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reformist2

(9,841 posts)
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:23 PM Mar 2016

Tonight is the last bright spot in Hillary's dying campaign.


Enjoy it for the next day or two, Hillary supporters.

Going forward, the states holding caucuses and primaries will be much more favorable to Bernie. His momentum will resume, and he will pull ahead nationally.
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Tonight is the last bright spot in Hillary's dying campaign. (Original Post) reformist2 Mar 2016 OP
. stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #1
Hahahaha KingFlorez Mar 2016 #2
Gloat while you can but the people will prevail over your idols in the Wealthy 1%. nm rhett o rick Mar 2016 #26
just to clarify,"the people" are not limited to Berners Capn Sunshine Mar 2016 #77
Just to clarify Goldman-Sachs does not represent The People. rhett o rick Mar 2016 #80
Please tell me this is satire. great white snark Mar 2016 #3
The size of her victories in the South reveal how weak she is elsewhere. reformist2 Mar 2016 #16
are you playing H. A. Goodman for tonight? riversedge Mar 2016 #4
She's even weaker than I thought. reformist2 Mar 2016 #18
Crack is whack! Bleacher Creature Mar 2016 #5
Tad?...is that you? nt pkdu Mar 2016 #6
As Long As You're Gracing Us With Your Presence Vogon_Glory Mar 2016 #7
Okay, I'll give you that one... that was funny! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2016 #21
I had a wonderful dance with Vice President Eagleton. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2016 #50
it was a dream within a dream;McGoverns VP was Sargent Shriver Capn Sunshine Mar 2016 #78
Dude, I'm a Bernie supporter Proud Public Servant Mar 2016 #8
Just back out the numbers of how Bernie must be doing outside the South and you'll see reformist2 Mar 2016 #24
People would rather watch the horse race than think critically. [n/t] Maedhros Mar 2016 #29
While it's true that she's disproportionately strong in Dixie Proud Public Servant Mar 2016 #37
I'm not saying that. I am saying that Bernie is probably slightly ahead of Hillary elsewhere. reformist2 Mar 2016 #43
Also those are States that won't mean shit in the GE... truebrit71 Mar 2016 #58
Can't stomach Liars and Cheaters... The Clintons disgrace everything they touch. AzDar Mar 2016 #9
Florida? DrDan Mar 2016 #10
... LexVegas Mar 2016 #11
I'm beginning to get nervous about turnout and Trump. Gregorian Mar 2016 #12
Lay off the bong hits, dear. sister_rosa_refried Mar 2016 #13
Cocaine is a HELLUVA drug!! ;) Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2016 #14
You so crazy!!! Number23 Mar 2016 #41
oh yeah rbrnmw Mar 2016 #51
Only in BernieBro land are losses ties & getting whomped the giftedgirl77 Mar 2016 #57
Ugh! Don't do this. fleur-de-lisa Mar 2016 #15
Remember when the debates were supposed to doom her? JaneyVee Mar 2016 #17
Fan fic Starry Messenger Mar 2016 #19
Guffaw!!! Codeine Mar 2016 #39
Trigger warning: hilarity. :D Starry Messenger Mar 2016 #48
HRC won Super Tuesday against Barack Obama, we all know how that turned out....Hahahaaa..n/t monmouth4 Mar 2016 #20
Super Tuesday in 2008 was almost an exact tie in the number of delegates that Clinton and Obama won. StevieM Mar 2016 #64
She won by all of 20 delegates on Super Tuesday 2008. Codeine Mar 2016 #66
Hillary just won southern states which will vote Republican in a GE pinebox Mar 2016 #22
Exactly. No disrepect to Deep South Dems, but they have no effect on Electoral College votes. reformist2 Mar 2016 #40
So even if she wins the nom, her southern following won't help her. senz Mar 2016 #54
Can we stop this. We just won OK, and we're not winning that in the GE onenote Mar 2016 #55
Go ahead pinebox Mar 2016 #74
Your point being ... what? NanceGreggs Mar 2016 #59
My point being pinebox Mar 2016 #73
Are you also saying that any state that goes for Clinton will also vote repub? onenote Mar 2016 #75
Keep repeating that. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #23
That Night Train's a mean wine jmowreader Mar 2016 #25
Really? wildeyed Mar 2016 #27
How much in donations did Hillary receive in February? Anyone know? think Mar 2016 #28
Just what medications did you forget to take tonight? RBInMaine Mar 2016 #30
Yes sor ee...... Grassy Knoll Mar 2016 #31
he will be way behind jcgoldie Mar 2016 #32
.... rbrnmw Mar 2016 #33
As some facial body launguage expert said she is faking her laugh. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #62
kick rbrnmw Mar 2016 #34
The arrogance from supporters on both sides is just astonishing to me. earthshine Mar 2016 #35
Hillary is corrupt but she will crush Trump. JRLeft Mar 2016 #38
More empty arrogance. She wins only if Bernie supporters back her up. earthshine Mar 2016 #44
And most of them will, just like most Clinton supporters happily voted for Obama. Codeine Mar 2016 #49
I think more republicans will back her. JRLeft Mar 2016 #52
Her corruption is badder than ass clown Trump style corruption? marions ghost Mar 2016 #46
And THAT is the sorry state of our politics. n/t Avalux Mar 2016 #61
This is a seriously delusional belief. JRLeft Mar 2016 #36
Touch of Comical Ali! nt anamnua Mar 2016 #42
Can I have some of what you're smoking? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #45
Bless your heart mcar Mar 2016 #47
!! JohnnyLib2 Mar 2016 #53
I doubt it-he is too far behind in delegates asuhornets Mar 2016 #56
Bull. Eom Karma13612 Mar 2016 #65
Reality is a good thing..n/t asuhornets Mar 2016 #67
Yea, you should try it some time. Eom Karma13612 Mar 2016 #71
Hmmm. . . Codeine Mar 2016 #60
.... rbrnmw Mar 2016 #63
Have a gif. It's soothing ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #68
uh huh DemonGoddess Mar 2016 #69
I suggest you back away from the keyboard... sheshe2 Mar 2016 #70
I don't think you're right. Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #72
Michigan? Illinois? Florida? Adrahil Mar 2016 #76
I think you are forgetting one important point: The DNC people are totally for Clinton, Cal33 Mar 2016 #79
Faith-based prophecies are cool again, I guess. LanternWaste Mar 2016 #81

