Sat Apr 30, 2016, 01:51 PM

EdwardBernays over at Bernie Sanders group

Hillary Clinton has gotten hundreds of thousands fewer votes than in the 2008 primaries.

Using a Breibart (rightwing propaganda) piece fails with the argument.

Total voter turnout in Democratic Primaries are lower in 2016 than all states in 2008 except for Illinois and Michigan.

Illinois -- 2008: 2,038,614 --- 2016: 2,039,049 -- Increase of 435 votes.
Michigan* -- 2008: 594,398 --- 2016: 1,169,075 -- Increase of 574,677.

There were no other states with a higher turnout in 2016 compared to 2008.

* Obama and other Democrats removed their name from the ballot due to Michigan not following the rules.

Running totals of 2016 primaries/caucuses completed between 2008 and 2016.

2008: 27,003,652
2016: 20,966,048

Running total of votes between Sanders in 2016 and Obama in 2008 for primaries/caucuses completed.

Obama: 13,134,833
Sanders: 9,110.693

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EdwardBernays over at Bernie Sanders group (Original post)	LiberalFighter	Apr 2016	OP
Sigh. Now you come with facts again.	KitSileya	Apr 2016	#1
oh dear and bernie has gotten MILLIONS Less than hillary lol nt	msongs	Apr 2016	#2
They've been reduced to wacko RW sites for awhile now	sharp_stick	Apr 2016	#3
My finger has been	2naSalit	Apr 2016	#4
They know they've got nothing	SharonClark	Apr 2016	#5
#FeelTheMath	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Apr 2016	#6
A nice diversion.	kstewart33	Apr 2016	#7

Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 02:05 PM

KitSileya (4,035 posts)

1. Sigh. Now you come with facts again.

Haven't you learnt that they're not interested in facts? Facts have a clintonite bias, doncha know?

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 02:11 PM

msongs (63,449 posts)

2. oh dear and bernie has gotten MILLIONS Less than hillary lol nt

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 02:23 PM

sharp_stick (14,399 posts)

3. They've been reduced to wacko RW sites for awhile now

I've seen Brietbart, The Free Beacon, The Washington Times, National Review, and even NewsMax.

It's pathetic. I've never wanted one in the past but I'm thinking a purge would be good for this place.

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Sat Apr 30, 2016, 02:23 PM

2naSalit (58,305 posts)