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2016 Postmortem

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cali

(114,904 posts)
Thu May 12, 2016, 05:43 PM May 2016

One candidate ran with virtually all the advantages of an incumbent- from being [View all]

as well known as any sitting President to having not only the democratic establishment aiding her, including the DNC, but also one of the most powerful political machines in our history, and a big war chest.

The other was unknown to the vast majority, had no war chest and no political machine.

Every Hillary fan on DU predicted he would go nowhere. All of you.

Instead he framed the debate, blew away the accepted wisdom on fundraising, inspired a generation and won 20 states with more wins to come.

His accomplishments in this primary are extraordinary; what he's done is far more difficult and thus far more impressive than a candidate with massive advantages, getting the party nomination.

You Hillary fans prefer to pretend that two candidates essentially started from the same place.

Nothing could be further from the facts.

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"Every Hillary fan on DU predicted he would go nowhere." And we were correct. Buzz Clik May 2016 #1
Killed it in post 1. Number23 May 2016 #2
Lol. That your idea of killing it. My, my but your standards for a witty retort cali May 2016 #5
Oh, it was funny and you know it! :-P NurseJackie May 2016 #15
Your "standards" appear to be as high as your ability to take a joke or spell Number23 May 2016 #29
+1 CorkySt.Clair May 2016 #3
Hasn't lost yet, nor will his influence fade. Don't count on us disappearing. highprincipleswork May 2016 #9
Yes, I will count on the whining continuing in perpetuity CorkySt.Clair May 2016 #31
What you call whining is far preferable to those who just don't give a shit. highprincipleswork May 2016 #36
Hillary after 25+ years of vetting and bashing is standing tall and winning Sheepshank May 2016 #42
Sigh. Winning over 20 contests, raising huge amounts of small donor money cali May 2016 #4
Reality simply will not register with her fans. vintx May 2016 #8
Yeah, all those tens of millions to Wall Street ad firms and 1%ers who own massive media holdings. Buzz Clik May 2016 #25
Ha! :-D ... and ... NurseJackie May 2016 #6
One incumbent ran with all the advantages of an incumbent cali May 2016 #12
You call this nowhere? thesquanderer May 2016 #7
Our country is going nowhere fast, whole generations are being wasted, everything we care about is b Baobab May 2016 #10
Let's see: Buzz Clik May 2016 #24
LOL Cali_Democrat May 2016 #11
I'd like to know exactly how much foreign money floated Sanders campaign. annavictorious May 2016 #13
What the fuck are you babbling on about??? It's without a shred of doubt the looniest CT ever! hedda_foil May 2016 #17
to paraphrase: Clinton started on Third Base and her Supporters think she hit a home run Ferd Berfel May 2016 #14
In a year like this one, I would not characterize all that as an advantage, lol. nt BootinUp May 2016 #16
Hillary's a woman, so starts with the burden of sexism ... Onlooker May 2016 #18
I know, being the ex-President's wife is such a big burden. Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #23
They like to load up the first response with trash, I've noticed. Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #19
I never underestimated him ContinentalOp May 2016 #20
If you aren't cynical about our system then you haven't been paying atttention Fumesucker May 2016 #33
+1000 Art_from_Ark May 2016 #34
True, there are different angles of cynicism I guess. ContinentalOp May 2016 #37
Nailed it. It's about the money. nt JEB May 2016 #43
attests to her incredible weakness as a candidate; and the public's distrust; she's had the M$M amborin May 2016 #21
One candidate had over 400 super delegates before anyone else even declared. jillan May 2016 #22
That actually gave Bernie the advantage considering the fact that it's an anti-establishment year Cali_Democrat May 2016 #26
Bwahaha. You hilly fans are the fantasists. And you delude yourself cali May 2016 #27
Sigh, the coattails argument again... scscholar May 2016 #28
Someone who has been in Congress a quarter of a century isn't exactly coming out of nowhere. Nye Bevan May 2016 #30
Rubio, Cruz, and others ran with all the advantages of incumbency ... Onlooker May 2016 #32
Rubio and Cruz were relatively unknown Senators, just like Bernie Art_from_Ark May 2016 #35
I am SO glad to have you back. cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #38
Whatever helps you guys get through this. JoePhilly May 2016 #39
agreed, it is amazing what he has accomplished, with no help ProfessorPlum May 2016 #40
No shit timmymoff May 2016 #41
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