Tactical Error by Bernie Campaign

[itsrobert]

America is going to bed. They just watched Hillary kinda say she won. Only die hard Bernie supporters will be tuned in when Sanders finally gives his speech.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Bernie isn't going to give a speech until the results are final.

Which is the way it's supposed to be done.

[itsrobert]

11. Results are not final

and it appears he is giving his speech now.

[Stuckinthebush]

34. Oops

He just gave a speech

[Avalux]

2. Doesn't matter. Bernie has the momentum coming out of this. n/t

[Dawson Leery]

3. Indeed.

[berni_mccoy]

4. Hillary fucked up and bad by declaring victory before an independent verification

[Cali_Democrat]

9. Independent verification?

[berni_mccoy]

12. You know... Numbers and votes.

[Cali_Democrat]

14. The Iowa Democratic Party is currently tallying the numbers.

[Empowerer]

27. She didn't declare victory. Someone on her campaign did, which was probably a mistake

But she didn't mention winning in her speech, which was not a victory speech.

[redstateblues]

5. Bernie has made a number of possibly fatal

Political mistakes in his campaign

[oasis]

23. He had better scramble to get a foreign policy adviser before

the next debate.

[NightWatcher]

6. American political types will check final numbers in the morning

[brooklynite]

7. Actually, I was thinking tactically smart of Clinton to get her speech in at 11:30.

[jomin41]

8. Won't matter a whit by 12 noon tomorrow

[DefenseLawyer]

10. Only diehards are watching any of these speeches live

Not much of an error.

[winter is coming]

13. There's this wonderful thing called "video".

Not only will people be able to see Sanders give a victory speech if he wins, they'll be able to see Clinton claim a victory long before the race was decided. Over and over and over again. She truly is her own worst enemy.

[DVRacer]

18. I know

I have had to use a dvr to keep up with debates.

[dinkytron]

24. Yeah. Thats what I was thinking. Clips will play for days. Bernard was on fire.

[Motown_Johnny]

15. only the east coast.

[HereSince1628]

16. To night is a carnival for people into elections.

Maybe east-coasters are in bed but the rest of the country is enthralled with how tight this is.

[NowSam]

17. I disagree. It ain't over yet. She was in bad form

To declare victory before it was over and then make a speech? Maybe in the morning she will rethink that strategy. Bad form.

[JI7]

19. people are never going to watch the news again ?

[Live and Learn]

20. Sure, people are too stupid to recognize a virtual tie when they see it.

[Fearless]

21. Would you like a straw to grasp at??

[cyberswede]

22. It's not even 9pm out west.

[ScreamingMeemie]

25. Actually, I'm a "diehard nothing," and I was able to watch both speeches.

Some of us just stay up late.

[DefenseLawyer]

30. If you're on DU

You are by definition more in tune to politics than the vast majority of your fellow citizens, who I assure you are not watching these speeches.

[ScreamingMeemie]

33. My dad's GF watched them both, and she's a karaoke singing nurse who's always voted GOP.

I'm calling out the "tactical error" as a bit silly.

[Iggy Knorr]

26. thats it folks, this post sealed it for HRC's campaign. lets close up shop.

[Samantha]

28. It was a great speech, too bad you missed it -- NBC still not calling it

Very unlikely they will announce a victor tonight.

Sam

[Quixote1818]

29. If Sanders ends up winning the big headline will be about Hillary prematurely declaring victory.

It could be similar to Bush declaring victory in Iraq prematurely.

[bigwillq]

31. Fantastic speech by Bernie Sanders!

[KamaAina]

32. Well, Left Coast America is not going to bed

not even Fakers fans.

[in_cog_ni_to]

37. This was a loss for HRH, whether she wants to declare herself queen or not. Bernie's up +31 in NH!

It's his. A tie in Iowa and a huge win in NH, is nothing but bad news for HRH.

PEACE
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BERNIE