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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Can we drop the "Bernie" in "Bernie Busters?" [View all]wryter2000
(46,130 posts)41. Good idea
They were more like the anarchists who show up at protests to cause violence than Sanderds supporters
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They were protesting on behalf of the issues championed by Bernie during the primary campaign
oberliner
Jul 2016
#12
So you really have no compromising bone in your body? Bernie stood up to the supporters and did
floriduck
Jul 2016
#50
Oh, I agree; I just think there's no point in letting them use his name anymore
LongtimeAZDem
Jul 2016
#25
I agree 100%. They're just "Busters" and not interested in uniting to defeat Putin's puppet.
BlueCaliDem
Jul 2016
#2
Green Tea-Publican Busters, Zealots. Those idiots are all a detraction to Bernie himself now
Maru Kitteh
Jul 2016
#37
It was Bernie or Bust, they're no longer with Bernie, so they're merely Busters nt
geek tragedy
Jul 2016
#6
I'm calling them dead Enders and yeah they are not with Bernie because #HesWithHer
onecaliberal
Jul 2016
#9
exactly - far too many had "Bernie" shirts on last night to ignore their allegiance
DrDan
Jul 2016
#73
I agree with that. I have a lot of respect for how Bernie handled the last few weeks.
sarae
Jul 2016
#32
I agree, they are not representative of Bernie's supporters or his intentions.
Firebrand Gary
Jul 2016
#46
I cannot believe some of the hard core responses to a minor suggestion of trying to separate
floriduck
Jul 2016
#52
I agree with you. But that is not because Bernie was responsible, once he endorsed Hillary. He
floriduck
Jul 2016
#84
Some people are gonna be fighting this primary for the next 10 years.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2016
#56
No. That's what they are called. Everyone knows it refers to his supporters and not him. n/t
Lil Missy
Jul 2016
#59
ex-supporters. They abandoned him when they joined up with TrumpenStein nt
geek tragedy
Jul 2016
#63
I get the impression that the people with that attitude are new to politics.
CaptainTruth
Jul 2016
#74