2016 Postmortem

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21. Willy, this is a great read -- love the writing style, too.

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Mon Feb 15, 2016, 09:46 PM

Feb 2016

Bernie's momentum over Hillary is staggering.

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Holy Shit !!! - I'll Just Lay This Here... [View all] WillyT Feb 2016 OP

K&R nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #1

5 cents a word blogger says something. nt onehandle Feb 2016 #2

You wish. A despicable smear Arazi Feb 2016 #6

Oops. cyberswede Feb 2016 #9

Righteous! appalachiablue Feb 2016 #36

Ever noticed that articles written that are unflattoring to Hillary or the Fawke Em Feb 2016 #41

+1 n/t Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 #98

Amazing - and it's almost as if Clinton's camp collectively has the same ideas Betty Karlson Feb 2016 #99

Any Clinton workers writing for 5 cents a word better get their money up front. Divernan Feb 2016 #100

Hmm Separation Feb 2016 #127

For student loan debt, yes. Divernan Feb 2016 #129

So another Elite lancer78 Feb 2016 #42

So another Elite... AlbertCat Feb 2016 #131

Yes lancer78 Feb 2016 #137

The people who him and his ilk deride are not necessarily stupid, more like ignorant. AlbertCat Feb 2016 #141

I think that smear airplane just crashed GuardianOne Feb 2016 #78

LOL!!! monicaangela Feb 2016 #118

Hard To Take You Seriously Here... WillyT Feb 2016 #7

The pen is mightier than the sword. Major Hogwash Feb 2016 #15

Or apparently, the Knife. Volaris Feb 2016 #56

Democrats Spot A Backbone/Spine. Unknown Beatle Feb 2016 #138

I love that cartoon! Volaris Feb 2016 #142

If you can't attack the message, attack the messenger Lordquinton Feb 2016 #59

Projection? monicaangela Feb 2016 #119

So desperate to try to get in a dismissive first post you didn't know what the fuck you were talking LondonReign2 Feb 2016 #134

so very true EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #3

"losing traction" = trainwreck. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #4

+1 appalachiablue Feb 2016 #37

Great OP, and so killingly true! Punkingal Feb 2016 #5

Thank You !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #73

WOW!!!! How about this snip: Arazi Feb 2016 #8

Exactly !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #16

Great Question! 2banon Feb 2016 #63

Thanks WillyT. What a great read and analysis. CentralMass Feb 2016 #77

HRC- higher poll negatives than any serious candidate EVER! Divernan Feb 2016 #101

Both Obama and Bernie get their policies from the past. earthshine Feb 2016 #10

zackly! Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #34

I second that +2 Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #105

A 1960s Democrat is good, but a Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democrat is Bernie. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #120

The ideas of a War on Poverty (hate the name, love the idea) and a Great Society were not shabby. merrily Feb 2016 #136

I think Bernie is a phenomenon and will govern as a phenomenon like FDR. He also will follow the Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #139

Hell of a history he describes. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #11

One tiny moan Depaysement Feb 2016 #12

She just never collected them from the voters. NJCher Feb 2016 #62

How Did I Miss You... I... I ... I Mean I Have Really Missed You... WillyT Feb 2016 #74

excellent point grasswire Feb 2016 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author NCTraveler Feb 2016 #13

DURec for the painful TRUTH. bvar22 Feb 2016 #14

it seems to be The Year of Yhe Truth tk2kewl Feb 2016 #18

Holy shit is right farleftlib Feb 2016 #17

Masterpiece. K&R. nt Bonobo Feb 2016 #19

Wow. So much truth. kath Feb 2016 #20

Willy, this is a great read -- love the writing style, too. pacalo Feb 2016 #21

I Can Beat That (Kind Of), LOL !!! - Did You See THIS !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #22

That's impressive -- thanks! pacalo Feb 2016 #32

Please trim your excerpt. You've been here long enough to know better. n/t winter is coming Feb 2016 #23

K and R. Thanks Willie panader0 Feb 2016 #24

I'd like to live to see the repudiation and death of Reaganism Matariki Feb 2016 #25

^^^THIS^^^ mike_c Feb 2016 #28

He was an amiable dunce with a grandfatherly manner. hifiguy Feb 2016 #33

Spokeshole and puppet extraordinaire! SciDude Feb 2016 #35

and Ayn Randian "rugged individualism". Darwin never said Lorien Feb 2016 #66

Oh gods yes. Matariki Feb 2016 #67

+100 Duppers Feb 2016 #70

indeed, you and me both.. 2banon Feb 2016 #68

We Us Together - Vs - Me MyBank And I -- The Choice Is Clear cantbeserious Feb 2016 #26

That's a musical I'd love to see! Matariki Feb 2016 #29

I recently read this piece and it's a very good analysis except.... SciDude Feb 2016 #27

K/R for TRUTH! nt hifiguy Feb 2016 #30

Proof DC is SLOOOOOOOOOWWW.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #31

