Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:17 PM
Attorney in Texas (3,373 posts)
CNN has called Alaska for Sanders
Source: CNN
This is a live televised report; no story yet. In Alaska, Sanders is up by 79% to Hillary's 21% with over 38% of the vote in, and CNN has called it for Sanders. In Washington, Sanders is up by 74% to 26% for Hillary with over 14% of the vote in. Read more: http://www.cnn.com/
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Attorney in Texas | Mar 2016 | OP |
jillan | Mar 2016 | #1 | |
dchill | Mar 2016 | #2 | |
Pastiche423 | Mar 2016 | #4 | |
dchill | Mar 2016 | #5 | |
Pastiche423 | Mar 2016 | #10 | |
PatrynXX | Mar 2016 | #11 | |
passiveporcupine | Mar 2016 | #27 | |
underpants | Mar 2016 | #14 | |
retrowire | Mar 2016 | #3 | |
greymouse | Mar 2016 | #6 | |
dchill | Mar 2016 | #19 | |
democrank | Mar 2016 | #7 | |
PatrynXX | Mar 2016 | #20 | |
New Earth | Mar 2016 | #8 | |
LongTomH | Mar 2016 | #9 | |
PatrynXX | Mar 2016 | #13 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #22 | |
JonLeibowitz | Mar 2016 | #52 | |
Blue_In_AK | Mar 2016 | #61 | |
JonLeibowitz | Mar 2016 | #62 | |
Beartracks | Mar 2016 | #68 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #76 | |
PatrynXX | Mar 2016 | #23 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #28 | |
Zira | Mar 2016 | #71 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #12 | |
PatrynXX | Mar 2016 | #15 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #24 | |
Blue_In_AK | Mar 2016 | #43 | |
Khellendross | Mar 2016 | #16 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #26 | |
FailureToCommunicate | Mar 2016 | #40 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #78 | |
C Moon | Mar 2016 | #79 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #80 | |
FailureToCommunicate | Mar 2016 | #81 | |
Scootaloo | Mar 2016 | #54 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #69 | |
Scootaloo | Mar 2016 | #70 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #73 | |
Marrah_G | Mar 2016 | #74 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #75 | |
FailureToCommunicate | Mar 2016 | #83 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #84 | |
FailureToCommunicate | Mar 2016 | #85 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #86 | |
noiretextatique | Mar 2016 | #87 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #88 | |
noiretextatique | Mar 2016 | #89 | |
MADem | Mar 2016 | #90 | |
jalan48 | Mar 2016 | #17 | |
Kotze | Mar 2016 | #18 | |
Left Coast2020 | Mar 2016 | #21 | |
roguevalley | Mar 2016 | #47 | |
Elmer S. E. Dump | Mar 2016 | #25 | |
Equinox Moon | Mar 2016 | #29 | |
Post removed | Mar 2016 | #30 | |
Deadshot | Mar 2016 | #31 | |
iandhr | Mar 2016 | #32 | |
Powdered Toast Man | Mar 2016 | #42 | |
roguevalley | Mar 2016 | #49 | |
Blue_In_AK | Mar 2016 | #58 | |
roguevalley | Mar 2016 | #60 | |
NorthCarolina | Mar 2016 | #33 | |
Duppers | Mar 2016 | #35 | |
L. Coyote | Mar 2016 | #34 | |
onehandle | Mar 2016 | #36 | |
FailureToCommunicate | Mar 2016 | #41 | |
Lordquinton | Mar 2016 | #63 | |
SheilaT | Mar 2016 | #37 | |
Blue_In_AK | Mar 2016 | #44 | |
SheilaT | Mar 2016 | #48 | |
roguevalley | Mar 2016 | #50 | |
SheilaT | Mar 2016 | #53 | |
roguevalley | Mar 2016 | #55 | |
Blue_In_AK | Mar 2016 | #57 | |
SheilaT | Mar 2016 | #59 | |
d_b | Mar 2016 | #38 | |
SylviaD | Mar 2016 | #39 | |
Blue_In_AK | Mar 2016 | #46 | |
d_b | Mar 2016 | #64 | |
Blue_In_AK | Mar 2016 | #66 | |
d_b | Mar 2016 | #67 | |
Blue_In_AK | Mar 2016 | #82 | |
pallidin710 | Mar 2016 | #45 | |
Zira | Mar 2016 | #72 | |
whistler162 | Mar 2016 | #51 | |
libodem | Mar 2016 | #56 | |
navarth | Mar 2016 | #65 | |
Zira | Mar 2016 | #77 |
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:18 PM
jillan (39,437 posts)
1. Woooooot !!!!!!
Cnn really downplaying it - are you listening? lol
Wonder if TYT is on ![]() |
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:18 PM
dchill (32,517 posts)
2. At least they waited until 38% of the vote was in.
Response to dchill (Reply #2)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:26 PM
Pastiche423 (15,406 posts)
4. With 55% of precincts in...
Bernie 82.5%
Hillary 17.5% http://www.decisiondeskhq.com/results/2016/primary/dem/president/alaska/ Feel The Bern!!! |
Response to Pastiche423 (Reply #4)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:34 PM
dchill (32,517 posts)
5. I'm hoping, of course, for a really big margin.
More delegates, please.
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Response to dchill (Reply #5)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:47 PM
Pastiche423 (15,406 posts)
10. Same here
and he's winning Washington (101 delegates) w/19.4% in:
Bernie 76% Hillary 24% Go ![]() ![]() |
Response to dchill (Reply #5)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:47 PM
PatrynXX (5,668 posts)
11. Washington State tends to be rather Liberal
101 delegates up for grabs should be interesting
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Response to PatrynXX (Reply #11)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:05 PM
passiveporcupine (8,175 posts)
27. So far Bernie is way ahead in washington
but only 25% reported
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Response to dchill (Reply #2)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:49 PM
underpants (170,674 posts)
14. Vote count stands at 12 to 5 right now
But they think there may as many as 25 other Democrats in Alaska.
I'm. Joking. |
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:22 PM
retrowire (10,345 posts)
3. wooo feel the bern!!! nt
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:36 PM
greymouse (872 posts)
6. AP called Alaska for Bernie 9 regular delegates, Clinton 0 regular delegates
Response to greymouse (Reply #6)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:54 PM
dchill (32,517 posts)
19. I guess that'll have to do.
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Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:37 PM
democrank (10,364 posts)
7. What wonderful news
~PEACE~
~LOVE~ ~BERNIE~ |
Response to democrank (Reply #7)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:55 PM
PatrynXX (5,668 posts)
20. in this state
Feel The
Bern Bernie Blowout |
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:38 PM
New Earth (9,745 posts)
8. woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:45 PM
LongTomH (8,636 posts)
9. And of course, they have to say: "Delegate math still favors Clinton"
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Response to LongTomH (Reply #9)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:49 PM
PatrynXX (5,668 posts)
13. thats cause they flunked math more than I did
actually I flunked Algebra went from Pre Algebra in one state to Alebgra II in another and messed me up forever. I should have taken Algebra 1
Math I was usually good at. (now my uncle he went all the way to Trig and I faint ![]() |
Response to LongTomH (Reply #9)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:56 PM
MADem (135,425 posts)
22. Well, it does. These states are less diverse and less populated than upcoming contests.
I mean, come on--these are not big prizes in terms of the delegate grab. And caucus states favor Sanders.
Still, his investment has been rewarded here, and it's a VERY good day for him, so he and his supporters should enjoy the wins, pat themselves on the back, and do a bit of celebrating. He's to be congratulated for his hard work. |
Response to MADem (Reply #22)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:24 PM
JonLeibowitz (6,282 posts)
52. AK is only 64% white.
Response to JonLeibowitz (Reply #52)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 08:05 PM
Blue_In_AK (46,436 posts)
61. I've never been able to figure out
why people Outside think Alaska is so white, especially given our large Native population. Spend any time in Anchorage, and you'll see all kinds of people. We have a very large Asian population, Filipino, lots of Pacific Islanders, AA, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, and in recent years we've taken in a lot of refugees from Somalia and other African countries. As I pointed out somewhere in this thread, we have one of the most diverse school districts in the country, with almost 100 languages being spoken in the homes of our students.
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Response to Blue_In_AK (Reply #61)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 08:11 PM
JonLeibowitz (6,282 posts)
62. I think it is because people are trying to fit the facts to the existing narrative.
To admit that it is anything other than demographics would be to accept that many Americans reject neoliberalism and the New Democrats. This is a dangerous idea, and so we must shoehorn the narrative in wherever possible.
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Response to JonLeibowitz (Reply #62)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 10:28 PM
Beartracks (11,687 posts)
68. Yep. Bernie is only "supposed" to appeal to "lily-white" states.
Ipso facto, if Bernie won Alaska, the state "must" be lily-white.
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Response to JonLeibowitz (Reply #52)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 02:36 AM
MADem (135,425 posts)
76. 66.9% white. Not the whitest, certainly. But more white than not.
