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Maybe, maybe not! hrmjustin Jan 2017 #1
I think it's about time this is discussed here at the DU! True Dough Jan 2017 #2
For how many seconds? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #5
Oh, it must have been a couple of minutes True Dough Jan 2017 #9
The pendelum swings constantly. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #13
Right. It has been SO suppressed! Hekate Jan 2017 #6
I was figuring this thread would be locked by now FreakinDJ Jan 2017 #8
How does DU even expect to grow if it continually locks threads? Sure, there may be Alekzander Jan 2017 #17
Has this thread been locked? emulatorloo Jan 2017 #19
No, the poster said he was surprised it has not yet been locked Alekzander Jan 2017 #37
And yet it still isn't locked? emulatorloo Jan 2017 #40
ummm. kos mopinko Jan 2017 #34
Never have had that problem at DK yet & been there for a while. I have had threads locked here Alekzander Jan 2017 #38
Oh you poor thing. I can tell you feel oppressed and fearful of the DU dynamic. Hekate Jan 2017 #43
No, fortunately most are good, not like yourself. Alekzander Jan 2017 #69
Awwww Hekate Jan 2017 #70
Would that were the purpose of the OP... LanternWaste Jan 2017 #86
Why do you think that? emulatorloo Jan 2017 #24
It probably would have been, if you had written something of this nature BEFORE the Cal33 Jan 2017 #90
Why? George II Jan 2017 #45
Not overlooked. zentrum Jan 2017 #56
... Quayblue Jan 2017 #66
"Could" and "would" are not synonymous. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #3
This is an opinion. dogman Jan 2017 #14
Sanders was my ifrst choice, and my primary choice, guillaumeb Jan 2017 #16
Except it is an Op/Ed. dogman Jan 2017 #22
My opinion is that 2+24. LanternWaste Jan 2017 #87
If one opinion is correct, are all opinions correct? dogman Jan 2017 #100
Probably and if all who bad mouthed HRC Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #4
Yeah, ignorant white wing bigots would have rushed out to vote for Sanders. Hoyt Jan 2017 #7
Denigrating voters is not really a "Winning Tactic" FreakinDJ Jan 2017 #12
Ain't making nice with the white wing bigots that voted for Trump. Hoyt Jan 2017 #25
We certainly saw that in the primary BainsBane Jan 2017 #118
Sanders is Jewish and a socialist liquid diamond Jan 2017 #88
With Trump in former KGB Putin's pocket, it is hard to demonize a democratic socialist karynnj Jan 2017 #121
Since he couldn't win the Democratic Primary WhiteTara Jan 2017 #10
Russ Feingold's stunning victory proves the author's theory emulatorloo Jan 2017 #11
No less than Zephyr Teachout's victory. eom guillaumeb Jan 2017 #15
The god damn primary is fucking over. longship Jan 2017 #18
Bernie would have easily beat Trump. Especially where it mattered, WI, MI, and PA. putitinD Jan 2017 #20
But he would have lost everywhere else frazzled Jan 2017 #92
he did win 22 states in the primary putitinD Jan 2017 #93
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-system-isnt-rigged-against-sanders/ Justice Jan 2017 #120
So very tired of these. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2017 #21
Locking. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2017 #23
Yikes. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #26
But he couldn't win the primary, so it's a moot point. If POC weren't excited about this election.. Tarheel_Dem Jan 2017 #27
DWS prevented Bernie from winning the primary..... INdemo Jan 2017 #54
Nope. Jeff Weaver prevented Bernie from winning the primary. emulatorloo Jan 2017 #55
Yes she personally went and shut the doors at every precinct when she saw a Sanders supporter coming mythology Jan 2017 #57
Pretty Much INdemo Jan 2017 #80
Millions of us "prevented Bernie from winning the primary". "M-I-L-L-I-O-N-S"! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2017 #82
Bernie and Democratic voters prevented Bernie from winning the primary. EffieBlack Jan 2017 #98
I would hope in the final choice POC would have eventually voted f- HEY! You just dionysus Jan 2017 #72
But but but Kurt Eichenwald saw an eleventy bliion page thick book of opo research... Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2017 #28
Not all op-ed writers agree with Horsey. lapucelle Jan 2017 #29
How many Blue states went Red with HRC on the ticket FreakinDJ Jan 2017 #61
Two, and one red state went blue. lapucelle Jan 2017 #73
Please stop. LisaM Jan 2017 #30
And Howard Dean would have won in 2004. Maven Jan 2017 #31
Had All States Been Primary vs Caucus otohara Jan 2017 #32
First he had to win the Primary, but he lost by a landslide. Starry Messenger Jan 2017 #33
Amen! nt SylviaD Jan 2017 #127
Gee, thanks for that "unifying" post. IFAWOULDACOULDASHOULDA is SO helpful! nt Atticus Jan 2017 #35
