2016 Postmortem

jillan

(39,451 posts) Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:26 AM Mar 2016

Isn't it interesting that Democrats Abroad overwhelmingly voted for Bernie 69% - 31% for her?

Since she is the former Sec of State and known world wide, you would think it would be higher

Interesting.

btw - that included Israel - so much for all the Bernie bashing for him not showing up at AIPAC.

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Isn't it interesting that Democrats Abroad overwhelmingly voted for Bernie 69% - 31% for her? (Original Post) jillan Mar 2016 OP

Yes, but not surprising. This is a rebuke of Hillary's foreign policy. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #1

Hillary supporters - where are you? snowy owl Mar 2016 #2

I always that European countries had more common sense politically rusty quoin Mar 2016 #3

Americans abroad already know firsthand the value of the policies that Bernie is describing. highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #4

I've read numerous Japanese municipal guides for foreign residents Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #15

They have perspective, the Big Picture from afar flamingdem Mar 2016 #5

Most Americans living abroad are highly educated, culture-sensitive people who are ... Impedimentus Mar 2016 #6

Probably because they have real news - not the propaganda that we get in the US. jillan Mar 2016 #7

I agree, the oligarchy controls the media ( which generates almost all propaganda). Impedimentus Mar 2016 #10

We can't even say her name now?? nt BreakfastClub Mar 2016 #8

May have run out of characters. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #13

It's the media. senz Mar 2016 #9

i am abroad: Guatemala went for Bernie noiretextatique Mar 2016 #11

Thank you!! jillan Mar 2016 #12

i will vote in the CA primary; it was too late to register here. bernie, of course eom noiretextatique Mar 2016 #14

Could it be heavily students? Waiting For Everyman Mar 2016 #16

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

1. Yes, but not surprising. This is a rebuke of Hillary's foreign policy.

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:31 AM

Mar 2016

This is an approval for Bernie's as well as Bernie's proposals for more social safety net programs.

snowy owl

(2,145 posts)

2. Hillary supporters - where are you?

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:34 AM

Mar 2016

Anybody watching Anderson Cooper got a tutorial tonight on foreign policy.

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)

3. I always that European countries had more common sense politically

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:34 AM

Mar 2016

highprincipleswork

(3,111 posts)

4. Americans abroad already know firsthand the value of the policies that Bernie is describing.

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:37 AM

Mar 2016

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

15. I've read numerous Japanese municipal guides for foreign residents

Reply to highprincipleswork (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 02:49 AM

Mar 2016

and nearly every one of those municipalities is proud of its social welfare facilities and services, like low-cost cancer screenings and medical examinations, child subsidies, daytime facilities for elderly residents, and so on.

flamingdem

(39,308 posts)

5. They have perspective, the Big Picture from afar

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:48 AM

Mar 2016

Impedimentus

(898 posts)

6. Most Americans living abroad are highly educated, culture-sensitive people who are ...

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:56 AM

Mar 2016

willing to use logic and reason in making decisions. It is no surprise that they voted overwhelming for Bernie. If only they were more representative of the American electoral - Bernie would be winning the primaries and caucuses in a landslide.

Compare them to the many dogmatic, cult of personality Hillary supporters on DU who are willing to forgive any Clinton shortcoming and seem to care more about parry identification and personality than the future of the nation.

FEEL THE BERN - 2016

jillan

(39,451 posts)

7. Probably because they have real news - not the propaganda that we get in the US.

Reply to Impedimentus (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:57 AM

Mar 2016

I have to watch CNN International to find out what is going on in the US.

Pathetic!

Impedimentus

(898 posts)

10. I agree, the oligarchy controls the media ( which generates almost all propaganda).

Reply to jillan (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 01:11 AM

Mar 2016

I too go to international sources for news. The theater and bull excrement spewed the the US media is, as you said, disgraceful.

FEEL THE BERN - 2016

BreakfastClub

(765 posts)

8. We can't even say her name now?? nt

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:58 AM

Mar 2016

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)

13. May have run out of characters.

Reply to BreakfastClub (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 01:31 AM

Mar 2016

That's a pretty long headline!

senz

(11,945 posts)

9. It's the media.

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 01:05 AM

Mar 2016

The American media fears what Bernie will to their monopoly, so they hide him. Americans who get their news from the MSM, particularly TV, don't know much at all about Bernie and they only know what the media wants them to know about Hillary.

In foreign democracies, the media are freer and less censored than ours. People living abroad get a more accurate picture of what's happening here than we do.

noiretextatique

(27,275 posts)

11. i am abroad: Guatemala went for Bernie

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 01:30 AM

Mar 2016

The US backed a at coup here in the 50's. Most of the Americans I've met here are not Hillary supporters, but I am sure there are a few. I see Wendy's, Dunkin Donuts, McDonald's, Dominos, Little Ceasars, Office Depot, etc. Here, you really see the real purpose of regime change. There is a video of Hillary gushing about the emerging consumer market in Iraq for American corporations, after her vote, but before she evovled to it was a mistake.

jillan

(39,451 posts)

12. Thank you!!

Reply to noiretextatique (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 01:30 AM

Mar 2016

noiretextatique

(27,275 posts)

14. i will vote in the CA primary; it was too late to register here. bernie, of course eom

Reply to jillan (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 01:36 AM

Mar 2016

Waiting For Everyman

(9,385 posts)

16. Could it be heavily students?

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 03:02 AM

Mar 2016

I was asking myself the same question you asked. My grown daughter suggested it might be students voting for him so heavily, and that made me wonder if she may be right. Were any demographics collected with the vote?

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