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sarae

(3,284 posts)
Sun May 22, 2016, 06:30 PM May 2016

You're not gonna believe this, but...

Sanders is apparently considering seeking a recount in Kentucky.

I just read it here:
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-05-18/clinton-democrats-confronting-dangerous-divisions-within-party

Sanders showed no intention of dialing back his fight against Clinton or urging his supporters to fall in line. His spokesman said Sanders is considering seeking a recount in Kentucky, where Clinton was clinging to a lead of a half percentage point.
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You're not gonna believe this, but... (Original Post) sarae May 2016 OP
I believe anything this vindictive old fool does now liberal N proud May 2016 #1
If he is successful and the "win" is overturned, it will only make a difference of.... George II May 2016 #2
I don't get him. sarae May 2016 #4
And a recount costs a lot of money. displacedtexan May 2016 #23
Nice way to stick it to the taxpayers of Kentucky. For what? Gomez163 May 2016 #3
good point. sarae May 2016 #6
Really! When does the idiocy end? Fla Dem May 2016 #5
"Considering," in this context means, "Jack up the supporters again but don't actually do anything" TwilightZone May 2016 #7
Ding ding ding! We have a winner! Lucinda May 2016 #15
Sanders is like TYT Corporate666 May 2016 #17
With $4million for a former Republican governor, no less. TwilightZone May 2016 #19
Criminy shenmue May 2016 #8
Poor judgement by those making the decision to ask for a recount and poor Thinkingabout May 2016 #9
I'm surprised... SaschaHM May 2016 #10
If he wants a recount sheshe2 May 2016 #11
Sadly we know it will be KY taxpayers who will pay if this happens riversedge May 2016 #14
I think he should pay for the recount! Walk away May 2016 #12
What an asshole. Squinch May 2016 #13
Crusty old man. Wait till he gets blown out in PR and NJ in 2 week FloridaBlues May 2016 #16
.5% isn't close to one delegate's difference in the vote Gman May 2016 #18
Let him. They will probably find a few more votes for Hillary. nt Jitter65 May 2016 #20
Perhaps the Colonel believes someone stopbush May 2016 #21
Of course he is.. he's whining 'cause he lost one he should have won. Cha May 2016 #22
If he wants a recount (and further damage the Democratic Party brand) then he should pay for it! The BlueCaliDem May 2016 #24

liberal N proud

(60,336 posts)
1. I believe anything this vindictive old fool does now
Sun May 22, 2016, 06:32 PM
May 2016

Can't win by vote so he is going to anything he can to steal it.

George II

(67,782 posts)
2. If he is successful and the "win" is overturned, it will only make a difference of....
Sun May 22, 2016, 06:33 PM
May 2016

....only one delegate.

Does he understand that each state is proportional and "wins" are merely symbolic?

sarae

(3,284 posts)
4. I don't get him.
Sun May 22, 2016, 06:37 PM
May 2016

He really can't let go of the idea that he's been "cheated". What would a recount in his favor get him? Is he REALLY so hung up on one delegate when that would be a drop in the bucket of what he needs to overcome Clinton's lead? It's just bizarre.

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
23. And a recount costs a lot of money.
Mon May 23, 2016, 11:02 AM
May 2016

It's easy to call for a recount, but it's hard for the people who have to pay for it ever to forget that you insisted on it out of spite.

Fla Dem

(23,691 posts)
5. Really! When does the idiocy end?
Sun May 22, 2016, 06:38 PM
May 2016

To accomplish what? So he can say he won one more state? Get maybe 1 more delegate? I have absolutely no more respect left for this man. He is a quarrelsome, vindictive old man. He is ruining his own reputation for what? He will go down as another has been and have nothing to show for his antagonist whining.

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)
7. "Considering," in this context means, "Jack up the supporters again but don't actually do anything"
Sun May 22, 2016, 06:50 PM
May 2016

And send us $27, please.

Corporate666

(587 posts)
17. Sanders is like TYT
Sun May 22, 2016, 09:04 PM
May 2016

TYT have made a business out of making content for BS'ers and telling them what they want to hear. The main stream media is too crowded and TYT's content is too stupid to get any viewers there, but they have changed their format and content to appeal to a fringe group where they have a large percentage of the market share within that group.

Sanders is the same. He doesn't get traction with main stream voters because they don't like his ridiculous claims and promises and they want more substance and an ability to actually get things done - things that Sanders does not offer. But he has also found a willing customer base - ill informed voters who are angry and lap up his claims that "corporations" and "the main stream media" and "the democratic party" and "the establishment" are all out to get them.

This is a man who had an utterly forgettable history in politics. He didn't create any legislation. He wasn't in charge of anything important. He didn't lead on anything. He was a wallflower. A non-factor in American politics.

Then he realizes that many Americans are angry at wall street and income inequality and "corporations", and he finds that by standing in front of people and railing against these things, he gets support.

This is a man who never was listened to his entire life. He never mattered. He never succeeded. And all of a sudden, people are sending him millions of dollars and cheering when he gets up on stage. So he keeps doing what he's doing. That's the reason his stump speech has been the same from the start. And the reason that whenever he is asked anything off-message, he just replies that it's an important issue to him and he will fix it. And the reason he panders to whatever audience is in front of him and promises them whatever he thinks they want.


And that is the reason he won't go away quietly. This man has never mattered, never been important, never been consulted for his opinion or his help. He's been the awkward kid in the back of the class without any friends. And he's going to cling to his new found fame with a death grip until he has absolutely no other option.

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)
19. With $4million for a former Republican governor, no less.
Sun May 22, 2016, 09:33 PM
May 2016

Funny how TYT took a bunch of "former" GOP money to spend most of their time complaining about money's influence in politics.

I agree with you on Sanders. The sad thing is that I really used to like the guy and have supported him for a long time, but the primaries have exposed him for what he always really was, a professional politician who could afford to take the stances he took because he represented a state where they were never going to call his bluff.

I also agree that he's going to hang on to his newfound fame as long as he possibly can. I don't think he ever planned on being around this long and the surprise "success" must now be milked to death, consequences be damned.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
9. Poor judgement by those making the decision to ask for a recount and poor
Sun May 22, 2016, 06:59 PM
May 2016

Judgement not to accept a loss when it is a loss.

SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
10. I'm surprised...
Sun May 22, 2016, 07:03 PM
May 2016

You'd think a campaign that was running on unicorns and conspiracy theories would welcome some mystery over one of their losses.

sheshe2

(83,791 posts)
11. If he wants a recount
Sun May 22, 2016, 07:04 PM
May 2016

HE can pay for it, not the middleclass taxpayers they he says he wants to defend!

Gman

(24,780 posts)
18. .5% isn't close to one delegate's difference in the vote
Sun May 22, 2016, 09:18 PM
May 2016

See, this is more of his misleading the gullible because they're lazy and won't do the work and heavy lifting needed for change.

Forcing a recount is completely destructive and serves no useful purpose for Sanders.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
21. Perhaps the Colonel believes someone
Sun May 22, 2016, 11:35 PM
May 2016

counted their chickens before they were hatched (or southern fried)...

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
24. If he wants a recount (and further damage the Democratic Party brand) then he should pay for it! The
Mon May 23, 2016, 11:39 AM
May 2016

faux-champion of the working man needs to put money where his big mouth is and offer the State of KY to pay for the recount so as not to burden the Kentucky taxpayers. If he refuses to pay for the recount, he once again shows his true colors that he's as fake of a champion for the working man as Dishonest-Donald.

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