2016 Postmortem

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137. you should speak up more

Reply to davidthegnome (Reply #116)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 11:27 PM

Feb 2016

very well written

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Can you fucking hear us now? [View all] cali Feb 2016 OP

"Holy shit, we might have to actually EARN their votes this year!!" you can almost hear them say. arcane1 Feb 2016 #1

haha +1 redruddyred Feb 2016 #38

DU Hillary Group Says Won't ALLOW A Win billhicks76 Feb 2016 #141

As each state goes for Bernie, we need to start putting pressure on the super delegates emsimon33 Feb 2016 #147

Here is a Move On jen63 Feb 2016 #162

Thank you. I already signed it, & posted on FB and Twitter. emsimon33 Feb 2016 #170

I signed it, too Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #187

Done! geardaddy Feb 2016 #210

Don't Allow The 'Super-Delegate' Threat To Scare You! PCPrincess Feb 2016 #192

emsimon33, best response to detractors on this thread. imo saidsimplesimon Feb 2016 #195

do you mean the other web site? grasswire Feb 2016 #150

Here On DU. They Should Be Banned billhicks76 Feb 2016 #165

I Know! I just got banned... freebrew Feb 2016 #189

I would tend to agree. The rules are what they are. But should this happen, the party will Doctor_J Feb 2016 #205

ARE you kidding me? Rockyj Feb 2016 #151

I setup a Monthly donation today. We can!!! arcane1 Feb 2016 #155

I'm sorry to say it might be more like, "We have to be more creative in our lying and propaganda." Enthusiast Feb 2016 #176

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #2

K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2016 #3

k & r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #4

+10. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #5

You're not wrong! Punkingal Feb 2016 #6

K&R jwirr Feb 2016 #7

"For of those to whom much is given, much is required" Luke, 12:48 Jackie Wilson Said Feb 2016 #8

Well Said... Humble and Soft Persuasion Will Be A Great Help... CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #87

Rec & Kick. Good post. MerryBlooms Feb 2016 #9

K&R Red Oak Feb 2016 #10

They can hear us alright, I dont think any of them are sleeping very well right now. litlbilly Feb 2016 #11

Good. cali Feb 2016 #12

Im gonna go out and buy stock in ambien right now:))))) litlbilly Feb 2016 #14

Fuck 'em hifiguy Feb 2016 #45

Plus a bazillion! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #178

I understand the disdain but please remember we shall need their votes and efforts in the General KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #191

You speak for me. stranger81 Feb 2016 #13

thank you very much. cali Feb 2016 #91

Goodbye and Goodriddence Losers FreakinDJ Feb 2016 #15

Awesome post. Vattel Feb 2016 #16

I will bookmark this. Will be fun to look back upon. boston bean Feb 2016 #17

Sigh. This is not about the nomination. As I've said a hundred fucking times cali Feb 2016 #20

Ok boston bean Feb 2016 #22

+1 NurseJackie Feb 2016 #57

What part of this has nothing to do with the nomination cali Feb 2016 #172

Oh yes it will, bean. Yes it will. morningfog Feb 2016 #109

I still have $1500 to donate to Bernie. DocMac Feb 2016 #111

Thank you DocMac classykaren Feb 2016 #171

Thanks for the reminder. I still have 500 I can donate to Bernie. Katashi_itto Feb 2016 #146

You are the type who makes me dislike Hillary more with every post! Nt Logical Feb 2016 #154

+1. nm DirtyHippyBastard Feb 2016 #161

Is that a sadistic streak on display? Kurovski Feb 2016 #199

Maybe towards myself. LOL. boston bean Feb 2016 #201

Eek. Kurovski Feb 2016 #203

Fuckin A!!!! ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #18

Right on Cali Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #19

Let's hope Bernie has long coattails Autumn Colors Feb 2016 #21

You're not wrong. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #23

The people.. speaktruthtopower Feb 2016 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #25

K & R!!! Thespian2 Feb 2016 #26

... R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2016 #27

On target. +1 billion Bubzer Feb 2016 #28

They hear us and zentrum Feb 2016 #29

Except for his private life, passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #95

Electing Bernie is currently the focus of The Movement, bvar22 Feb 2016 #213

WHAT? SPEAK UP Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #30

CAN YOU HEAR US NOW??? EH???? EH?? SPEAK UP !!! pangaia Feb 2016 #85

Recommended! panader0 Feb 2016 #31

No more of the same crap! pinebox Feb 2016 #32

Go Bernie. As for Wanda Wall Street hifiguy Feb 2016 #51

Spot on! Docreed2003 Feb 2016 #33

Speak away! in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #34

This IS something that hasn't been seen before. hifiguy Feb 2016 #62

It's great, isn't it? They thought their billions could buy this election. in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #74

