2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie Sanders shrugs off lagging poll numbers
Bernie Sanders shrugs off lagging poll numbersJacqueline Policastro
Valley News Live
With a shrug of the shoulders, Sanders blew off the numbers saying, poll numbers go up and they go down.
Sanders also added, Well thats, hah, very different from the other polls that I have seen.
I think secretary Clinton will have almost all of the establishment support but I am pretty proud that we have 750- thousand Americans who have contributed to our campaign alone, Sanders said.
Sanders said he plans to stay in the race for President no matter what the polls show. The Vermont Senator told us he will start airing political ads on television stations across the country in the next few weeks, something he hasnt done yet.
We are going to win this race, Sanders said.
madokie
(51,076 posts)America needs you very much so
wendylaroux
(2,925 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)At this early stage, no candidate* is going to say "Well folks, it ain't looking good. We're probably not going to make it, so I might as well quit now before it gets worse."
*Unless you're Walker or Perry or Webb or Chafee.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)for a while anyway.
bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)azmom
(5,208 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)azmom
(5,208 posts)Babel_17
(5,400 posts)Secretary Clinton in 2008, when finished, was millions in debt.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/07/hillary-clinton-close-to-paying-off-2008-campaign-debt/
azmom
(5,208 posts)Money to Bernie. If the DNC ends up with it, I am more than okay with it. However, I will never donate to the DNC directly.
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)My few bucks in donations are more about moral support and taking a side. I think Sanders will spend it all on getting the message out, he's not a hoarder. I'm thinking he'll win but I too can accept it if he didn't.
artislife
(9,497 posts)JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Hillary is a Republican as far as I am concerned.
appalachiablue
(41,113 posts)lewebley3
(3,412 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)eom
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)That's the hallmark of a great campaign that goes on to win. Secretary Clinton's rebound, thanks in part to clownish Republicans, doesn't take a thing away from Senator Sanders campaign for progressive values. He's committed to the premise of that being what the voters want, and I agree with him.
To play it any other way would just be one false note after another. This campaign rings true, and that's one reason why the political landscape has had to adapt to its game changing effect.
The campaign to nominate and then elect Secretary Clinton is a gargantuan effort with tremendous momentum. It's not surprising that even when it stumbles, or has to deal with obstacles, or modify its course, that it still continues forward with great power.
But getting nominated is about more than just powering through the electoral landscape. There are going to be moments of stillness where the sum of ones campaign is held up for inspection. The sum total of these moments are what will show Sanders to be the candidate that the majority of primary voters are looking for.
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)I guess some/most of us Sanders supporters are having a moment of reflection as the campaign moves forward. As I was writing my last post I was reminded me of a scene from the highly quotable TV show, Babylon 5.
Somber, but ultimately reassuring, especially if you are a fan.
portlander23
(2,078 posts)I have some conspiracy theories I'd like to post about the suspicious circumstances surrounding President Santiago's death.
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)I think it was "them" that killed him.
"Who decides that the work day is from 9 to 5 instead of 11 to 4? Who decides that the hemlines will be below the knee this year, and short again next year? Who draws up the borders, controls the currency, handles all the decisions that happen transparently around us?" Sheridan admits he doesn't know. "Ah," says the old man. "I'm with them. Same group, different department. Think of me as a sort of middleman. And the name is Justin."
http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/synops/066.html
P.S. http://jmsnews.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=469d3c4b1ecaf6f671ad838e4e5966fb&f=9
That's the official forum and the moderator, who posted here once, has connections to JMS and others from the show.
Hulk
(6,699 posts)God, shine down on us...again. We need it! We've suffered through the dismantling of the middle class and have endured eight years of W-the-Clown and his satanic puppet-master, darth cheney. You OWE us!
AzDar
(14,023 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,332 posts)Thanks for the thread, portlander.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)stupidicus
(2,570 posts)I'd say regardless of the outcome.
If another chameleon is elected, we can blame the consequences on the turdweighers.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)As the person speaking it is in fact masquerading as someone else.
I've used this pen name for going on a decade and a half now.
I'm really me.
lol
Fearless
(18,421 posts)'It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.'
It's about a guy going to the guillotine masquerading as another guy who was supposed to go essentially so the other guy could go free, as a means of reparation for his life.
The character speaking it is in essence a chameleon.
stupidicus
(2,570 posts)for clarification, "better to try and fail, than never to try at all."
said by many in different ways
Thespian2
(2,741 posts)GO, BERNIE, GO!!!
w0nderer
(1,937 posts)(i think it was retrowire(it was), hi buddy *waves*)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251734059
that
---quote---
Most political polls never ask me my opinion. And there's a lot of "me" out there.
-27 years old.
-Never voted before.
-Never been registered before.
-Have never owned nor do I own a landline telephone.
And it's my generation that majorly supports Bernie.
We are truly the silent majority.i bet there is a huge amount of 'hidden' people like that
---end quote---
i can't vote due to 'LPR', but i have only a cellphone, i've never been asked anything
my work buddies can vote (only have cell phones and are in that age range and haven't been asked ) and are for bernie
grasswire
(50,130 posts)We're with you.