Bernie Sanders Pulls Ahead of Hillary in West Virginia Poll

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Source: New York Post

Bernie Sanders could be on the verge of another victory Tuesday, this time in West Virginia, where a poll puts him 4 points ahead of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

Sanders has the support of 47 percent of Democrats and independents likely to vote in the primary, according to a poll by MetroNews West Virginia.

Clinton is the choice of 44 percent.

Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/nypost.com/2016/05/08/bernie-sanders-pulls-ahead-of-hillary-in-west-virginia-poll/amp/#

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Nice!

[Buzz Clik]

1. As soon has he has a 35% lead, he's on track.

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4. your hurt feelings are apparent by your knee jerk reactions nt

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7. see post 3 to learn how to give constructive feedback

That doesn't condescend, uses facts and illicits a response from me that acknowledges said facts.

Have a wonderful day. We're not all catty here.

[Buzz Clik]

9. Identical to my post (#1), but you still acted like an emotionally wounded child.

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10. Not quite. nt

[Buzz Clik]

11. ..

[CoffeeCat]

30. "an emotionally wounded child"?

That's fucked up, right there.

Because using the subject of "emotionally wounded child(ren)" is such a fantastic way to try to stick it to an anonymous person on the Internet.

I'm kinda creeped out right now.

[Buzz Clik]

8. I can't stop crying. It's an endless cycle.

Help me here -- why are my feelings hurt?

Oh, and I stand corrected: Sanders needs to beat Clinton 80/20 to get on track.

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12. you can stop kicking and screaming now. bernie is winning west Virginia

That's what this articles about. You being threatened and holding up your comfort blanket is only making it worse for you. It's OK.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

18. Seriously, Bernie's gonna take this thing and Hillary knows it... her supporters just need to play catch up.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[George II]

23. At this point "winning" is unimportant, winning by 35%+ is. IF these results hold...

...Sanders will get 15 delegates, Clinton 14. Only 289 more primaries with a similar result and he'll pull even!

[Helen Borg]

38. It's funny...

If Hillarians are so sure about things, why get so insecure about Bernie winning more and more states?

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49. i know right?

Bernie wins a state and they rush in with their reinforcing comfort that they're fine. It is funny.

[KittyWampus]

52. No, he will win the WV state primary and it won't help him win the primary nomination.

What's funny is Sanders supporters still pretending that winning states is the actual goal.

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54. why so mad? hes leading in a state, i commented, "Nice"

And look at all the Hillary supporters playing damage control in here.

You keep saying it's just a state but... XD everyone's so upset by it.

Weird!

[KittyWampus]

50. News flash- it's about WV and the DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY… so your comfort blanket won't hide the fact

that the only way winning WV will help Sanders win the DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY is if he gets at least 35% more delegates than his opponent.

See?

The OP isn't about just what you want it to be about. The DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY isn't about just winning a bunch of states.

It's about winning a certain percentage of DELEGATES> hasn't this reality sunken in yet?

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51. feelthemath.com for reality. nt

[KittyWampus]

53. That's right. The math proves Sanders winning less than 35% or more in each remaining state=

losing. But hey, maybe by the end of the whole process Sanders and his supporters will wake up and realize it's about winning delegates and not winning states.

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56. again, why so mad?

He's leading in WV and Hillary supporters jump on damage control all while saying "it's just one state it doesn't matter!!1"

This is really funny.

[Helen Borg]

17. Aw, no need to be so transparent!

[Buzz Clik]

20. It's simple math.

Oh, wait. I forgot: "Math is hard."

Nevermind.

[Helen Borg]

31. You left out a key variable, it seems.

[Buzz Clik]

33. False hope? Delusion?

Not really part of the equation.

[libdem4life]

65. A whole minute between post and rebuttal. I've heard that called

a knee jerk...strike to knee...leg shoots up immediately.

[Agschmid]

2. He will win this state.

[DCBob]

3. If the end result is anywhere near that.. its a victory for Hillary.

Bernie needs blowout wins... not just wins. This just eliminates another state off the list and moves Hilary closer to the nomination.

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5. totally agree with the need for blowouts. nt

[Jitter65]

19. Largely based on a huge disconnect with reality that media has pushed. Bernie is much more against

what W.VA miners and others face than Hillary is. The voters there don't must not really know his environmental positions and they seem not to care as long as he is an opponent to Hillary. Just amazing. The media continues to do a great job on Hillary, mostly by just playing and re-playing negative, unfounded opinions of Hillary and whatever Trump says.

[CrowCityDem]

13. Isn't Bernie supposed to win states that white by 40%? That poll is horrible news for him.

[Adrahil]

14. That would be a very disappointing result for Bernie.

He really, REALLY needs to be winning by 30+ points. If he comes up short on Tuesday, the hill gets steeper yet.

[Cryptoad]

15. anything less that 70%

is another loss for Bern. but keep those $27 a rollin in!

[Ed Suspicious]

26. You sound so concerned about our money.

[FailureToCommunicate]

32. Why do you keep ridiculing voters that want to support their candidate with a contribution?

It's makes it seem like you're fine with the Citizen's United decision.

Do you not support your candidate with contributions?

