2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Tue Jun 7, 2016, 05:18 PM Jun 2016

She may have won, but why would anyone other than billionaires be happy about it? [View all]

We had a chance to be a party of the people, instead of the rich...will we ever have that chance again?

And was preserving the status quo in the party and the country worth being this arrogant and heavy-handed about it?

Was it worth relentlessly accusing a good man of a flaw(indifference to bigotry)that everyone knows he doesn't have, that with his family background he simply could not have had?

This won't help women in any meaningful way and it won't lead to the changes we need.

It's a victory for cynicism, dismissiveness and the dead zone of the Nineties.

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She may have won, but why would anyone other than billionaires be happy about it? [View all] Ken Burch Jun 2016 OP

As of this morning over 3 million more were more glad of it than there were for Bernie. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

that number is not accurate. grasswire Jun 2016 #2

Pray, how is it not accurate? sweetloukillbot Jun 2016 #4

"Pray"? Prithee, art though a minor character in Hamlet? n/t. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #10

You think Shakespeare was the only person to use "pray" in that manner. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #17

OK, the Quakers and the folks who did the King James Edition did too. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #26

So, no answer. Thought not... sweetloukillbot Jun 2016 #33

What are ??? LAS14 Jun 2016 #65

it does not count caucus votes for Bernie. grasswire Jun 2016 #19

Three million more people voted for Bernie in the caucuses?? sweetloukillbot Jun 2016 #37

And she won BOTH primaries in caucus states... apcalc Jun 2016 #39

It is a completely true stat. And most caucues DO have popular vote totals. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #47

Even Sanders agrees with the numbers. He is always saying they got 9 million votes lunamagica Jun 2016 #57

Because your candidate SoCalNative Jun 2016 #3

I understand many of you feel Vets are not important. TimPlo Jun 2016 #6

Not that that's true but if it were it would be better than what Hillary will accomplish. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #59

Anyone that is satisfied with their lot in life and not concerned about others Hiraeth Jun 2016 #5

We're happy because a brilliant woman is going to be keeping the White House in Dem hands. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #7

oh, good luck with that! grasswire Jun 2016 #23

ugh, stop the sanctimonious whining already nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #8

I have no idea Ken Burch wendylaroux Jun 2016 #9

We ARE the party of the people. A large coalition of many people, not a monolithic block of them. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #11

You haven't talked to Brock lately have you? passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #60

Haters to the left. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #62

Haters? Brock is the hater. passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #64

We never had a chance. warrprayer Jun 2016 #12

I think if progressives lose this battle, the chance will never return. Alex4Martinez Jun 2016 #13

Great tan. n/t warrprayer Jun 2016 #22

More like Miss America pageant passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #61

The effort to be a party of the people will only succeed if a Dem gets the White House and then eastwestdem Jun 2016 #14

Exactly!! nt anotherproletariat Jun 2016 #32

'All Democrats want to end Citizen's United' passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #63

Well said, nt. Broward Jun 2016 #15

I'm not a billionaire and I think it's Glorious MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #16

That we seem to have nominated the most conservative person we could have chosen? Ken Burch Jun 2016 #20

Glorious! Eom MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #25

It's glorious that workers and the poor lost? Ken Burch Jun 2016 #28

It's Glorious and I won't play the game MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #30

It would only be glorious if she was to the left of everyone else. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #35

That's only true if you are far to the left. auntpurl Jun 2016 #41

"The poor" overwhelmingly voted for her lunamagica Jun 2016 #58

There is no greater negative impact on one's life LuvLoogie Jun 2016 #18

that's just silly grasswire Jun 2016 #50

You flail at a straw caricature, while Hillary prepares for November. LuvLoogie Jun 2016 #54

tell it to the FBI. nt grasswire Jun 2016 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author warrprayer Jun 2016 #52

Duck and cover okasha Jun 2016 #21

None of us mind that part. HRC's gender was never the issue with Sanders supporters. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #24

All hail the Bush-Clinton Dynasty! Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #27

The struggle continues. To think otherwise is to give in to defeatism. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #29

You're right. n/t. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #31

Am I going to have to read posts like this daily until November? Blue_Tires Jun 2016 #34

I'm thrilled and obviously we disagree apcalc Jun 2016 #36

and pretty much made Trump a shoo-in nt Jack Bone Jun 2016 #38

. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #40

13 million billionaires voted in the primaries? arely staircase Jun 2016 #42

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #43

We don't have to fight wars just to show we can fight wars. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #44

13,049,190 people do not share this point-of-view Tarc Jun 2016 #45

So there as 12 million Billionaires in the Democratic Party? brooklynite Jun 2016 #46

I'm thrilled to find out I'm a billionaire. auntpurl Jun 2016 #49

"We had a chance to be a party of the people" by ignoring the people's votes? Lord Magus Jun 2016 #48

We are very happy about it pandr32 Jun 2016 #51

The voters don't buy your shit Ken. seabeyond Jun 2016 #53

HRC gives hope to insider and 1% wannabees everywhere jack_krass Jun 2016 #56

She has not won. She can't reach 2383 delegates because the contest is too close. senz Jun 2016 #66