4

I said from the very beginning of this race frazzled Jun 2016 #5

The rallies were a poor attempt at generating a bandwagon effect. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #10

"But it's just that—optics—not a voter ID or get-out-the-vote strategy." Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #15

Except of course in the 20+ States he carried, such as my State of Oregon. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #11

But let's look at those states frazzled Jun 2016 #23

My thoughts rickford66 Jun 2016 #12

She isn't trying to persuade anyone. She is calling for unity leftofcool Jun 2016 #14

I've always voted Democratic. rickford66 Jun 2016 #19

I don't know about unicorns MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #16

I guess you never really listened to him. rickford66 Jun 2016 #20

And what if the poster did? CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #38

I'm sure it's... tonedevil Jun 2016 #53

It's been there CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #60

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #67

Of course CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #69

Thanks for your... tonedevil Jun 2016 #74

I honestly tried MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #57

Apparently you really didn't listen. rickford66 Jun 2016 #87

Apparently you don't know if I tried or not MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #91

"not a peep on how to pay for it" rickford66 Jun 2016 #94

substance??? Clinton supporters mostly refuse to debate issues AntiBank Jun 2016 #41

Ok then Sanders supporters are mostly divorced from reality MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #61

apples and oranges, I am positing behaviour, which is AntiBank Jun 2016 #65

From the comments: I thought this was thoughtful auntpurl Jun 2016 #17

And that's the difference with the tea party allusions that were made in some senses Blue_Adept Jun 2016 #24

I always found it a little odd that a group of people who largely insisted they weren't Democrats TwilightZone Jun 2016 #62

Strawman Eric J in MN Jun 2016 #98

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Goodness gracious. In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #22

Why should anyone care what we (young people) think if we don't vote? forjusticethunders Jun 2016 #43

Lol. nt sufrommich Jun 2016 #25

yep - that was pretty obvious DrDan Jun 2016 #26

I have personal experience with this sad fact. JohnnyRingo Jun 2016 #27

Crazy ain't it? workinclasszero Jun 2016 #30

Young voters aren't exactly welcomed to the polls.. Barack_America Jun 2016 #35

No JohnnyRingo Jun 2016 #63

The Rally's weren't predominantly young people AgingAmerican Jun 2016 #29

Enough of the harsh post mortems geek tragedy Jun 2016 #32

It appears the goal is to drive people AWAY from her AgingAmerican Jun 2016 #36

They aren't going to vote then either. RB TexLa Jun 2016 #44

The election fraud won't be papered over by lame attempts to explain it away with implausible GoneFishin Jun 2016 #39

So why hasn't Bernie filed a legal complaint about this massive rampant cheating? workinclasszero Jun 2016 #40

just think objectively for a second what a conspiracy of this scale would involve drray23 Jun 2016 #102

more dismissive bashing of Sanders supporters. Betty Karlson Jun 2016 #42

People are discussing the problem of young people failing to vote on a discussion board workinclasszero Jun 2016 #45

yeah, that's the spirit I was talking about. Betty Karlson Jun 2016 #46

The inability to accept insightful analysis and criticism prevents improvement and growth Yavin4 Jun 2016 #52

How many were involved when the rules were drawn up? very few: Betty Karlson Jun 2016 #93

And rallies don't answer any of your points. Yavin4 Jun 2016 #95

I don't think 13M people attended Bernie Sanders rallies... tom-servo Jun 2016 #49

K&R....nt Henhouse Jun 2016 #55

A very important detail is that many who attended rallies were not of voting age. eastwestdem Jun 2016 #56

"went as a large group to many of the Bernie events" brooklynite Jun 2016 #64

So it looks like they won't be voting for trump Whimsey Jun 2016 #66

The Daily Banter ??????? Must be some rag from somewhere. libdem4life Jun 2016 #77

Nothing good ever comes out of rallies RufusTFirefly Jun 2016 #79

All those rallies were the product of decades of not as flashy organizing and consciousness-raising forjusticethunders Jun 2016 #88

If you don't see a connection between this ... RufusTFirefly Jun 2016 #90

Divisive. GeorgeGist Jun 2016 #82

It's bogus to imply that people who went to the rallies didn't vote. Eric J in MN Jun 2016 #83

Stunning analysis: Bernie lost because not enough people voted for him. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #86

+1 (NT) Eric J in MN Jun 2016 #99

Jealousy and cognitive dissonance AgingAmerican Jun 2016 #92

Interesting..... Beacool Jun 2016 #96

CA turnout was less than predicted because AP declared HRC the winner the night before. NT Eric J in MN Jun 2016 #100

Yeah, keep believing that. Beacool Jun 2016 #104

When college let out for the summer, the air went out of his balloon too. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #101