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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Horsey: President Sanders? Bernie would have beaten Trump [View all]JHan
(10,173 posts)77. "Also, no misogyny "..
        This is as bad as those who say no one would vote for Bernie because he's a socialist jew.
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        Could Russia have interfered with the primaries, to ensure that HRC was the
        no_hypocrisy
        Dec 2016
        #1
      
        
        Whike thwy meddled, i don't tbink thay extended to directly manipulating tbe voting machines.
        dionysus
        Dec 2016
        #26
      
        
        The Red Scare tactics would have been accompanied by an assault on his tax plan
        BeyondGeography
        Dec 2016
        #5
      
        
        The tax increase would have been particularly problematic with more mature voters
        radical noodle
        Dec 2016
        #76
      
        
        This is just divisive and well past the sell date.   He calls himself a socialist.   
        R B Garr
        Dec 2016
        #24
      
        
        You mean made up right wing garbage?  Cause if you believe she carried so much baggage for real, I
        boston bean
        Dec 2016
        #21
      
        
        You can continue to believe rw bs and spew it ad naseum. It doesn't change the fact
        boston bean
        Dec 2016
        #30
      
        
        Well. You seem to believe she carried it. It being rw made up bs. So not sure how you want me
        boston bean
        Dec 2016
        #37
      
        
        Yes I do believe she has too much baggage as a result of the right wing lies about her
        mtnsnake
        Dec 2016
        #38
      
        
        Nope, Sanders would have lost big to Trump, probably 40 states. See my #91 below. nt
        stevenleser
        Jan 2017
        #93
      
        
        There was not enough enthusiasm for him among black voters and other minorities
        bravenak
        Dec 2016
        #29
      
        
        Who the fuck cares?  He lost.  He will never be a Dem candidate for Pres again.  His BitterBernie
        seaglass
        Dec 2016
        #43
      
        
        Bernie, Hillary, both in the past now; we need someone who can be the better of both...
        HopeAgain
        Dec 2016
        #47
      
        
        More fake news.  Do you work in Sanders' office?  You sure seem to have loads of time trying...
        Tarheel_Dem
        Dec 2016
        #51
      
        
        It's a reasonable question given the poster's prolific & ceaseless Sanders promotion here at DU.
        Tarheel_Dem
        Dec 2016
        #57
      
        
        And yet this doesn't (posted part) acknowledge his enthusiasm gap with AA voters.
        SaschaHM
        Dec 2016
        #61
      
        
        He is one of the only ones out there vocally and legislatively right now, unfortunately, vigorously
        JudyM
        Dec 2016
        #68
      
        
        If by some miracle he had won, we still wouldn't have a Democrat in the White House
        CajunBlazer
        Jan 2017
        #95