It's especially funny considering how much money has been wasted on Jeb! arcane1 Feb 2016 #75

$100 million-plus. hifiguy Feb 2016 #77

LOL! Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #188

They thought the masses would never awake hifiguy Feb 2016 #81

You write the funniest visuals Oilwellian Feb 2016 #135

Truth to tell, that one hifiguy Feb 2016 #157

It's a good one wherever it came from. I heard one similar............... Enthusiast Feb 2016 #180

Great line! Unknown Beatle Feb 2016 #160

We the people seem to have forgotten too passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #105

It goes back further than Citizens United... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #159

Part of that was comedy, I also hear your outrage nolabels Feb 2016 #168

I loved your post until you raised the specter of a corrupted Bernie. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #182

I believe... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #194

Nice posts. Kurovski Feb 2016 #202

You are mistaken. bvar22 Feb 2016 #214

Speaking directly to the establishment of the Democratic Party Half-Century Man Feb 2016 #35

Thanks. I actually cut down on the profanity because I cali Feb 2016 #41

Online, with the opportunity to reflect and correct. Half-Century Man Feb 2016 #48

... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2016 #73

K & R! TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #36

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We can elect him. hifiguy Feb 2016 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2016 #53

LOL! hifiguy Feb 2016 #63

Well played! Very well played!!! longship Feb 2016 #177

You speak for me! Duppers Feb 2016 #39

You (and Bernie) speak for me! hifiguy Feb 2016 #40

K&R INdemo Feb 2016 #43

They hear....Question is, do they care? Armstead Feb 2016 #44

If your talking to Boss Wasserman Scultz Jack Rabbit Feb 2016 #46

It's those wadded up $100 bills in her ears. hifiguy Feb 2016 #76

6.2 on its way to 7! basselope Feb 2016 #47

Spot On cantbeserious Feb 2016 #49

K&R berni_mccoy Feb 2016 #50

K&R Dretownblues Feb 2016 #52

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #54

We hear that NH is Sanders' high-water mark, is all... Tarc Feb 2016 #55

bookmarked frylock Feb 2016 #61

LOL Autumn Colors Feb 2016 #71

Yup, Clinton and confederate dollars. Makes perfect sense. :sarcasm: nt edgineered Feb 2016 #128

They said the Sanders phenom wouldn't last past Summer, 2015. senz Feb 2016 #131

Yes! So well said! ms liberty Feb 2016 #56

You speak for me! Loud and clear! shraby Feb 2016 #58

You speak for me and my entire family. AllyCat Feb 2016 #59

That was so cool farleftlib Feb 2016 #60

Sure. How can we help hearing? MineralMan Feb 2016 #64

it wasn't addressed to you. cali Feb 2016 #65

It was posted in open forum. MineralMan Feb 2016 #66

That difficult to answer a simple straightforward question, eh? cali Feb 2016 #79

I thought you weren't addressing me. MineralMan Feb 2016 #112

K&R AuntPatsy Feb 2016 #67

As it is said... NiteOwl1 Feb 2016 #89

beautiful! big K and R. bbgrunt Feb 2016 #68

Very well said....spot on. mudstump Feb 2016 #69

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You For That !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #70

Every time Bernie sends an email I send him TBF Feb 2016 #72

I Send the DNC Surveys Back McKim Feb 2016 #123

That's awesome - TBF Feb 2016 #124

AND, chervilant Feb 2016 #78

$6 MILLION !!! Really. Yikers... pangaia Feb 2016 #80

No worries, you speak for me too! Avalux Feb 2016 #82

This OP Was Recced 4 Times While I Was Reading It scottie55 Feb 2016 #83

CALI FOR VP !!!! pangaia Feb 2016 #84

K&R! nt Duval Feb 2016 #86

I heard Hillary asking for $1 donations. greiner3 Feb 2016 #88

WOW. Hillary is trying to morph into Bernie. bvar22 Feb 2016 #215

Right on Cali! Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #90

yes I can hear mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #92

Well that makes no sense, Maggie. Please elaborate cali Feb 2016 #97

the CBC mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #101

And what has that to do with the op? cali Feb 2016 #126

With Ya! Agony Feb 2016 #93

Debbie must be SOOOOOOO pissed right now! Odin2005 Feb 2016 #94

I imagine that there are much happier faces than hers hifiguy Feb 2016 #98

Question: why hasn't Bernie disassociated himself from Rove SuperPAC AmericanCrossroads, ucrdem Feb 2016 #96

Uh, because he has absolutely nothing to do with it cali Feb 2016 #102

He's benefiting from it. Should he simply accept what's offered? ucrdem Feb 2016 #103

