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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary's Winning the 13-State-Bible-Belt. Sanders is Still Winning the 37-State-Not-The-Bible-Belt! [View all]sweetloukillbot
(10,822 posts)37. My favorite was an argument that Ohio was close
Because if 6% had flipped he would have won.
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Hillary's Winning the 13-State-Bible-Belt. Sanders is Still Winning the 37-State-Not-The-Bible-Belt! [View all]
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
OP
Thanks for noticing that. I am pleased to have done better than Nate Silver this cycle.
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#10
But to say she is struggling in swing states when she is winning them vs Bernie
Godhumor
Mar 2016
#50
You sure you want to lean on anywhere but the South ? Nevada was a squeak .
orpupilofnature57
Mar 2016
#101
Who's ignoring Texas and Florida? Go ahead, take your victory lap! Hillary swept the Bible Belt.
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#13
I hope we treat Democrats everywhere similarly. It is not their fault if they live in the 'wrong'
pampango
Mar 2016
#8
Sanders did not skip any contests. He fought hard, but Hillary won the Bible Belt. Congratulations!
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#15
In Illinois and Michigan combined, he won 134 pledged delegates and she won 128. Hillary won the
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#92
This is not like the general election where you win states for electoral college votes.
upaloopa
Mar 2016
#34
They aren't "second class" votes. They are votes from a region that favored Hillary and is now done
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#36
You realize that several states have not reported any vote total, right? If you are so sure
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#99
"almost all African American"? That is simply not true and easily disproved. The Bible Belt is the
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#40
Any state that Clinton wins or ties in the rest of the way raises the bar for Sanders
onenote
Mar 2016
#39
No one disputes that Sanders is the underdog. No one is saying it is an easy task. But when Sanders
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#41
Well of course if we cut away the large number of states Bernie lost badly in, he'd be ahead.
CalvinballPro
Mar 2016
#47
I'm not privy to Sanders' campaign plans, but no one is "cutting away" states. If the Bible Belt did
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#53
He needs 58% today. He needed 54% yesterday. Every contest he loses compounds the necessary #
CalvinballPro
Mar 2016
#57
That's incorrect for a couple of reasons. First, not all states report a "popular vote" and delegate
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#70
Hillary just won a southern state, a mid-Atlantic state, 2 rust belt states and a Midwest state
Trust Buster
Mar 2016
#51
Missouri was a tie. Hillary won her HOME STATE by one delegate. She won Ohio (congratulations). And
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#56
You say "Sanders lost Missouri," but last I saw the delegates were split evenly. How did you think
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#80
So you have an O'Malley icon and you are questioning Sanders' strategy. I like O'Malley but I would
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#93
Yes, I have an O'Malley avatar, and yes, I'm questioning Sanders' strategy.
NuclearDem
Mar 2016
#102
I understand that you feel that way, but others have a different view:
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#95
This treats all past contests as water under the bridge and projects how Sanders has to perform in
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#59
I'll assume that you didn't read the OP before responding (which is OK, I'm just glad for the kick)
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#73
Given the OP's track record, I can comfortably say that it is, in fact, spin.
NuclearDem
Mar 2016
#114
Typically, we don't decide who's the winner and who's the loser before halftime.
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#98
I was a swimmer. We had heats. Had winners and losers. The winners advance. Losers go away.
seabeyond
Mar 2016
#107
Definitely. Not only is it far from other, neither of our candidates should want it to be over. Do
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#116
Denying reality and promoting false memes is neither healthy nor productive.
Garrett78
Mar 2016
#119