2016 Postmortem

FarCenter

(19,429 posts) Wed Nov 30, 2016, 11:55 AM Nov 2016

Bernie Sanders wistful about a missed matchup against Trump: 'I wish to God I'd had the opportunity' [View all]

Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that he wishes he had the chance to run against President-elect Donald Trump.

In an interview on "Conan," the Vermont senator said that although he was unsure if he would've defeated Trump, early hypothetical head-to-head matchups showed him far ahead.

"What the polling showed that early on was all the polls nationally and statewide, I was beating him by much large margins, much more than Secretary Clinton, but you know, then you go through a three-month campaign," Sanders told host Conan O'Brien.

"All I can tell you Conan: I wish to God I'd had the opportunity. I would've loved to have run against him," he added.

http://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-trump-wish-run2016-11

159 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Bernie Sanders wistful about a missed matchup against Trump: 'I wish to God I'd had the opportunity' [View all] FarCenter Nov 2016 OP

Trump didn't get a landslide NastyRiffraff Nov 2016 #1

A landslide for Bernie but we will never know now. NWCorona Nov 2016 #5

No way. NastyRiffraff Nov 2016 #6

We had an oppo file on Trump that should have sunk him. Ace Rothstein Nov 2016 #7

Sanders is an issues guy enterthetoad Dec 2016 #142

So you say. JudyM Nov 2016 #12

Like I said, we will never know now. NWCorona Nov 2016 #25

Wait, Trump can brag about grabbing p***y without penalty, but some "file" on Bernie was yodermon Nov 2016 #50

Apparently Trump sails in a stouter boat than Bernie CajunBlazer Nov 2016 #67

Riiiight. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #130

BS couldn't even win the Primary against Hillary.. We had the Best MOst qualified Cha Dec 2016 #112

Boom.... sheshe2 Dec 2016 #114

.. Cha Dec 2016 #116

I know. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #117

Ewww.. his little filthy hand.. Cha Dec 2016 #118

Love him. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #119

Me too. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2016 #152

She beat him badly GummyBearz Dec 2016 #122

BS couldn't even Win the Primary.. His message didn't resonate enough with the Cha Dec 2016 #128

He had his chance metroins Nov 2016 #2

That's a false trope being perpetuated by some of her supporters. Check his schedule. JudyM Nov 2016 #13

I agree, Sanders campaigned hard for her. Now Sanders supporters, that's a different story. Hoyt Nov 2016 #29

Hey. Sanders was screwed by the primary process, let's not go there. The vast majority of us voted JudyM Nov 2016 #63

Maybe they did vote, but they called her a crook and everything else Trump used against her. Hoyt Nov 2016 #69

Same thing happens in every primary in every election on 'both' sides. pangaia Nov 2016 #78

So, doesn't make it right and I think it hurt us. Sanders' supporters who continued criticizing Hoyt Nov 2016 #79

It hurt our Democratic chances a lot.. "establishment" was drilled Cha Dec 2016 #120

I'm giving monies to these recount efforts Plucketeer Dec 2016 #124

AFTER he spent a year calling her a corrupt establishment shill . . . EffieBlack Dec 2016 #97

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it .. GummyBearz Dec 2016 #123

It was a dishonest characterization and unfair.. JHan Dec 2016 #126

This message was self-deleted by its author JudyM Dec 2016 #136

Period EffieBlack Dec 2016 #143

Or nice going, Hillary. It's the substance of her actions that were of importance, after all. JudyM Dec 2016 #154

Bernie's problem Plucketeer Dec 2016 #127

Lol! That *was* his problem. JudyM Dec 2016 #138

He worked damned hard for Clinton mythology Nov 2016 #90

Worked his ass off for Hillary... with little appreciation as you can see here. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #132

He had a book to promote instead, i.e. cashing in the same way he criticizes others for. BobbyDrake Dec 2016 #102

;) sheshe2 Dec 2016 #115

Um, wrong. He doesn't criticize anyone for making money. He criticizes corruption. JudyM Dec 2016 #139

"He criticizes corruption without evidence." There, I fixed that for you. BobbyDrake Dec 2016 #150

