2016 Postmortem

trof

(54,256 posts) Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:25 PM Jul 2016

OK, I'll say it. Bernie should have been a bigger person. [View all]

He called for the official record to reflect the actual votes.
OK, fair enough I guess?
But what is he trying to prove?
I dunno.

Then he called to 'suspend the rules', and named Hillary as the official nominee.
But he didn't call for her nomination to be "by acclamation".

The chair did that.
In 2008 Hillary did it for Obama.

I was a Bernie $upporter, but he disappointed me tonight.

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OK, I'll say it. Bernie should have been a bigger person. [View all] trof Jul 2016 OP

Not good enough, Bernie! The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2016 #1

What does it matter? The headlines are all giving him credit for supporting her nomination. writes3000 Jul 2016 #2

Nonsense. sinkingfeeling Jul 2016 #3

Seems like semantics. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #4

Nit-picking. avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #5

I didn't notice it. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #11

He did fine. n/t cynatnite Jul 2016 #6

I think he knew his supporters needed to see him and hear him ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #7

Didn't get your pony, eh? TheCowsCameHome Jul 2016 #8

He did great Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #9

You could not be any smaller right now awake Jul 2016 #10

As a fervent Hillary supporter, I completely agree with you. auntpurl Jul 2016 #16

As a Bernie supporter he has brought me to "be with her" awake Jul 2016 #25

YES. Bernie was a BIG BIG person tonight. We are a unified party auntpurl Jul 2016 #31

It means a lot to me to hear you say this. GreenPartyVoter Jul 2016 #57

Yes, yesterday was a bad day. auntpurl Jul 2016 #58

It sure is! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2016 #59

They will NEVER see it because nothing he does is ever good enough Chasstev365 Jul 2016 #74

We can talk about this next week. NurseJackie Jul 2016 #12

And something tells me this will be latched onto by some as just the "technicality" they need. BobbyDrake Jul 2016 #13

Exactly. fun n serious Jul 2016 #34

Nonsense. auntpurl Jul 2016 #14

Oh stop picking. wildeyed Jul 2016 #15

Seriously? MelSC Jul 2016 #17

Waaaaat??? workinclasszero Jul 2016 #18

Clinton just beat out four men... NCTraveler Jul 2016 #19

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #79

I'm not sure where I haven't shown class. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #83

Yes, he did call for Clinton's nomination by acclamation... Raster Jul 2016 #20

I think the point... JSup Jul 2016 #21

Bernie did right by both his supporters and the nominee Txbluedog Jul 2016 #22

Who cares? jzodda Jul 2016 #23

Just can't stop the bashing huh. It's useless to alert riderinthestorm Jul 2016 #24

Literally NO ONE on this thread agrees with the OP auntpurl Jul 2016 #33

There are four recs as of this moment - all Hillary supporters riderinthestorm Jul 2016 #41

Yeah? Well, I got two hides last night, my first hides EVER auntpurl Jul 2016 #47

8 recs now riderinthestorm Jul 2016 #86

10 recs now. Proud? riderinthestorm Jul 2016 #89

That OP post comparing Bernie to Cruz was removed, John Poet Jul 2016 #70

I alerted on it too but to no avail. Stayed up all night Arazi Jul 2016 #75

Good lawd. demmiblue Jul 2016 #26

You forgot the sarcasm thingie. redwitch Jul 2016 #27

what did Hill say in 08 krawhitham Jul 2016 #28

There ya go. She said the words. "By acclamation". trof Jul 2016 #35

In what way do you think that posting this will help build party unity John Poet Jul 2016 #29

A lot was going on. It was an honest mistake, and the chair corrected it. still_one Jul 2016 #30

What Bernie said: yallerdawg Jul 2016 #32

I guess this was your last shot to get a dig in at Sanders. Else You Are Mad Jul 2016 #36

Let it go GulfCoast66 Jul 2016 #37

Thanks, and yes. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #65

And the DNC shouldn't have had incriminating emails to dump. n/t That Guy 888 Jul 2016 #38

Don't be so petty. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #39

Jesus, trof Ruby the Liberal Jul 2016 #40

Kinda funny. trof Jul 2016 #42

My favorite color is blue. Onyrleft Jul 2016 #43

I think he showed great class mcar Jul 2016 #44

Unity. One can hope. trof Jul 2016 #46

Silly OP! longship Jul 2016 #45

Silly reply! trof Jul 2016 #49

He has spent 2 days delicately walking a tightrope MSMITH33156 Jul 2016 #48

Booooooooo! aikoaiko Jul 2016 #50

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay trof Jul 2016 #60

Very childish and narcisstic behavior avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #72

More poutrage. ForgoTheConsequence Jul 2016 #51

Give it a rest matt819 Jul 2016 #52

I give that man so much credit RazBerryBeret Jul 2016 #53

I actually agreed with what he did. RandySF Jul 2016 #54

I feel great. Starry Messenger Jul 2016 #55

You're kidding right? lapucelle Jul 2016 #56

I'm series. trof Jul 2016 #61

You disappoint me with this thread. redwitch Jul 2016 #62

No matter what, it's not good enough. Bernie was the best candidate in my lifetime B Calm Jul 2016 #63

This post is an example of why some people shouldn't be involved in politics... Joe the Revelator Jul 2016 #64

I think the way he did it made sense democrattotheend Jul 2016 #66

No. You should have. chascarrillo Jul 2016 #67

Bernie did good Old Terp Jul 2016 #68

You rec'd your own post... Joe the Revelator Jul 2016 #69

Seriously, that is just sad. auntpurl Jul 2016 #91

You Couldn't Possibly Be A Bernie Supporter... WiffenPoof Jul 2016 #71

Maybe If You Put Down Bernie Supporters Enough You Will Get Trump Elected Yallow Jul 2016 #73

Silly elleng Jul 2016 #76

^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ still_one Jul 2016 #78

The Bob's need to be bigger people liberal N proud Jul 2016 #77

He couldn't afford to release his delegates. joshcryer Jul 2016 #80

Bernie did just what he should have done EffieBlack Jul 2016 #81

OK, I'll say it. Bernie should have been a bigger person. LenaBaby61 Jul 2016 #82

I'm not a Bernie person but bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #84

I think it was appropriate and good for three reasons.. lostnfound Jul 2016 #85

C'mon, man!! Either quit drinking, or start - time for an attitude adjustment! bullwinkle428 Jul 2016 #87

just R0ckyRac00n Jul 2016 #88

I miss the unrec button. Scuba Jul 2016 #90

Get over it and get people registered to vote in swing states The Second Stone Jul 2016 #92

Another party unity post. B Calm Jul 2016 #93