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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sanders opens up leads in Alaska +14%; Maine +15%; Massachusetts +7%; Vermont +76% (WOW - 76%!) [View all]Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)50. In short: Hillary is toast!
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Sanders opens up leads in Alaska +14%; Maine +15%; Massachusetts +7%; Vermont +76% (WOW - 76%!) [View all]
Attorney in Texas
Feb 2016
OP
If you'd like to run with that, then we'll also be talking about Clinton not getting 100% in NY. nt
jeff47
Feb 2016
#4
On Wall Street, no, she's much loved; elsewhere in NY, she's not nearly as popular.
Attorney in Texas
Feb 2016
#57
he's had double digits in Alaska for over a month given the last polling. :D
roguevalley
Feb 2016
#66
Pft we will know after Saturday's poll what percent of a chance Bernie has to win.
Kalidurga
Feb 2016
#26
Hill is UNELECTABLE. She is viewed as the most dishonest candidate in either party
cali
Feb 2016
#17
Sorry, but it's complete horseshit that she's more dishonest than Donald effing Trump. nt
geek tragedy
Feb 2016
#42
she's 'more honest than f*ing Trump' ... you do know how bad that sounds, right?
roguevalley
Feb 2016
#68
He's up in Arizona too. They reported it on the local news but I have not found the link - yet.
jillan
Feb 2016
#5
Clinton is dropping while Sanders is rising in those states, and Sanders has time to flip many more!
Attorney in Texas
Feb 2016
#14
I think that the reason she leads until voting is because of the vast ocean of people who don't have
roguevalley
Feb 2016
#70
PPP (a robo-call pollster that has about a 10% pro-Clinton in-house effect) polled only 12 of 14
Attorney in Texas
Feb 2016
#55
I have been assured by wiser minds that Bernie doesn't have the money to compete
LondonReign2
Feb 2016
#160
Sanders is winning his home 87% to 10%; Hillary was ahead just 47% to 42% in December in her home!
Attorney in Texas
Feb 2016
#40
Well, obviously he's well-known in Vermont, so I'd say that huge swing must
winter is coming
Feb 2016
#53
FWIW - she has more of the VT superdelegates than he does. 4 to 2 with 3 uncommitted. :)
Lucinda
Feb 2016
#64
if she tries the super delegate route to circumvent the will of the people she will be very
roguevalley
Feb 2016
#72
Our primaries use a delegate system to determine our nominee. The one with the most wins.
Lucinda
Feb 2016
#84
super delegates were designed to end insurgent candidates. I have loathed the system since forever.
roguevalley
Feb 2016
#91
I pretty much agree. I think we could easily go one person one vote. I'm not sure that the reasons
Lucinda
Feb 2016
#94
Buying lobbyists super delegates for the nomination, yeah sounds like a Hillary move.
SammyWinstonJack
Feb 2016
#85
You're right, it shows that the more people know Bernie, the more they like him.
corkhead
Feb 2016
#107
If the Vermont numbers play out, Clinton leaves with NO delegates from that state. eom
Betty Karlson
Feb 2016
#21
Great news. Go for the delegate shut out in Vermont! Hope he holds that 86% +.
morningfog
Feb 2016
#27
AK, ME care about hunting. I think Bernie's reasonable stance on hunting rifles is helping him there
thereismore
Feb 2016
#32
I can't see Hillary not winning by 75% in Arkansas especially with the women. The women I knew in
LiberalArkie
Feb 2016
#114
Wisconsin is well within the margin of error with Clinton dropping like a rock as Sanders is soaring
Attorney in Texas
Feb 2016
#46
I think they are probably looking at results on how she did in 2008 against a black man.
LiberalArkie
Feb 2016
#115
I think the kids know that this is their shot at fixing some stuff. It is just so right that
LiberalArkie
Feb 2016
#120
Too bad for Senator Sanders most of America looks nothing like any of those states.
DCBob
Feb 2016
#62
Sanders looks strong in 5 of 14 Super Tuesday states. He looks strong in 4 of 6 states a week later,
Attorney in Texas
Feb 2016
#69
The list of battleground states DOES grow because Hillary is free falling as Sanders' support grows
Vote2016
Feb 2016
#89
Hillary is counting on winning the primary by winning states who have no intention...
lumberjack_jeff
Feb 2016
#82
The source links are embedded in the post. Click the state names for sources.
PoliticalMalcontent
Feb 2016
#100
We knew that Vermont was a given, but... I still like to see that difference. :) nt
retrowire
Feb 2016
#111
Some people dispute this poll, but Predictwise and the state-by-state Morning Consult cross-tabs
Attorney in Texas
Feb 2016
#174
The big states generally have proportional delegate allocation so a win in a big state is not a big
Attorney in Texas
Feb 2016
#186
What happens if it gets 100,000? Will it roll back to 0 like an old odometer?
Cheese Sandwich
Feb 2016
#172
Add Nevada (+2%) and Colorado to the list of states where Sanders has opened up a lead!
Attorney in Texas
Feb 2016
#177