2016 Postmortem

Maedhros

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115. If only people were smart enough to VOTE ON THE ISSUES rather than for a PERSONA.

Reply to HillareeeHillaraah (Reply #109)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 06:20 PM

Mar 2016

Hillary's campaign is based on identity politics. How else to explain how ostensible "liberals" who claim to be anti-war and to despise Citizen's United will line up to support a candidate soaked in Wall Street money and Iraqi blood?

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It should be over for Hillary: Party elites and MSNBC can't prop her up after Bernie's Michigan [View all] shawn703 Mar 2016 OP

I just came to post this. READ IT! It is important. morningfog Mar 2016 #1

read about the miracle! SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #46

And just imagine what the margin humbled_opinion Mar 2016 #50

I know, right??? Some people are truly becoming delusional!! beaglelover Mar 2016 #76

More people have shown up at the polls to vote for her. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #2

You should read the article. It serves as a dire warning. morningfog Mar 2016 #3

"Dire warning" NCTraveler Mar 2016 #6

You chose to ignore the political realignment at everyone's expense. morningfog Mar 2016 #11

Not in any way at all. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #18

Have you noticed this?: There are only 11 Southern States, that are almost all the way for Cal33 Mar 2016 #64

I think you should look at and reassess your position. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #67

Which part ? Cal33 Mar 2016 #68

the part, not yet realized, where there somehow become 5 or 10 more states islandmkl Mar 2016 #74

Well, the only way to be sure is to wait for the results. We'll all have to be Cal33 Mar 2016 #88

North Carolina will deliver more than half of its delegates to Bernie Uglystick Mar 2016 #90

It very well could. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #94

Worthy of the "Creative Speculation (Group)" Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #19

Yes, it has indeed become borderline religious. Nitram Mar 2016 #40

I wouldn't compare it to religious SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #61

Yes, definitely a cult of personality. Nitram Mar 2016 #62

this two-time Connecticut loser? bigtree Mar 2016 #7

It's not about winning the election. Did you read it? morningfog Mar 2016 #10

And your candidate supports fracking.... seekthetruth Mar 2016 #63

Some of the articles have been classic. Nt NCTraveler Mar 2016 #66

No want Gwhittey Mar 2016 #15

and the one with less people voting for him is supposed to represent a 'movement' bigtree Mar 2016 #4

You deny it's a movement? Gary 50 Mar 2016 #44

Let me fix your post for you. A Simple Game Mar 2016 #36

Silly article. bullimiami Mar 2016 #5

Untrue. It is an important commentary on our fascist March. morningfog Mar 2016 #14

Silly poster. Maedhros Mar 2016 #101

Yes, he only has to win another 65 more states by 1.5% to overtake her in the delegate race Freddie Stubbs Mar 2016 #8

We'll need a new flag for those 65 stars! randome Mar 2016 #12

Actually he needs only 54% of remaining pledged delegates. morningfog Mar 2016 #16

In Michigan, he earned less than 53% of the pledged delegates Freddie Stubbs Mar 2016 #20

No shit! morningfog Mar 2016 #22

And she only needs 46% HillareeeHillaraah Mar 2016 #25

Yep. As has been the case since the beginning, she has the advantage. morningfog Mar 2016 #27

Best post of the day! Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #103

You like these un-democratic rules?! They will never stand if Bernie is ahead w/elected delegates reformist2 Mar 2016 #107

The 54% figure is what Sanders has to earn to get a majority of pledged delegates Freddie Stubbs Mar 2016 #122

K&R.... daleanime Mar 2016 #9

My favorite line from the article EmperorHasNoClothes Mar 2016 #13

That is the disturbing thing about Clinton - Merryland Mar 2016 #30

When the GOP candidates are funded by super PACs, and we know we MUST win this election, Nitram Mar 2016 #43

Agreed. We have to destroy democracy in order to save it. Fronkonsteen Mar 2016 #55

Yes, I recognize that old Vietnam chestnut. Always a good one. Nitram Mar 2016 #59

Has The Congress Ever Overturned a Supreme Court Decision? LeFleur1 Mar 2016 #69

Not Congress. The Supreme Court. Nitram Mar 2016 #71

"unless there is something free in it for (young people), I doubt they'll show up." Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #116

my favorite line Locrian Mar 2016 #83

Hillary is winning in pledged delegates and votes. It's not over by a long shot. Bernie will not beaglelover Mar 2016 #17

And that is not the point of the article. Too bad people can't read beyond the headline. morningfog Mar 2016 #21

Jury results: 11 Bravo Mar 2016 #26

A year ago "Democrat Party" was almost a guaranteed hide. n/t ieoeja Mar 2016 #65

