2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe democratic establishment must be shaken up roday
Not because Bernie won so overwhelmingly in New Hampshire, though that probably is also troubling to them, but because Bernie raised almost $6 million bucks in under 24 hours. That makes him very powerful and a real threat to the status quo. It represents voters who are saying loud and clear, enough.
dchill
(38,502 posts)cui bono
(19,926 posts)They are shaking...
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Paulie
(8,462 posts)a statement to a reporter purporting to know what's in the President's mind as FACT. The person in question works for Amazon nowadays, NOT the President.
Just to be clear.
cui bono
(19,926 posts)The way I read it it didn't sound like that at all.
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Gregorian
(23,867 posts)When I read the email I thought this is fighting fire with fire. Money with money. But that's always been the case. Why is this different? This time it's a fight. They've got big money; we've got big numbers too.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)The numbers are really staggering.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Or at least tell them to honor the primary results in their state.
PADemD
(4,482 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)PADemD
(4,482 posts)artislife
(9,497 posts)I just made a list of the WA State politicians and I am going to post this in the WA State Bernie FB pages to get people to put pressure. I will also post this link in the national Bernie FB pages. We need to get everyone to pressure people they can actually vote for. If they feel they will lose future votes, it may encourage them to go back to undecided until the votes are actually cast.
FYI Washingtonians
Suzan Del Bene
Denny Heck
Jay Inslee
Derek Kilmer
Rick Larson
Jim McDermott
Patty Murray
Adam Smith
Maria Cantwell
jwirr
(39,215 posts)Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar and Mark Dayton. That would be my senators and governor - who else?
mgmaggiemg
(869 posts)mmonk
(52,589 posts)Those attacking us seem to be sinking deeper in quick sand.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Goldman-Sachs, Wall F'n Street, billionaires, super-duper-fracking delegates, the DNC and the Establishment.
And shame on those that call themselves Democrats while worshiping the Wealthy and ignoring the 50 million living in poverty.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/who-does-obama-want-to-be-president-219097#ixzz3zpHPVNZm
Amazing timing and how anyone could interpret this as neutral would take some doing.
Hydra
(14,459 posts)If he throws too much support behind her(maybe he just did?) and Team Hill loses, they take part of his legacy with them...and we know that's more valuable to him than almost anything else.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)all seem flabbergasted and in protective mode.
I found Obama's response interesting and disappointing at the same time.
In some ways Hydra, we are watching history being made.
Hydra
(14,459 posts)But I feel what you are saying- we're now watching "The Impossible" coming to pass. It's quite exciting
R B Garr
(16,954 posts)$500,000 in ads, but no one is really allowed to say that. He said the Democrats can't do those ads without risks, but the GE is a different story.
So, no, Bernie is not that much of a threat. LOL.