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Tarheel_Dem

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35. The difference is, BS can't rely on the Obama coalition. The numbers just aren't there. nt

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voters know Bernie and Trump can't win, they just don't care yet [View all] Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 OP

It's funny how that works - your candidate can't win until... Schema Thing Aug 2015 #1

I don't know of any other dem candidates that seem to be any more or less electable than Bernie. RadiationTherapy Aug 2015 #2

Tell that to Bernie's pollsters. nt B2G Aug 2015 #3

...... daleanime Aug 2015 #5

Good point, Dems and Reps elect their leaders based on very different criteria. Rex Aug 2015 #4

MMMMMmmmmmm........ no. Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 #6

Another attemp at demoralizing us. azmom Aug 2015 #7

Exactly. nt ladjf Aug 2015 #11

I wonder where the Post aquired their Crystal Ball. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2015 #8

Reminds me of how Americans swapped out culture/taste for marketability daredtowork Aug 2015 #9

I can't wait to see the debate in Nov of next year where both Sanders and Trump laugh of about it nt LostOne4Ever Aug 2015 #10

Hmmm . . . they seem to forget Ronald Reagan won. Vinca Aug 2015 #12

As does Dumbya. KamaAina Aug 2015 #14

Nice job equating Bernie with The Combover KamaAina Aug 2015 #13

I don't accept this premise. NowSam Aug 2015 #15

Anyone remember the early odds of a young Chi-town Senator? nc4bo Aug 2015 #16

Conan O'Brien joke: Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #18

Heehee! nt nc4bo Aug 2015 #26

The difference is, BS can't rely on the Obama coalition. The numbers just aren't there. nt Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #35

Conan on Hillary Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #17

Ah, you got the picture to post...Great minds. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #19

.... nc4bo Aug 2015 #27

this tactic of linking Bernie with trump and his supporters with trump's cali Aug 2015 #20

Why is this still in GP? Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #22

beats me. cali Aug 2015 #25

Maybe so many posters have had threads hidden that there Purveyor Aug 2015 #29

Some primary talk is more equal than others. /nt Marr Aug 2015 #37

I remember when Hillary Clinton and Mark Penn madville Aug 2015 #21

No one is electable until they're elected. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #23

Respectfully disagree. H2O Man Aug 2015 #24

Oh haha. The media is moving from the 'ignore' stage to 'laugh' or perhaps 'fight'. Matariki Aug 2015 #28

No. PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #30

So we should all just shut up and vote for Hillary then, right? NightWatcher Aug 2015 #31

If these elections are so pre-determined, then why bother vote? davidn3600 Aug 2015 #32

Definitely don't know that, but you keep onecaliberal Aug 2015 #33

This article is bunk on bunk. It says that even though very few voters think rhett o rick Aug 2015 #34

So what happens when two unelectable candidates run against each other? Marr Aug 2015 #36

The idea that they "can't win".. sendero Aug 2015 #38

Bernie is a US Senator. He's won elections. He can plausibly win again. TwilightGardener Aug 2015 #39