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ProudToBeLiberal

(3,964 posts)
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 07:17 PM Feb 2016

Hillary Clinton wins tonight as long as race isn't called when the polls are closed

The exit polls and recent polling results indicate a landside victory for Bernie Sanders. I will consider it a win for Hillary Clinton if NH isn't called right away for Bernie Sanders.

Early Congrats to the Bernie Sanders's supporters on an upcoming landside 30%+ victory in NH. Nevada will be a different story.

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Hillary Clinton wins tonight as long as race isn't called when the polls are closed (Original Post) ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 OP
Got it. merrily Feb 2016 #1
Lordy . . . DarthDem Feb 2016 #2
I love unintentional irony. merrily Feb 2016 #7
Thanks DarthDem Feb 2016 #9
Awww. Too bad. I found your post hilarious. merrily Feb 2016 #10
You tried that 30% thingy elsewhere. pangaia Feb 2016 #3
Expect it to be very close. Bernie wins BIG if he can get 53% of the vote. Cheese Sandwich Feb 2016 #4
Exactly. bvf Feb 2016 #8
Now you're just grasping at straws tularetom Feb 2016 #5
Damn those goal posts!! PonyUp Feb 2016 #6
Hillary and Bill will declare victory at 10:59 regardless of the score. Then SDjack Feb 2016 #11

merrily

(45,251 posts)
1. Got it.
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 07:21 PM
Feb 2016

Hillary wins in Iowa, even if it's by 2/10 of a point and the Des Moines Register writes an editorial about something smelling in the Democratic Party afterward.

Hillary wins in NH if Bernie wins by a landslide and the election is not called before polls close.

Whatever gets you through the night

DarthDem

(5,465 posts)
2. Lordy . . .
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 07:25 PM
Feb 2016

. . . are you Bernie supporters thin-skinned. After all of the moving goalposts and hand-wringing on the night of the IA caucuses, now it's snark and "whatever gets {Hillary supporters} through the night," eh? Oof.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
3. You tried that 30% thingy elsewhere.
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 07:27 PM
Feb 2016

I think you actually fooled a couple people, for a few minutes.

 

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
4. Expect it to be very close. Bernie wins BIG if he can get 53% of the vote.
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 07:28 PM
Feb 2016

NH has been Hillary's home away from home since the early 90s.

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
8. Exactly.
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 07:40 PM
Feb 2016

That 30+% figure cited in the OP comes across as an attempt to lower expectations. It will be a decisive result, but I don't anticipate it being anywhere near that.


Now "win" = "lose, except..." in DUspeak, apparently.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
5. Now you're just grasping at straws
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 07:28 PM
Feb 2016

Whats next? "Hillary wins if she even gets 50 votes in NH!!!!"?

SDjack

(1,448 posts)
11. Hillary and Bill will declare victory at 10:59 regardless of the score. Then
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 08:02 PM
Feb 2016

they jump a jet for South Carolina. /sarcasm

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