2016 Postmortem
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(10,650 posts)He inspires them. He offers hope. He says we CAN, not we CAN'T.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)No way can Bernie expect POC support.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)cui bono
(19,926 posts)Gwhittey
(1,377 posts)And third question was none of the above. I picked complete idiot for shits and grins and it then started asking me to donate to something called Priorities USA Action
politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)White counterparts? If Hillary was truly dishonest, like Bernie Supporters claim, then she would promise her voters FREE STUFF too, knowing that she won't be able to fulfill those promises, like Bernie does. Then blame them for not bringing their own revolution to Wash DC when he can't deliver, or saying that he knew it wouldn't happen in his first term, as if he'll get a second term if he doesn't deliver the goods promised in his first term.
Buddyblazon
(3,014 posts)that you Hillary supporters don't get. It's not about delivering. It's about finally ACTUALLY trying. Do I think he's going to walk into office and pass all these things in his first year? No. Neither do most Sanders supporters.
I can deal with try and fail. I cannot deal with "no we can't"..."we shouldn't try"..."that will never happen".
If you want to be an AmeriCANT, do it in the privacy of your own home. Your spouse and children may have no problem with that attitude. This country is looking for AmeriCANS. Take a seat and watch how it's done...you can fret with you loser attitude with all the rest of the Clinton supporters.
politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)FYI, I have been voting for 40 years and have not missed an election. As POC, my husband and I have raised and educated 3 children who are now adults without the help of you or Bernie Sanders. We pay plenty in federal and state taxes. We worked hard and saved from the very beginning to be able to educate the children that we CHOSE to bring in this world. We were not looking for a handout from the government or Wall St. and we were successful by, catch this, living within our means. We have also lived our entire adult lives in predominately white neighborhoods, where we watched our neighbors living beyond their means, buying new cars frequently, and providing everything their spoiled, undisciplined children wanted. As the parents we watched as their children who had everything children desire, turned to drugs, got in trouble with the law, and received chance after chance; something my black children would have never received. So spare me the lecture. If Bernie, who BTW has earned more than I ever did as a member of Congress, for doing a lot less than my husband and I have had to do on our jobs, can't deliver on his promises without a "REVOLUTION" than he shouldn't be in promise making business. AND BTW, I've read Bernie's plan and contrary to what you've just said, he doesn't believe that he can get his agenda through in his first term, not the first year like you stated, so spare me if I'm a bit skeptical.
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)Likewise.
LWolf
(46,179 posts)I continue to be shocked, awed, and repulsed by the devolution of supposed Democrats.
Demsrule86
(68,643 posts)Bernie will have the same Gop Congress that has made Obama's life a living hell...what exactly can he do? The courts is the only reason to vote...and I think she has a better chance of winning...they will paint Sanders as the second coming of Stalin...look what they did to Kerry...and they want Sanders as the candidate which is why he has been mostly left alone.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)$700 Billion of "Free Stuff".
politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)if we didn't. I'd rather the Congress have tried to save the banks and thereby ward off another Great Depression, than Bernie with his principles, who does nothing, or votes his principles when he knows there are enough votes without him and then grandstands on his principles after the all-clear warning bell has sounded.