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South Carolina is feeling The Burn! (Original Post) BeatleBoot Feb 2016 OP
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #1
Bravo ! But remember, the HRC folks don't need to do anything but rest on her laurels. libdem4life Feb 2016 #2
Sent her campaign an affordable donation BeatleBoot Feb 2016 #3
South Carolina is a red state. Democrats have a tough time Zorra Feb 2016 #4
Exactly. Why does it constitute such an impressive coup that Red States are pro-Hillary? cleopotrick Feb 2016 #5
+1 Punkingal Feb 2016 #6
You do realize that SC has Dems, right? Stuckinthebush Feb 2016 #7
Someone suggested in another thread that maybe they're just "dumb"... brooklynite Feb 2016 #8
Amazing Stuckinthebush Feb 2016 #9
So progressive y'all turn blind eyes to the war hawk masquerading as a benevolent caregiver cleopotrick Feb 2016 #14
It isn't over until the last vote is counted. Aerows Feb 2016 #10
Sanders is leading big in West Virginia KingFlorez Feb 2016 #12
It is far too soon to do a victory dance Aerows Feb 2016 #11
Yep Gothmog Feb 2016 #13
75% to 25% BeatleBoot Feb 2016 #15
12% voted!! RobertEarl Feb 2016 #16

Response to BeatleBoot (Original post)

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
2. Bravo ! But remember, the HRC folks don't need to do anything but rest on her laurels.
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 02:02 PM
Feb 2016

Such as they may be now, or later. She's trending down, no matter what.

Zorra

(27,670 posts)
4. South Carolina is a red state. Democrats have a tough time
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 02:13 PM
Feb 2016

winning elections there. So it would be no surprise if Clinton wins SC by a comfortable margin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_General_Assembly

 

cleopotrick

(79 posts)
5. Exactly. Why does it constitute such an impressive coup that Red States are pro-Hillary?
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 02:14 PM
Feb 2016

It's not like South Carolina, Georgia, Texas or Arkansas are going to carry the next Democrat to the WH...

It's far more pressing for the health, vibrancy, and future of the Democratic party to have young people energized around a candidate... and the only energetic people at Clinton rallies usually get shown the door by SS or local POs.

Stuckinthebush

(10,816 posts)
7. You do realize that SC has Dems, right?
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 02:55 PM
Feb 2016

Very progressive Dems. They also have a very diverse group of Dems. Her success in SC shows that she is favorable to a wide swath of Dems, not a narrow group.

I'm a moderate Dem. My wife is a progressive Dem. I work with conservative Dems. We all like Clinton. That is called broad based support.

brooklynite

(93,873 posts)
8. Someone suggested in another thread that maybe they're just "dumb"...
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 02:59 PM
Feb 2016

...can't imagine why that belief hasn't helped with their turnout.

 

cleopotrick

(79 posts)
14. So progressive y'all turn blind eyes to the war hawk masquerading as a benevolent caregiver
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 03:24 PM
Feb 2016

"We came, we saw, he died." [cackle]

Christmases with Kissinger (genocidal maniac).

Although it gives me no pleasure, I'll be the hombre saying, Told you so, when the National Security State gets its new rows of razor sharp teeth as our cross-continental concurrent conflicts (greater middle east, africa, ukraine) and looming conflicts (arctic, korea, south china sea) escalate in violence and volatility.

Don't be surprised when DoJ, EPA, SEC remain impotent throughout the prosperous (for some) reign of the Queen of Fracking who wears Golden Handcuffs.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
10. It isn't over until the last vote is counted.
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 03:02 PM
Feb 2016

Keep the faith, man the phones, and get the folks to the polls.

That is what wins elections, my friend.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
12. Sanders is leading big in West Virginia
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 03:12 PM
Feb 2016

And one his best chances of a win on Super Tuesday is Oklahoma. Both of those states are far more Republican than South Carolina, so your logic is faulty.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
11. It is far too soon to do a victory dance
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 03:06 PM
Feb 2016

In fact, I kind of 'like' that you are doing so.

Overconfidence has been the undoing of many.

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
16. 12% voted!!
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 09:16 PM
Feb 2016

What happened to the other 87%?

Good luck to the Dems with those numbers.
Of course SC doesn't really matter.... just 12%!

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