2016 Postmortem

dlwickham

(3,316 posts) Mon May 2, 2016, 09:57 PM May 2016

Opinion: Bernie Sanders, the contest is over

pretty concise

Sen. Sanders cannot win this primary, and there will be no revolution. He must accept that. If he cares about the poor and underprivileged, he should use his new-found bully pulpit to gather support for down-ticket Democrats so that we can have true change. His one-man band revolution is going nowhere and only serves to keep right-wing Republicans in power in Washington. Senator, the contest is over. It is time to stand down.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/opinion/my-turn/2016/05/01/opinion-bernie-sanders-contest/83699326/

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Opinion: Bernie Sanders, the contest is over (Original Post) dlwickham May 2016 OP

Yikes. Agschmid May 2016 #1

Meh...Everyone has an opinion Armstead May 2016 #13

That's true. Agschmid May 2016 #14

Clinton 57.44% Sanders 42.56% = Sanders WINNING By -14.86% Stallion May 2016 #2

That's exactly how Bernie won Wyoming. kpola12 May 2016 #11

But it was a delegate tie LoverOfLiberty May 2016 #19

No Bernie won 56 to 44 with delegates 7 to 11 you know democracy. kpola12 May 2016 #32

Just like Hillary Should Have in 2008, Right? Chasstev365 May 2016 #3

Wow. NurseJackie May 2016 #4

Burlington... Burlington... Burlington... Sounds familiar. onehandle May 2016 #5

I'm sure you're thinking of the town in Illinois brooklynite May 2016 #10

So Who is Steve Magowan? pmorlan1 May 2016 #6

someone who had an opinion piece published in the Burlington paper dlwickham May 2016 #7

So he's just like anyone here posting at DU pmorlan1 May 2016 #8

I googled him dlwickham May 2016 #17

Nice Try pmorlan1 May 2016 #18

are you from Burlington dlwickham May 2016 #20

Hillary conceeded a week after the last primary in 2008 AgingAmerican May 2016 #9

Landslide? This asshat has a strange definition of landslide. aikoaiko May 2016 #12

The delegate count makes it a landslide hack89 May 2016 #25

Delagate count is about the same as the polling (except for super delegates) aikoaiko May 2016 #27

It is an insurmountable lead hack89 May 2016 #30

Yes, it is insurmountable given polling and delegates pledged to date. aikoaiko May 2016 #31

i don't recall every hearing so many people demanding the end of a democratic process mooseprime May 2016 #15

No Tea no shade ... nolawarlock May 2016 #16

Hillary has lost the contest. She is a weak candidate, now losing a crucial battleground state amborin May 2016 #21

Honestly woolldog May 2016 #23

where is this coming from? amborin May 2016 #24

Yep. It's all over!! AzDar May 2016 #22

Especially since he just won Indiana. SheilaT May 2016 #26

Hillary Clinton will never ever be President madokie May 2016 #28

Opinion. Any newspaper that has to tell us it's free...isn't. Shandris May 2016 #29

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

1. Yikes.

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Mon May 2, 2016, 09:58 PM

May 2016

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

13. Meh...Everyone has an opinion

Reply to Agschmid (Reply #1)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:25 PM

May 2016

including people from Burlington

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

14. That's true.

Reply to Armstead (Reply #13)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:48 PM

May 2016

Stallion

(6,476 posts)

2. Clinton 57.44% Sanders 42.56% = Sanders WINNING By -14.86%

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:02 PM

May 2016

Its a Barn-burner!!!

amazing

kpola12

(78 posts)

11. That's exactly how Bernie won Wyoming.

Reply to Stallion (Reply #2)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:22 PM

May 2016

LoverOfLiberty

(1,438 posts)

19. But it was a delegate tie

Reply to kpola12 (Reply #11)

Tue May 3, 2016, 07:29 PM

May 2016

7 each.

He's gonna have to do better than that I'm afraid.

kpola12

(78 posts)

32. No Bernie won 56 to 44 with delegates 7 to 11 you know democracy.

Reply to LoverOfLiberty (Reply #19)

Tue May 3, 2016, 11:04 PM

May 2016

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)

3. Just like Hillary Should Have in 2008, Right?

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:02 PM

May 2016

She even evoked the murder of RFK (one of my heros) as a reason to stay in the race. GET OFF YOUR HIPOCRTICAL HIGH HORSE!