Excellent read, thank you for posting it! nt dorkzilla Feb 2016 #38

WillyT, how do you get the best stories? I think you write them! nt thereismore Feb 2016 #39

I'm Bored... I Search... I Get Lucky... I Post... WillyT Feb 2016 #43

K&R Paka Feb 2016 #40

More: LWolf Feb 2016 #44

Damn. That's savage. leftupnorth Feb 2016 #45

Who Wants To Support Spineless Cowards Who Run And Hide When Republicans Are Mean To Them? scottie55 Feb 2016 #46

If Democrats Fought To The Death For Working Families Like Republicans Fight For The Billionaires scottie55 Feb 2016 #47

The proverbial picture is worth a thousand words: KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #79

exactly that seems the plan doesn't it? azurnoir Feb 2016 #103

some Democrats also fight for billionaires and corporations. nt grasswire Feb 2016 #133

I was going to ask Willy where do you find these articles (besides Huff-Po)? Left Coast2020 Feb 2016 #48

Wow! That is laying it down. Duppers Feb 2016 #49

borrowed that LittleGirl Feb 2016 #60

It's all academic now houston16revival Feb 2016 #50

Obama is gonna pick the next justice Lordquinton Feb 2016 #64

It should work that way houston16revival Feb 2016 #89

I think they will block whomever Obama nominates. immoderate Feb 2016 #123

They say they will Lordquinton Feb 2016 #124

I haven't shut him out. He will nominate somebody. immoderate Feb 2016 #126

I've seen many here try to place it on Sanders Lordquinton Feb 2016 #130

"We have no time or energy to worry about which one" cui bono Feb 2016 #75

Excellent post dreamnightwind Feb 2016 #83

Bravo, you NJCher Feb 2016 #86

It won't matter after the primaries which is what I said houston16revival Feb 2016 #88

"Get it through your thick head." Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #94

World a little too rough and tumble for you? houston16revival Feb 2016 #95

Sorry, but that is too condescending Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #132

"Get it through your thick head." cui bono Feb 2016 #122

Outstanding post MissDeeds Feb 2016 #93

+ 1,000,000,000 What You Said !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #97

Testify: ' So, if you "don't want Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio or Trumpie picking Supreme Court Justices" Vincardog Feb 2016 #121

+1 Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #109

Thanks for this Willy - Excellent. Marie Marie Feb 2016 #51

SO kicked... dchill Feb 2016 #52

K&R This is not supposed to be a race to the bottom. n/t Binkie The Clown Feb 2016 #53

Well, it's absolutely based on the truth... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #54

"uniform commitment to a flaccid orthodoxy" Beartracks Feb 2016 #55

Ho hum. He hates Obama too. nt MADem Feb 2016 #57

It has nothing to do with hate. Kentonio Feb 2016 #84

Gee, why are so many of these "analyses" coming from Charter Members of the MADem Feb 2016 #85

Do you have any evidence Kentonio Feb 2016 #87

Boy, Howdy.. Ain't that the truth... 2banon Feb 2016 #58

We are witnessing the fall of the long con within the Democratic Party. RiverLover Feb 2016 #61

Spot on, from someone who remembers all of it. Lorien Feb 2016 #65

The DNC would rather douse itself with jet fuel Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #69

In a lot less words and in a much clearer way with less baggage, thank you Cliff notes nolabels Feb 2016 #81

That is a must-read. Octafish Feb 2016 #71

For You Octafish.... Anything !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #72

thanks Willy!! BigBearJohn Feb 2016 #80

I agree with much of the OP except for the following... Peace Patriot Feb 2016 #82

I agree with your points. malthaussen Feb 2016 #110

Well said Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #111

. mmonk Feb 2016 #90

Stellar. Thanks, WillyT. nt Zorra Feb 2016 #91

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #92

:( disillusioned73 Feb 2016 #96

K&R Pretty much lays it bare. But hey, the Me-Too auxillary had a good run. raouldukelives Feb 2016 #102

WillyT- thank you. Truth is a powerful elixir.. NoMoreRepugs Feb 2016 #104

The truth, laid out in it`s raw, unvarnished form. democrank Feb 2016 #106

K&R liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #107

thanks WillyT - great article - I have watched the slide of the party since 1968... islandmkl Feb 2016 #108

Thank you for Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #112

Great post, as always! eom Duval Feb 2016 #113

+1 heaven05 Feb 2016 #114

The Dem establishment did not learn from 2014. Ivan Kaputski Feb 2016 #115

A half-hearted rec from me. blackspade Feb 2016 #116

Third Way Democrats monicaangela Feb 2016 #117

This message was self-deleted by its author MrWendel Feb 2016 #128

Ya da Ya da Ya da Ya. So much word salad. We'll see. nt Fla Dem Feb 2016 #125

Has Hillary left the race yet? Helen Borg Feb 2016 #135

More reason than ever to vote for reason. Vote Bernard Sanders. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2016 #140

^ Zorra Feb 2016 #143