2016 Postmortem

pnwmom

(109,031 posts) Wed Dec 9, 2015, 07:05 PM Dec 2015

Dear Bernie supporters: why do you think browbeating supporters of other candidates [View all]

will change any minds?

You're not going to convince any supporter that she's a right-winger or an evil corporatist, no matter how hard you try.

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Dear Bernie supporters: why do you think browbeating supporters of other candidates [View all] pnwmom Dec 2015 OP

Bernie seems to be a good man but i have been called names by his supporters, had posts hidden, patsimp Dec 2015 #1

I know. I'll have no problem supporting Bernie or Martin if one of them is the nominee. pnwmom Dec 2015 #4

I've been here 13 yrs and before August I'd never been hid, since then 4 hides and two bans, and I orpupilofnature57 Dec 2015 #7

i've had two posts hidden - by bernie supporters - and i'm new to the site patsimp Dec 2015 #17

Your posts were hidden by random DUers on at the time. morningfog Dec 2015 #27

BS I got locked out in the absolute very beginning by one BS "employee" she knows who she is too... Historic NY Dec 2015 #30

You don't know what you are talking about. morningfog Dec 2015 #35

Love it! artislife Dec 2015 #44

Good point, we're the ones who exposed the E-Mails , Whitewater, the lost papers, Bills affairs, we orpupilofnature57 Dec 2015 #57

I've never seen you before ibegurpard Dec 2015 #32

seriously, these threafs change nothing either. This is a public forum. roguevalley Dec 2015 #69

You might want to review this. bvf Dec 2015 #74

Sorry, your not wooing anyone in to giving up, and it's not " Candidates " it's Hillary . orpupilofnature57 Dec 2015 #2

Aren't you browbeating in this post? Armstead Dec 2015 #3

No, I'm not. pnwmom Dec 2015 #6

Well if discouraging us was your goal,,,Sorry . orpupilofnature57 Dec 2015 #9

I was asking a question. Why do people think browbeating is an effective tactic? pnwmom Dec 2015 #11

LOL! merrily Dec 2015 #16

i'm not sure which dots are being connected - but your questions are not being answered at all patsimp Dec 2015 #19

" Seem " being the operative word, not 1 ISSUE or when SHE swithched on the issue, there orpupilofnature57 Dec 2015 #50

Because we NEED a change in government kacekwl Dec 2015 #49

What? Everyday people? Connecting what dots please? randys1 Dec 2015 #15

You're just scolding us bad Bernie supporters and saying "Don't express your opinion." Armstead Dec 2015 #10

Pointing out Bernie's strengths is fine. It's the "Hillary supporters are idiots" lectures pnwmom Dec 2015 #63

Haven't seen an anti-Bernie Supporter thread in a couple days. HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #5

You must have missed a couple. merrily Dec 2015 #14

The usual bi-weekly rotation of gripes apparently bvf Dec 2015 #79

Well, she's not a rightwinger by a longshot or evil, but she is sort of a corporatist. randys1 Dec 2015 #8

A factual list on issues and dates, would lead to one conclusion. orpupilofnature57 Dec 2015 #13

Dying to know what this means randys1 Dec 2015 #18

The dots are the misery Hillary and her ilk ( 1% ) generate, Everyday people = Opposite from her, orpupilofnature57 Dec 2015 #54

So Gay people and Women and minorities can be ignored as long as you randys1 Dec 2015 #88

Children come first, but you continue with your, meme . You are ignored . orpupilofnature57 Dec 2015 #90

So far that makes NONE of you who have an answer to this. randys1 Dec 2015 #91

Crikets rib - i - ting orpupilofnature57 Dec 2015 #87

+1 JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #28

Why do you think Lazy Daisy Dec 2015 #70

Neither are you. merrily Dec 2015 #12

Of course not HassleCat Dec 2015 #20

yup ibegurpard Dec 2015 #24

You're probably giving them too much credit. NurseJackie Dec 2015 #21

them, them, them, they're,their,themselves, They.... pangaia Dec 2015 #41

What if it goes the other way? Ned_Devine Dec 2015 #52

Can't wait to see. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2015 #68

It will be fun to watch, I think. Ned_Devine Dec 2015 #71

I don't think it will change their minds. bowens43 Dec 2015 #22

Assertions without evidence are suspect. Kalidurga Dec 2015 #23

Very simple answer cosmicone Dec 2015 #25

Exactly Andy823 Dec 2015 #38

I've heard this song before. Scootaloo Dec 2015 #26

it's ironic that that song lacks irony saturnsring Dec 2015 #37

It's an ironically ironic song because it's not really ironic. Scootaloo Dec 2015 #42

I take it you somehow haven't noticed SheilaT Dec 2015 #29

I'm voting for HRC- I do like Bernie redstateblues Dec 2015 #31

We're not trying to convince Hillary supporters here- we're sharing info to help convince undecideds reformist2 Dec 2015 #33

LOL!! NurseJackie Dec 2015 #36

I seriously doubt they're trying to change minds. Cha Dec 2015 #34

Probably the same reason h supporters do. artislife Dec 2015 #39

Clinton is ish of the hammer Dec 2015 #40

It is, in fact, taken Scootaloo Dec 2015 #43

Kick & recommended. William769 Dec 2015 #45

Got a mirror? PowerToThePeople Dec 2015 #46

Sanders supporters are punching up Prism Dec 2015 #47

David doesn't bully Goliath, right? Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #64

Good question MaggieD Dec 2015 #48

I most certainly do not want to turn the country over to Bernie and his supporters. upaloopa Dec 2015 #59

The nice thing about a representative democracy is you need only evaluate the candidate's record..., JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #78

+1000000 on that MaggieD Dec 2015 #82

Check your calendar. bvf Dec 2015 #62

Shame among HRC supporters may be in short supply, but I have to believe it's not entirely gone. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #51

The biggest difference between Bernie supporters and Hillary supporters on this site is RichVRichV Dec 2015 #53

Yep, you got that one right! n/t Hepburn Dec 2015 #60

she's not a corporatist? MisterP Dec 2015 #55

We don't have to.. cannabis_flower Dec 2015 #56

I prefer simply to SandersDem Dec 2015 #58

Bernie has pledged to stay positive and focused on the issues. tinrobot Dec 2015 #61

I stay focused on issues and pointing out hypocrisy, but I should remind you that my name is not Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #66

If one cannot look at the facts and make that determination on their own, NorthCarolina Dec 2015 #65

Now THAT... Is A Tell... WillyT Dec 2015 #67

Says a person who continually browbeats Sanders supporters AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #72

Browbeating....yeah, right. blackspade Dec 2015 #73

This way you won't forget what we were saying in a few years when things don't pan out with HRC. jalan48 Dec 2015 #75

So you think Clinton will be the nominee and get elected? Great!!! brooklynite Dec 2015 #76

I'm hedging my bets. jalan48 Dec 2015 #77

So Taking All That Bank Money For The Campaign Yallow Dec 2015 #80

I remember 2008 Jackilope Dec 2015 #81

'Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in Douglas Carpenter Dec 2015 #83

Looked in the mirror lately? hobbit709 Dec 2015 #84

A lovely combination of lack of self-awareness and narcissism. jeff47 Dec 2015 #85

Haha.. then comes the deflection. Cha Dec 2015 #86

In other words don't argue with ignorant people. They will drag you down to their level and beat Vincardog Dec 2015 #89

They believe that they do not have to convert any Obama or Hillary supporters for ... JoePhilly Dec 2015 #92

. . . asks the principle brow-beater. Le Taz Hot Dec 2015 #93