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NNadir

(33,542 posts)
Sat May 28, 2016, 01:14 AM May 2016

Very pleased to announce that my wife has switched from Sanders to the Hill.

In more than 30 years of a wonderful marriage to a fine, loving woman, I can't recall that we ever disagreed on an election until now.

She "liked" Bernie Sanders, and as time went on, beginning with some respect for his intentions if not his capabilities, I never felt Sanders showed enough competence to be nominated for the Presidency.

Mostly my wife despises Trump, as does any decent human being as far as I'm concerned.

Sanders Trump promoting "debate" - it was going to be nothing more than a group Hillary bash - has made my wife recognize what a pernicious and probably senile fool Sanders is.

In the New Jersey Primary, we've just added another vote for the Hill.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend.

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Very pleased to announce that my wife has switched from Sanders to the Hill. (Original Post) NNadir May 2016 OP
Yay shenmue May 2016 #1
Great news! Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #2
Thank her. LisaM May 2016 #3
She has chosen wisely lunamagica May 2016 #4
Excellent news! Good choice NNadir's wife!! nt anotherproletariat May 2016 #5
K&R savalez May 2016 #6
Loving and intelligent--winning combination! She's a keeper! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #7
Awesome news, NNadir.. I always said that BS is his own worst enemy.. it's NOT Cha May 2016 #8
K&R LuvLoogie May 2016 #9
Bernie was a good sparring partner for the champ 4now May 2016 #10
A good sparring partner plays by the rules... teamster633 May 2016 #11
Let's be generous and assume that he has a bad concussion from the pounding and is temporarily... NNadir May 2016 #12
Happy Memorial Day MFM008 May 2016 #13
Good, her vote will be important, thanks for sharing Thinkingabout May 2016 #14
Mazel Tov! MarianJack May 2016 #15
Working on my son; making progress. n/t NNadir May 2016 #16
Good job. Take her out to dinner on us!!! George II May 2016 #17
That is great. Sanders has been hurt by his campaign, and supporters, with their scorch and burn still_one May 2016 #18
Tell her thank you from all of us! DemonGoddess May 2016 #19
Fleeing The Bern Is Real otohara May 2016 #20
Very pleased to announce my Bernie lovin' husband won't cancel out my vote Hekate May 2016 #21
My son is also a Sandinista, actually my sons, though one isn't old enough to vote. But... NNadir May 2016 #22
Excellent! NastyRiffraff May 2016 #23
Congratulations! 2 in my own family - before our NY primary robbedvoter May 2016 #24

Cha

(297,601 posts)
8. Awesome news, NNadir.. I always said that BS is his own worst enemy.. it's NOT
Sat May 28, 2016, 01:50 AM
May 2016

Hillary.

Thank you for reporting this development from your casa!

teamster633

(2,029 posts)
11. A good sparring partner plays by the rules...
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:35 AM
May 2016

...he doesn't complain about them, and in the case of his latest stunt, actually break them.

NNadir

(33,542 posts)
12. Let's be generous and assume that he has a bad concussion from the pounding and is temporarily...
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:42 AM
May 2016

...punch drunk.

On the other hand, I saw a funny internet link somewhere that lead to a web page where someone of my generation asked if Bernie Sanders reminds one of that stoner roomate you had in college, who never went to class, claimed he knew everything, and somehow managed nonetheless to graduate.

He must be high.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
15. Mazel Tov!
Sat May 28, 2016, 06:12 AM
May 2016

My wife of almost 18 years and I have both been with Hillary from the word go. Unfortunately, Back Bench Bernie 's brand of snake oil sold very well up here in Maine!

PEACE!

still_one

(92,381 posts)
18. That is great. Sanders has been hurt by his campaign, and supporters, with their scorch and burn
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:03 PM
May 2016

tactics.

As Nate Silver has said:

The System Isn’t ‘Rigged’ Against Sanders
Clinton’s winning because more Democrats want her to be the nominee.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-system-isnt-rigged-against-sanders/

It isn't a surprise that many in the Sanders' camp have been pushing to have non-Democrats vote in the Democratic primary



 

otohara

(24,135 posts)
20. Fleeing The Bern Is Real
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:28 PM
May 2016

More and more don't want to be associated with this hot mess and risk of Trump.

Excellent news


Hekate

(90,787 posts)
21. Very pleased to announce my Bernie lovin' husband won't cancel out my vote
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:32 PM
May 2016

He's registered Green, so he can't vote for BS in California anyway, but decided to not re-register and just leave it blank on his ballot because he's quite disappointed in Sanders.

Our son, however, finds Bernie "inspirational" and carpooled out to Santa Barbara City College to hear him. He's 38, so knows his own mind. I believe he's also registered Green -- but that's his business if he didn't re-register.

Signed: Grumpy Mom

NNadir

(33,542 posts)
22. My son is also a Sandinista, actually my sons, though one isn't old enough to vote. But...
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:36 PM
May 2016

...I'm working on it, and am optimistic that I'll get that other vote for Hill by June 7. He's certainly expressing disillusionment and is certain, even if other Sandinistas don't get it, that the real enemy is Trump, a racist incompetent freak.

robbedvoter

(28,290 posts)
24. Congratulations! 2 in my own family - before our NY primary
Sat May 28, 2016, 10:35 PM
May 2016

saw the light - when he bashed PP as establishment. Sane followers peel off daily, only anarchists, hooligans remain. I visually followed this same process with the OWS movement. I was visiting the place weekly to find it looking weirder and emptier every time.

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