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2016 Postmortem

still_one

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42. Hmm, that is why Russ Feingold, zypher teachout, and every swing state Democrat running for

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 09:58 PM

Dec 2016

Senate lost against the establishment republican incumbent in swing states

Ironically Russ lost by more than Hillary, and if every third party voter and self-identified progressive who refused to vote for Hillary voted for Russ, Russ would be Senator now

In fact if just the votes that went to Stein went to Hillary in the key swing states, Hillary would be President

Also, nice distortion what President Obama actually said

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POTUS blames democratic message for losing election [View all] pbmus Dec 2016 OP

Quote? Didn't hear that in his presser at all. bettyellen Dec 2016 #1

At approximately 3:55 et pbmus Dec 2016 #2

Do not see what you claimed. Reading into things? bettyellen Dec 2016 #15

The question was about hacking pbmus Dec 2016 #17

He talked about the Russians leading the press around by the nose with bullshit... bettyellen Dec 2016 #22

And he failed to grab that damn microphone and lastone Dec 2016 #3

He talked about their interference again and again.... bettyellen Dec 2016 #4

I can only say that he did not want to bring anarchy to the streets... pbmus Dec 2016 #6

Anarchy is what we need to combat lastone Dec 2016 #9

I think he still believes in our system.. pbmus Dec 2016 #10

I disagree. bettyellen Dec 2016 #12

Trump and the Russians, fuck we're fucked... LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #21

I'm sorry I didn't realize you were an anarchist .... never mind! bettyellen Dec 2016 #14

I didn't see it so I really can't speak to your OP, but to a general point there is very little at still_one Dec 2016 #29

Obama isn't weak. ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #8

99% of people will now think nothing happened lastone Dec 2016 #11

How so? ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #13

Chuck Todd just summed it up lastone Dec 2016 #16

Obama addressed those things ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #18

No he didn't lastone Dec 2016 #19

At this stage there was nothing he could really do. Only way to remove trump now is through still_one Dec 2016 #30

He did not want to start an uprising on his last conference.. pbmus Dec 2016 #20

Which by the time it all comes out lastone Dec 2016 #23

Ok, I will state again we cannot allow our country pbmus Dec 2016 #24

Do you take seriously anything Chuck Toady says? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #27

Agreed... No partisan talk ..would only incite potential violence pbmus Dec 2016 #31

In a way ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #33

I sincerely hope you are correct.. pbmus Dec 2016 #37

President Obama can't fix stupid underthematrix Dec 2016 #25

This is exactly the problem: moonscape Dec 2016 #39

The democratic message was fine. kacekwl Dec 2016 #40

How, exactly, did he put that? MineralMan Dec 2016 #5

I also detected a veiled jab at lack of campaigning inwiththenew Dec 2016 #7

I also detected a veiled jab at lack of campaigning. LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Kittycow Dec 2016 #38

BULLSHIT! Firebrand Gary Dec 2016 #26

This election was stolen flamingdem Dec 2016 #32

Yes agreed..what do you want this president to do about it.. pbmus Dec 2016 #34

Sounds like everyone heard something different radical noodle Dec 2016 #35

Agree with some heavy lifting by our own democratic reps pbmus Dec 2016 #36

wtf triron Dec 2016 #41

Hmm, that is why Russ Feingold, zypher teachout, and every swing state Democrat running for still_one Dec 2016 #42

same reason triron Dec 2016 #43