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Hillary Clinton

BlueMTexpat

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12. Absolutely spot on.

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:34 AM

Jun 2016

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The more I reflected on them, the more I realized the key point: They felt entitled to win, and a defeat meant that someone must have cheated or that their opinions did not matter, which of course couldn’t be true. They preferred to suspend reality and fabricate injustices rather than concede that Sanders has lost fair and square.

Yes - and the generational point made is also spot on!

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The White Entitlement of Some Sanders Supporters [View all] BobbyDrake Jun 2016 OP

I would refine this to "generation" entitlement and bernie has little support beachbum bob Jun 2016 #1

No argument here. Those are all good points. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #3

Good Grief they're brainwashed.. sanders did that.. and Cha Jun 2016 #2

It makes me sad that the next generation of "progressives" is so hopelessly gullible. nt BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #4

It's really sad.. but we can always hope for the Pendulum to swing.. Cha Jun 2016 #5

IDK, those rallies aren't cheap. Who is going to fund them going forward? BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #6

Oh that's right.. but he can fund raise off of every perceive slight he feels from Hillary.. Cha Jun 2016 #7

One of these days the young supporters will say they are sure Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #8

Wow, SO spot on. Thanks for posting. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #9

I just thought it was a great example of the leeway that young white voters enjoy. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #10

"...all but over!" Yippppeeeeeeeeee! Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #11

Absolutely spot on. BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #12