2016 Postmortem

djean111

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56. Whatever Bernie is, officially - I am voting for him.

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 08:36 AM

Feb 2016

You seem a lot more peevish, it seems to me, because Bernie's supporters won't do as you order and support Hillary, than Bernie's supporters are because Hillary took a cheap shot. Bernie was invited to run as a Democrat. Get over it, would be my advice.

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Hillary reminds the Bernie folks that he wasn't a Democrat until now, and they don't like it. [View all] RBInMaine Feb 2016 OP

who did he caucus and vote with? Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #1

It's her TURN! She earned the Oval Office by campaigning for other New Democrats and Clintonites! merrily Feb 2016 #4

Except indigoth Feb 2016 #19

When did she ever say it was "her turn?" Tanuki Feb 2016 #32

i don't think she said it: Jim Messina did noiretextatique Feb 2016 #135

She represents the one percent but will throw smalll MaeScott Feb 2016 #162

Ding, ding. Ding! dchill Feb 2016 #55

He's more of a Democrat than Hillary nichomachus Feb 2016 #113

To date, Bernie has raised $1000 for Democratic candidates. kstewart33 Feb 2016 #114

First off, that number is not correct JonLeibowitz Feb 2016 #120

Agree and he's also more of a christian than many that say they are Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #146

Nah, it's fine. Now where are hilly's transcripts and can you cali Feb 2016 #2

i, for one, admire it tk2kewl Feb 2016 #129

She reminded them of something they just plain don't give a fuck about. CBGLuthier Feb 2016 #3

And how's he going to do that again? Amimnoch Feb 2016 #45

BY keeping her from being president. CBGLuthier Feb 2016 #61

ahh, okay. My mistake. I didn't realize we were electing a king this season. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #75

i think meant you Queen noiretextatique Feb 2016 #145

nice non sequitur and avoidance. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #147

How does anyone do anything. Life is but a dour trudge toward death. Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #74

Nihilist... deathrind Feb 2016 #105

Fair enough that there is a lot of uncertainty out there. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #109

If he were to have run as an Independant they would be screaming that he was pulling a Nader. Dustlawyer Feb 2016 #76

They're only upset because he's gaining ground Hydra Feb 2016 #154

This, yes. Very much so. n/t DeadLetterOffice Feb 2016 #94

All good points. I have never voted for an Independent and never will. livetohike Feb 2016 #5

yes is more of a Democrat than Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #6

Joe Lieberman was the worst pick by Gore, in my opinion. However, if the choice livetohike Feb 2016 #9

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2016 #7

I don't really care about the Democratic Party either. leftupnorth Feb 2016 #13

When the Party goes against its constituents RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #16

Would you like to set yourself up as a guard at the polls? JackRiddler Feb 2016 #8

Any links backing this up? Android3.14 Feb 2016 #10

So what? I'm guessing you may be the next to trash the party once Bernie wins. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #11

Bernie is a real democrat - small d was intentional. leftupnorth Feb 2016 #12

After reading so many posts about Bernie not being a Democrat and how horrible it is, Vinca Feb 2016 #14

Hillary Clinton was a Republican once. You all seem fine with that. n/t sarge43 Feb 2016 #15

..and still retains much of that ideology and for some, that's a deal breaker whether to nc4bo Feb 2016 #17

Sanders didn't leave the Democratic Party. It left him when it started shifting right. sarge43 Feb 2016 #26

Hillary Clinton has officially BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #44

Bernie Sanders acts and votes like a Democrat. Gore1FL Feb 2016 #48

Fair enough, but please BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #89

Absolutely fine. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #58

and he has always voted and Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #60

Well of course "always" is not true, he has also voted with Republicans. In fact he voted with seaglass Feb 2016 #163

you sure liked his votes when he helped Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #165

Why don't you admit that you made a false statement instead of the off-topic personal attack? seaglass Feb 2016 #166

yep I should have said as I said before Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #167

All you had to do was correct your false statement. It is true of course that Bernie voted and seaglass Feb 2016 #168

A Republican? LeFleur1 Feb 2016 #159

Clinton is opportunist. She does whatever it takes to advance Clinton sarge43 Feb 2016 #160

