2016 Postmortem

SheilaT

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26. It is getting rather tiresome to see

Sat May 21, 2016, 01:59 PM

May 2016

posts speculating that Bernie goes Independent.

Listen up. He's not going to. He's not an idiot. Even though Trump could well beat Clinton in a two-way race, he's made it clear he has no intention of running on his own.

For one thing, the deadline to get on the ballot in November is getting very close in some states. And he'd have to put some sort of organization in place to get all the signatures needed to do that.

Not gonna happen.

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What would happen in a 3-way race? [View all] Merryland May 2016 OP

Trump and Bernie would split their vote Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #1

Please explain. thomservo May 2016 #3

They agree on many issues. JaneyVee May 2016 #15

So Hillary and Trump agree on virtually everything, too. This is going to be tighter than I thought WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2016 #35

They both seem to have tapped into the anger in Americans Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #16

So by that logic... thomservo May 2016 #19

Clinton should be urging Ssnders to run third party, if that's the case. HooptieWagon May 2016 #30

True, Hillary does not win the white, male, gun loving block...n/t Henhouse May 2016 #13

Trump would win. YouDig May 2016 #2

Not going to happen. hrmjustin May 2016 #4

Bernie said he would not run as an independent yuiyoshida May 2016 #5

Do you think Hillary's recent behavior might free him of that pledge? BillZBubb May 2016 #10

Someone suggested that the Green Party yuiyoshida May 2016 #11

I agree Corporate666 May 2016 #43

In case you hadn't noticed yuiyoshida May 2016 #47

trump would win in the house of representatives. BillZBubb May 2016 #6

Bingo! thomservo May 2016 #9

When your ego gets in the way and you run anyway, knowing it will cause a President tRump SFnomad May 2016 #17

Hillary's ego will cause president trump. Not Bernie's. Nice try though. BillZBubb May 2016 #23

In a one on one race ... Secretary Clinton will win ... without a doubt. BS will lose it SFnomad May 2016 #24

Trump wouldn't even need the House. Jim Lane May 2016 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author jwirr May 2016 #7

Bernie would become the Ross Perot of 2016. rug May 2016 #8

Bernie would win. -nt- NorthCarolina May 2016 #12

Dem vote splits, trump wins 49 states nt firebrand80 May 2016 #14

What would happen in a 3-way race? President tRump ... and you can thank BS for that n/t SFnomad May 2016 #18

In Reply #1 poster claims Sanders splits a Trump votes. HooptieWagon May 2016 #31

BS isn't going to split a tRump vote ... that's delusional SFnomad May 2016 #33

I wonder if any legit outfit is polling this question. It would be fascinating. aikoaiko May 2016 #20

Trump would win and Sanders would become the national pariah. nt procon May 2016 #21

Do you remember Ross Perot's run in 1992? rusty fender May 2016 #22

Ironically, they only way we eneded up with a president clinton was a three way race. timmymoff May 2016 #25

It is getting rather tiresome to see SheilaT May 2016 #26

He will win yourpaljoey May 2016 #27

Bernie may win jeepers May 2016 #28

Nah, it wouldn't "Destroy" anything. It would just enable Trump's victory. nt stevenleser May 2016 #46

I disagree with my fellow DUers in this thread Trajan May 2016 #29

If his name is on my ballot .... Hiraeth May 2016 #32

After DWS lies this past week, I wish Bernie would give the DNC the middle finger and do it. jillan May 2016 #34

If I may... Kip Humphrey May 2016 #36

More Vote for Me! commercials. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #37

Bernie would not be able to get on the ballot in many states ("sore-loser laws") Nye Bevan May 2016 #38

Sore loser laws enforced against a presidential candidate would likely fall to lawsuits tritsofme May 2016 #40

No they wouldn't. It's a very straightforward Article 2 section 1 issue stevenleser May 2016 #44

Neither Clinton nor Sanders would carry a single Romney 2012 state. Though splitting the Democratic tritsofme May 2016 #39

Agree. Trump would probably win a narrow victory. nt stevenleser May 2016 #45

he's not going to run as as an independent Rosa Luxemburg May 2016 #42