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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sorry Bernie Sanders fans: no more disclaimers. [View all]7962
(11,841 posts)142. Dont see a lot of Very conservative folk supporting single payer, higher taxes,
expanded social security, more business regulation, climate change action, etc. the list is long.
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You don't have "tough questions" of your own? Okay. So you're just here to sneer.
Scootaloo
Aug 2015
#16
Sigh, murielm99, don't bother. They're not listening. They just want to fight.
calimary
Aug 2015
#78
No, not once did I say you should stop posting and let me be the only voice
Sheepshank
Aug 2015
#189
As usual, no sensible response or substance to a reasonable and well stated post, just childishness.
George II
Aug 2015
#110
the constant unending snark directed at a Hillary supporter - confirmed n/t
Sheepshank
Aug 2015
#327
Confirmation of the constant, snark and abuse lobbed at Hillary supporters n/t
Sheepshank
Aug 2015
#328
Don't care about the "I". Look at all the unaffiliated voters in NC up for grabs.
WorseBeforeBetter
Aug 2015
#377
it's the nw attack du jour: despite caucusing with Dems since forever, and holding more traditional
dionysus
Aug 2015
#348
No, he is running as a Democrat. If you don't mean it as a slur you should edit it out
cui bono
Aug 2015
#252
"I won't vote for the guy that represents me best, because his FANS aren't nice!!"
Beartracks
Aug 2015
#93
"I don't think he is a good guy if he attracts such a gutter-dwelling following."
WorseBeforeBetter
Aug 2015
#369
+1, the notion that Sanders can throw stones isn't supported by the facts. I think we have 4 damn...
uponit7771
Aug 2015
#3
... or Hillary supporters are hearing no better platitudes from Bernie than comes from her?
uponit7771
Aug 2015
#9
You really are out of touch if you think we are all white upper middle class. Maybe hard for you
GoneFishin
Aug 2015
#68
you won't get any vote for hillary doing that, just poisoning the well out of spite...
dionysus
Aug 2015
#354
That's false. Hillary has strong support across the spectrum of Democrats, with her highest numbers
pnwmom
Aug 2015
#36
Are the folks that self-identified in that poll as "conservative" and/or "very conservative" a
1StrongBlackMan
Aug 2015
#387
No, claiming as you did that Sanders strongest support comes from self-identified klansmen
LondonReign2
Aug 2015
#391
Re-read what I wrote ... Slowly ... Perhaps have an 8th grader read it then explain it to you ...
1StrongBlackMan
Aug 2015
#394
Jesus H Christ, what bullshit, right down to your childish attempt to make believe
LondonReign2
Aug 2015
#396
LOL ... You still can't read ... you can swear like a sailor; but, still can't read ...
1StrongBlackMan
Aug 2015
#398
It has become apparent from reading the posts down to this point that we are dealing with
A Simple Game
Aug 2015
#49
name recognition, decades of being in the public eye.tons of campaign cash. outside of political
dionysus
Aug 2015
#349
So you're going to claim that roughly 55 to 60 percent of Democrats are either
mythology
Aug 2015
#193
Thank you for this! it is way past time to get the infiltrators out of our Party.
kath
Aug 2015
#288
++ To a 1, every single "Obama is a sellout, fascist corpo-Dem who called hisself a moderate
Number23
Aug 2015
#44
i am an Obama supporter to this day. he wasn't as liberal as i hoped. i prefer bernie, but have no
dionysus
Aug 2015
#350
So...two wrongs make a right? Bernie supporters avow him more ethical and of a higher caliber....
Moonwalk
Aug 2015
#41
Yeah they always alert on that "worshipper" stuff. Must be hitting a nail on the head.
L0oniX
Aug 2015
#274
As a fence-sitter, I see more of it coming from the Bernie supporters -- but not from O'Malley's.
pnwmom
Aug 2015
#69
I probably have, but I've been called the equivalent, anyway. And it's very annoying and off-putting
pnwmom
Aug 2015
#132
Well, Obama supporters have heard it all. SSDD. Same sources. We know the routine. Ugh.
freshwest
Aug 2015
#228
I strongly support one of the candidates. Sniping isn't helpful. That's why I don't. n/t
SusanaMontana41
Aug 2015
#27
So have several members of the Congressional Black Caucus & the Progressive Caucus.
