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2016 Postmortem

SoLeftIAmRight

(4,883 posts)

2. The real reason

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Feb 27, 2016, 01:39 AM

Feb 2016

Dumbest States:

5) Mississippi - 4.464

4) Arkansas - 4.456

3) Alabama - 4.428

2) South Carolina - 4.384

1) Louisiana - 4.246

Sanders does well here...

Smartest State

1) Vermont - 5.751

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Molly Ball (The Atlantic): Here's why Bernie's losing South Carolina [View all] brooklynite Feb 2016 OP

k&r rbrnmw Feb 2016 #1

The real reason SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #2

African Americans in the South are "dumb"...is that your final answer? brooklynite Feb 2016 #3

Why would you say something so very racist. SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #4

I was called a racist because I said something derogatory about Jonathan Capehart. jillan Feb 2016 #12

Is the South predominately African American, now? I must have missed that news. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #8

the democratic primary electorate is dsc Feb 2016 #15

He didn't specify that, did he? nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #16

sure he didn't dsc Feb 2016 #17

He said all that in that one sentence? nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #18

If it is, why are they red states? Kittycat Feb 2016 #26

Jury results: Live and Learn Feb 2016 #7

Some hate facts SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #9

*Kisses fingers* dimple Feb 2016 #10

Every one of those is most likely going to Trump Rebkeh Feb 2016 #11

Quick! I think you should shoot that off in an email to the BS folks jsmirman Feb 2016 #19

Some people do not like facts SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #21

I like facts with citations. OnyxCollie Feb 2016 #23

Some facts do not hide SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #24

Lazy people expect others to find the supporting evidence for their arguments. OnyxCollie Feb 2016 #25

Wow. Agschmid Feb 2016 #43

Not everyone believes in Sanders and don't think he believes in them. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #5

don't think SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #13

That looks more like a consequence than a cause (n/t) dimple Feb 2016 #6

Where's the article on why we will lose there in the GE? TIA artislife Feb 2016 #14

Loser Bernie only draws 450 to event. Carlo Marx Feb 2016 #20

Hey brook here is video from it nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #22

I did not hear any boos . Clyburn gave a great introduction bty riversedge Feb 2016 #27

Yes there were nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #28

Here's the reason Hillary has been losing so much ground: Marr Feb 2016 #29

evidence she has lost ground? 6chars Feb 2016 #30

lol-- seriously? Marr Feb 2016 #31

It is Sanders who has been going VERY negitive this week. He sounds riversedge Feb 2016 #33

seriously 6chars Feb 2016 #34

Hahaha! I've noticed you guys never cite polls--only that market voodoo site. Marr Feb 2016 #35

Got any polls since the Ashley encounter indicating it caused loss of ground? 6chars Feb 2016 #36

I never said the Ashley Williams incident caused her to lose ground. Marr Feb 2016 #38

Your caption accompanied by photo of Ashley and no text 6chars Feb 2016 #39

Gosh, are we on a first name basis with her already? dimple Feb 2016 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author FangedNoumenom Feb 2016 #32

On Sunday in Greenville, SC, Bernie Sanders spoke to a packed auditorium with 5,000 people. Eric J in MN Feb 2016 #37

DU rec...nt SidDithers Feb 2016 #41

umm.. quite unusual riversedge Feb 2016 #42