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2016 Postmortem

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So, in summary . . . [View all] Le Taz Hot Dec 2015 OP
excellent recap of the sitch so far. restorefreedom Dec 2015 #1
Weaver looked like he was in over his head. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #2
Will be into both incidents. .... daleanime Dec 2015 #5
Typical republican approach; attack others for what you did? Blue_Adept Dec 2015 #16
Typical baloney merrily Dec 2015 #21
that is literally what Sanders supporters are doing. It's the bully-approach KittyWampus Dec 2015 #106
Um, no. That's a classic Clinton supporter move. And your post is a perfect example. merrily Dec 2015 #109
You are correct. Just look at Schultz's reaction -- she backed down immediately. That Cal33 Dec 2015 #189
I think this is more about Hillary's supporters. merrily Dec 2015 #190
U don't know what your talking about. bjobotts Dec 2015 #139
Go to the server's web site for the truth.DWS lied bjobotts Dec 2015 #140
Sanders is as honest as the day is long and Clinton has been know for a decade for her rhett o rick Dec 2015 #142
Rhett, you can repeat the Bernana homesty meme as many times as you like, but... Nitram Dec 2015 #152
And you don't know the facts. My money is on dirty tricks by the DWS/Clinton team. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #161
I'm interested in neither your money nor your speculation. Nitram Dec 2015 #164
The corp-media has come out in favor of HRC. Why would I expect them to be honest? nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #165
Only when it supports Berrnie, I know. nt Nitram Dec 2015 #166
Big corporations love HRC including the media companies. The People love Sanders. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #171
Ah, "the People". Nitram Dec 2015 #172
I think you will find that even if he doesn't have ALL the People on his side right now Proserpina Dec 2015 #174
You really do have a dark view of your fellow Democrats. Nitram Dec 2015 #180
I won't tell you what you sound like Proserpina Dec 2015 #181
Ok, now that's just creepy. Nitram Dec 2015 #183
My Mom died last year, btw. Nitram Dec 2015 #184
Yep and the Oligarchy better beware. Goldman-Sachs money cant buy everyone. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #178
You've got that backwards. The people are fortunate to have Bernie on their side. cui bono Dec 2015 #194
So maybe Debs should have gotten federal cyber crimes involved JackInGreen Dec 2015 #146
""perpetrator" of the incident the one taking it to court?" pangaia Dec 2015 #44
Sanders campaign obviously knows NorthCarolina Dec 2015 #73
I have a theory too. Chef Eric Dec 2015 #116
If NorthCarolina Dec 2015 #117
I agree that Sanders has a better chance in the GE. Chef Eric Dec 2015 #124
Then let's get busy. Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #137
MC, you're just plain wrong because... Nitram Dec 2015 #153
My theory: The truth will wire or rewire the Superdelegates in the right connections. DhhD Dec 2015 #156
Fantasy thinking..."over his head"...surely you meant DWS at present. If it happened libdem4life Dec 2015 #27
His main claim to fame before becoming Sanders' Campaign Manager was.... George II Dec 2015 #56
Oh Noes!!!! Phlem Dec 2015 #63
So now we denigrate small business owners??? catnhatnh Dec 2015 #76
Who is denigrating him? George II Dec 2015 #79
So the Gif on your post catnhatnh Dec 2015 #83
I'd cower behind implication too LanternWaste Dec 2015 #151
Denigrate small business owners? Not exactly. Nitram Dec 2015 #154
Harry Truman was a small (and failed) business owner Proserpina Dec 2015 #176
The political process was a great deal less complicated in Truman's day. Nitram Dec 2015 #177
Pathetic Proserpina Dec 2015 #179
BTW, Proserpina, you shouldn't have eaten those pomegranate seeds. Nitram Dec 2015 #186
You're going there!! tobefree Dec 2015 #80
He's done that since he's retired BuelahWitch Dec 2015 #115
Oh, nevermind. cui bono Dec 2015 #128
Correction - his comic book store is in Virginia, not Vermont. Sorry. George II Dec 2015 #129
I love Stuart! roody Dec 2015 #144
Comic book stores are often very successful small businesses. Also, millenials tblue37 Dec 2015 #192
Vocabulary assistance Android3.14 Dec 2015 #59
Exactly. Their appearce is just that. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #91
Co-President Hillary helped pick the White House staffers, right? catnhatnh Dec 2015 #75
Don't kid yourself. madfloridian Dec 2015 #85
Hmmm, so the guy who's in "over his head"... ljm2002 Dec 2015 #87
The DNC had or should have had a contract with its vendor that specified that the vendor had JDPriestly Dec 2015 #89
They weren't given it, they had to look. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #107
Do you have proof that the two databases were completely separate at that time? JDPriestly Dec 2015 #125