You can't see what you choose not to look at. JudyM Dec 2016 #155

Link to all the evidence then, please. I'll wait. BobbyDrake Dec 2016 #156

Apparently you haven't been reading this board through the past year, you have some catching JudyM Dec 2016 #157

"Clearly not worth the time to re-present it" means you have nothing. As expected. BobbyDrake Dec 2016 #158

Just not worth the time, plenty there if you open your eyes. Moving on now... JudyM Dec 2016 #159

There was too much damage from the primary.. I know lots Cha Dec 2016 #113

Bernie did what he could considering the candidate. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #131

He could have been a contender . . . ucrdem Nov 2016 #3

Is that violin for the American people who now have to face 4 years of Trump? Kentonio Nov 2016 #17

Here's the interview. Another great one NWCorona Nov 2016 #4

We have no idea what would have happened. hrmjustin Nov 2016 #8

I totally agree with that. Nothing is for certain. NWCorona Nov 2016 #26

What's the point Txbluedog Nov 2016 #9

Ohh he will, count on it! Count on Bernie! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #133

Is Bernie always about Bernie? DeminPennswoods Nov 2016 #10

Yep. n/t seaglass Nov 2016 #15

Clinton did not 'bend over backwards to embrace him' Kentonio Nov 2016 #18

So Sanders is blameless and pure as the driven snow? JHan Nov 2016 #30

Ah that 'debating' technique.. Kentonio Nov 2016 #54

lol JHan Nov 2016 #57

She did for sure DeminPennswoods Nov 2016 #71

Reluctantly so... which helps further splain Hillary's loss. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #134

Half the party? Surely you jest. Check the primary numbers. justhanginon Dec 2016 #151

1000 lunamagica Nov 2016 #39

Yes leftofcool Nov 2016 #41

Thank you! The only way he will ever be believable is when he admits he R B Garr Nov 2016 #48

The way Hillary stayed too long in the 2008 primary? InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #135

I didnt see that at all Lotusflower70 Nov 2016 #81

When the debate moderator asked him about her emails... GummyBearz Dec 2016 #125

Bernie went very easy on Hillary IMHO... coulda woulda shoulda done things differently. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #137

Yes La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #149

Ahhh......poor baby CajunBlazer Nov 2016 #11

I don't think he's crying at all. He was asked a question and answered it. NWCorona Nov 2016 #32

Sure he crying... CajunBlazer Nov 2016 #44

Bernie if he is a progressive...like the rest of us now has no hand Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #62

Astonishing? It's obvious that you are still sour. NWCorona Dec 2016 #110

sour? Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #144

Well I think the party needed some criticism but I can understand the frustration NWCorona Dec 2016 #147

Yeah, not sure exactly what that strawman shit is about -"poor baby." Should he have said, JCanete Nov 2016 #74

He would have been fucking demolished. Maven Nov 2016 #14

Polls all showed Bernie doing better against Trump than Hillary. Calculating Nov 2016 #16

Yeah! Polls! LOL! Madam45for2923 Nov 2016 #28

Polls also showed Hillary beating Sanders in the rust belt by huge amounts Quixote1818 Dec 2016 #103

Are you talking polls before or after vetting Bernie? Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #108

Polls taken while the Republicans were trying to get him nominated? CajunBlazer Nov 2016 #46

Your assumption is far less certain than those polls. JudyM Nov 2016 #70

Cowardly polls, who won't show the effects of voter suppression uponit7771 Dec 2016 #95

Post removed Post removed Nov 2016 #20

No, if you haven't noticed he was and still is and independent. CajunBlazer Nov 2016 #47

Why this repeated lie about him not getting much done as a senator? Kentonio Nov 2016 #55

Maybe it's articles like this one from the Washington Post... CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #98

If you hadn't noticed, most Washington "Democrats" aren't Democrats anymore. Barack_America Nov 2016 #80

I think he upholds Socialist Party ideal even better (n/t) CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #99

Sanders has made it clear that he is no longer a democrat, lapucelle Nov 2016 #53

He said he was elected as an independent and would serve as one. I don't have any problem with that. Kentonio Nov 2016 #56

He is not a Democrat by choice. Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #59

You haven't looked very hard then. Kentonio Nov 2016 #65

He went back to being an independent. He switched to run for president only. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #92