"Democrat party"? arcane1 Mar 2016 #81

It was a typo. Get over it. beaglelover Mar 2016 #87

Typo? Goblinmonger Mar 2016 #91

I'm so confused jham123 Mar 2016 #95

Beats me. There are some VERY sensitive types on this board I guess. beaglelover Mar 2016 #106

beaglelover wrote "Democrat Party" which is a Rush Limbaugh usage... Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #117

and Hillary will never be President n/t dana_b Mar 2016 #98

There is no "Democrat" party. It is the "Democratic" party. Punkingal Mar 2016 #108

He won one Midwestern state by 2 percentage points !!!!!! Trust Buster Mar 2016 #23

She, as she has a habit of doing, blew a 20 point lead. morningfog Mar 2016 #32

if Hillary had done that, they'd be dana_b Mar 2016 #100

Is Minnesota midwestern? timmymoff Mar 2016 #58

Apparently the midwest is just Michigan. Goblinmonger Mar 2016 #92

Elections aren't won by who has the most scathing articles written against their opponent HillareeeHillaraah Mar 2016 #24

yeah that. she's still 93% favored to win... artyteacher Mar 2016 #29

and rapidly dropping. Uglystick Mar 2016 #34

no, its been very steady... artyteacher Mar 2016 #35

The American electorate generally comprises low-information voters Maedhros Mar 2016 #102

If only people were smart enough HillareeeHillaraah Mar 2016 #109

If only people were smart enough to VOTE ON THE ISSUES rather than for a PERSONA. Maedhros Mar 2016 #115

This OP is spot on. jonestonesusa Mar 2016 #28

Ga Tech beat top 10 team Virginia this year, yet GT still ain't going to the NCAA Tournament. Hoyt Mar 2016 #31

Why do people comment only on the headline? morningfog Mar 2016 #33

Because they are conditioned to focus only on the horse race. jonestonesusa Mar 2016 #38

People comment only on the headline because the headlines on DU are usually... Nitram Mar 2016 #39

It's not my OP, but it is the headline of the article as it appeared. I think it is just laziness. morningfog Mar 2016 #49

"Prop her up"? Please. Nitram Mar 2016 #37

Nice to see the "smug" so early this morning. You go girls! pdsimdars Mar 2016 #41

Excellent Summary 1norcal Mar 2016 #42

lol treestar Mar 2016 #45

k&r avaistheone1 Mar 2016 #47

Nonsense--One win doesn't mean it's over. book_worm Mar 2016 #48

Obama had the votes to raise the minimum wage! noamnety Mar 2016 #51

I love this sentence coyote Mar 2016 #52

Exactly. SoapBox Mar 2016 #54

We stand here OkSustainAg Mar 2016 #53

Help make this reality and kick DWS out of Congress. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2016 #56

Problem is she still got more delegates out of Michigan liberalnarb Mar 2016 #57

Why should it? Hillary Clinton still has a substantial MineralMan Mar 2016 #60

Look, it's simple, MM. Pundits are more important than voters! Sheesh! randome Mar 2016 #70

Damn! I'm always forgetting that... MineralMan Mar 2016 #72

All the kings horses and all the kings men AgingAmerican Mar 2016 #73

In the primaries she does have a strong majority of it at this point. MineralMan Mar 2016 #77

There is no popular vote in the primaries AgingAmerican Mar 2016 #78

We shall see, as more primaries are held. MineralMan Mar 2016 #79

Every poll I see shows her beating Trump, and most show her beating Cruz and Rubio Beaverhausen Mar 2016 #113

Michigan Miracle???? Jesus Christ. He won by less than 2%. Get over yourselves!! beaglelover Mar 2016 #75

So if Clinton came back from a 20% deficit in polling Goblinmonger Mar 2016 #93

I would not call it a freakin' miracle. That's for sure. beaglelover Mar 2016 #105

I was conned by the polls. Thought Sanders was going to lose, big, in MI. Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #119

Thank you for the thoughtful post. beaglelover Mar 2016 #120

According to the polls he was something like 20 points down!! dana_b Mar 2016 #99

Bill Curry has provided the best commentary I've seen at describing... ReallyIAmAnOptimist Mar 2016 #80

Yes, Curry is writing the best analysis on this election that I have seen BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #89

"On these issues we find the elites of both parties shockingly alike." arcane1 Mar 2016 #82

Hedging bets, like. Octafish Mar 2016 #84

"Nominate the most progressive candidate who will secretly bargain for us" arcane1 Mar 2016 #85

Whatever happens, in the future the DNC had damn well never try to shove a horrible, lying, Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #86

You wrote what I only think, A.L. senz Mar 2016 #96

Thanks, senz! Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #97

Ah, yes senz Mar 2016 #111

Yeah! Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #104

It's a river in Egypt! senz Mar 2016 #112

Hard to prop her up after those debates last night too. The Midway Rebel Mar 2016 #110

Thought for sure this was going to be HA Goodman oberliner Mar 2016 #114

This Seems Painfully Obvious The River Mar 2016 #118

K & R Ivan Kaputski Mar 2016 #121

Good article--Excerpts I liked: marions ghost Mar 2016 #123

This sentence.. FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #124