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Hopefully Hillary increases her lead to 250 - 300 tomorrow (Original Post) hill2016 Mar 2016 OP
That's very likely ... NurseJackie Mar 2016 #1
Infantile post. HERVEPA Mar 2016 #3
I don't want to ruin your excitement SheenaR Mar 2016 #5
since when have the pundits been right yet. She was supposed to obliterate him in Michigan roguevalley Mar 2016 #11
...and instead he got a "virtual tie" (remember when that's what folks called Massachusetts?) brooklynite Mar 2016 #18
Oh...they're both virtual ties. As was IA. Chan790 Mar 2016 #33
Say three states are "virtual ties" and FL and NC go big for Clinton CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #35
Easily.. more likely around 320 after tomorrow. DCBob Mar 2016 #2
Ayyyy SheenaR Mar 2016 #6
No.. but wins FL and NC big. DCBob Mar 2016 #8
I got ya SheenaR Mar 2016 #9
You may be right about NC. DCBob Mar 2016 #10
Can I quote you on that? 70-30. That's your prediction? Barack_America Mar 2016 #25
Well close to it.. DCBob Mar 2016 #29
I'm also giving her Ohio by a narrow margin brooklynite Mar 2016 #19
Yes. We'll see tomorrow... revbones Mar 2016 #4
Congrats on 1,000 posts! bigwillq Mar 2016 #28
Yes, it's going to be a very exciting and hopefully successful day for the Secretary! MoonRiver Mar 2016 #7
Won't happen. I think it will be on the order of 20-30. morningfog Mar 2016 #12
Something like that could happen; it would be a disaster of epic proportions Ron Green Mar 2016 #13
Well, that's one opinion heard from CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #36
Do you guys clap and cheer at your tv when Hillary name drops Henry Kissinger or quietly cringe? Carlo Marx Mar 2016 #14
Do you see RED when you read a pro-Hillary post? :-) Alfresco Mar 2016 #20
I see red, like gop red. Nt Logical Mar 2016 #24
I imagine republicans do too. Alfresco Mar 2016 #26
You will understand I hope quite the opposite. Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #15
She will. The press will be describing her lead as insurmountable putting added pressure on the BS. Alfresco Mar 2016 #16
Such added pressure on the campaign will be reflected here proportionately as well. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #21
Yep, won't be long now. :-) Alfresco Mar 2016 #32
Hopefully, you will discover Wednesday that you "misspoke". Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #17
Wanna bet? CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #37
Hopefully we go forward with the most electable candidate. GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #22
Lol, what was the point of this post?? Random thougts? Nt Logical Mar 2016 #23
Day dreaming/wishful thinking mathewsleep Mar 2016 #27
It's all a football game to you, isn't it? n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #30
It really does come down to the math CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #38
i assure you Sanders and his team hill2016 Mar 2016 #39
Oh, hopefully she will not. highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #31
or not oldandhappy Mar 2016 #34

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
1. That's very likely ...
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:34 PM
Mar 2016

... and even if it's not that much, it will still be an INCREASE! Which means, of course, that Bernie falls further behind!

She with the most delegates gets the nomination. He with the fewest delegates returns to the Senate.

Go, Hillary!

SheenaR

(2,052 posts)
5. I don't want to ruin your excitement
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:38 PM
Mar 2016

The lead was supposed to increase by 100+ tomorrow and she was and is expected by pundits to win all 5. It won't and she won't. By definition that is largely underperforming. So pump the brakes. The momentum is not in your favor

and whatever other ones you flood your posts with.

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brooklynite

(94,502 posts)
18. ...and instead he got a "virtual tie" (remember when that's what folks called Massachusetts?)
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 02:26 PM
Mar 2016

Bottom line, he still underperforming his targets; the goal here isn't to "win" States, it's to win enough delegates, and he's not.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
33. Oh...they're both virtual ties. As was IA.
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 03:45 PM
Mar 2016

It's really stupid to call any of them a win for anybody. They're not moving the needle either way for Sanders or Clinton and at the convention, the delegates will offset sufficiently as to have no real impact on the outcome.

The only reason we have any attention to who wins a functional tie in a proportional primary is because ties in politics, like ties in sports, make for bad TV. Let's all stop feeding the media stupidity and call them what they are: ties and non-decisive wins where the assigned delegate-gain is less than a handful and has no clear impact. (If IA yesterday didn't show that...Clinton "won" the caucus...and lost the delegate vote in Mercer Co. yesterday, likely flipping the outcome statewide.)

Winner-take-alls are different, but proportional contests can be and often are ties, actual or functional.

CajunBlazer

(5,648 posts)
35. Say three states are "virtual ties" and FL and NC go big for Clinton
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 05:51 PM
Mar 2016

Bernie gets still further behind in delegates with 5 less states to contest. How is that good for Bernie?

In order to catch up before the convention Bernie needs to win big in a bunch of states while not losing any more by wide margins. Because if Hillary gets to the convention with even a one pledged delegate lead, the super delegates are going to give her the nomination on the first ballot.

You with the jumping frog - show me a probable path for Bernie to catch up because I don't see one.

SheenaR

(2,052 posts)
9. I got ya
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:43 PM
Mar 2016

Florida could certainly get out of hand. I'm basing mine on the premise that NC will be much closer.

That's why they are predictions. Someone is bound to be right!

 

revbones

(3,660 posts)
4. Yes. We'll see tomorrow...
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:36 PM
Mar 2016

I'm seeing the opposing predictions on the Bernie side. It'll be interesting.

Ron Green

(9,822 posts)
13. Something like that could happen; it would be a disaster of epic proportions
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 02:00 PM
Mar 2016

for the people of the United States and the world.

CajunBlazer

(5,648 posts)
36. Well, that's one opinion heard from
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 05:54 PM
Mar 2016

Wait we still have to hear from at least one hundred more before we can make a determination.

 

Carlo Marx

(98 posts)
14. Do you guys clap and cheer at your tv when Hillary name drops Henry Kissinger or quietly cringe?
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 02:00 PM
Mar 2016

How about when she stumbles and stammers to justify taking millions of dollars from Wall Street, "September 11" or "everybody's doing it"--do you whoop it up and high five over her brilliant response or awkwardly hope they move quickly to another topic?

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
21. Such added pressure on the campaign will be reflected here proportionately as well.
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 02:43 PM
Mar 2016

Oh well. It won't last too much longer. Be patient.

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