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Bernie Sanders : This Campaign Has The Excitement & Energy to Beat Trump (Original Post) Bernie93 May 2016 OP
Its the Turnout; Stupid!!!!!!! zebonaut May 2016 #1
Au contraire! The Hillster DOES spark turnout. forest444 May 2016 #2
But those crowds don't vote. SunSeeker May 2016 #3
Because the Southern states voted first. That's where her large voter base is. JDPriestly May 2016 #13
LOL SunSeeker May 2016 #15
The campaign just doesn't have the votes. stopbush May 2016 #4
Read Bernie's book. JDPriestly May 2016 #6
Yep. Political strategists know the primary is no comparisons to the general. Apples and silvershadow May 2016 #9
You're welcome to Sanders' version of reality stopbush May 2016 #11
The vast majority of Americans will vote for Bernie in November. JDPriestly May 2016 #12
I'm sorry, but this is bordering on the delusional. stopbush May 2016 #14
K&R. Bernie is right. JDPriestly May 2016 #5
Kick and R BeanMusical May 2016 #7
I'm with Bernie... ReRe May 2016 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Madmiddle May 2016 #10
 

zebonaut

(3,688 posts)
1. Its the Turnout; Stupid!!!!!!!
Wed May 4, 2016, 09:50 PM
May 2016

Bernie brings the Enormous Crowds!!!

Hillary makes them all STAY HOME!

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
13. Because the Southern states voted first. That's where her large voter base is.
Thu May 5, 2016, 11:54 AM
May 2016

And that voter base will end up swallowed by the Republican majorities in those states.

South Carolina??? Are you kidding.

It's just that the most liberal states like Oregon, Washington and California vote last.

Enjoy talking about Hillary's millions of votes while you can because California has yet to vote.

SunSeeker

(51,550 posts)
15. LOL
Thu May 5, 2016, 11:57 AM
May 2016

To use your phrasing:

Indiana??? Are you kidding.


Vermont is the most liberal state. It voted pretty damn early. At this point, the Sanders campaign is just spouting CTs, whining and excuses.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
4. The campaign just doesn't have the votes.
Thu May 5, 2016, 01:44 AM
May 2016

But who needs votes when you can get a bunch of kids to a rally by promising them free stuff?

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
6. Read Bernie's book.
Thu May 5, 2016, 02:15 AM
May 2016

Last edited Thu May 5, 2016, 11:47 AM - Edit history (1)

He knows how to win against Republicans.

He will focus on the issues, and Trump's antics will be seen by voters for what they are: unpresidential, foolish and irrelevant.

Also, Bernie, unlike Hillary, is better than Trump in responding to Trump on the trade and job issues, and it is those issues that will decide the winner of this campaign.

Feel the Bern! He is the best candidate against Trump.

Bernie is the most authentic candidate on the Democratic side.

A lot of Republican voters think Trump is authentic.
This is not a year in which to run a person whom the voters view as neither trustworthy nor authentic. This is not a year in which to run Hillary.

This is the time to make Bernie the Democratic candidate. He alone can win against Trump.

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
9. Yep. Political strategists know the primary is no comparisons to the general. Apples and
Thu May 5, 2016, 04:37 AM
May 2016

oranges. Bernie, of course, has spoken about why, over and over.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
12. The vast majority of Americans will vote for Bernie in November.
Thu May 5, 2016, 11:51 AM
May 2016

Bernie wins when the primaries and caucuses are open and truly democratic.

Bernie is the best candidate for November.

Read his book. You will be happy you did.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
14. I'm sorry, but this is bordering on the delusional.
Thu May 5, 2016, 11:56 AM
May 2016

In what reality does Sanders win the D nomination? Hillary is about 180 delegates shy of hitting 2383. She can do that by earning only half the votes in a few of the remaining contests, a number of which are closed primaries that she will win by wide margins. She can do that by splitting CA 50-50, a state where she has a double digit lead in the polls over Sanders (57-38 in the latest Survey USA poll). 540 delegates up for grabs in CA and Hillary needs only a third of them to hit 2383.

It's one thing to support a candidate. It's another thing to embrace make believe to do so.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
5. K&R. Bernie is right.
Thu May 5, 2016, 02:11 AM
May 2016

Bernie is the only candidate of the two running on the Democratic side who knows how to focus the debate, the campaign, on the issues to such an extent that Trump's ridiculous clowning can be seen by voters for what it is -- irrelevant to the issues our country faces.

In addition, Bernie knows how to get voters to the polls.

Read his book, and you will understand why he is the best candidate for November.

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