+1000 sheshe2 Jan 2017 #36
So is Trump winning FreakinDJ Jan 2017 #60
Nice straw man. "Good luck with that" nt Atticus Jan 2017 #62
Admit it Corporate Politics is dead FreakinDJ Jan 2017 #74
Wow! A CROWD of straw men! Atticus Jan 2017 #81
Some people only care about themselves FreakinDJ Jan 2017 #95
We don't know that, but we should nominate a progressive or socialist. HassleCat Jan 2017 #39
Obama proved that. George II Jan 2017 #46
I think those red state voters will really respond to a declared socialist! Hekate Jan 2017 #47
Yes, they will. HassleCat Jan 2017 #51
Bernie tried that and it failed. bettyellen Jan 2017 #103
But it showed us some possibilities. HassleCat Jan 2017 #105
He played the press game better than anyone except Trump bettyellen Jan 2017 #107
I'm a socialist--there is very little data to support your assertion. Starry Messenger Jan 2017 #63
He could have won the primary if he got all the superdelegates HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #41
Again with this? mcar Jan 2017 #42
I had a post locked for suggesting exactly what you stated Victor_c3 Jan 2017 #44
"The establishment" isn't the 17 million Americans who voted for Clinton in the primaries. George II Jan 2017 #48
The Dem Establishment needs to be retired FreakinDJ Jan 2017 #59
Bullshit - Bullshit - Bullshit otohara Jan 2017 #84
And just what is this OP supposed to accomplish? George II Jan 2017 #49
bullshit. it is clear dems wouldn't have gotten his back either certainot Jan 2017 #50
President Sanders? Bernie would have beaten Trump. LenaBaby61 Jan 2017 #52
counterfactuals! 0rganism Jan 2017 #53
I think its possible, but I don't think we should post these OPs anymore. aikoaiko Jan 2017 #58
A very narrow reading of the polls Jakes Progress Jan 2017 #64
and????? heaven05 Jan 2017 #65
. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #67
What utter BS. synergie Jan 2017 #68
Maybe. We'll never know. Meanwhile, this will be the predictable flame war. Nt dionysus Jan 2017 #71
... LexVegas Jan 2017 #75
Because the Trump voters in the Rust Belt were really crying out for Single Payer healthcare? brooklynite Jan 2017 #76
Nope .. just some one not part of the Establishment politics as usual FreakinDJ Jan 2017 #94
...and if Sanders had been the nominee, voters would have had a choice of two... brooklynite Jan 2017 #97
And raise taxes? Was never a viable candidate. bettyellen Jan 2017 #104
Yet all the Polling proved he was the stronger candidate against Trump FreakinDJ Jan 2017 #111
"Failed to heel" to who, prey tell? Polls about an unvetted candidate bettyellen Jan 2017 #112
Actually the Dems lost a whole generation of voters FreakinDJ Jan 2017 #113
By winning them 60% to 37%? I don't think so. What's with that pic? Spit it out! bettyellen Jan 2017 #115
Those that refused to show up decided this election FreakinDJ Jan 2017 #116
Look at your shiny new goalposts! I have a feeling you could play this game all day. bettyellen Jan 2017 #117
Another useless crystal ball OP. I am tired of this "Bernie would have won" nonsense Persondem Jan 2017 #77
. ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #78
The guy who couldn't win in the primary rock Jan 2017 #79
He could have been a contender . . . ucrdem Jan 2017 #83
Indeed he would have... RedFury Jan 2017 #85
Bullshit. Eom. liquid diamond Jan 2017 #89
People can mock the what-ifs.... disillusioned73 Jan 2017 #91
Why are we rehashing this old shit again? Blue_Tires Jan 2017 #96
Yes, we know Trump voters would have voted for him because Bernie's SO dreamy! EffieBlack Jan 2017 #99
An so gracious and charming SharonClark Jan 2017 #106
Wow, that's some seriously sad projection. SMC22307 Jan 2017 #129
No, he wouldnt. J_William_Ryan Jan 2017 #101
I definitely think Bernie would have taken the con out to the woodshed. ZM90 Jan 2017 #102
So tired of this MFM008 Jan 2017 #108
"If my grandmother had wheels she'd be a wagon." longship Jan 2017 #109
There's just no way to know that. Orsino Jan 2017 #110
Perhaps. But it doesn't really matter now, does it? MadamPresident Jan 2017 #114
This message was self-deleted by its author BlueStateLib Jan 2017 #119
He probably would have performed better kenfrequed Jan 2017 #122
Agree. SMC22307 Jan 2017 #123
Too true kenfrequed Jan 2017 #124
I really don't think so. nemo137 Jan 2017 #125
Trump propaganda would have destroyed Bernie. SylviaD Jan 2017 #126
He will in 2020. Nt azmom Jan 2017 #128
Apparently not, since he lost the primary, early on. n/t Lil Missy Jan 2017 #130
Flagged for review. Finally. betsuni Jan 2017 #131
+1...nt SidDithers Jan 2017 #133
Yup. Kick and Rec eom Arazi Jan 2017 #132
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