[Cryptoad]

42. just the facts,,,,,,, u the 1taggin it!

yes i support my candidates contributions.... unlike ur candidate supporters, the majority of our supporters live in poverty and do not have money to donate. Without my HRC getting out and raising money from the Rich, the poor would not have any representation. Thank u HRC!

[Plucketeer]

58. LOL!

Now THIS..... " Without my HRC getting out and raising money from the Rich, the poor would not have any representation. " - is what you call: your most basic load of crap!

Still MILLIONS W/O health care - or with coverage so limited, it may as well not be there - and HRC thinks that coaching the blood-sucking health insurance industry is how to best serve that crowd??? I submit that neither you nor Ms. Transcripts has ever been closer than 50 feet (you know - when in a limo on her way to another mega-dinner) to a person who's day is working dumpsters for sustenance. HRC does not KNOW the poor and does not CARE about the poor. After all, they're obviously not going to be laying out $33K for a meal - so what good would they be to her?

[Cryptoad]

43. i just want u to keep donating to the cause

since all ur donations left over, will be put in the DNC campaign fund after HRC is nominated!

[Enthusiast]

16. Yay, Bernie!

[LaydeeBug]

21. And yet, if he were to win 100% of the remaining delegates

he still cannot win the nomination.

Math is math

[Omaha Steve]

25. IF you believed that you would not waste your time reading and replying to this story

[RATM435]

22. Good people in west virginia.

[George II]

24. "News stories must have been published within the last 12 hours."

[6chars]

27. If those numbers hold, he will gain

a delegate.

[Renew Deal]

37. And she will be 14 or so closer to the nomination.

[6chars]

40. there is that.

[Frances]

28. Guns

Are a big thing in West Virginia
also there is not a high percentage of poc
Sanders is closer to trump on those two issues
I think sanders will win the dem primary and trump will win West Virginia in the fall

[FailureToCommunicate]

35. "Sanders is closer to trump"

That's a knee slapper!

[lancer78]

62. On the issue of guns

he is closer to Trump. Its just a fact.

[silvershadow]

29. So his trend continues. Oh, and her trend continues also. nt

[Renew Deal]

36. He's down 3-4 points from the last poll

[Renew Deal]

34. Hillary has a decent chance of winning.

Sanders was up by around 7 last week.

[wardjd]

39. Go Bernie

A vote for Bernie is a vote NO-vote for Nonsense and dishonesty! I am totally for Tuition Free Schools and the opportunity it gives to this Nation! I believe that Bernie Sanders is the best qualified candidate for the Presidency and to lead this Nation to a Better Future!

[McKim]

41. Don't Feed the Army of Paid Hillary Trolls

Remember DUers, there is an army of paid Hillary Trolls out there. Don't feed them.

I am voting for Sanders because I want a less dangerous foreign policy and I am tired of paying for wars and interventions while people are homeless and poor in my hometown.

[Chicago1980]

47. So Hillary supporters who comment on DU are paid trolls because they disagree with you?

That's a pretty pathetic sentiment.

You can vote for Bernie all you want, he has to win by super significant amounts in remaining states to come even close to getting the nomination, which he isn't.

[Silver_Witch]

55. Same here McKim!

Spend our money here helping people here who are suffering. No more drones, bombs, war! No more!

[liberal N proud]

44. LOL

[Loki]

45. All I have to say is

LOL.

[onehandle]

46. ...and losing to her by far in national polls, pledged superdelegates, and actual votes. nt

[Chicago1980]

48. But you see, you've posted facts.

Some people don't know how to handle those.

[hrmjustin]

57. Sanders was up by double digits a month or so ago.

http://wvmetronews.com/2016/05/06/overwhelming-support-for-trump-lead-for-sanders-in-metronews-west-virginia-poll/

[RandySF]

59. Isn't there a forum for primaries?

[Skink]

60. Why is HRC losing West Virginia?

It doesn't make sense.

[lancer78]

63. Because of her flip-flopping

on the coal issue, and her support of allowing victims of gun violence being able to sue gun manufacturers for the illegal use of their legal product.

[hrmjustin]

64. What bothers me is the dishonesty in the article.

This poll had Sanders up by double digits weeks back but the op chose a right wing rag to try to mske it look like Sanders gained support.

[libdem4life]

66. Google and NYP? Right Wing Rags? News to me...pun intended.

[hrmjustin]

67. Humor?

[libdem4life]

68. I was about to ask the same question...but kept it classy. You know,

facts. One word...that's all you got? Please tell me, because I am uninformed, why they are Right Wing Rags. That is, unless you consider all the MSM such.

Try to get to at least two sentences. I'm tired of all the Hs responding with Kill the Messenger with one catchy sentence and no point. Kind of All Hat and No Cattle. One word...that's about the end of the rebuttal line.

[hrmjustin]

69. The NY post is owned by Rupert Murdock.

Three months ago, the MetroNews West Virginia Poll showed a much larger difference between Sanders, 57 percent, and Clinton, 29 percent, with 14 percent not sure.


http://wvmetronews.com/2016/05/06/overwhelming-support-for-trump-lead-for-sanders-in-metronews-west-virginia-poll/

[Goblinmonger]

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