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
2. Hahahaha
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:24 PM
Mar 2016

Clinton is winning states with lots of delegates by big margins, yet her campaign is dying. Yes, that makes a whole lot of sense.

Capn Sunshine

(14,378 posts)
77. just to clarify,"the people" are not limited to Berners
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:54 PM
Mar 2016

Often "the people" participate in their Democracy and choose not to vote for a particular candidate.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
80. Just to clarify Goldman-Sachs does not represent The People.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 03:12 PM
Mar 2016

I borrowed this because it says it all:

"The choice is stark, keep living under corporate rule under Hillary and watch things get worse, or go with Bernie and fight TPTB to regain our Representative Democracy!"

Vogon_Glory

(9,117 posts)
7. As Long As You're Gracing Us With Your Presence
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:28 PM
Mar 2016

As long as you're gracing us with your presence from your alternate universe, could you please post some pix from the George McGovern Inaugural Ball?

We REALLY WOULD like to see them. After all, it isn't every day that we get political news and commentary from alternate universes and Some of us wonder what First Lady Eleanor McGovern wore that night.

Capn Sunshine

(14,378 posts)
78. it was a dream within a dream;McGoverns VP was Sargent Shriver
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:04 PM
Mar 2016

of course we took a huge hit when we had to throw away the Eagleton gear.

reformist2

(9,841 posts)
24. Just back out the numbers of how Bernie must be doing outside the South and you'll see
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:34 PM
Mar 2016

how much brighter the picture is for us going forward.

Tonight's results indicate that Hillary's lead in national polls is entirely due to her support in the Deep South.

Proud Public Servant

(2,097 posts)
37. While it's true that she's disproportionately strong in Dixie
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:45 PM
Mar 2016

It's not like Bernie's walking away with the rest of the country. If he can't pull off Massachusetts and Colorado tonight, I don't see how he wins bigger states like NY and IL. This thing is hers to lose -- which is not impossible, given what a lousy campaigner she is, but it's not all that likely, alas.

reformist2

(9,841 posts)
43. I'm not saying that. I am saying that Bernie is probably slightly ahead of Hillary elsewhere.
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:49 PM
Mar 2016

For some reason, a lot of Hillary supporters don't want to do the math to see this point.

