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2016 Postmortem

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts) Sun Jun 5, 2016, 08:30 AM Jun 2016

There's an old saying in racing, if you want to finish first first you have to finish

I think it applies to elections as much as it does to racing, pulling off the racetrack before the leader crosses the finish line is foolish and short sighted, engines have been known to blow leading the final lap and horses to falter when leading the home stretch.

Remember when Gore conceded the 2000 election and then took it back?

You don't have to get snippy about it.

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There's an old saying in racing, if you want to finish first first you have to finish (Original Post) Fumesucker Jun 2016 OP

The second place horse has to be in the same home stretch as the first place horse. Trust Buster Jun 2016 #1

I have less than no problem with the democracy part of "a democracy within a Republic." merrily Jun 2016 #2

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)

1. The second place horse has to be in the same home stretch as the first place horse.

Reply to Fumesucker (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 08:38 AM

Jun 2016

Sanders isn't. Bad analogy.

merrily

(45,251 posts)

2. I have less than no problem with the democracy part of "a democracy within a Republic."