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51. Not all were leftists, not all were centrists. No one has the actual...

Fri Jun 24, 2022, 03:28 PM

Jun 2022

figures who stayed home and who went 3rd party, but we know for sure Hillary won the popular vote and lost the EC by a thin margin. IMO Bernie by extending his campaign, going to see the Pope and all that instead of conceding when it was apparent that he had lost embittered some towards Hillary and contributed to trump squeezing out a razor-thin win.

I'm glad he didn't repeat that in 2020.

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complain about this all you want. but remember to thank the bernie or busters. [View all] dsp3000 Jun 2022 OP

Someone will probably alert you on this one leftieNanner Jun 2022 #1

yep dont give a crap. truth hurts. dsp3000 Jun 2022 #3

+1 nt leftieNanner Jun 2022 #7

Yes, how many stayed home instead of voting for Hillary in 2016? brush Jun 2022 #18

i'd still like to know how many rubles stein got. mopinko Jun 2022 #27

The very fact we couldnt CRITICIZE what Bernie was doing HERE OF ALL PLACES Eliot Rosewater Jun 2022 #8

Right on Eliot! nt leftieNanner Jun 2022 #11

There is nothing wrong with supporting Bernie in a primary AZProgressive Jun 2022 #15

Not at all. However, "make me love you" or poutrage votes afterwards got us here. haele Jun 2022 #24

The Sanders voters that didn't vote for Clinton in the general election AZProgressive Jun 2022 #25

That's not what this is about. It's about poor losers who didn't... brush Jun 2022 #34

Most of those people were moderates and conservatives AZProgressive Jun 2022 #46

And...? brush Jun 2022 #47

The OP seems to think it is because they weren't liberal enough AZProgressive Jun 2022 #48

Not quite how I remember the 2016 primaries. brush Jun 2022 #49

Bernie Bros was a campaign smear AZProgressive Jun 2022 #50

Not all were leftists, not all were centrists. No one has the actual... brush Jun 2022 #51

538 says 74% of Sanders voters voted for Clinton AZProgressive Jun 2022 #52

How many of the 26% of Bernie voters voted for trump in 2016? brush Jun 2022 #53

Yea I thanked bernie earlier and someone went running for the hide button Fullduplexxx Jun 2022 #17

The enemy is on the right. Voltaire2 Jun 2022 #2

True but incessant "both sides are the same" propaganda helps enable Republican victories. emulatorloo Jun 2022 #12

It's also on the implacable left. sop Jun 2022 #16

Clowns to the left of me inthewind21 Jun 2022 #31

+1000 aeromanKC Jun 2022 #4

I blame Trump! eom Emile Jun 2022 #5

and how did trump get elected in 2016?? dsp3000 Jun 2022 #9

I blame Trump! eom Emile Jun 2022 #10

It's always better inthewind21 Jun 2022 #33

Yep Eliot Rosewater Jun 2022 #6

This is divisive at a time when we need to come together. 2 Meow Momma Jun 2022 #13

We learn history so we arent doomed to repeat it Fullduplexxx Jun 2022 #21

We already know this history. We don't need to rehash it every time 2 Meow Momma Jun 2022 #40

We have 2 very important elections coming up.. I dont think it's a bad idea to remind people what Fullduplexxx Jun 2022 #43

Not a bad idea, true. This blaming the left outright is more than 2 Meow Momma Jun 2022 #45

Some inthewind21 Jun 2022 #36

Some 2 Meow Momma Jun 2022 #42

I voted for Hillary Clinton & Joe Biden in the general election AZProgressive Jun 2022 #14

I think the trigger laws should be known collectively as the Sarandon Laws Dave says Jun 2022 #19

Blame is easy. It's even fun on occasion. Torchlight Jun 2022 #20

I blame Trump a lot more than I blame Bernie. egduj Jun 2022 #22

Trump, Guiliani, and his Russian Mafia! Meadowoak Jun 2022 #29

Let it go, Blame Mitch he changed the rules twice, re RBG and Gorsuch RANDYWILDMAN Jun 2022 #23

+1 Meadowoak Jun 2022 #30

I'd prefer to thank the pragmatic incrementalists from previous Dem majorities/administrations Fiendish Thingy Jun 2022 #26

What a crappy take ProfessorPlum Jun 2022 #28

Bernie did NOT cause Hillary to lose in 2016! markpkessinger Jun 2022 #32

IBTL - and I agree heartily with you. Maru Kitteh Jun 2022 #35

I blame TRUMP! Emile Jun 2022 #37

Same AntivaxHunters Jun 2022 #41

ooooh. librechik Jun 2022 #38

just stop G_j Jun 2022 #39

Hillary won the popular vote AntivaxHunters Jun 2022 #44