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MSMITH33156

(879 posts)
7. I do think we got complacent
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 01:34 AM
Mar 2016

There were a lot of rumors of some Clinton supporters thinking it was over and voting in the Republican primary.

I'm wondering if we had some voters stay home today that could have swung it.

We ARE going to win. The math doesn't get better for Sanders.

In fact, this possibility is exactly why people say it's over. Take Mississippi out, because that's the last state we are going to win by 60%, but he is going to gain 10 delegates in Michigan. The math isn't there.

So the big thing is Ohio, from a perception standpoint. If we can win that, then it erases the sting of this loss. If we lose it, we are still winning the nomination, but the narrative of "can't win in the rust belt" is going to follow us all the way to the convention.

I think this loss might actually help in Ohio if it motivates our people.

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