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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Horsey: President Sanders? Bernie would have beaten Trump [View all]Axolotls
(21 posts)70. Indeed, this cycle NEEDED Sanders
He was the counterpart to Trump. This was the year for the outsiders. I just do not get how so many don't get that. This was a change election for lots of people on both sides and in the middle--proof of that is Bernie on the left (though unfortunately he was held back by the establishment) and Trump on the right (but he was able to break through). Bernie had none of Hillary's baggage and scandals, the lack of trust and integrity, the fear and loathing from the gop. Running a deeply flawed and unlikable, status quo, insider candidate was a big tone-deaf blunder.
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Could Russia have interfered with the primaries, to ensure that HRC was the
no_hypocrisy
Dec 2016
#1
Whike thwy meddled, i don't tbink thay extended to directly manipulating tbe voting machines.
dionysus
Dec 2016
#26
The Red Scare tactics would have been accompanied by an assault on his tax plan
BeyondGeography
Dec 2016
#5
The tax increase would have been particularly problematic with more mature voters
radical noodle
Dec 2016
#76
This is just divisive and well past the sell date. He calls himself a socialist.
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#24
You mean made up right wing garbage? Cause if you believe she carried so much baggage for real, I
boston bean
Dec 2016
#21
You can continue to believe rw bs and spew it ad naseum. It doesn't change the fact
boston bean
Dec 2016
#30
Well. You seem to believe she carried it. It being rw made up bs. So not sure how you want me
boston bean
Dec 2016
#37
Yes I do believe she has too much baggage as a result of the right wing lies about her
mtnsnake
Dec 2016
#38
Nope, Sanders would have lost big to Trump, probably 40 states. See my #91 below. nt
stevenleser
Jan 2017
#93
There was not enough enthusiasm for him among black voters and other minorities
bravenak
Dec 2016
#29
Who the fuck cares? He lost. He will never be a Dem candidate for Pres again. His BitterBernie
seaglass
Dec 2016
#43
Bernie, Hillary, both in the past now; we need someone who can be the better of both...
HopeAgain
Dec 2016
#47
More fake news. Do you work in Sanders' office? You sure seem to have loads of time trying...
Tarheel_Dem
Dec 2016
#51
It's a reasonable question given the poster's prolific & ceaseless Sanders promotion here at DU.
Tarheel_Dem
Dec 2016
#57
And yet this doesn't (posted part) acknowledge his enthusiasm gap with AA voters.
SaschaHM
Dec 2016
#61
He is one of the only ones out there vocally and legislatively right now, unfortunately, vigorously
JudyM
Dec 2016
#68
If by some miracle he had won, we still wouldn't have a Democrat in the White House
CajunBlazer
Jan 2017
#95