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2016 Postmortem

hrmjustin

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13. Basically he is saying examine your motives for posting something.

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 01:38 PM

Jun 2016

Some people including myself have at times posted things against the other candidate to make that person look bad.

Skinner is saying he will have no more of that.

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So according to the new rules... [View all] One of the 99 Jun 2016 OP

I think he made it clear it applies to bernie as well. hrmjustin Jun 2016 #1

No, not that part. 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #6

Basically he is saying examine your motives for posting something. hrmjustin Jun 2016 #13

".. no more of that.." about Hillary, and only Hillary 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #14

Well Hillary will be the presumptive nominee on Tuesday. hrmjustin Jun 2016 #15

Read further down in Skinner's post. MH1 Jun 2016 #16

That may be. I guess we'll see how evenhanded this goes, down the road a bit. nt 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #18

I gather that Skinner's intention is that there isn't that much difference MH1 Jun 2016 #19

Try reading his whole post and links. HERVEPA Jun 2016 #2

At that point Bernie is just another senator. The same rules as Joe Manchin apply to him. YouDig Jun 2016 #3

The same rules that apply to Hillary apply to Sanders AgingAmerican Jun 2016 #27

I will have little to say about him after the 15th. onehandle Jun 2016 #4

We won't have a nominee by the 15th. He'll support the nominee, morningfog Jun 2016 #11

Read the full thread. Skinner says no Bernie bashing either. emulatorloo Jun 2016 #5

Who cares about the losing candidate? beachbumbob Jun 2016 #7

And who will want to talk about him? workinclasszero Jun 2016 #10

I will. Fawke Em Jun 2016 #29

You do AgingAmerican Jun 2016 #28

Maybe it would help to actually read what he wrote. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #8

I did One of the 99 Jun 2016 #21

We will have a presumptive nominee and an official winner of the primary voting, and that's geek tragedy Jun 2016 #25

Rational people also realize she's under a criminal investigation that could Fawke Em Jun 2016 #30

um, exactly the opposite, but thanks for playing nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #32

The FBI does two things: Fawke Em Jun 2016 #35

Will scrutinizing out candidate, Bernie or Hillary, be prohibited? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #9

He seemed to suggest that non-toxic criticism will be fine... qdouble Jun 2016 #12

'Tis a bold assumption RobertEarl Jun 2016 #17

It will only be dealt with toward Hillary, not Bernie which in my mind is total bullshit. litlbilly Jun 2016 #34

Why would we even be discussing Bernie at that point? Tarc Jun 2016 #20

Of course it does. kstewart33 Jun 2016 #22

Otherwise intelligent posters confused and confounded by the obvious and the crystal-clear... LanternWaste Jun 2016 #23

If Clinton is the nominee, why would anyone want to criticize Bernie? brooklynite Jun 2016 #24

He's already said it will be a contested convention and it will be. Fawke Em Jun 2016 #31

Sure it can itsrobert Jun 2016 #37

And I asked if Clinton (if she is the nominee) has some legal issue that is serious and bkkyosemite Jun 2016 #26

which is why we must all leave this place when it becomes HRCDU. Let them just litlbilly Jun 2016 #33

Bernie is doing a good enough job tearing himself down itsrobert Jun 2016 #36

What if I want Hillary to succeed as a $250,000 an hour speaker instead of mucking up our chances in Vote2016 Jun 2016 #38