2016 Postmortem

imagine2015

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4. Your delegate count is off by about 500. You might want to correct that before you make .....

Sun May 1, 2016, 12:28 AM

May 2016

general election predictions.

Hillary will not have enough elected delegates to clinch the nomination before the convention.

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Latest Polls April 29th Show Sanders Doing Better Than Clinton Against Republicans [View all] imagine2015 May 2016 OP

2156 vs. 1412 .... so it really doesn't matter, BS isn't going to get the chance SFnomad May 2016 #1

Your delegate count is off by about 500. You might want to correct that before you make ..... imagine2015 May 2016 #4

Secretary Clinton will win the nomination on the first ballot ... you know that, right? n/t SFnomad May 2016 #21

Sanders does only marginally better than Hillary Albertoo May 2016 #2

"Hillary who is a stateswoman." What do you mean by that? She does like making war. imagine2015 May 2016 #5

I mean a Secretary of State is usually referred to as a statesman/woman Albertoo May 2016 #7

I think they have to, you know, be GOOD at it to attain that title. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #44

Says who? Albertoo May 2016 #48

Trump has NOTHING to skewer Hillary with. NOTHING I say. stillwaiting May 2016 #34

Trump and Hillary have the same amount of ammo, while Trump would bury Sanders Albertoo May 2016 #51

This has been consistent for months now. TDale313 May 2016 #3

Yes. elleng May 2016 #6

Sanders = Cruz: too extreme to rally the swing center Albertoo May 2016 #8

He wins independents by large margins, your information is simply incorrect. /nt Dragonfli May 2016 #10

Not information, just my opinion Albertoo May 2016 #12

You are certainly entitled to your opinion, I encourage people being free to do such /nt Dragonfli May 2016 #14

NO, he wins DEMOCRATIC LEANING independent by large margins... brooklynite May 2016 #32

Not according to national polls on issues, you are stuck in a 1990's time loop. catch up! Dragonfli May 2016 #35

No it is not. TM99 May 2016 #36

Bernie's not extreme. His populist message appeals to independents TDale313 May 2016 #11

The use of the word 'Socialism' is a killer Albertoo May 2016 #13

It means nothing to those under 50. TDale313 May 2016 #15

Socialism = Medicare and Social Security. Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #16

In U.S., Socialist Presidential Candidates Least Appealing brooklynite May 2016 #33

No. Socialism = collective ownership of the means of production Albertoo May 2016 #49

An average politician would run and hide from the word, but not Bernie. Qutzupalotl May 2016 #17

And that's why he's not representative of the history of the Demcoratic Party Albertoo May 2016 #50

She is too divisive Baobab May 2016 #53

The "swing center" myth has been promulgated by Reaganites, and is just as false as the rest of his highprincipleswork May 2016 #20

Studies show the swing center is alive and kicking Albertoo May 2016 #52

Seems like a shitty study to me. For one thing, people don't know how to categorize themselves. highprincipleswork May 2016 #55

1- the study is one of many 2- progressive/conservative is a continuum Albertoo May 2016 #56

What I'm saying is that the words Progressive or Liberal have been given such a bashing for so long highprincipleswork May 2016 #57

Anyway, words are very imprecise tools Albertoo May 2016 #58

Are you a Democrat? annavictorious May 2016 #28

We just aren't "New" Democrats. (nt) w4rma May 2016 #54

Trump will bully Clinton in the debates. JDPriestly May 2016 #9

She'll complain about his tone Desert805 May 2016 #24

Is her staff either too enamored or too afraid of her to tell her that she loses when she gets mad JDPriestly May 2016 #25

Wow the Republicans would have to be nuts not to nominate Kasich. Ash_F May 2016 #18

Superdelegates, the writing is on the wall! READ IT ALREADY! Betty Karlson May 2016 #19

Some things don't change. . . . like Bernie being the best candidate for the GE pdsimdars May 2016 #22

And the beat goes on .... imagine2015 May 2016 #23

He's going to benefit from... Mike Nelson May 2016 #26

The latest national polls show HRC leading Sanders by 8-10%. You need to win the primary. Buzz Clik May 2016 #27

But this math apparently does not count with the Giggle Heads Android3.14 May 2016 #29

The side that has been arguing "Let me freaking vote first"... SaschaHM May 2016 #31

Your post doesn't make sense Android3.14 May 2016 #45

When you're arguing that the superdelegates should throw the race to the losing candidate based ... SaschaHM May 2016 #46

If republicans had half a brain, they would move heaven and earth to nominate Kasich Joe the Revelator May 2016 #30

Sanders hasnt had any GOP attack ads directed at him. Hillary has been attacked for years. Metric System May 2016 #37

A point that the Sanders supporters conveniently overlook. politicaljunkie41910 May 2016 #39

Being attacked and still standing and still being attacked and still holding the same bags floppyboo May 2016 #40

whats the difference MFM008 May 2016 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Demsrule86 May 2016 #41

So why bother holding primaries and letting people vote? hack89 May 2016 #42

Whatever ever helps Daddy. SaschaHM May 2016 #47

Why is this tired meme still floating around? Tarc May 2016 #43

Hillary would lose in the GE; Bernie will win amborin May 2016 #59