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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie's Revolution Has No Future [View all]Smickey
(3,560 posts)69. I have not seen
any evidence of what you wrote. I caucused in my state and listened to the young folks talk about their lives and how Bernie gives them some hope for the future. I do not kid myself that Bernie is some completely altruistic man, of course he is a politician our system is such that one must be, but he has a proven track record of giving a shit about "we the people". Young people see this and feel like they have someone who is thinking about them and their futures. Gullible, well maybe. Smart absolutely. IMHO
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They have to have a heart and a mind to being with before we can win them over n/t
SFnomad
Apr 2016
#12
Every time I vote for the lesser of two evils, the party shifts further to the right.
CrispyQ
May 2016
#61
It's not the future I am concerned about. It's the present. In the future we will all be dead.
Jitter65
Apr 2016
#47
Didn't Sanders say "We'll see" when it came to supporting down ballot dems? those are his words
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#35
True, how many ways he can help isnt relative to the point he said "We'll see" in regards to doin so
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#58
Either way he has to help, whether he won or lost... the "we'll see" was not his finest moment and
uponit7771
May 2016
#66
I think the right pointing red arrow is what's gonna be ironic if HRC becomes president.
CrispyQ
May 2016
#63
First it was us old people that aren't feelin the Bern, and when that didn't work out, it is now the
-none
Apr 2016
#33
I don't want war, I don't want my Social Security messed with, I want my vote to count...
-none
Apr 2016
#59
sounds like another shill who sets the standard for a 10-month-old campaign at
islandmkl
Apr 2016
#23
Sanders personal failure to win the nomination doesn't end a revolution.
Agnosticsherbet
Apr 2016
#27
Opinions on Bernie are a dime a dozen. We don't care what you think. Fighting for change the mission
snowy owl
Apr 2016
#36
Hillary can't even remember the past, much less help make a better future:
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#37
BSS favorite ad hom- calling Loyal Democrats Republican. What a pant load.
redstateblues
Apr 2016
#48
The numbers don't agree with you. The youth vote is notoriously unreliable.
redstateblues
Apr 2016
#49
We'll see if it's a revolution if Bernie can get his followers out in the mid terms
redstateblues
Apr 2016
#56