Exactly why they sued. tazkcmo Dec 2015 #131
There is also the fact that Sanders suffered a loss for many reasons because of the JDPriestly Dec 2015 #135
You guys go on and on about poor Bernie's "loss". Nitram Dec 2015 #168
What "malfeasance" are you talking about? JDPriestly Dec 2015 #173
This. Nitram Dec 2015 #175
That article is poorly researched. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #187
Are you suggesting that NGP Van has no reason to cover up or huge the facts? Nitram Dec 2015 #191
Please don't read this post JackInGreen Dec 2015 #147
Great summary Paka Dec 2015 #114
Good summary. eom PosterChild Dec 2015 #102
LOL. A Clinton staffer wrote the program and has full unfettered access to the database! nt mhatrw Dec 2015 #127
Unfortunately, with lawyers involved, it's unlikely to transpire before iowa. Jarqui Dec 2015 #3
agree, which is why a completely independent audit is necessary. restorefreedom Dec 2015 #4
While they're at it in the computer department, Jarqui Dec 2015 #12
it is a disaster in the wings restorefreedom Dec 2015 #49
I hope your right, merrily. Nitram Dec 2015 #185
which campaign are you thinking is desperate? restorefreedom Dec 2015 #188
Given how closely related the vendor is to the Clintons and little Debbie, merrily Dec 2015 #23
yeah i worry about that too restorefreedom Dec 2015 #48
An active cover-up would be disastrous for Hillary AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #148
and the impeachment of bill clinton, as ridiculous as it was, restorefreedom Dec 2015 #158
The only reason DWS caved is Qutzupalotl Dec 2015 #6
The fact that she didn't have a legal leg to stand on Le Taz Hot Dec 2015 #13
And yet, Debbie STILL has a paycheck Proserpina Dec 2015 #19
Understandable as that would Le Taz Hot Dec 2015 #26
Well, then, you are far more "understanding" than I am Proserpina Dec 2015 #29
+1 davidpdx Dec 2015 #159
Sadly I agree Scootaloo Dec 2015 #92
Wasserman Schultz Reportedly Wanted to Paint Obama as ‘Anti-Woman,’ ‘Anti-Semitic’ If Ousted FlatBaroque Dec 2015 #31
so? Proserpina Dec 2015 #33
SO?? FlatBaroque Dec 2015 #41
That's incredible but good to know. appalachiablue Dec 2015 #99
So far, the ONLY wrongdoing that has been proven is the theft ecstatic Dec 2015 #7
+1 Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #10
A full independent audit will either support this or prove something else. artislife Dec 2015 #11
Nice. Le Taz Hot Dec 2015 #14
Great Post!!! LovingA2andMI Dec 2015 #20
Seriously....all this drama when the white house is at risk of going ecstatic Dec 2015 #15
I am a registered Democrat and I plan to caucus. artislife Dec 2015 #28
Don't you want to vote for the best candidate? ybbor Dec 2015 #37
Nobody is perfect. Any of the three would be light years better ecstatic Dec 2015 #51
Is that Fear no.5 I smell? reddread Dec 2015 #53
I find it interesting that Bernie supporters want a full audit and HRC supporters want to move on. winter is coming Dec 2015 #54
It really doesn't. Pragmatic dems look at the landscape and what's at stake ecstatic Dec 2015 #60
This saga isn't creating more division than already existed, it merely exposes what observant winter is coming Dec 2015 #67
The whole truth and nothing but the whole madokie Dec 2015 #123
Very well said, madam. Betty Karlson Dec 2015 #145
Yoda is never wrong- riversedge Dec 2015 #34
riversedge, I've never watched "Star Wars". saidsimplesimon Dec 2015 #68
Wrong. Debbie clearly violated the contract with Sanders by seizing his info and not releasing it merrily Dec 2015 #38
Illegal activity or wrongdoing is a bar to a breach R B Garr Dec 2015 #86
+10 !! (NT) PosterChild Dec 2015 #104
Sorry, no. We also know the DNC violated their contract with the Sanders campaign. jeff47 Dec 2015 #40
Yes. and the accusation of trying to sink Bernie is so silly treestar Dec 2015 #45
You don't know that. Easy solution. More debates. Why not? Only ego. highprincipleswork Dec 2015 #52
HRC's numbers increase after every debate ecstatic Dec 2015 #62
Are you folks deliberately trying not to get it? highprincipleswork Dec 2015 #97
A fair playing field? Hum... PosterChild Dec 2015 #108
Then good kenfrequed Dec 2015 #110
Exactly. Why it's so hard to see that this would be in everyone's interest is beyond me. highprincipleswork Dec 2015 #133
Bernie would be saying the same things treestar Dec 2015 #94
Are you folks deliberately trying not to get it? highprincipleswork Dec 2015 #98
You're exaggerating the huge difference it would make treestar Dec 2015 #100
More debates and at better times would be more fair. highprincipleswork Dec 2015 #101
It helps all Democratic candidates kenfrequed Dec 2015 #157
Principles, did you ever consider the posibility that in completely good faith, Nitram Dec 2015 #182
So the DNC and DWS breaching the contract with the Sanders campaign on proper notice Dustlawyer Dec 2015 #50