White alone, percent, July 1, 2014, (V2014) (a) 66.9% http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/RHI125214/02 |
Response to LongTomH (Reply #9)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:56 PM
PatrynXX (5,668 posts)
23. oddly
Republicans say the math does not favor Trump yet he has a bigger delegate lead O_O , just pointing this out. Not endorsing dickless (it's true this man has no dick)
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Response to PatrynXX (Reply #23)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:09 PM
MADem (135,425 posts)
28. The math DOES favor Trump, though--even 538 says as much.
They've been talking about "variances" lately (the Cuban Mistress Crisis, e.g., the "Your wife is ugly" battles, and the twitter bombs about penis and hand size, e.g.) but they're saying he just might take it without a food/floor fight.
Time will --as it always does--tell. |
Response to PatrynXX (Reply #23)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 10:57 PM
Zira (1,054 posts)
71. +10000. Yes, it's true.
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:48 PM
MADem (135,425 posts)
12. Today is Sanders' day. The demographics favor him overwhelmingly. nt
Response to MADem (Reply #12)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:50 PM
PatrynXX (5,668 posts)
15. can't exactly say Alaska is a white state
Think Alaska I think Eskimo's etc Hawaii is the problem. She doesn't do well in Caucuses but Obama has indicated Hillary should be the one for whatever reason. So will they listen to him or themselves.
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Response to PatrynXX (Reply #15)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:01 PM
MADem (135,425 posts)
24. 66.9% white. Not the whitest, certainly.
Response to MADem (Reply #24)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:04 PM
Blue_In_AK (46,436 posts)
43. Anchorage especially is very diverse.
Several of the most diverse schools in the country are in this city, thanks to our considerable immigrant population.
http://www.adn.com/article/20150523/anchorage-public-schools-lead-nation-diversity |
Response to MADem (Reply #12)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:52 PM
Khellendross (28 posts)
16. Washington
Is a fairly diverse state o.0 that whole "the demographics favor him" is BS.
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Response to Khellendross (Reply #16)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:03 PM
MADem (135,425 posts)
26. Washington state is over 77% white-if that's "diverse" to you, you do not understand the meaning of
the word.
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Response to MADem (Reply #26)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:01 PM
FailureToCommunicate (13,148 posts)
40. ...
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Response to FailureToCommunicate (Reply #40)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 02:41 AM
MADem (135,425 posts)
78. ..............
Facts are neither negative nor positive. They're just facts.
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Response to MADem (Reply #78)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 02:49 AM
C Moon (11,081 posts)
79. And votes are votes. You seemed so focused on racial statistics.
Bernie people aren't: we just love what how he wants to move this country out of the control of the 1%.
Bernie is the future. Hillary is the past. |
Response to C Moon (Reply #79)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 03:03 AM
MADem (135,425 posts)
80. Yes, votes are votes. But none were cast in WA or AK.
Those are caucus states, you see! And even in HI, what happened there was technically a "poll." A Presidential Preference Poll, to be precise--not a "primary," and not a "caucus," either.
I don't pretend to try to project with regard to what Sanders supporters "seem" to be focused on. I don't think you should try to do that with me, either. I get the distinct sense you're trying to denigrate me with that comment. It's obvious you don't know me. I think you might find, come November, that Hillary Clinton is the future. But time will tell. |
Response to MADem (Reply #80)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:49 PM
FailureToCommunicate (13,148 posts)
81. Are we being
Last edited Sun Mar 27, 2016, 02:23 PM - Edit history (1) disingenuous here, perhaps? You clearly are attempting to rain on the parade of these victories. Even if they don't count in your mind as "votes" , even if they are only popularity contests as you believe, the FACT remains, that for the people in caucus states, that is their ONLY choice to participate. So, I'm sure you wouldn't want their voices silenced, even if it isn't a "vote" right?
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Response to MADem (Reply #12)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:36 PM
Scootaloo (25,699 posts)
54. Alaska, Washington, and Hawaii have every strong liberal demographics, that's true
Response to Scootaloo (Reply #54)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 10:28 PM
MADem (135,425 posts)
69. They have people who align themselves with Sanders' priorities.
And that includes the 'gun' piece, too.
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Response to MADem (Reply #69)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 10:44 PM
Scootaloo (25,699 posts)
70. Strong firearms regulations, assault weapon bans, and comprehensive background checks, yup.
Thanks for helping point that out, MADem!
