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2016 Postmortem

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

12. It's childish bullshit

Reply to RobertEarl (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 03:47 PM

Oct 2015

I have never not once in my life been persuaded to vote for anyone based on their criticism of another candidate.

It's feel-good shit for people that already support the candidate making the criticism, and tedious poo-flinging for anyone who wants to know what their positions are.

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What Bernie should do during the debate... [View all] bkkyosemite Oct 2015 OP

Unlikely jberryhill Oct 2015 #1

!!!!!! zappaman Oct 2015 #6

It is a good gambit RobertEarl Oct 2015 #7

It's childish bullshit jberryhill Oct 2015 #12

You got it wrong RobertEarl Oct 2015 #15

K&R mcar Oct 2015 #13

And Clinton can state the dates Sanders voted for legisilation that supported the Minutemen movement uponit7771 Oct 2015 #2

There's one, name another? pinebox Oct 2015 #3

Well he says he's against the death penalty, but... JaneyVee Oct 2015 #8

wow... Sanders is sounding more like a Libertarian to me than a progressive. uponit7771 Oct 2015 #9

I don't think she should get into other peoples history in relation to guns. edit for post #72 Snotcicles Oct 2015 #10

...except that Bernie has said he won't run a negative campaign brooklynite Oct 2015 #4

Be himself pinebox Oct 2015 #5

This is his chance to inspire a far larger audience than Hortensis Oct 2015 #11

Let's hope for your sake Bernie doesn't take your workinclasszero Oct 2015 #14