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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Bernie was a Female [View all]Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)110. I'm not sure about that, but certainly if a man was running with Mrs Clinton's conservative
policies, record of bad decisions and flip flops, and the fbi circling overhead, that person would have no chance at the nomination, let alone the white house. I'm also fine with people voting for Clinton because of her gender; I do wish they would stop denying that it's true.
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So few? You're aware he's already won 20 states and is on track to win more states than Hillary '08?
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#132
You like communist dictatorship policy? Because hey, If you equate Clinton to Repug,
seabeyond
May 2016
#111
Warren was "not up to the task"? Didn't you insult women enough in your OP, now...
George II
May 2016
#62
Elizabeth is a member of the establishment. She's a Democrat, who ran and got elected as a Demcrat
LuvLoogie
May 2016
#129
If a female held Bernie's positions, she wouldn't have been allowed on the stage.
CrowCityDem
May 2016
#10
Unelectable, finger wagging, screaming, falsely accusing, losing all the way, tone tone tone,
seabeyond
May 2016
#13
I didn't get it. I would love to hear it. I have had this conversation a lot this morning.
seabeyond
May 2016
#94
Stop digging. Whatever shred of credibility you had is now gone. Mansplaining!
redstateblues
May 2016
#45
Yes. Clinton could have been that vicious campaign, but she tool the high road, constantly. She was
seabeyond
May 2016
#100
I think that it is easy to exaggerate the political differences between Clinton and Sanders.
Tal Vez
May 2016
#26
Weren't you the author of the infamous South Carolina thread? Yep, you were.
grossproffit
May 2016
#28
Are you out of your mind? Bernadette would never have been Mayor of Burlington
Recursion
May 2016
#49
If If If, all of the IF's, you have managed to point out some of the same comments
Thinkingabout
May 2016
#53
A 74 year old socialist woman from one of the smallest, whitest states in the US?
ContinentalOp
May 2016
#55
This is priceless. Onviously the OP is unaware why about 20 percent of men are
bettyellen
May 2016
#92
What an insulting thread to women. I could easily make an similar insulting thread why certain
still_one
May 2016
#80
I will vote for a woman if HRC is the nominee this FALL. Her name is Jill Stein.
EndElectoral
May 2016
#87
You don't know me. I voted Sanders in the primary, and have voted Democratic in the GE since 1972.
EndElectoral
May 2016
#109
Trick question: was Bernie the wife of the President under this scenario? If so, it's Her Turn! nt
Romulox
May 2016
#88
The establishment would reject a real populist progressive regardless of their gender.
NorthCarolina
May 2016
#91
I'm not sure about that, but certainly if a man was running with Mrs Clinton's conservative
Doctor_J
May 2016
#110
If Bernie was female, he'd be like Elizabeth Warren.If Hillary was progressive, she'd be like Warren
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#134