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Hillary Clinton

TwilightZone

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26. Sanders has been in Congress for decades and Devine has been part of multiple campaigns.

Reply to NastyRiffraff (Reply #17)

Sat Jun 11, 2016, 11:56 AM

Jun 2016

They knew all of this and still didn't do it. That tells me that they either grossly overestimated the power of the "message" or never intended to win initially, then got semi-serious about it when it looked like it was going to be a closer race than they expected.

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Surprise: Bernie Sanders's Youth Revolution Loved Rallies More Than Actually Voting [View all] workinclasszero Jun 2016 OP

All your friends can see you at the rally. They can't see you in the voting booth. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #1

If you could vote on Twitter, WhiteTara Jun 2016 #2

The Bernie revolution workinclasszero Jun 2016 #11

This pretty much sums it up caquillo Jun 2016 #3

Furthermore caquillo Jun 2016 #7

And they actually polled that age group BEFORE the election to see what would get their support Lucinda Jun 2016 #20

"Just ask Ron Paul.." this is what we were saying from the beginning.. Cha Jun 2016 #4

Yeah, that was pretty obvious. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #5

Hey, voting sucks. You go to the polls and two years later stopbush Jun 2016 #19

From looking at his crowds Blue Idaho Jun 2016 #6

You can get a friend to drive you to a rally ... not so much on voting day. LannyDeVaney Jun 2016 #8

Surprise, surprise, surprise. Chez hits the nail on the head. Fla Dem Jun 2016 #9

Right workinclasszero Jun 2016 #10

Exactly. charlyvi Jun 2016 #12

I was so pissed off when that happened workinclasszero Jun 2016 #22

I have my doubts because I'm seeing so many "I didn't get my way" Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #33

its a social event....and why young voters are inherently undependable at best beachbum bob Jun 2016 #13

Maybe they should have put a sign quickesst Jun 2016 #14

Maybe they saw the size of the rallies and figured Arkansas Granny Jun 2016 #15

Here's the thing: Obama understood community/grassroots organizing and got a sizable number KittyWampus Jun 2016 #16

The Sanders campaign should have had a team NastyRiffraff Jun 2016 #17

I guess running a comic book store workinclasszero Jun 2016 #24

Sanders has been in Congress for decades and Devine has been part of multiple campaigns. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #26

It also includes the handicapped. What THEY need to either get to polls or caucuses... KittyWampus Jun 2016 #28

A few of us who dared post our opinions that the above stopbush Jun 2016 #18

I know that's true workinclasszero Jun 2016 #23

As revolutionary as forjusticethunders Jun 2016 #21

The irony...it berns! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #25

HAHA sarae Jun 2016 #31

Bingo! NastyRiffraff Jun 2016 #32

. Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #34

Same with the Vietnam Era kids hollowdweller Jun 2016 #27

Well, you can't really be Commander-in-chief AND a pacifist caquillo Jun 2016 #29

The youth are difficult to turn out in a General... In his day, Ron Paul attracted the youth. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #30