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2016 Postmortem

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hopemountain

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Sat Jun 11, 2016, 07:40 PM Jun 2016

John Lauritis: Sanderistas, Unite! The Truth Is Coming (Part II) [View all]



https://johnlaurits.com/2016/06/10/sanderistas-unite-the-truth-is-coming-part-ii/

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The #LameStreamMedia wants you to believe that you are isolated, that you are alone, that there is nothing left to fight for — do not believe a word of it!

You are not alone, you are not isolated,
& there is everything left to fight for!

Now, let’s get into some numbers!
We Must Transform Our Strategy

When I first wrote to you all, it was about the delegate math and how it showed that we would be heading into a contested convention — I wrote it because no one else was writing it & because . Despite the tricks, the media’s manipulation, & everything that they could throw at us, that is still true — but barely! I was worried for a moment but, just as I said in that first article, Hillary Clinton does not have the 2,383 delegates needed to clinch the nomination & we are going to Philadelphia on July 25th.

But things are going to be very different than we first thought — in the beginning, I had envisioned us fighting our way to 2,026 delegates (the majority) and going into July, that way. We would have made the argument to the super-delegates that they must respect the majority’s will and, by drawing publicity to our cause, we would have publicly pressured them into joining our revolution — we would have gone on to the general election and defeated Trump easily to uproarious applause –!

We would have — but that has all changed.

My delegate math worked so long as the race was fair — and, by “fair,” I mean “less rigged than it obviously is.” But the DNC, the corporate-media, & the Clinton-Machine have been far more cunning & dishonest (& probably far more criminal) than I had anticipated — there is still a way through but first we must…

UNITE! ... more at link...


lauritis goes over the unsettling and disruption of the sandernista path. he points to the fact hillary does not have enough delegates, the dnc's behavior, and suggests bernie can still win at the convention....
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How can any reasonable person read this drivel and not see it for what it is - batshit crazy. Metric System Jun 2016 #1
Key word "reasonable." grossproffit Jun 2016 #11
because 2.5 MILLION VOTES REMAIN UNCOUNTED IN CALIFORNIA, You know the state roguevalley Jun 2016 #17
I googled him and basically nothing. Hortensis Jun 2016 #39
Oh FFS... SidDithers Jun 2016 #2
This guy is batshit crazy and impervious to physical reality nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #3
He has a Go Fund Me page called "The People's Math Front" sufrommich Jun 2016 #19
This kind of pathetic and offensive diatribe will not stop until frazzled Jun 2016 #4
You nailed it. grossproffit Jun 2016 #10
I disagree, after Bernie endorses Hillary he'll be called a sellout by the likes of Lauritis. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #12
Sanders' endorsement of Clinton is certainly going to test the limits of the "sellout" label. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #14
Sheesh Trajan Jun 2016 #13
Senator Sanders liberal from boston Jun 2016 #15
Somehow I think that Bernie, and his supporters, will manage to keep going, without djean111 Jun 2016 #18
Actually it'll stop here on Monday CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #37
So THAT's why I can't find any tin foil!!!! JoePhilly Jun 2016 #5
Channeling Sarah Palin with "lamestream media", I see. Congratulations on your tragedy. randome Jun 2016 #6
When she clears up the "issues" about to engulf her, then she can libdem4life Jun 2016 #7
.+1 840high Jun 2016 #9
I think you're on the wrong track underthematrix Jun 2016 #20
No, I confess to not being in the majority. There isn't an establishment libdem4life Jun 2016 #24
I think the public will be very surprised by the FBI's counter terrorism unit report. underthematrix Jun 2016 #30
We have our own Hawks...who terrorize nations on a regular basis. libdem4life Jun 2016 #33
Corporations terrorize nations. There would be no reason for us to be in underthematrix Jun 2016 #34
The wheels of Empire and Oligarchy libdem4life Jun 2016 #36
yep and those sneakers and iphones and diamonds and other underthematrix Jun 2016 #38
Lol, 5 days! nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #21
Only on this little corner of opinion. Miniscule in the larger sphere. libdem4life Jun 2016 #25
Yes, five days until people rooting against the Democratic nominee geek tragedy Jun 2016 #29
"The #LameStreamMedia" ? You know you're off the rails when you copy Palinspeak Tarc Jun 2016 #8
I don't believe that's a realistic scenario. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #16
LOL Ace Rothstein Jun 2016 #22
It reads like a bad monologue from pulp Sci Fi. LuvLoogie Jun 2016 #23
Or a fresh salad from Sarah Palin. randome Jun 2016 #40
If this doesn't open the eyes of Sanders supporters to the fact that they have been brainwashed, eastwestdem Jun 2016 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #27
is this cross posted on FR dlwickham Jun 2016 #28
Three days until the PRIMARIES END... brooklynite Jun 2016 #31
K & R AzDar Jun 2016 #32
SMH DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #35
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