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2016 Postmortem

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BFD!!! [View all] CajunBlazer Dec 2016 OP
#Endorsed. JHan Dec 2016 #1
Amen! leftofcool Dec 2016 #2
..and the endless bashing continues.... TheCowsCameHome Dec 2016 #3
I saw an article on yahoo talking about how the DNC is working hard to prepare to lose again in 2020 rwsanders Dec 2016 #14
I don't trust Yahoo stories when it is clear it has an agenda question everything Dec 2016 #24
It was a link to somewhere else, but basically the idea was the DNC is not prepared to adjust rwsanders Dec 2016 #113
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Good work on 'uniting without acrimony.' elleng Dec 2016 #4
Is that all you have to say. Thanks for agreeing with my post. CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #25
Why does this OP exist? It seems that's the only way people can generate high View/Post counts TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #57
It exist because certain posters Coolest Ranger Dec 2016 #72
That's a pretty weak reply. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #80
What's weak Coolest Ranger Dec 2016 #86
Remember, it's our Party too. Exilednight Dec 2016 #83
Then respect those of us who were not for Bernie Coolest Ranger Dec 2016 #87
The knife cuts both ways. Exilednight Dec 2016 #91
It wasn't just Hillary's fault...Bernie and many others had their hand in the dirty deed. Auntie Bush Dec 2016 #101
Bernie had no hand in Hillary going down. Exilednight Dec 2016 #102
The DNC and Hillary supporters didn't want Bernie Sanders. Millions of Democrats did. Congratz think Dec 2016 #5
The DNC Is Not Bernie Sanders Personal PR Agency otohara Dec 2016 #19
Not all single payer is going to work. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #68
Sanders supporters alienated themselves CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #26
That sounds like a winning strategy bekkilyn Dec 2016 #38
How about treating Sanders supporters as your equals? Ken Burch Dec 2016 #62
She got elected because she got more votes. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #69
Not elected, nominated. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #79
Except, she DIDN'T "get elected". BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #107
Guess what? DemonGoddess Dec 2016 #56
THAT misinformation campaign is the kind of thing REPUBLICANS do. BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #63
If that were true, he would have won the primary...he didn't Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #67
DU rec... SidDithers Dec 2016 #6
Why did Debbie Wasserman schultz resign the day before the convention? think Dec 2016 #7
To avoid being the story since the people screaming about the DNC bias mythology Dec 2016 #12
controversy...it was an attempt to try to heal division. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #70
So why are we recycling this again? HassleCat Dec 2016 #8
Because, unless you been living under a rock, you have noticed.... CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #28
I guess I was confused. HassleCat Dec 2016 #46
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Tell you what Coolest Ranger Dec 2016 #88
I guess we have to banish ourselves HassleCat Dec 2016 #99
K&R sheshe2 Dec 2016 #9
You notice Coolest Ranger Dec 2016 #17
Oh yes indeed.... sheshe2 Dec 2016 #18
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Tell me what is constructive Coolest Ranger Dec 2016 #89
I was amused when the Sanders savants celebrated Ralston's firing from his newspaper lapucelle Dec 2016 #10
Even O'Malley stated the DNC debate process was rigged. The DNC chose one candidate think Dec 2016 #11
Oh give it up, you're wasting your time CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #30
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Thank you. I'm reading them Arazi Dec 2016 #52
Good lord.. JHan Dec 2016 #55
Sanders lost by 3,000,000 votes because the voters preferred Hillary. lapucelle Dec 2016 #64
So...how's that "unite without acrimony" drive going? FailureToCommunicate Dec 2016 #13
Why worry about unity when there's a shitty blog to be flogged? n/t QC Dec 2016 #20
If I wanted to push my "shitty" blog.... CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #37
I read your blog. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #71
That's a high complement....Thank you CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #75
Thank you Coolest Ranger Dec 2016 #15
He Couldn't/Can't Call For Party Unity Like Hillary Did otohara Dec 2016 #16
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That is not true and insulting towards Democrats. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #74
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He is still not a democrat Coolest Ranger Dec 2016 #90
That is why I am still so angry with Bernie...is it not enough he cost us 2016...does Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #73
And the Civil War re-enactors take the field again. mac56 Dec 2016 #21
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Divide and Conquer Martin Eden Dec 2016 #22
And, he actively campaigned against Demcoratic candidates - Vermont governor, the most notorious question everything Dec 2016 #23
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I'm not sure how to tell you this, but not all Democratics PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #27
No, the establishment didn't succeed, Sanders failed CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #44
Okay, then if you're right about Sanders failed, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #48
What did they do? BainsBane Dec 2016 #53
Let it go people, humbled_opinion Dec 2016 #29
and the republicans are enjoying seeing the split ......... Kathy M Dec 2016 #60
All you needed to have said was that last part... bekkilyn Dec 2016 #32
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You're right of course, but I'm only human CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #45
Nobody knows the truth bekkilyn Dec 2016 #54
Don't be too discouraged, bekkilyn True Dough Dec 2016 #77
I hope you're right for all our sakes bekkilyn Dec 2016 #114
I too surprised "they" even let him in race, but it raised my opinion of Democratic establishment lostnfound Dec 2016 #43
Amen, brother Hekate Dec 2016 #47
Absolutely. Party insiders and elites pick first and do what they can to make that happen. aikoaiko Dec 2016 #49
Really? How do you explain that Bernie lost among Democratic party members.... CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #76
But the establishment did a whole lot of misrepresenting of Sanders AND mischaracterizing of JCanete Dec 2016 #97
The DNC has always been a reliable vehicle for Democrats. Hitchhikers oasis Dec 2016 #50
I know Sanders supporters love him and I respect that love but hrmjustin Dec 2016 #51
K&R betsuni Dec 2016 #58
If you want people to "bury the hatchet"...baiting them is the WORST way to achieve that. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #59
Agree Kathy M Dec 2016 #61
Then tell your Bernie brethren to lay off of the... CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #78
Good plan! or maybe go with Gahndi's principle of "an eye for an eye will make the world go blind." JCanete Dec 2016 #98
You are right...I allow my disappointment in losing this election and I will admit it anger Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #65
"Long past time to quit re-fighting the primaries" Orsino Dec 2016 #66
Then tell your Bernie brethren to lay off of the... CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #85
We will when Bernie supporters Coolest Ranger Dec 2016 #92
Hint: I was responding to an OP. n/t Orsino Dec 2016 #93
Oh I know Coolest Ranger Dec 2016 #94
To be fair, he appealed to angry white dudes and look where many of them went. nt LexVegas Dec 2016 #81
The Myths Democrats Swallowed That Cost Them The Presidential Election Gothmog Dec 2016 #82
K&R liquid diamond Dec 2016 #84
To think like this you have to have a far rosier view of our political system than actually exists. JCanete Dec 2016 #96
Sanders tried for 25 years to change the Party from the outside... CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #103
Sanders ran as that outsider and affected DNC policy and Clinton's platform. JCanete Dec 2016 #104
No one is commenting on his integrity or his good work CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #105
That is a fair statement, but I'm pretty sure that Sanders got further than JCanete Dec 2016 #106
I totally agree, especially early on in his campaign CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #108
100 kebob Dec 2016 #100
What a laughable crock of BS from top to bottom. mtnsnake Dec 2016 #109
What a totally worthless post from someone who obviously... CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #110
You could seriously give Trump some competition when it comes to bullshit mtnsnake Dec 2016 #111
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