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otohara

(24,135 posts)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 07:52 PM Apr 2016

Sanders Trails Clinton for Different Reasons Than He Claims

The Democratic candidate cites "conservative" Southern states that vote early as the reason he's trailing.

Bernie Sanders has a problem with the Democratic primary process.

On Comedy Central's "Nightly Show," the Democratic presidential candidate complained that southern states vote early in the calendar, suggesting it as a reason he trails Hillary Clinton in the primary.

"People say, 'Why does Iowa go first, why does New Hampshire go first,' but I think that having so many Southern states go first kind of distorts reality as well," Sanders told Larry Wilmore after he was asked Wednesday if the primary system is rigged. "We started off this campaign having to run in the Deep South," he said. "We didn't do all that well—it's a conservative part of our country. But since we've been out of the South, we're doing pretty well."

It has become a recurring talking point for Sanders. After winning Utah in late March, Sanders told supporters, "We knew from day one that we were going to have, politically, a hard time in the Deep South. That is a conservative part of our country. But we knew things were going to improve as we headed west."

Large victories—first in South Carolina on Feb. 27, then in Texas, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia on March 1—have helped propel Clinton to a lead of about 250 pledged delegates, according to an Associated Press count.
But does Sanders' argument hold up?

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-14/sanders-trails-clinton-for-different-reasons-than-he-claims

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Sanders Trails Clinton for Different Reasons Than He Claims (Original Post) otohara Apr 2016 OP
Glad this argument is being shredded to pieces! Her Sister Apr 2016 #1
If it weren't for those meddling southern states he would have been the nominee.... Agnosticsherbet Apr 2016 #2
a hard time in the Deep South. stonecutter357 Apr 2016 #3
bernie blowing his dog whistle again nt msongs Apr 2016 #4
Another Keep Those Donations Coming otohara Apr 2016 #5
It's hard to win when you don't think America has 50 states. CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #6
The dissonance is strong with this one jmowreader Apr 2016 #7
BS always has an excuse.. damn he'd make a bad president Cha Apr 2016 #8
 

otohara

(24,135 posts)
5. Another Keep Those Donations Coming
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 08:11 PM
Apr 2016

call to arms while smearing and blaming the Democratic party, DNC, math, shenanigans, Southern voters.

Fans eat it up!

jmowreader

(50,453 posts)
7. The dissonance is strong with this one
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 08:30 PM
Apr 2016

"Hillary won the South because it's very conservative there. But look! We won Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Alaska!"

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