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2016 Postmortem

awake

(3,226 posts) Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:11 AM Feb 2016

142,041 New Hampshires voted for Bernie 94,821 voted for Trump

That is the HUGE story of last night!

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142,041 New Hampshires voted for Bernie 94,821 voted for Trump (Original Post) awake Feb 2016 OP

Well it seems that 30,000 more republican votes Warren Stupidity Feb 2016 #1

Thank you! That's the most important number from last night and DUers are ignoring it. LonePirate Feb 2016 #3

Republicans have out voted dems in both Iowa and NH. JRLeft Feb 2016 #4

He bested Trump and Hillary by similar vote margins Zambero Feb 2016 #2

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

1. Well it seems that 30,000 more republican votes

Reply to awake (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:18 AM

Feb 2016

were recorded than democratic, so that has to be considered as well.

LonePirate

(13,412 posts)

3. Thank you! That's the most important number from last night and DUers are ignoring it.

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:26 AM

Feb 2016

How do Dems win NH (or IA) or any other state where Repubs turn out more voters in the primary than Dems? Even if Sanders wins over every Clinton voter, he still loses NH to the Repub nominee by 30K. How do we make up that difference?

JRLeft

(7,010 posts)

4. Republicans have out voted dems in both Iowa and NH.

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:28 AM

Feb 2016

Zambero

(8,964 posts)

2. He bested Trump and Hillary by similar vote margins

Reply to awake (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:23 AM

Feb 2016

When the raw vote tallies are compared. Hillary in second place actually got more votes than GOP winner Trump. "Apples and oranges" partisan primary considerations notwithstanding, by any measure an impressive feat for Bernie.

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