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Response to Scootaloo (Reply #70)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 11:50 PM
MADem (135,425 posts)
73. Hmmmm.
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2015/10/11/gun-rights-advocate-sanders-looking-votes/73589030/
....May 8, 1991: The Brady bill passes the U.S. House of Representatives, 239-186, requiring a seven-day waiting period for handgun sales. Sanders votes no. ....Nov. 11, 1993: The federal Brady bill passes the U.S. House of Representatives with a 238-189 vote, requiring a five-day waiting period and a background check for handgun sales. Sanders votes no.
. ...Oct. 20, 2005: Sanders helps to pass an NRA-supported bill that limits lawsuits against gun manufacturers. The House vote is 223-140, and the bill becomes law the following year.
Hillary Clinton, then a senator representing New York, votes against the bill. This vote will come up a decade later during his 2015 presidential campaign, and Sanders will defend his decision. Nov. 7, 2006: Sanders jumps from the U.S. House to the U.S. Senate with more than 65 percent of the vote. Sanders’ NRA grade at the time is a “C-.” |
Response to MADem (Reply #12)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 01:52 AM
Marrah_G (28,581 posts)
74. Which demographics?
Response to Marrah_G (Reply #74)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 02:33 AM
MADem (135,425 posts)
75. Gun loving, low population per square mile state, substantially rural, more white than not.
Those are a slam-dunk for him, so long as he's not up against a white male Republican--he'd have a harder time in that case.
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Response to MADem (Reply #75)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:59 PM
FailureToCommunicate (13,148 posts)
83. You really are trying to
get bird poop on anything related to Bernie being popular with people who think slightly different than you. 'Gun loving, white, country folk' ?? That is a laugh. And SO different then Hillary supporters, who you image as urban, black, and gun hating?
It's okay for you to be disappointed with the recent results without dissing the electorate. |
Response to FailureToCommunicate (Reply #83)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 01:52 PM
MADem (135,425 posts)
84. I really am trying to point out the locations where his popularity is greatest, as judged by the
results of primary and/or caucus contests. That's all I'm "trying" to do. And I'm also using source documents like the US census to come to my conclusions. Finally, I'm using the facts--the contest results--to make my determination.
I am not disappointed with the recent results--they were entirely expected. Anyone who has read a newspaper in the last month could have predicted this outcome! Enjoy your victory--Sanders did well with his target supporters yesterday! |
Response to MADem (Reply #84)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 02:20 PM
FailureToCommunicate (13,148 posts)
85. Phacts? Phail
Census tables may be facts, but what you do with them is draw assumptions.
Why spread more guano? (Please, no need to reply, this is not an actual question) |
Response to FailureToCommunicate (Reply #85)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 03:26 PM
MADem (135,425 posts)
86. PH-balanced, are you?
![]() Gee, I'm sure the US Census is just crushed at being referred to as a "phail." Is that silly spelling a thing with the kids nowadays? (Please, no need to reply, this is not an actual question) |
Response to MADem (Reply #84)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 04:22 PM
noiretextatique (27,273 posts)
87. Wait for CA and NY...big diverse states, not in the bible belt
Sanders will do well.
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Response to noiretextatique (Reply #87)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 04:26 PM
MADem (135,425 posts)
88. He needs 70%. From here on out. nt
Response to MADem (Reply #88)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 05:05 PM
noiretextatique (27,273 posts)
89. He got over 70% in AK, HI, and WA nt
Response to noiretextatique (Reply #89)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 06:01 PM
MADem (135,425 posts)
90. Look at the total delegate take from those states. Now look at the take in NY, PA, CT.
You think he'll take seventy percent there? In states where Democrats -- and just Democrats (not Independents, Libertarians, Reform Party, Green Party, etc.) -- choose their party standard bearer?
He's got to do that the rest of the way. I don't think that's possible. YMMV. |
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:53 PM
jalan48 (13,192 posts)
17. Ouch!
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:53 PM
Kotze (5 posts)
18. Caaan you feel the BEEEEERNNN tonight?! n/t
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:55 PM
Left Coast2020 (2,397 posts)
21. HOT F'ING DAMN!!!!!!
Thank you Alaska!!!!
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Response to Left Coast2020 (Reply #21)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:18 PM
roguevalley (40,656 posts)
47. you're welcome :D
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:01 PM
Elmer S. E. Dump (5,751 posts)
25. These are REAL people. Hard working people. They wonder about the future.
I'm so proud of my fellow Americans that they made the right decision. Informed voters are the most dangerous in the world!
