2016 Postmortem

quaker bill

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64. There is a way candidates get other candidates to drop out

Tue May 3, 2016, 09:36 PM

May 2016

they beat them over and over, as many times as it takes. (see Donald Trump booting Ted Cruz out for an example)

They do not whine, they win.

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Bernie needs to drop out. [View all] boston bean May 2016 OP

Nah. dchill May 2016 #1

They are drinking the desperate juice again. JimDandy May 2016 #31

Too many anxieties and insecurities. dchill May 2016 #38

This....... Ferd Berfel May 2016 #120

That, my friend, is a complete OP. dchill May 2016 #122

Yep. nt SusanCalvin May 2016 #133

bernie is the only one who can beat trump larkrake May 2016 #2

He would win the GE hands down if it were held today. JimDandy May 2016 #36

But if he drops out Hillary gets to be the nominee, that's what's important here. JudyM May 2016 #117

No Arneoker May 2016 #131

He should drop out at the same point in the primary season that Hillary dropped out in 2008. SheilaT May 2016 #3

And she dropped out because she had NOOOOOO chance of winning. JimDandy May 2016 #40

Nah Armstead May 2016 #4

Sanders has no fealty to the Democratic Party. Sanders is all about Sanders. Trust Buster May 2016 #5

Fealty (n) the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord Electric Monk May 2016 #15

: ) Luminous Animal May 2016 #41

The man simply REFUSES to bow down in the face of Hillary's awesome wonderfulness. Buns_of_Fire May 2016 #135

LOL!! Awesome reply, thanks for posting :) nt Electric Monk May 2016 #137

Feel the Bern casperthegm May 2016 #6

They are. They keep swatting the flames and it just feeds the fire for democracy instead. JimDandy May 2016 #51

You just can't give us a minute of peace can you. bkkyosemite May 2016 #7

You are sounding desparate! Chasstev365 May 2016 #8

Give it a rest. NV Whino May 2016 #9

No rest for the weary JimDandy May 2016 #57

Uh-huh. opiate69 May 2016 #10

There will be plenty of time to stop Trump bigwillq May 2016 #11

Usually we don't have the Republicans having their candidate prior to ours being FULLY settled boston bean May 2016 #13

Trump is going to win or lose on his own merits bigwillq May 2016 #17

umm, listen to him right now. and we got him and Bernie saying the same things boston bean May 2016 #20

Stop whining, it's math, she's inevitable timmymoff May 2016 #25

She is the nominee. He needs to grasp reality and so don't his supporters. boston bean May 2016 #26

c'mon timmymoff May 2016 #34

Then you shouldnt be threatened by the fact that people are still voting for him. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #116

"...cares about the country..."...now THAT'S some pretty damn projection... islandmkl May 2016 #126

don't worry, she's been vetted, what could possibly go wrong? timmymoff May 2016 #21

Fully settled is a stretch. dchill May 2016 #35

Yep. There will be no "falling in line" behind Trump. pat_k May 2016 #72

She has been fully vetted Duckhunter935 May 2016 #62

There must be a better word... dchill May 2016 #85

So? Now their primary is boring, and ours isnt. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #114

except in 2008 timmymoff May 2016 #121

If you want to hold the highest office in the land, you should be able to multi-task. Skwmom May 2016 #12

I don't think so....... nc4bo May 2016 #14

First, congratulate Sanders for winning tonight. TheCowsCameHome May 2016 #16

Obama defeated John McCain after the primary contest Eric J in MN May 2016 #18

Nope. Trump, I fear less than I feared Cruz. ScreamingMeemie May 2016 #19

I remember I felt the same exact way about GWB in 2000. The same exact way. boston bean May 2016 #22

Don't be sad, she is the most qualified candidate EVAH! timmymoff May 2016 #27

I'm not sad. your clairvoyance capabilities are lacking. boston bean May 2016 #32

Seems your clairvoyance is leading you towards a loss timmymoff May 2016 #37

I was scared to death of BushCo in 2000. ScreamingMeemie May 2016 #30

I was scared in the way that I thought he would be a horrible president he was so fucking stupid. boston bean May 2016 #39

Uninformed. ScreamingMeemie May 2016 #47

ok, uninformed... whatever. it still happened. boston bean May 2016 #49

And we got exactly what I was afraid of. I'm done with it. ScreamingMeemie May 2016 #58

Dont worry, you'll feel better soon. Chin up. jack_krass May 2016 #23

Bernie can defeat Trump. The only one who can. snowy owl May 2016 #24

Bernie couldn't beat Hillary. boston bean May 2016 #29

Someone call a wahmbulance, timmymoff May 2016 #43

are you ok? boston bean May 2016 #44

Laughing at you. timmymoff May 2016 #60

You need more practice if you want to get me flustered. boston bean May 2016 #65

I didn't put words in your mouth timmymoff May 2016 #67

You are right. You didn't put any pit in my mouth. boston bean May 2016 #69

lol timmymoff May 2016 #73

I have no need to recover from anything. boston bean May 2016 #76

Your fear of Trump would be a place timmymoff May 2016 #88

I need to recover from fear of trump. boston bean May 2016 #91

You shouldn't timmymoff May 2016 #97

Yep, I agree Duckhunter935 May 2016 #104

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #109

Who is being the bully here and taking part in the bullying? PufPuf23 May 2016 #80

