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2016 Postmortem

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Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts)
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 07:53 PM Apr 2016

"The biggest mistake Clinton has made during this election season is attacking Sanders." [View all]

link to Taylor Gipple's excellent analysis on Huffington Post; excerpt:

The mainstream media almost convinced me Bernie Sanders had lost the Democratic nomination after his disappointing Super Tuesday. ... I wasn’t going to vote, politics was finally at its peak of corruption and the American public just didn’t care enough about its future. ... But a month later, after many blowout wins by Sanders, and multiple self-inflicting wounds by Clinton, Bernie Sanders proved me wrong. Now more than ever, the light at the end of the tunnel is finally shining through. I thought his momentum was at a halt, but Sanders out-raised Clinton in both February and March (and that’s without Super Pacs).

After Sanders wins both Wisconsin and Wyoming later this week, his train is going full steam ahead into New York.... A win in Clinton’s adopted back yard would push the Sanders campaign over the edge in momentum and cripple any inevitable belief that assumes Clinton will be the nominee.

The biggest mistake Clinton has made during this election season is attacking Sanders. Attacking the most moral candidate we’ve seen in quite some time is just an awful, embarrassing blundering misstep. It’s as if the Clinton camp assumes people don’t have access to the internet, won’t fact check her, and will believe whatever she says. That’s why she losing the under 40-age vote by a massive margin.... Look at Twitter, Facebook or Reddit, and Clinton overwhelmingly comes off like leprosy among people online. I’ll say it again, I just don’t see the same enthusiasm coming out of the Clinton camp.

And don’t forget Clinton is under federal investigation. No one knows what’s going to come of the current investigation, but the fact is she is under federal investigation! If any other candidate was placed under federal investigation, that’s an automatic disqualification of being able to run for president of the United States.... Don’t think for a second that there isn’t still a warm, glowing light at the end of a dark tunnel that is the election process. And that light is shining brighter than ever for Bernie Sanders.
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K&R... GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #1
Team Hill has a stake in her win Hydra Apr 2016 #3
paychecks reddread Apr 2016 #10
All of them here claim to be in the 1%, or close Hydra Apr 2016 #13
This appears to have been written before Hillary stepped in it again today BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #2
Ya, it's like they give her a list of "Don't do this in public!" Hydra Apr 2016 #4
That was a silly remark. She and her campaign just don't get it, do they? nc4bo Apr 2016 #5
the fact check slander reminds me of Gary Hart daring the roguevalley Apr 2016 #16
Meh. This is the guy from the Iowa town hall Tanuki Apr 2016 #6
The Clinton campaign and others have been treating Sanders with kids gloves compared to the GOP Gothmog Apr 2016 #7
So your justification is that the GOP will be worse? Clinton has no positions on rhett o rick Apr 2016 #9
Clinton has not gone negative on Sanders Gothmog Apr 2016 #14
Are you trying to rationalize that there is a hundredth of baggage for Sanders as rhett o rick Apr 2016 #15
Democrats would be insane to nominate Bernie Sanders Gothmog Apr 2016 #18
I can't wait for the GOP to BRING IT !! Hiraeth Apr 2016 #12
Sanders supporters will not be able to stomach the GOP attacks on Sanders Gothmog Apr 2016 #17
BRING IT, GOP !!! BRING IT ON !!! Hiraeth Apr 2016 #19
her biggest mistake was thinking she would be crowned just because she wanted it. hobbit709 Apr 2016 #8
Everytime they attack Bernie, his supporters just hold him a little tighter or send him a few more $ jillan Apr 2016 #11
To me their biggest mistake is attacking all of us GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #20
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