I agree alarimer Nov 2016 #68

Truth liquid diamond Nov 2016 #24

Assumes facts not in evidence. NWCorona Nov 2016 #33

That never seems to matter with this vacuous argument. Based on nothing but oft asserted. JudyM Dec 2016 #140

I didn't see any in the Democratic party kacekwl Nov 2016 #35

Exactly, he poisoned the minds of many people and R B Garr Dec 2016 #121

he's being honest, and he did concede that a 3 month campaign can change a lot. geek tragedy Nov 2016 #19

Polls will never be held in the same light. And that's fine by me NWCorona Nov 2016 #36

The general election polls were off by about 1 or 2% mythology Nov 2016 #91

Post removed Post removed Nov 2016 #21

HILLARY'S EMAILS! BENGHAZI! BIG-MONEY SPEAKING FEES! BILL CLINTON'S BLOWJOBS! Paladin Nov 2016 #22

It's not Bernie's fault we didn't win. Cobalt Violet Nov 2016 #34

Yes it is his fault had he not run in the primary...President Clinton. Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #60

And why should we all have lined up behind her? JudyM Nov 2016 #64

Yes we she have all lined up behind Clinton and Bernie should not have run in such Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #94

I agree with your feelings about where we are now but as you might guess, hold the view that the JudyM Dec 2016 #100

That is really not true. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #104

Ok, well you have to blame who you have to blame. JudyM Dec 2016 #105

There are several things that cost Democrats the election this year. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2016 #153

One of the first things Bernie said at the debates robbob Nov 2016 #42

The only one of those that applies to him... TCJ70 Nov 2016 #51

Thank you Senator Sanders & Hillary Clinton. We, the popular vote winners need you more than ever. Sunlei Nov 2016 #23

No way to know, but guess what? hueymahl Nov 2016 #27

I wish he did too! There's always 2020! Cobalt Violet Nov 2016 #31

He'll be almost 80 by then. grossproffit Nov 2016 #40

Oh, spare me! lunamagica Nov 2016 #37

He was never in the line of fire. JaneQPublic Nov 2016 #38

well that was convincing. That as a very Trump-worthy "Trust me, I saw it." Fuck that noise. JCanete Nov 2016 #75

And Bernie's staff hacked into the DNC computer system. JaneQPublic Nov 2016 #82

What "victim" routine. This was about whether Bernie could have won, and whether JCanete Nov 2016 #84

Votes (AA votes in his case) matter more than polls, Bernie. SaschaHM Nov 2016 #43

That Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama Clinton firewall... lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #77

Do I really have to tell your racist ass that black voters live in other states? SaschaHM Nov 2016 #85

No, you don't "really need to tell my racist ass" this... lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #87

The only person doing that here is you. SaschaHM Nov 2016 #89

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #107

Earth To Bernie Me. Nov 2016 #45

Seriously? FrenchieCat Nov 2016 #49

If hypothetical match-up polls meant something, Dukakis (and others) would have become POTUS. Garrett78 Nov 2016 #52

Trump won a very close election...I guess you have to win Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #58

Stop it frazzled Nov 2016 #61

Ugh, he's such a whiner. Starry Messenger Nov 2016 #66

Bernie would have won - I'm sure of it. Joe941 Nov 2016 #72

And How Reliable Were The Polls? kebob Nov 2016 #73

Should have nominated Sanders shawn703 Nov 2016 #76

What could have been Lotusflower70 Nov 2016 #83

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2016 #86

He'd have been DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #88

Um, no that was Hillary Cobalt Violet Dec 2016 #93

and yet the popular vote DemonGoddess Dec 2016 #101

Oh, please EffieBlack Dec 2016 #96

*looks at url* nope doesn't say ClintonUnderground. JesterCS Dec 2016 #106

ill admit i was wrong about hillary and bernie okieinpain Dec 2016 #109

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #111

You and me both Bernie! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #129

I think either Clinton or Sanders coud have standingtall Dec 2016 #141

I don't think so. kentuck Dec 2016 #145

It is, ultimately, what it is and we all can spew whatever gets... Guilded Lilly Dec 2016 #146

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #148