2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumLUPICA: Bernie Sanders' Nomination Battle is Over and he has to Admit it
By now we understand, completely, that Sanders thinks he was the best man or woman to run his country for the next four years. Him, not her. But she won. He lost. Now he has to do something more than just talk, and talk, about how the real object of the game is to stop Trump in November.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bernie-sanders-admit-campaign-article-1.2666619
Armstead
(47,803 posts)HumanityExperiment
(1,442 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)Are you just posting it everywhere or what?
HumanityExperiment
(1,442 posts)your original post...
'He needs to understand, once and for all, that if he is not helping the nominee from his own party'...'Now he has to do something more than just talk, and talk, about how the real object of the game'
taking this to convention scares the bejeezus outta establishment DEMs, the platform will nail down whomever the nominee is to that platform, it's the basis that progressives / liberals will rally around to make sure the nominee stands for DEM principles and that is where establishment is scared to death...
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)It would have nothing to do with winning the election.
HumanityExperiment
(1,442 posts)'Because, as you know, Bernie already has 5 spots on the platform committee -- one less than Hillary. This is five more than any other 2nd placer has ever had.'
or as they say 'Play Ball'!
controlling the platform will force any nominee from Prez on down to certain agenda items until next convention when center right DEMs will attack progressive/liberal planks being worked this convention
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)HumanityExperiment
(1,442 posts)I'm sure HRC and her supporters are totally agreeable to that mindset.... WOW, let the hilarity continue, thx for the comedic relief
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)The jokes are already pouring in about someone needing to tell him he lost.
His legacy may end up being the guy that couldn't admit defeat. 30, 40, 100 years from now people will look back at the guy who lost every measure and still ran around saying he's going to win.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)I can't even laugh at him. Too sad.
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)But he is undermining his reputation. He's showing exactly why he would have been a terrible president. Can't deal with facts that he doesn't like. Doesn't respect other people. Thinks he's smarter than everyone else.
Barnie Frank's 1990 article nailed him perfectly.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Or 1980. 1970. Probably even 1960. I cannot imagine what he and Obama discussed but I would have loved to be a fly on the wall.
monmouth4
(9,705 posts)carburyme
(146 posts)The end is now
Somebody needs to tell him "the war is over".
Glamrock
(11,800 posts)Hillary supporters are used to the dealings of "real" Democrats. They aren't used to seeing someone fighting this hard for the issues. See, once it looks helpless you're supposed to just give up. Stop fighting. "We can't get anything passed cause Republicans. Might as well just give up now".
Keep fighting Bernie. Keep focusing on the issues that are important.