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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: For those who say Hillary Clinton can't win the general election [View all]alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)5. It's just lashing out: happens every contested primary
The loser's side starts a really bitter "Your person can't win" line, along with "What are you going to say when your candidate loses in the November? Huh? Huh?"
It's a typical and somewhat childish response to losing a primary. Ironically, it was the Hillary people who ran this line last time. Now it's being really ramped up by the Bernie people, which is sign and symptom that they see the writing on the wall.
But it's just lashing out. It's not really even worthy of response.
if you've seen more than one or two contested primaries, you can predict the moment when the "But you're going to LOSE in November" charges/posts pop up. Shrug 'em off. They're just frustration and coping tactic.
It's hard to lose.
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She can win. But that's not saying much. The GOP is washed up. If Trump is the best they have
think
Feb 2016
#2
You can look the polls up yourself if you are interested in margin of error
CajunBlazer
Feb 2016
#17
State-by-state poll information and estimates taken from RealClearPolitics and Huffington Post
Motown_Johnny
Feb 2016
#48
maybe you didn't know but in the GE we go by the electoral collage and by your list
azurnoir
Feb 2016
#13
Maybe she can win. But all the evidence points to Bernie being a much stronger candidate.
reformist2
Feb 2016
#14
There is about a 60% chance that who ever gets the Democratic Nomination will win the GE
Kalidurga
Feb 2016
#27