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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Agree or disagree with the following statement [View all]bettyellen
(47,209 posts)53. HA there it is. You totally denied pushing Sanders and yet.....
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If this is the first we'd heard of your 2016 candidacy, that's probably just as well.
Ken Burch
Dec 2016
#8
Yep, everybody wants that $5 toaster. That's why Amazon & Wal*Mart are destroying business.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2016
#41
That's exactly the case, and why everyone will hate the results of limiting trade
NoGoodNamesLeft
Dec 2016
#42
Trade is a very complicated issue that most people really don't understand fully
NoGoodNamesLeft
Dec 2016
#59
Well, thankfully, almost NO ONE besides HRC sought the nomination. Gee, I wonder why that was?
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2016
#12
You are kidding yourself if you think there wasnt a concerted deck-clearing by the party
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2016
#22
I suspect Warren prefers being a Senator. 14 candidates is not something to aspire to.
Garrett78
Dec 2016
#28
And all that would have been a convincing argument, had she actually won the electoral college.
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2016
#29
She was the heavy favorite in 2008, very popular in the party and served the sitting president.
SaschaHM
Dec 2016
#35
I understand, but there have been good arguments made that the "they waited their turn" approach
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2016
#36
Thankfully, the party won't be doing that in 2020 for the folks that ran in 2016.
SaschaHM
Dec 2016
#37
True, and I said many times this past year that no matter what happens, we need to expand our bench
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2016
#40
Nah. You should have to lose twice before you should be encouraged to sit down.
FBaggins
Dec 2016
#16
because he's kind of the candidate equivalent of the Dave Matthews Band?
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2016
#30
None of the 3 candidates who ran in 2016 should think about seeking the 2020 nomination
mtnsnake
Dec 2016
#25
After spending decades bashing the Dem party, including during the primaries.
TwilightZone
Dec 2016
#34
wish I liked O'malley better. He came across as inauthentic to me, but that was the
JCanete
Dec 2016
#46