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Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:12 PM
Equinox Moon (6,344 posts)
29. Wonderful News!
Thanks for the post. |
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
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Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:20 PM
Deadshot (384 posts)
31. But, but, but...he was supposed to drop out and Hillary was supposed to be anointed president.
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Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:23 PM
iandhr (6,852 posts)
32. Since Alaska is a red state we are not going to win in the general does it count.
I have heard that often when Hillary wins a primary.
So If HRC wins in places like South Carolina and Alabama, and Georgia don't count, logic would assume that Bernie's wins in Alaska, Idaho, Utah, and Oklahoma don't count. Or we can drop that kind of talk and acknowledge that both Hillary and Bernie's wins matter. I think the latter is more sensible. |
Response to iandhr (Reply #32)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:19 PM
roguevalley (40,656 posts)
49. Bernie crosses over, hill doesnt. don't count AK out
Response to roguevalley (Reply #49)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:58 PM
Blue_In_AK (46,436 posts)
58. That's what I keep saying.
I think Bernie could take it.
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Response to Blue_In_AK (Reply #58)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:59 PM
roguevalley (40,656 posts)
60. he will.
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:25 PM
NorthCarolina (11,197 posts)
33. I have to admit, I am SHOCKED that MSNBC has Bernie in WI right now.
SHOCKED I tell ya. I figured they would have already segued to Lockup.
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Response to NorthCarolina (Reply #33)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:32 PM
Duppers (24,653 posts)
35. And they called Washington for Bernie.
At 6:29.
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Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:32 PM
L. Coyote (51,127 posts)
34. The graphic has #BirdieSanders
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Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:36 PM
onehandle (51,122 posts)
36. Caucus. nt
Response to onehandle (Reply #36)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:03 PM
FailureToCommunicate (13,148 posts)
41. See post #40 above
Response to onehandle (Reply #36)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 08:13 PM
Lordquinton (7,886 posts)
63. Gesundheit. nt
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:43 PM
SheilaT (23,156 posts)
37. How in the world do they do caucuses in so enormous a state?
Response to SheilaT (Reply #37)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:08 PM
Blue_In_AK (46,436 posts)
44. We had one big caucus in Anchorage for the state House districts here
and then there were mini caucuses out in the smaller districts.
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Response to Blue_In_AK (Reply #44)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:18 PM
SheilaT (23,156 posts)
48. One graphic I'm looking at
shows 40 precincts for the entire state. Can people phone in?
I'd never thought much about this before, but how many people outside of the cities have to travel a very long way to vote? Or buy groceries? Or go to a school or library? Anyway, I'm pleased that Alaska went so strongly for Bernie. |
Response to SheilaT (Reply #48)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:20 PM
roguevalley (40,656 posts)
50. some caucus in people's houses
We adapt
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Response to roguevalley (Reply #50)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:27 PM
SheilaT (23,156 posts)
53. So outside the cities,
in the vast open areas, people just get together in smaller numbers and phone in the results?
I've never even had the pleasure of visiting Alaska, and if I ever do I'll probably not really see very much of the state, no doubt like almost all visitors. For some reason, looking at the caucus results today with a map of Alaska in front of me is making me think a lot about just how huge it is. |
Response to SheilaT (Reply #53)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:41 PM
roguevalley (40,656 posts)
55. yes. we're vast and the wilderness is a half hour away from the cities.
It's major awesome here.
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Response to SheilaT (Reply #48)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:54 PM
Blue_In_AK (46,436 posts)
57. They've tried hard to make voting easier
for the folks out in the villages, printing ballots in the Native languages, etc., but it is quite challenging. I'm not exactly sure how they handled this caucus. During regular elections, they do have polling stations set up in the various hub villages. As for food, many people out there rely on subsistence - salmon and moose, whale up north - for most of their food, traveling into the hub villages by four wheeler or boat in the summer and snow machine in the winter for staples. Store food is extremely expensive, though, off the road system, and gasoline is four or five times what it is in the city. Living in Alaska's Bush is not for the faint-hearted. Some villages don't even have indoor plumbing yet.
Back in the old days, the Native kids were sent out of the villages to boarding schools for their education. In the '70s a lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Native kids to provide schools in the villages and subsequently many schools were opened out there. It's very expensive, though, and hard to keep teachers, especially non-Native ones who have trouble adjusting to the village lifestyle. With Alaska's current budget crisis brought on by the declining oil prices (and our stupid legislature), a lot of the schools are in serious financial trouble. It's a big issue here. There is also a lot of home-schooling out of necessity more than ideology. GCI, our cable company, has done a pretty good job of providing Internet statewide, although it's really slow in some places. |
Response to Blue_In_AK (Reply #57)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:58 PM
SheilaT (23,156 posts)
59. Thank you for informing me on this.
Every state has its own challenges and quirks. I'm glad that I've lived in several different states as an adult, which helps me understand somewhat better the places I've never lived in.
