2016 Postmortem

arely staircase

(12,482 posts) Tue Jul 12, 2016, 11:56 AM Jul 2016

To Bernie people of good will: Well done. [View all]

Most progressive Democratic Platform ever and an energized base. Tremendous contribution to the party, America and the world.

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To Bernie people of good will: Well done. [View all] arely staircase Jul 2016 OP

great to see MFM008 Jul 2016 #1

Kick and Rec!!! still_one Jul 2016 #2

Not to throw shade, but... cilla4progress Jul 2016 #3

It shows that Democrats are no longer running away from liberal ideas. annavictorious Jul 2016 #7

Thanks, good points. cilla4progress Jul 2016 #9

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The platform does not endorse the TPP. annavictorious Jul 2016 #32

Not repudiating the TPP and endorsing the TPP in the platform are two different things. TwilightZone Jul 2016 #43

couldn't have said it better arely staircase Jul 2016 #12

If only I could rec a post! calimary Jul 2016 #17

Exactly! Else You Are Mad Jul 2016 #27

Excellent point. Silver_Witch Jul 2016 #42

Exactly. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #64

One poll shows 8 or 9% of Bernie supporters will vote for TRUMP!! Laf.La.Dem. Jul 2016 #4

They never supported Bernie's ideas. annavictorious Jul 2016 #8

So now we know what percentage of his support were just fucking with the Dems. It is like the tme I arely staircase Jul 2016 #15

They are the voters who are anti-establishment and believe that Sanders is better than Trump who is w4rma Jul 2016 #52

There is no way that anyone who thinks Bernie is better than Hillary also thinks Trump is. arely staircase Jul 2016 #55

And there lies your logical fallacy. (nt) w4rma Jul 2016 #58

Logically fallacious but still true. nt arely staircase Jul 2016 #62

fallacious = "not true or accurate" w4rma Jul 2016 #63

but in this case, both nt arely staircase Jul 2016 #66

And 91-92% will vote for Hillary klook Jul 2016 #16

I suspect that number will increase as we get closer to November. calimary Jul 2016 #23

Not too worried about it... Wounded Bear Jul 2016 #44

ONE poll. That's your first clue. Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #19

At this point in '08, there were more Hillary people stating they would bullwinkle428 Jul 2016 #47

I hate Trump and will definitely vote for Bernie..but lostnfound Jul 2016 #53

Bravo Bernie!!! Haveadream Jul 2016 #5

Massive K & R. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #6

Very proud of both of them today Funtatlaguy Jul 2016 #10

Bernie won in many ways flamingdem Jul 2016 #11

We all won in many ways thanks to his accomplishments this season! Now down with the PUKES! Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #22

K & R! BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #13

This Bernie booster will follow his lead and will support Hillary! ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #14

Thank you, ChisolmTrailDem! calimary Jul 2016 #24

You're welcome, calimary! :) ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #59

I second that. Bernie and his people have done amazing things! DCBob Jul 2016 #18

Some of us are smarter than we look...as is Bernie Armstead Jul 2016 #26

No doubt. DCBob Jul 2016 #28

Welcome to Senator Sanders and his supporters NastyRiffraff Jul 2016 #20

lets hope the majority of the platform actually gets enacted retrowire Jul 2016 #25

Amen to that! Hulk Jul 2016 #33

That would be a huuuuuuuuuuuge gift for the American people Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #56

"Hillary Clinton will make an outstanding president and I am proud to stand with her here today" Sunlei Jul 2016 #29

I was going to say that all the credit belongs to Senator Sanders, but I can't believe merrily Jul 2016 #30

Sanders did a great job in this endorsement Gothmog Jul 2016 #31

There will be many threads announcing the endorsement, but this is the one I want to rec. Squinch Jul 2016 #34

Now, its time to beat that rug off the human Yam's head in November!!! (n/t) Moostache Jul 2016 #35

K&R! tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #36

Why thank you. lark Jul 2016 #37

UNITED WE STAND -----Divided We FALL-------------Thank you turbinetree Jul 2016 #38

We can DO this! Thanks to everyone who has been there in good faith. nolabear Jul 2016 #39

It's called bargaining power Warpy Jul 2016 #40

It's called compromise skepticscott Jul 2016 #46

Without bargaing power, there's no reason for a compromise Warpy Jul 2016 #48

Maybe our issue is that the Dems of recent history offer up weak policies to GreenPartyVoter Jul 2016 #67

Bernie won today and he won for US! Silver_Witch Jul 2016 #41

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Thank you. Ilsa Jul 2016 #49

Let's work shenmue Jul 2016 #50

Kudos to Bernie! avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #51

Completely Agree wss2001 Jul 2016 #54

that's right barbtries Jul 2016 #57

I've never been a huge Hillary fan, but I support Bernie's endorsement bigwillq Jul 2016 #60

Original hippie semi-socialist Bernie fan here - raven mad Jul 2016 #61

Progressives are the "grassroots," not the "base." The base went for Clinton. nt BobbyDrake Jul 2016 #65