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

4. Wow.

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:03 PM

May 2016

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

5. Burlington... Burlington... Burlington... Sounds familiar.

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:03 PM

May 2016

Can't quite place it.

brooklynite

(94,598 posts)

10. I'm sure you're thinking of the town in Illinois

Reply to onehandle (Reply #5)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:13 PM

May 2016

pmorlan1

(2,096 posts)

6. So Who is Steve Magowan?

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:04 PM

May 2016

This is an opinion piece so who is the guy writing the opinion? I never heard of him. Who is he?

dlwickham

(3,316 posts)

7. someone who had an opinion piece published in the Burlington paper

Reply to pmorlan1 (Reply #6)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:05 PM

May 2016

pmorlan1

(2,096 posts)

8. So he's just like anyone here posting at DU

Reply to dlwickham (Reply #7)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:08 PM

May 2016

His opinion has no more weight than anyone else. Why in the world would you create an OP for an unknown guy in Vermont?

dlwickham

(3,316 posts)

17. I googled him

Reply to pmorlan1 (Reply #8)

Tue May 3, 2016, 01:18 PM

May 2016

he's not some unknown guy in Burlington

from what I read, he's a fairly well known attorney in the town; looks like he's very active in the community so his opinion would carry weight

pmorlan1

(2,096 posts)

18. Nice Try

Reply to dlwickham (Reply #17)

Tue May 3, 2016, 07:22 PM

May 2016

but I googled him too when I posted that. His opinion has no special weight at all.

dlwickham

(3,316 posts)

20. are you from Burlington

Reply to pmorlan1 (Reply #18)

Tue May 3, 2016, 08:44 PM

May 2016

AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)

9. Hillary conceeded a week after the last primary in 2008

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:11 PM

May 2016

Oh, wait look! You have a Hillary avatar!!

aikoaiko

(34,172 posts)

12. Landslide? This asshat has a strange definition of landslide.

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:22 PM

May 2016

I call it just barely hanging on to a win.

hack89

(39,171 posts)

25. The delegate count makes it a landslide

Reply to aikoaiko (Reply #12)

Tue May 3, 2016, 09:10 PM

May 2016

we don't use polls to pick candidates- we actually let people vote.

aikoaiko

(34,172 posts)

27. Delagate count is about the same as the polling (except for super delegates)

Reply to hack89 (Reply #25)

Tue May 3, 2016, 09:23 PM

May 2016

There is no landslide.

hack89

(39,171 posts)

30. It is an insurmountable lead

Reply to aikoaiko (Reply #27)

Tue May 3, 2016, 09:49 PM

May 2016

call it what you like - it is over.

aikoaiko

(34,172 posts)

31. Yes, it is insurmountable given polling and delegates pledged to date.

Reply to hack89 (Reply #30)

Tue May 3, 2016, 10:01 PM

May 2016

I get it, but that doesn't mean I have to accept hubris.

I'm glad Bernie is going all the way. Look what happened in IN.

He will likely lose the nomination, but every vote and every delegate sends a message about his agenda.

mooseprime

(474 posts)

15. i don't recall every hearing so many people demanding the end of a democratic process

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 12:56 AM

May 2016

in the name of democracy as this election cycle. you wanna complain about the rules, how bout you take it to the DNC and not the Sanders campaign?!

nolawarlock

(1,729 posts)

16. No Tea no shade ...

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 12:58 AM

May 2016

... but this reminded me of the whole Clintonian definition of is ... and I adore Hillary. But the problem is, I just can't get behind this article because I can''t agree that the contest is over because ...

... the contest was over. Weeks ago.

amborin

(16,631 posts)

21. Hillary has lost the contest. She is a weak candidate, now losing a crucial battleground state

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 08:45 PM

May 2016

woolldog

(8,791 posts)

23. Honestly

Reply to amborin (Reply #21)

Tue May 3, 2016, 08:59 PM

May 2016

they are both weak candidates. We're going to lose the GE to Trump.

amborin

(16,631 posts)

24. where is this coming from?

Reply to woolldog (Reply #23)

Tue May 3, 2016, 09:04 PM

May 2016

have you not been here for a while?

Such candor from a Hillary supporter regarding HRC is unusual. She is a very weak candidate. The party made a terrible mistake choosing her and anointing her before the race even started.

AzDar

(14,023 posts)

22. Yep. It's all over!!

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 08:47 PM

May 2016

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

26. Especially since he just won Indiana.

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 09:23 PM

May 2016

Rather decisively.

Plus, Hillary didn't drop out of the race until after the last primary in 2008, so why the hell should Bernie at this point?

Plus, the more people start calling for him to drop out, the more determined his supporters are to see it to the end. And huge swaths of the independents who support him will not vote for Hillary in the GE, which means she won't win.

madokie

(51,076 posts)

28. Hillary Clinton will never ever be President

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 09:34 PM

May 2016

That you can take to the bank

Bernie on the other hand very well may be our next President.

Shandris

(3,447 posts)

29. Opinion. Any newspaper that has to tell us it's free...isn't.

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 09:37 PM

May 2016

Good thing no one listens to idiotic opinions, neh?

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