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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIt's now about the platform
Sanders just issued a statement that he wants to gather as many delegates as possible for a progressive platform. The fight for the nomination is over.
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It's now about the platform (Original Post)
RandySF
Apr 2016
OP
“The people in every state in this country should have the right to determine who they want
bkkyosemite
Apr 2016
#5
If Sanders thinks that his campaign positions will be adopted into the platform, he's mistaken.
Trust Buster
Apr 2016
#6
morningfog
(18,115 posts)1. You last sentence contradicts your first.
RandySF
(58,911 posts)3. Ok, fixed.
bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)2. How is it over?
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)9. Math. nt
NowSam
(1,252 posts)4. We need some platitudes for our platform!
Get ready for some serious double speak. I ain't in no ways tired.
bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)5. “The people in every state in this country should have the right to determine who they want
as President" IT'S NOT OVER til the lil birdie sings..............
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)6. If Sanders thinks that his campaign positions will be adopted into the platform, he's mistaken.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)7. The platform is important for this cycle and the cycles to come.
Please, fight for some of the progressive issues to be included. Will be hard since DNC and clinton are not progressive.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)8. Time to get back to Hillary's real platform? Let me help:
Screw the climate: more fracking
TPP - Yes Best thing ever
Private prisons are a good thing. We still have far too many Super-Predators.
Whining college students need to pay up for their education and quit crying about the minimum wage jobs they get after graduation.
The rich are rich because they work hard, I know I am one of them.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)10. you are just hoping it's over and it isn't