Tue Mar 29, 2016, 11:11 AM

Adjusting the goals for NY

Remember how they were telling us they'll win it, and turn it around? Primary 2.0? According to this story http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/bernie-and-hillary-prep-for-new-york-clash-221321 thet are now striving for a "credibility threshhold"

Sanders’ allies said the goal for the primary is to eat into Clinton’s delegate take by winning at least 40 percent of the vote -- a percentage they cite as a “credibility threshold.”

I guess those very expensive pollsters finally came in with their reports

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13 replies	Author	Time	Post
Adjusting the goals for NY (Original post)	robbedvoter	Mar 2016	OP
Lowering expectations?	liberal N proud	Mar 2016	#1
Lowered Expectations, indeed...	Treant	Mar 2016	#6
Pretty bad	72DejaVu	Mar 2016	#7
Deleted	robbedvoter	Mar 2016	#11
And if they get 30%, it will also be credible	stopbush	Mar 2016	#2
because after all one can transcend math	robbedvoter	Mar 2016	#3
They gotta find a way to keep the donations going	Trenzalore	Mar 2016	#4
To Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, or Little Cayman? Decisions, decisions, eh Tad? nt	CalvinballPro	Mar 2016	#13
Not gaining delegates on Hillary is not eating into her delegate lead	beachbumbob	Mar 2016	#5
No! No! You don't understand!	jmowreader	Mar 2016	#10
I guess they decided...	SaschaHM	Mar 2016	#8
K&R!	DemonGoddess	Mar 2016	#9
I noticed that too and lulz'd. Back in 2008, they called this the Kitchen Sink phase, right? nt	CalvinballPro	Mar 2016	#12

Response to robbedvoter (Original post)

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 11:14 AM

liberal N proud (60,020 posts)

1. Lowering expectations?

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Response to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:19 PM

Treant (1,968 posts)

6. Lowered Expectations, indeed...

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Response to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:22 PM

72DejaVu (1,545 posts)

7. Pretty bad

When the expectation is that you are going to get your ass handed to you, and you figure it would be wise to LOWER expectations.

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Response to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 03:13 PM

robbedvoter (28,290 posts)

11. Deleted

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Response to robbedvoter (Original post)

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 11:28 AM

stopbush (24,254 posts)

2. And if they get 30%, it will also be credible

As 30 is close to 35 and 35 is close to 40.

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Response to stopbush (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 11:35 AM

robbedvoter (28,290 posts)

3. because after all one can transcend math

Or so Tad Devine tells me and he ought to know, because that's why they pay him the big bucks

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Tue Mar 29, 2016, 11:37 AM

Trenzalore (2,331 posts)

4. They gotta find a way to keep the donations going

Tad wants to retire in June

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Response to Trenzalore (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 03:26 PM

CalvinballPro (1,019 posts)

13. To Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, or Little Cayman? Decisions, decisions, eh Tad? nt

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Response to robbedvoter (Original post)

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:05 PM

beachbumbob (9,263 posts)

5. Not gaining delegates on Hillary is not eating into her delegate lead

So that sentence really doesn't make much sense about winning at least 40% of the vote...

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Response to beachbumbob (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:59 PM

jmowreader (49,902 posts)

10. No! No! You don't understand!

They can't tell Bernie how bad he's really going to do in New York for fear he fires his entire team and replaces them with...oh, I don't know, Bob Shrum is still available...before Sorta-Super Tuesday rolls around. And they can't tell Bernie's supporters he's going to blow New York by epic proportions because they'll start spending those $23 donations at DraftKings or on milk for the baby. Hence, the Credibility Threshold. "Yeah, we're gonna fuckin' lose, but if we can hit forty percent of the popular vote we'll limit her gain on the day to only fifty delegates instead of 150!"

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Response to robbedvoter (Original post)

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:26 PM

SaschaHM (2,897 posts)