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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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I think a fair chunk of the later would be fine voting for Sanders if he won but started getting more critical when there seemed a threat he wouldn't concede or might be flirting with 3rd party plans, not least because it was one of the scenarios that could hand Trump the election.
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Trump is not a normal Republican. Nothing about the Republican party is normal right now.
edited 13th Jul '16 8:44:58 AM by Elle
Also, there is no such thing as a "see saw" unless you cherry pick the time periods to make history conform to your preconceived opinion. Also, the number of presidential elections in the US is not large enough for dependable statistical analysis.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanOK, can someone tell me what she said?
On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.Two Three seperate instances: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0da3a641190742669cc0d01b90cd57fa/ap-interview-ginsburg-reflects-big-cases-scalias-death
and https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/11/in-bashing-donald-trump-some-say-ruth-bader-ginsburg-just-crossed-a-very-important-line/
In an interview Thursday in her court office, the 83-year-old justice and leader of the court's liberal wing said she presumes Democrat Hillary Clinton will be the next president. Asked what if Republican Donald Trump won instead, she said, "I don't want to think about that possibility, but if it should be, then everything is up for grabs."
edited 13th Jul '16 9:31:45 AM by Elle
They all sound like very sensible statements to me.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!""Sensible" ne signifie pas "Appropriate".
I'm no more down with her saying these things about a Presidential candidate that she may have to sit on a ruling over than I am Scalia's old rants about the various things he didn't agree with. She can very easily be called to recuse herself now in a Bush v Gore Part Deux.
This. A lot of the growing animosity towards Sanders was because he lost and refused to acknowledge he lost, and the fear of whether or not he would sabotage Clinton's chances at taking the Presidency from Trump.
With his concession and his endorsement for Clinton, Sanders has finally made clear that he has no intention of endangering her campaign, leaving Clinton's supporters to breathe a collective sigh of relief and go, "Come 'ere, you big lug."
That we didn't want him as our President doesn't mean we don't want him in the party. Now that we know he's not trying to piss on the cake, he's welcome to a slice of it.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Sanders made it clear a long time ago, the fact that a few people (on both sides) have engaged in will full blindness to this fact for so long is not his fault.
I'm glad that the paranoid fear mongering over Sanders causing Predisnet Trump has stopped, but let's not pretend it wasn't paranoid fear mongering.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranI honestly don't care that the SCOTUS is politicized — everything is political. SCOTUS just gives liberals a golden opportunity to ram progressivism down the throat of an unwilling populace, dragging them into modernity, and I'm all for that.
As for Sanders, his concession was inevitable and anyone who expected different is delusional or, at the very least, of suspect political loyalty. He's a Democrat and he deeply despises everything Trump stands for. He's not going to sabotage the Left simply so that he can continue his little circlejerk. That's Jill Stein's thing.
edited 13th Jul '16 10:44:49 AM by CrimsonZephyr
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
IIRC, Sanders really only became a Democrat because running third party is political suicide. Same with Trump.
You are correct that he's smart enough not to give Trump the election.
edited 13th Jul '16 10:52:03 AM by Protagonist506
Leviticus 19:34

edited 13th Jul '16 8:39:54 AM by CaptainCapsase