Bernie is more of a Democrat that most who claim the label Sienna86 Feb 2016 #18

Another day, another version of red baiting. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #20

Hey, it is a day job. Gotta make a living, eh? ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #126

So Bernie has to promise beedle Feb 2016 #21

Nice try......NOT. Fuddnik Feb 2016 #22

that's all you got? Javaman Feb 2016 #23

Being a Democrat is more than a check mark on a fucking piece of paper. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 #24

Actually, in the two-party BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #83

Good post. But I disagree on your time frame rpannier Feb 2016 #102

OK, my brush was too broad. BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #103

yawn Shadowflash Feb 2016 #25

Yes, this don't pick on me from the Bernie fans last night was laughable. riversedge Feb 2016 #27

Actually, that doesn't bother me a bit. CanonRay Feb 2016 #28

He was a better Democrat without the name then Hillary ever was... yourout Feb 2016 #29

He still is. dchill Feb 2016 #101

I am a Democrat because a bunch of people stand Generic Other Feb 2016 #30

and I remember how happy the Clinton people were when Bernie said he would run in the primary as a D karynnj Feb 2016 #31

Exactly. klook Feb 2016 #99

One's a Democrat. One's a Wall Street shill. left-of-center2012 Feb 2016 #33

Yah, it doesn't surprise me that Hillary would argue this. delrem Feb 2016 #34

Labels are way down the list of what people vote for GreatGazoo Feb 2016 #35

“My own feeling is that the Democratic Party is ideologically bankrupt.” Bernie Sanders workinclasszero Feb 2016 #36

Yup. Shadowflash Feb 2016 #40

Well said. n/t DeadLetterOffice Feb 2016 #96

the party IS ideologically bankrupt noiretextatique Feb 2016 #127

It doesn't bother me, what label he chooses to run under My Good Babushka Feb 2016 #37

We have seen many times where Hillary was a Goldwater girl as a teenager. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #38

Yawn. blackspade Feb 2016 #39

I find it very hard FlaGranny Feb 2016 #41

Not a Democrat then or now! Cryptoad Feb 2016 #42

Riiiiiiight. FrostyAusty Feb 2016 #78

+1 JackInGreen Feb 2016 #92

Or... DUbeornot2be Feb 2016 #43

Goldwater girl says what, now? nt Gore1FL Feb 2016 #46

Yes... DUbeornot2be Feb 2016 #52

The only people who care about Sander's party identification are political junkies who... Odin2005 Feb 2016 #47

The call to party loyalty is pretty transparent Hydra Feb 2016 #155

i, for one, admire the fact that he was never associated with either party tk2kewl Feb 2016 #49

So? Jester Messiah Feb 2016 #50

Hillary reminds me of everything I have come to dislike about Dem Party. Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #51

^^^^^^^ This! DUbeornot2be Feb 2016 #59

Predictably Spreading Establishment FUD - Meme Number 127 cantbeserious Feb 2016 #53

We could care less. CentralMass Feb 2016 #54

Whatever Bernie is, officially - I am voting for him. djean111 Feb 2016 #56

he is more of a Democrat than Hillary Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #62

Absolutely. djean111 Feb 2016 #65

I guess other then the label FDR wasnt a Democratic President either if that is the case. libtodeath Feb 2016 #57

yep Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #64

He was enough of a Democrat for Harry Reid to make him a committee chair bigbrother05 Feb 2016 #63

How... DUbeornot2be Feb 2016 #68

And Hillary campaigned for Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #66

He's been a Dem for less than a year, and he's already a better Dem than Clinton will ever be. Iggo Feb 2016 #67

It doesn't matter what party Perogie Feb 2016 #69

Bernie folks throw tantrums when you talk about Bernie that way liberal N proud Feb 2016 #70

How are you going sell our nominee being indicted? Cobalt Violet Feb 2016 #71

I love that he is not a Democrat Bjornsdotter Feb 2016 #72

Bernie was right to bash the Democratic Party nyabingi Feb 2016 #73

You need to get on the payroll Scalded Nun Feb 2016 #77

Hillary gets attacked because of HER many documented actions ... DrBulldog Feb 2016 #79

