2016 Postmortem

bigtree

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10. meh

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 10:53 PM

Dec 2015

...maybe Sanders shouldn't have lumped O'Malley in with Clinton in the last debate, ranting about Wall Street. I didn't get all butt-hurt about it. It's politics. It's bullshit, but I guess Sanders needed to try and dismiss O'Malley's progressive platform and his progressive achievements.

Sanders and his campaign aren't above misrepresenting his opponents record. Moreover, O'Malley has every right to reject 'socialism' as much as Sanders has to embrace the philosophy. He brought the issue into this campaign. Blaming other Democrats for distancing themselves from Sanders sketchy explanations for his made-up moniker is a weak defense.

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Maybe Your Second Choice Should Be Your First;Here’s Why You Should Consider This. [View all] elleng Dec 2015 OP

O'Malley used to be my second choice. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2015 #1

+1. n/t winter is coming Dec 2015 #2

Not my second choice, either. I agree. n/t djean111 Dec 2015 #3

I'm starting to agree with this. HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #4

Now listen here... retrowire Dec 2015 #9

meh bigtree Dec 2015 #10

Sorry Ellen, HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #5

I would agree 100% Andy823 Dec 2015 #6

Thanks for responding, Andy. elleng Dec 2015 #7

It's not about throwing him under the bus. HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #8

Sanders went out of his way to (mis)represent PACs supporting O'Malley bigtree Dec 2015 #11

With all due respect, I'm not sure O'Malley is my second choice. brooklynite Dec 2015 #12

money and polls bigtree Dec 2015 #13

Thanks, bigtree! elleng Dec 2015 #15

They are relevant factors in winning which is kind of the point of the election mythology Dec 2015 #16

but you KNOW why his numbers are where they are, brooklynite, elleng Dec 2015 #14

I would argue... NCTraveler Dec 2015 #17