I already know. You can figure it out if you really try. boston bean May 2016 #84

Indiana doesn't think it's over yet. Biaviians May 2016 #52

Ok, lots of people don't. Doesn't change reality. boston bean May 2016 #55

That's it...Bernie is actually a fake American... Human101948 May 2016 #134

He actually would. We all KNOW that if the GE were held today, he'd be president tomorrow. JimDandy May 2016 #68

That won't happen because he has lost the nomination. boston bean May 2016 #70

Not true, but you keep your chin up now, you hear. n/t JimDandy May 2016 #78

My chin is up. And ready to take on trump. boston bean May 2016 #79

Good to hear, because Sanders is going to need your help defeating him. JimDandy May 2016 #87

That is just not reality. boston bean May 2016 #95

Maybe. And Kasich was probably the GOP's best chance, but that's not how it works. ecstatic May 2016 #63

Hahahahaha..... panader0 May 2016 #28

Jesus Christ on a stick, give this crap up already. HERVEPA May 2016 #33

See you at the convention! Biaviians May 2016 #42

Yep... we've got our bells on!!! JimDandy May 2016 #61

I'll reply with all the seriousness this OP was made in angrychair May 2016 #45

Right FUCKING now ecstatic May 2016 #46

Hillary is a weak candidate who is still losing primaries, and we need to face that. virtualobserver May 2016 #48

The Independents and about half the Dem party are giving Bernie the green light. JimDandy May 2016 #75

Looks like this is a job for... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #50

FUCK. THAT. cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #53

Nope Duckhunter935 May 2016 #54

Speaking for my part, saltpoint May 2016 #56

Um.........................no. Peregrine Took May 2016 #59

There is a way candidates get other candidates to drop out quaker bill May 2016 #64

Uh NO!!!!!!!!!! Raine May 2016 #66

Rudy said it best Bonobo May 2016 #71

Nonsense and nothing but. Hillary is a weak nominee but if she can't beat cali May 2016 #74

Mick Jagger summed it up best. JonathanRackham May 2016 #77

Never ever underestimate Trump Kilgore May 2016 #81

If he cares about this country he will do the right thing and keep winning and unite the party TransitJohn May 2016 #82

DNFTEC pat_k May 2016 #83

And you need to drop acid. dinkytron May 2016 #86

BB is a little fried tonight all right. n/t JimDandy May 2016 #93

Wish I was fried. I just started a thread of "Burn"-ie songs. Brave enough to do it dinkytron May 2016 #103

Seems like Hillary has a problem Bjornsdotter May 2016 #89

Bernie has been a deal breaker from start to finish. JimDandy May 2016 #106

You know what? LiberalAndProud May 2016 #90

Very well stated Duckhunter935 May 2016 #107

Aww, sounds like someone's having a bad day. Jokerman May 2016 #92

Clinton needs to drop out Ash_F May 2016 #94

Bs. boston bean May 2016 #96

I feel like they would have dropped the case by now if it was. Ash_F May 2016 #100

Not *BS*! That's *Senator Bernie Sanders* or SBS to you. JimDandy May 2016 #118

No. LP2K12 May 2016 #98

Relax Mccain won his nominationn first too and we won then when he had a good month to himself. craigmatic May 2016 #99

LMAO. So you want the only candidate with a chance to drop out? basselope May 2016 #101

After this devastating win, you mean? Jester Messiah May 2016 #102

I expect we'll see a lot of "needs" "must" "has to" Warren DeMontague May 2016 #112

Hillary needs to drop out. northernsouthern May 2016 #105

Oh, give it a rest. There are still two candidates in this race. liberalnarb May 2016 #108

his unreasonable supporters MFM008 May 2016 #110

How about no? The Midway Rebel May 2016 #111

I hope the next edition of the dsm lists whatever your condition is Doctor_J May 2016 #113

Hillary needs to drop out mindwalker_i May 2016 #115

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #119

Lol,you post this hourly? Nt Logical May 2016 #123

Or drop acid, dear. sister_rosa_refried May 2016 #124

Clinton needs to quit because Sanders does better against Trump n/t eridani May 2016 #125

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #127

"Bernie needs to drop out."?? [** sigh **] Petrushka May 2016 #128

But but but Clinton supporters have this. coyote May 2016 #129

Well I support Hillary but I disagree Arneoker May 2016 #130

I'm sure he'll give your input its due consideration. nt SusanCalvin May 2016 #132

Wait until his funding dries up Gothmog May 2016 #136