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2015
#20
Jesus, now we are into dismissing progressive heroes & civil rights heroes? Because why?
Hekate
Aug 2015
#124
The implied point is that the cons are supporting Bernie because they think he can't win...
Still In Wisconsin
Aug 2015
#174
Actually. And as I have pointed out to BainsBane before, many people who self-identify
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#209
Operation Chaos 2016 is the GOP's official scheme. It's used to divide Democrats to help the GOP:
freshwest
Aug 2015
#236
I went to the home page and found one post about Clinton's emails posted by a DUer whom
Cleita
Aug 2015
#61
In 2008, I saw pure unbridled rage towards a black man running for the democratic nomination
Scootaloo
Aug 2015
#173
Its probably just right wing trolls, so dont sweat it too much. with that being said....
mentalslavery
Aug 2015
#42
That's what I think. None of the Bernie supporters are going out of their way to
Cleita
Aug 2015
#46
If even half of the fucking meta bullshit that's posted here would get locked,
MerryBlooms
Aug 2015
#50
I have repeatedly said that if Hillary wins the nomination she has my vote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
secondwind
Aug 2015
#55
oooohohoh the gloves are COMING OFF! Bernie's gonna get some REAL tough questions!
MisterP
Aug 2015
#64
Really? I've seen plenty of hostility and divisive rhetoric from Hillary supporters.
pa28
Aug 2015
#67
The Latest Anti-Bernie Meme - I Disapprove Of Bernie Because I Don't Like His Supporters - Very Lame
cantbeserious
Aug 2015
#72
You may think it's "lame"--but your view isn't controlling. This issue is real, even if you don't
MADem
Aug 2015
#98
"Lame" ...that's putting it mild. It's more like little children throwing tantrums.
L0oniX
Aug 2015
#279
I guess I fell sleep, during the disclaimers, but did not see defense, just promises
daybranch
Aug 2015
#84
Here are some of the things I have been called and accused of by Hillary supporters:
Still In Wisconsin
Aug 2015
#107
I am seeing a LOT of accusations of racism from Hillary supporters...
Still In Wisconsin
Aug 2015
#375
But you think he's reviving the white middleclass to its past and to a time that wasn't glorious...
aikoaiko
Aug 2015
#323
Please stop assigning your interpretation to what others are "implying" because ...
1StrongBlackMan
Aug 2015
#313
I am sorry, when you INSIST that a campaign only attracts white people
nadinbrzezinski
Aug 2015
#388
Excellent post, thank you for stating what many of "us" here have been thinking the last few weeks.
George II
Aug 2015
#112
Yes. And the focus on hurt feelings is designed to draw attention away from discussing the issues
RufusTFirefly
Aug 2015
#137
I've been here at DU since 2002 but I don't dare post anything at GD pr GDP because of the
graywarrior
Aug 2015
#134
Where are your questions and where are the lies ? stall tactics and smoke .
orpupilofnature57
Aug 2015
#179
So my innocuous "Thank you" reply to your OP is met with not one but two Bernie supporters' sarcasm.
SunSeeker
Aug 2015
#206
I got an ugly personal attack from that one, too. Told him.. "That's like a Badge of Honor for me!"
Cha
Aug 2015
#253
Nah, I just laugh at their attacks. Says everything about them and nothing about who's in their
Cha
Aug 2015
#255
Gutter dwelling. Polarizing. Divisive. Shoved down our throats. Cheers! You've taken the high road!
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#214
So let me see if I got this straight. You won't support Bernie because people Bernie ....
Scuba
Aug 2015
#260
Sanders supporters were labeled as denizens of fantasy land and detached from reality from jump..
frylock
Aug 2015
#307
As a Sanders supporter, I think we need to push for the most liberal nominee then the best President
Attorney in Texas
Aug 2015
#332
i'm sure bernie will get right on apologizing for posters on such an important place as DU... what
dionysus
Aug 2015
#347
I think this kind of accusation needs evidence. What they said about Jane Goodall?
Cheese Sandwich
Aug 2015
#355
If this is the whole evidence that this big accusation and drama is based on, that's really sad.
Cheese Sandwich
Aug 2015
#361