2016 Postmortem

potone

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3. I doubt that he will.

Fri Dec 23, 2016, 09:38 PM

Dec 2016

He is remarkably energetic for a man his age, but I think he wants to work on bringing up a new generation of progressive politicians at all levels of government. I am with him on that; the Republicans were smarter than we were in working for decades to take over local, county and state offices, not just federal ones. We should do that, starting with school boards, to stop this anti-science ideology and historical propaganda that is destroying our schools.

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Those who say "Americans will never vote for a Socialist Jew" are revealing their own prejudice [View all] YoungDemCA Dec 2016 OP

Do you really think Bernie Sanders will run again? underthematrix Dec 2016 #1

I don't have a crystal ball YoungDemCA Dec 2016 #2

I doubt that he will. potone Dec 2016 #3

You are conveniently leaving things out of the mix. NanceGreggs Dec 2016 #4

There's an irony to your post vs your avatar. Exilednight Dec 2016 #8

Further... Me. Dec 2016 #27

Socialist is confusing HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #37

Those who say "Americans will never vote for a woman" are revealing their own misogyny. baldguy Dec 2016 #5

Nice hijack. JudyM Dec 2016 #15

Nice drive-by. baldguy Dec 2016 #16

You might want to actually give some thought to the O.P. It's a matter of insensitivity. JudyM Dec 2016 #17

Perhaps if you actually read my post #5 and put some thought in refuting it. baldguy Dec 2016 #23

It is a hijack that you won't own as such. You're not fooling anyone. JudyM Dec 2016 #25

So, you've got false accusations, empty bluster & absolutly nothing to back it up. baldguy Dec 2016 #32

One thing you'll notice about conventional wisdom, no matter how often it is proven wrong Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #6

Poor Jeb! Everyone thought he was the smart one lol now look at him NWCorona Dec 2016 #7

You mean like people ducking guilt Jakes Progress Dec 2016 #9

No, that has nothing to do with what I was saying. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #11

Or you could. Jakes Progress Dec 2016 #13

That he was Jakes Progress Dec 2016 #10

What was the problem, then? Unkempt eyebrows? Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #12

Your post does not address mine. Jakes Progress Dec 2016 #14

This was not a conventional wisdom year, that was my original point. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #19

Again. Jakes Progress Dec 2016 #21

let me see if I can put your logic, here, together. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #22

Funny Jakes Progress Dec 2016 #36

Labels can be useful but they can also become blinders. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #39

That's a tough clip to watch... Yurovsky Dec 2016 #43

Yep. Sanders was simply not a serious contender. duffyduff Dec 2016 #34

""Not with all of the massive baggage he had." YoungDemCA Dec 2016 #35

Her "baggage" was false. Jakes Progress Dec 2016 #38

Honest? Seriously? Yurovsky Dec 2016 #44

Tell me a lie she told. Jakes Progress Dec 2016 #45

His religion has nothing to do with it...he's just far to left in his policies for swing voters NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #18

Well stupid people think a democratic socialist is someone that hates capitalism. Rex Dec 2016 #20

And the really dumb ones mythology Dec 2016 #41

True! And when they 'throw' it in your face you have to look at them like Rex Dec 2016 #42

The ruling class likes the peons hating one another while they enjoy their tax breaks. jalan48 Dec 2016 #24

2016: "Americans will never vote for a narcissistic orange p*ssy-grabbing The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #26

There is a long list of Sanders objections. gordianot Dec 2016 #28

Oh, it's not ME! HassleCat Dec 2016 #29

getting away from the specific people involved, the logic of the o.p. is simply not compelling. unblock Dec 2016 #30

The constitution says MFM008 Dec 2016 #31

Election is over hollowdweller Dec 2016 #33

I'm Jewish and I would never vote for Bernie Sanders Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2016 #40