Just an observation and a question.

Only person who calls me that is my wife.

Ignoring numbers (reality) does not serve any purpose, from what I can see. Clinton pretty much has this wrapped up. I think if anyone is still disappointed, the best (productive) frame of mind to be in is to work with what we have.

And to not give up, as so many here on DU seem to want to do.
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visit DU.

We really need to find a treatment for that. This troll condition takes so much away from your other posts.

O'Malley's still trying to catch some daylight.......

Yep. SSDD.

people are waking up to the fact that leading in the polls is a one trick pony also employed by the Donald, who is also ahead by light years in the polls, then what?

Yup. It sure seems that way.

Perhaps we should just let them cry themselves to sleep.

if it's proven to me that there's no place in the Democratic Party for me, I won't stay.

Your moral authority on everything is irritating, & now I sense that your stirring up trouble with Bernie supporters is a kiss-up to the administrators. I'm not fooled by you.

I'm not much for kissing up anyone I don't know really well.

Guffaw away.

I belong to a closed FB group that discussed world events with people from around the globe. There was one old guy from Florida who just liked to come in and stir up stuff. He sounded a lot like MM, actually...same folksy writing, pleading ignorance, etc.

The group leader kept him in because it was kind of amusing for awhile. He knew so much in a very tiny sliver. But then it was not progressing any real conversation. He was giving himself high fives all around, thinking he was winning arguments. But it wasn't about winning on the internet. It was about discussion.

We haven't missed that stuff since he was booted.

And here I am giving you a story that has nothing to do with this OP. This is how it is done.

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Ugh. Poster is "telling a story" in order to insult Mineral Man, comparing him to another "old guy" and trying to pull this off without confronting him directly. Very bad form, yet "this is how it's done." Yuck.

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Explanation: Since making a passive aggressive point to criticize some other DUer through a rambling story is Mineral Man's usual MO, I really don't think hiding somebody else for doing the same exact thing is the least bit fair. At least artislife got to the damned point, MM's OPs make the begats in the old testament seem like fascinating reading.

Batter up!

Just change leads to memes.

But not half as sad as this OP.

I might have to put MM on ignore just because I am not willing to watch his squirts littering the GDP.

because I'm interested to hear the words of wisdom from DU's right wing counterpart to Will Pitt.

There are a few others I keep around out of morbid curiosity, like watching parasites devour people on Monsters Inside Me.

Not me, in fact I'm feeling pretty chipper!

Nothing has changed.

Having Sanders in the race has been a good thing, and he's certainly welcome to see it through to the end. Personally, I agree with him on a huge number of issues. I support HRC in this race because I see her as a better candidate, and as a FAR more effective President, if elected.

Stranger things have happened, but Sanders is looking very likely to lose 18 out of the first 20 primaries (maybe more). If that plays out and he stays in the race solely to be a spoiler, that's a problem. But in the meantime, I'm happy to let his supporters take all the time they need to get prepared.

It's a shame that unlike the NFL we have no penalty for lining up in the neutral zone. Even if you do it under false pretenses....

Sanders supporters and can't seem to find anything to post about the candidate they support. It leads me to believe there is a problem there.

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It looks like he's going to pass Hillary in fundraising this quarter. He's showing strong, and has been for a while, in the first two states. Focus closes in now that we're at 2016.

This was the pre-game. The qualifying round. Bernie qualified. He's doing better than anyone ever would have predicted a year ago. Against the most anticipated and expected candidate for nomination in modern history, he has made it competitive.

It explains the 'concerns' we see raised here by Clinton supporters.

Bernie is not trying to save himself from exposure... like HRC/DNC/DWS are.

Hillary leads two to one and has for months now.

I can't remember a national poll where she was lower than 50%, either. That's a stark contrast to this time in 2007.

Everything changes, including the significance of national polling, after NH. And again after Iowa. I can't wait.

Actually national polling before the primaries and caucuses have even started is not an absolute indicator. It is a good measure of name recognition.

Just read the posts here. Most of those supporting Sanders are written by those who are aware that he is the only candidate of either party who is addressing the issues that the middle class in America cares about.

There is however, a Democratic candidate who has lots of "fans". Most of their posts refer to superficial crap like hair, pantsuits, grandchild, etc., and manage to avoid the issues.

That should tell you all you need to know about his schtick.

I haven't seen any comments by this OP explaining exactly why he supports Hillary, other than his disdain for Bernie's supporters and his belief that Hillary is more likely to win. But nothing about why her policy positions are actually better than Bernie's; just these passive-aggressive rhetorical questions.

I don't appreciate Right Wing smears one bit, and totally ignore them. The problem for me is all the $$ she has got from the fat cats. There is some there there, and it can be devastating if something comes out. It seems her supporters ignore the fact that she has had the DLC mindset for all those years, and isn't any different now.

There is no way she takes all that Wall Street cash, and then works for my families interests over theirs. She will need their cash for her re-election if she wins the general, and she knows it.

We elect Bernie, or we're screwed.

Again.

She has been paid, and will have to perform.

Now there is the seeds to her downfall.

Bernie won't go there.

Millions of us understand how you pay to play in our current government.

Bernie understands it is wrong, as I do.

And so should everyone reading this thread.

...who didn't repeal the Bush Tax Cuts for the 1%...

...or increase accessibility to health care for millions...

...or stand ready to veto any attempt to repeal Planned Parenthood funding...

Just more of the same.

See, I'm not a conspiracy buff or anything like that (though I was a Goldwater BOY in NYS back in the day) but in a world where American Sniper may be Oscar bound a movie that openly repeats a lie about HRC's people stopping a rescue attempt is way beyond the pale, and doesn't deserve a penny of my Social Security.

Remember how successful Black Hawk Down was? Did anybody stop to think what those American soldiers were doing there? Can anybody doubt that the sturm und drung (did I get that right?) of US CIA mercenaries being told to stand down is going to fuel the wacko-right-wing? Is Cruz and Rubio et al going to make an appearance on the red carpet?

Bey should stick to the Transformers and let real directors direct real movies.

Just saying...

we whistle while we work, waking up the living and leaving the deadbeats for the other campaigns

continuing this neoliberal system that's bought and managed by the 1%, or do you mean some "horse race" issues surrounding the polls and delegates?

If it's really "bad news" it affects us all.

Happy New Year..

Oh--and leave the diagnosing to the psychotherapists.

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They did the same thing in 2008. The stop Hillary crowd will do anything to win just as the Trumpites will do the same.