Tell ya what, right after Clinton stops coordinating with SuperPACs jeff47 Feb 2016 #119

Accept it? One more time, he has jackshit to do with it cali Feb 2016 #204

"but I do feel that a lot of other Bernie supporters think as I do." Tom Rinaldo Feb 2016 #99

Bernie preaches "pie in the sky" solutions, he can't deliver. Nice try though.. dubyadiprecession Feb 2016 #100

Sigh. Wish I could say the same for your bitter post cali Feb 2016 #104

Relying on your experience in fast-food and 1 hour guarantees for that wisdom? ROFL. jtuck004 Feb 2016 #110

Go ahead an explain how exactly Clinton gets an ACA expansion through Congress. jeff47 Feb 2016 #120

I think you need a new avatar. stage left Feb 2016 #138

I'll take pie in the sky over a corporate boot in the face nt Mudcat Feb 2016 #142

You know what your avatar did after he was elected in 1932? Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2016 #144

Not nearly as loud... davidthegnome Feb 2016 #106

Wish I could recommend your post cali Feb 2016 #107

Well.. davidthegnome Feb 2016 #116

you should speak up more questionseverything Feb 2016 #137

you can give him a heart for it grasswire Feb 2016 #152

Sanders understands that having and promoting the general welfare, Agony Feb 2016 #113

+1 appalachiablue Feb 2016 #163

+1 Rich country with maldistribution of wealth. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #185

+1 Enthusiast Feb 2016 #184

K&R Mbrow Feb 2016 #108

Well, but we're all sexists and ignorant young girls skygazer Feb 2016 #114

Bernie supporters.....Occupy the Vote! Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #115

Love it Cali. Throwing in my own K&R. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #117

No they won't hear at all jimlup Feb 2016 #118

Now $7,000,000 !!! DrBulldog Feb 2016 #121

Wow. Incredible cali Feb 2016 #122

In 24 hours. LOL closeupready Feb 2016 #140

No. NurseJackie Feb 2016 #125

Well of course you pretend not to. cali Feb 2016 #130

Bless your heart. bvar22 Feb 2016 #211

You are RIGHT AS RAIN, cali... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #127

K&R Paka Feb 2016 #129

Kickety kick azmom Feb 2016 #132

Don't know about the DNC, but the media's beginning to wake up. senz Feb 2016 #133

Well-put, thank you! liberalhistorian Feb 2016 #134

I'd like to rec this a couple mroe times, but I have donation to make! truedelphi Feb 2016 #136

You are not... onyourleft Feb 2016 #139

K&R emsimon33 Feb 2016 #143

Yep. There's still time for them to come over from the dark side and be part of the solution. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #145

Kick warrprayer Feb 2016 #148

They hear us they'll even seem to care for now the question is will they continue azurnoir Feb 2016 #149

Kick Logical Feb 2016 #153

Probably not: One wealthy donor has a much louder vote than Feeling the Bern Feb 2016 #156

K&R. Thank you, my dear cali, but I'm sure they don't care. nt Zorra Feb 2016 #158

YOU ARE SO BUSY SHOUTING SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2016 #164

What do you disagree with in the body of my op? cali Feb 2016 #173

HISTORIC, I AM SO GLAD I HAVE SURVIVED MasonDreams Feb 2016 #166

The people are on the move (our leaders better catch up) Babel_17 Feb 2016 #167

They can hear... Lunabell Feb 2016 #169

K&R! This post has hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #174

K&R and LiberalElite Feb 2016 #175

Thank you. Amazing. cali Feb 2016 #181

Don't Stop Speaking rtb61 Feb 2016 #179

Fired up! tazkcmo Feb 2016 #183

K&R Iggy Knorr Feb 2016 #186

“the preferences of the average American appear to have...near-zero...impact upon public policy.” bread_and_roses Feb 2016 #190

Great post cali Feb 2016 #193

I'm happy to be included in the "we" of your post. lark Feb 2016 #196

Thanks! cali Feb 2016 #198

We hear you Eatacig Feb 2016 #197

I'm loving.. disillusioned73 Feb 2016 #200

Who did you send this to? This is awesome. nt MadDAsHell Feb 2016 #206

This is so "The Matrix." Nt JudyM Feb 2016 #207

K&R - shout it from the rafters! myrna minx Feb 2016 #208

yep yurbud Feb 2016 #209

K & R! geardaddy Feb 2016 #212

not at all. stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #216

Oh I think they hear us just fine cali Feb 2016 #217

South Carolina Can't fucking hear you now. stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #218

. stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #219

Can you fucking hear us now? stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #220

and you still don't get it. no surprise. cali Jun 2016 #221