I'm in New Mexico, and while it is of course quite a bit smaller than you -- although it's the fifth largest by size -- but we do have a pretty large indigenous population, and I'm aware of some of the issues connected to schools on tribal lands, very similar to what you're describing. |
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:45 PM
d_b (7,385 posts)
38. awesome
k&r for the progressives back home.
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Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:55 PM
SylviaD (720 posts)
39. Are these numbers correct??
Shaking my head here. Not really sure what to say if these numbers hold up.
...but Bernie still has no realistic way to catch HRC, but he is certainly popular in some states. Wow... |
Response to SylviaD (Reply #39)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:12 PM
Blue_In_AK (46,436 posts)
46. Hillary didn't carry a single one of Alaska's 40 districts
that I've seen, and was shut out completely in several. The fact that Bernie's an independent makes him much more popular here than if he were a partisan Democrat. There are more independents here than Dems and Republicans combined, and independents could register Dem for the caucus. Republicans run our state legislature, but the minority is an Independent/Democrat coalition. Our governor is a Republican turned independent, while the lieutenant governor is a Democrat. Alaska is not as red as it first appears.
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Response to Blue_In_AK (Reply #46)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 08:13 PM
d_b (7,385 posts)
64. Blue
do you know where I can view the AK precinct results?
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Response to d_b (Reply #64)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 08:21 PM
Blue_In_AK (46,436 posts)
66. I can't find anything online now
other than that about 79% of the votes are counted. I'll keep looking.
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Response to Blue_In_AK (Reply #66)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 08:27 PM
d_b (7,385 posts)
67. me too
thanks for the reply!
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Response to d_b (Reply #64)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 12:57 PM
Blue_In_AK (46,436 posts)
82. A friend of one of my FB friends compiled this handy chart
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:09 PM
pallidin710 (18 posts)
45. Rally time!!!
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Response to pallidin710 (Reply #45)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 11:08 PM
Zira (1,054 posts)
72. Rally time yes. We had a little voter fraud in my caucas today.
I was the precinct captain and the envelope had two votes for Hillary in it when I opened it. 29 people showed up and voted for Bernie, 2 for Hillary and one undecided. Hillary got 1 delegate out of 4. After voting the Hillary supporters left even though I asked everyone to stay to pick delgates. I had to randomly choose from the 4 Hillary supporters papers since they all left. I chose a delegate and backup delegate. So I chose and handed in the envelope with all done. I went home and called the delgate and backup Hillary delegate I picked. I tried to call at the caucus but the Junior High had no cell coverage. The Delegate told me she absolutely couldn't do it and didn't not want the job. The backup told me she didn't vote for Hillary and neither did her husband. They were the the two votes in the packet that had said they picked Hillary. She said they were undecided and voted that way and wouldn't have voted for Hillary regardless. I said well, I'm not sure what to think, Hillary would have gotten no delegates if it wasn't for you and your husband making up half the vote. And that's exactly what she ended up with because this woman refused to go be a delegate. She said her and her husband did not and would not be voting for Hillary. I said she could still go to the legislative convention and vote for who she wanted but she declined. She did agree that I could call her again before the convention to see if she changed her mind.
So no delegates for Hillary. I tried. But it appears she didn't have them in the first place no matter what some dishonest caucus worker wrote on their forms. And, yes, Bernie still got gypped out of one in the numbers tonight, and it's only one less person voting against him, not one voting for him at the legistlative convention. It is a good day indeed that Hillary won't get that vote though at the convention. Anybody know the number to call for voter fraud? I'd like to report it. I will try this number Monday: Washington 360-902-4151 |
Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:22 PM
whistler162 (10,919 posts)
51. Did they call everyone in Alaska
or just a few?
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Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:53 PM
libodem (19,288 posts)
56. Smilie Brigade Baby
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Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 08:17 PM
navarth (5,927 posts)
65. Righteous. Donating $50 more to Bernie tomorrow.
These posts about Bernie winning states are like air freshener in a DU that has acquired a bad smell of late.
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Response to Attorney in Texas (Original post)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 02:38 AM
Zira (1,054 posts)
77. WHOOO HOOOO!!!!!
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