Gregorian

(23,867 posts)
12. I'm beginning to get nervous about turnout and Trump.
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:30 PM
Mar 2016

This is the weirdest election in a hell of a long time.

StevieM

(10,500 posts)
64. Super Tuesday in 2008 was almost an exact tie in the number of delegates that Clinton and Obama won.
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 11:26 PM
Mar 2016

eom

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
66. She won by all of 20 delegates on Super Tuesday 2008.
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 11:30 PM
Mar 2016

she's going to win by what, 150+ delegates tonight? Not even remotely the same thing.

onenote

(42,684 posts)
55. Can we stop this. We just won OK, and we're not winning that in the GE
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 11:00 PM
Mar 2016

But I'm not giving it back, are you?

 

pinebox

(5,761 posts)
74. Go ahead
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:38 PM
Mar 2016

If you want to stop it, be my guest. I'm not. It doesn't matter because all of these states will go Republican & Oklahoma is downright crazytown.

NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)
59. Your point being ... what?
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 11:04 PM
Mar 2016

You DO understand that the primaries are about choosing the Dem nominee, right?

You ARE aware that ALL Dems have a voice in this process, right?

You do KNOW that Democrats have an equal say in the Party's choice of nominee regardless of where they live, right?



Is this your first primary? I only ask because you don't seem to understand any of the above.

onenote

(42,684 posts)
75. Are you also saying that any state that goes for Clinton will also vote repub?
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:45 PM
Mar 2016

I'm still trying to figure out what correlation people see in the outcome of a primary and the outcome of the GE. Candidates lose primaries and then win those same states in the GE all the time. Obama lost California to Clinton by 7 points but won the state by 14. He all but swept the same southern states as Clinton is winning now, but lost them all in the GE, yet won election -- twice.

So please explain why the outcome in primaries has any relationship to the outcome in the GE? Bernie lost the Mass primary but of course he would win the state in the GE. And I have no reason to think Clinton wouldn't prevail in Vermont, even though she was crushed in the primary.

jcgoldie

(11,627 posts)
32. he will be way behind
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:40 PM
Mar 2016

Momentum is one thing but the democrats dont have the winner take all primary states like republicans. How many states do you see Bernie winning 70/30 as Clinton is doing across the south?

 

earthshine

(1,642 posts)
35. The arrogance from supporters on both sides is just astonishing to me.
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:44 PM
Mar 2016

Spreading bad feeling like this will simply result in Pres. Trump.

As Hillary said to Wall Street, cut it out.

 

earthshine

(1,642 posts)
44. More empty arrogance. She wins only if Bernie supporters back her up.
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:50 PM
Mar 2016

She absolutely needs the other half of the Democratic Party and the independents to keep from being Trumped.

Bernie supporters cannot begin to "hate" her as much as long-standing Republicans. They will come out in droves to vote against her, whether or not they even like their candidate. They are so very good at hating, and they have decades of practice against the Clintons.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
49. And most of them will, just like most Clinton supporters happily voted for Obama.
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 10:56 PM
Mar 2016

The real world is a whole lot different than DU.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
72. I don't think you're right.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 07:20 AM
Mar 2016

I do not believe it is over, but I think odds are extremely long against Sanders at this point.

What I would like is for Hillary's people to look at the places and demographics - think Colorado, think Millennials- where they've done markedly poorly, and ask themselves what they should be doing better, what policies they could be bolder on, what sort of damage is done by being associated publicly with people like Debbie Wasserman Schultz, etc.

 

Cal33

(7,018 posts)
79. I think you are forgetting one important point: The DNC people are totally for Clinton,
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:07 PM
Mar 2016

and fighting against Sanders, because he is starting a "revolution." Sanders wants
the DNC to stop being influenced by and be divorced from the corruption of the
Corporate Power people. This the DNC refuses to do. Hence, their objection to him.

Bernie will eventually pull ahead, yes, but it's going to be a tough uphill fight all
the way. And people like DWS have shown that the DNC can fight dirty.

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