Goldwater! Whoot! snort Feb 2016 #80

In high school. MoonRiver Feb 2016 #142

Same logo Hydra Feb 2016 #156

Challenged? Orsino Feb 2016 #81

The Democratic political establishment are now corporatists hoosierlib Feb 2016 #82

That line will only encourage more Ralph Naders. jalan48 Feb 2016 #84

Another variant of the usual corporate Dem spin Depaysement Feb 2016 #85

Hillary is a blue dog. erlewyne Feb 2016 #86

also... desmiller Feb 2016 #128

Do you remember who threw the FIRST punch? DrBulldog Feb 2016 #87

Trashing the Dems dpatbrown Feb 2016 #88

NOT GOOD ENOUGH, BERNIE !! Hiraeth Feb 2016 #90

sorry but the DSCC didn't contribute to his Senate campaign for nothing azurnoir Feb 2016 #91

The most amusing part of the Sanders' run is the claim to be an "outsider" Tarc Feb 2016 #93

NO he doesn't...the media claims that noiretextatique Feb 2016 #133

Who is this Bernie supporter who needs be reminded Bernie wasn't a Democrat until now? Autumn Feb 2016 #95

Could this possibly monicaangela Feb 2016 #97

Does a label matter? malthaussen Feb 2016 #98

Spare me the righteous indignation angrychair Feb 2016 #100

I frankly don't give a damn. VulgarPoet Feb 2016 #104

Wow, that's all you got? eggplant Feb 2016 #106

Nicely done. n/t DeadLetterOffice Feb 2016 #110

Bernie only adopted the democratic label... quickesst Feb 2016 #107

Who cares? Do you have some links demonstrating people hate that? Arazi Feb 2016 #108

Love to reply to your questions EndElectoral Feb 2016 #111

She hasn't even challenged him on the WORST stuff in his closet. MohRokTah Feb 2016 #112

STUFF!! AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #115

Nope, Sanders supporters hide all of this stuff immediately. MohRokTah Feb 2016 #117

All this amazing STUFF! AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #118

Nope, no insults. IT is hidden because it makes Sanders look bad. MohRokTah Feb 2016 #119

then why can't you post this damning STUFF? noiretextatique Feb 2016 #136

Because I don't want a hide. MohRokTah Feb 2016 #137

you do know the jury system is random, right? noiretextatique Feb 2016 #140

A random system that has 85% of potential jurors who will vote to hide MohRokTah Feb 2016 #143

not true at all...the Hillary Clinton Group is an example. noiretextatique Feb 2016 #144

LMAO...and not ONE example of this STUFF noiretextatique Feb 2016 #131

no matter how many times it is posted, it is still just opinion and speculation noiretextatique Feb 2016 #130

Lol! Pro Clinton Pac desperate to make Sanders look bad Arazi Feb 2016 #132

typical clinton noiretextatique Feb 2016 #134

She accused Obama of cheating and dirty tricks too. AtomicKitten Feb 2016 #164

This blame game is childish and petty noiretextatique Feb 2016 #116

This is nonsense ... NurseJackie Feb 2016 #139

if DU had not de-evolved into a cesspool of victimhood noiretextatique Feb 2016 #141

Translattion: Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils candidate because Bernie's a SOCIALIST!!! Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #121

Most of us dont give a flying fuck what letter is after his name. bunnies Feb 2016 #122

Aw c'mon Bernie didn't trash the dems, he was rightly critical of the deal to continue the Bush tax flamingdem Feb 2016 #123

I honestly don't care whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #124

n/t asuhornets Feb 2016 #125

Hillary should primary Sander's in 2020 bahrbearian Feb 2016 #138

Ha! Hydra Feb 2016 #157

He voted with my Senators Akaka and Inouye on every important vote. mahina Feb 2016 #148

Hey "RBInMaine." I'm calling you out on your hit-and-run posting. Ron Green Feb 2016 #149

actually I don't mind it but I am an independent dana_b Feb 2016 #150

I'm not, either, but I Caucus with the Democrats here in Iowa. stone space Feb 2016 #151

I LOVE the fact that Bernie Sanders was an Independent for most of his political career! He's Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #152

Since you're from Maine too jopacaco Feb 2016 #153

Bring a fair argument and there's no problem, just good and healthy argument. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2016 #158

Because it doesn't matter. Ken Burch Feb 2016 #161