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2016 Postmortem

Armstead

(47,803 posts) Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:44 PM Feb 2016

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Oh to be a fly on many walls in the Democratic Establishment tonight and tomorrow

I'm sure there's a lot of WTF'ing going on.

He was expected to win. But WIN?

I'm guessing they're not happy and a lot of Plan B's being floated.

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Oh to be a fly on many walls in the Democratic Establishment tonight and tomorrow (Original Post) Armstead Feb 2016 OP

Expected to win, not expected to totally crush by over 20%! peacebird Feb 2016 #1

Lots of wine in our champagne flutes. bravenak Feb 2016 #2

What's Biden up to? Joe the Revelator Feb 2016 #3

Plan B, B = Biden? Mudcat Feb 2016 #4

Expect her to stay in, but B is for Bloomberg HereSince1628 Feb 2016 #5

That might blow up in their faces. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #8

I think there's a really good chance it will. HereSince1628 Feb 2016 #11

Biden won't make a dent in the Bernmentum at this point. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #6

Just local leadership feed nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #7

Now what are they going to pull? in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #9

I would have been concerned if he HADN'T won by more then ten points. rocktivity Feb 2016 #10

The demographs seem to be surprising Armstead Feb 2016 #12

I was thinking the same thing, their "realistic" candidate sent out a memo, she sounds concerned. n/ Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #13

Plan B is bend to the will of the people and support Bernie. n/t Binkie The Clown Feb 2016 #14

peacebird

(14,195 posts)

1. Expected to win, not expected to totally crush by over 20%!

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Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:45 PM

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bravenak

(34,648 posts)

2. Lots of wine in our champagne flutes.

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Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:45 PM

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Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)

3. What's Biden up to?

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Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:46 PM

Feb 2016

He still has my heart.

Mudcat

(179 posts)

4. Plan B, B = Biden?

Reply to Armstead (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:47 PM

Feb 2016

Nice enough fella, but probably can't stop the Berning Revolution at this point

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

5. Expect her to stay in, but B is for Bloomberg

Reply to Mudcat (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:49 PM

Feb 2016

The establishment will hope free-market privateering can be kept alive by the anti-big gulp.

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

8. That might blow up in their faces.

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:52 PM

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HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

11. I think there's a really good chance it will.

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #8)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:55 PM

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HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

6. Biden won't make a dent in the Bernmentum at this point.

Reply to Armstead (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:51 PM

Feb 2016

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

7. Just local leadership feed

Reply to Armstead (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:51 PM

Feb 2016

it is... well it could be... part of the story.

You reminded me to do it. Thanks

Shall we say it is very quiet

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)

9. Now what are they going to pull?

Reply to Armstead (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:54 PM

Feb 2016

Nothing good, I'm sure.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)

10. I would have been concerned if he HADN'T won by more then ten points.

Reply to Armstead (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:55 PM

Feb 2016

Twenty points is nice, of course. but New Hampshire IS in Bernie's political back yard, after all. I'm sure Hillary will do just as well in places like South Carolina and of course New York.

rocktivity

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

12. The demographs seem to be surprising

Reply to rocktivity (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:57 PM

Feb 2016

Too early to tell, and the braintrusts will have to pore over them, but Bernie appears to have done much better among segments that he was not expected to...

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

13. I was thinking the same thing, their "realistic" candidate sent out a memo, she sounds concerned. n/

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Tue Feb 9, 2016, 11:58 PM

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Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)

14. Plan B is bend to the will of the people and support Bernie. n/t

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Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:30 AM

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