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Bernie Sanders

LongTomH

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1. Sadly, some good Berniecrats were defeated in Missouri last night.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 09:57 AM

Aug 2018

Both Brent Welder and Cori Bush were defeated.

Brent was ahead by 8 points at one time; when I left the watch party last night around midnight, he was still ahead, and the returns from Johnson County hadn't come in. It was Johnson County that turned the tide; Johnson County, JoCo, is gentrified Kansas.

I'm heartbroken. I busted my ass campaigning for Brent, even though I live across the state line in Missouri; I knocked doors, phomebanked and filled out postcards for voters.

I'm staying out of GD for today; I can't stand the gloating every time an Our Revolution candidate is defeated.

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''I'm glad to hear Prop A was defeated tonight in Missouri. '' [View all] Donkees Aug 2018 OP

Sadly, some good Berniecrats were defeated in Missouri last night. LongTomH Aug 2018 #1

I'm sorry. you fought the good fight and I thank you. mountain grammy Aug 2018 #2

Here's a statement from Welder ... Donkees Aug 2018 #3

I hear you. liberalnarb Aug 2018 #4