I'm not worried about what will be discovered either ecstatic Dec 2015 #55
Sanders taking the DNC head-on is rather appealing to those of us who aren't partisan honks. frylock Dec 2015 #61
I'm partisan. Guilty as charged. ecstatic Dec 2015 #64
+1 Phlem Dec 2015 #121
he's fighting against a system that is supposed to suppport him but has come out to be obviously Javaman Dec 2015 #69
This is not a "let's burn everything down" attitude. Chef Eric Dec 2015 #138
So Much Bullshit so early in the day. Phlem Dec 2015 #66
Exactly workinclasszero Dec 2015 #84
1+ riversedge Dec 2015 #88
IF you are loking for Party Unity, bvar22 Dec 2015 #96
Exactly right. eom PosterChild Dec 2015 #103
'Scuze me? DWS is the one who invited the press. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #112
I don't think it matters anymore. Phlem Dec 2015 #118
You are absolutely 100% correct. Number23 Dec 2015 #141
The OP reads more like some kid interpreting a poem than an actual summary of facts. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #8
Pretty much. CharlotteVale Dec 2015 #9
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #17
Thanks for the post. jalan48 Dec 2015 #18
One has to wonder, as well, why the Oppo Research Dept. is silent Proserpina Dec 2015 #22
Only future generations will have the luxury of looking at this through a microscope. Hiraeth Dec 2015 #24
How long will it take for an independent auditor to go through the records? shireen Dec 2015 #25
Time magazine seemed to take hours only. nt artislife Dec 2015 #30
Am I the only one who thinks this makes all Dems look bad? ShrimpPoboy Dec 2015 #32
Yes. The difference is, Bernie was not involved in the activities of his staffers. DWS and Hillary merrily Dec 2015 #39
Blame Debbie for that. She could have responded to this in any number of ways Nyan Dec 2015 #74
Yes, it makes Dems look bad, and the only way to get beyond it is to find out exactly what's winter is coming Dec 2015 #77
I doubt you are the only one. catnhatnh Dec 2015 #81
Yep, dpatbrown Dec 2015 #35
well, that's talking over the heads of the opposition, ain't it? stupidicus Dec 2015 #36
How about we use Occam's Razor? Arkana Dec 2015 #42
We know another thing for sure... ljm2002 Dec 2015 #90
Occam would also hasten to point out that the guy who poked around in the DNC negligence... lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #113
+1 Paka Dec 2015 #119
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2015 #43
Sadly, both sides are spending money on lawyers CanonRay Dec 2015 #46
CanonRay, so true, see comment above.. saidsimplesimon Dec 2015 #70
thank you so much for that clear synopsis. rurallib Dec 2015 #47
There is the 2008 "data leakage" of Sen Obama's data to Sen Clintons campaign that LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #57
This lawyer (me) agrees with you. It will be historical. Divernan Dec 2015 #58
DWS's days are numbered. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #65
Concise. +1 nt LWolf Dec 2015 #71
K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Dec 2015 #72
We have the Force riversedge Dec 2015 #78
DNC gets no money or support from me until DWS resigns... vi5 Dec 2015 #82
She should resign NOW or be FIRED!!! cascadiance Dec 2015 #134
Sorry, she only answers to the 1%. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #169
Interesting. rosesaylavee Dec 2015 #93
K & R AzDar Dec 2015 #95
Bernie's staffers STOLE DATA. Of course they were blocked temporarily, to stop them KittyWampus Dec 2015 #105
If Bernie is so guilty then why doesn't Hillary just expose them Phlem Dec 2015 #120
Link to that theft please. cui bono Dec 2015 #130
here Nitram Dec 2015 #167
Don't see it there. Can you quote where it says there was theft? cui bono Dec 2015 #193
I'm so old... Fumesucker Dec 2015 #149
K&R Paka Dec 2015 #111
:) Phlem Dec 2015 #122
R! (doesn't need any kicks) Babel_17 Dec 2015 #126
Maybe with this…. zentrum Dec 2015 #132
Soooooo glad Democratic Party is putting all its chips in the Clinton basket... good government whereisjustice Dec 2015 #136
That is how I see it. nt Live and Learn Dec 2015 #143
Bernie Sanders Apologizes to Hillary Clinton for Stealing Voter Data. stonecutter357 Dec 2015 #150
What we are witnessing here is the last attempts of a dieing campaign trying to remain relevant. upaloopa Dec 2015 #155
That's for sure. Hillary's campaign has admitted, after the debate 'we could lose this' in their sabrina 1 Dec 2015 #163
history won't likely remember the political deflections (like this one) bigtree Dec 2015 #160
DWS has surely met her match in Sanders. She should have listened when he warned people not to sabrina 1 Dec 2015 #162
DWS and HRC are driving a big wedge between the Progressive and Conservative Wings rhett o rick Dec 2015 #170
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