2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumNBC/WSJ/Marist poll of Indiana : Clinton 50 % - Sanders 46
https://twitter.com/mmurraypolitics/status/726758222002966528NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)kstewart33
(6,551 posts)Bernie - about half a million.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Skwmom
(12,685 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)I have not seen one HRC ad yet. I have seen a couple for Bernie and a LOT for Cruz.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)I forget, how many of those does Bernie have? IIRC Bernie has fewer than Hillary.
I remember ALL those smears and attacks against the labor unions who endorsed Hillary. All the Hillary-haters laughed and smirked and told us how union endorsements were "worthless" and "meaningless". They thought union endorsements were just meaningless and impotent "feather-in-the-cap" and "bragging-rights" only.
But NOW we see (as we've known all along) that labor unions have the manpower and money and organization and machinery in place to help candidates hit the ground running. It's not just the union members who are influenced and motivated by the endorsement. It goes beyond that! They have volunteers and calling-lists and mailing lists. They help to raise funds. They sponsor radio, TV and print ads.
Who's laughing now, huh?
DetroitSocialist83
(169 posts)And numbers this close, sanders will win.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)I have my fingers crossed that my wife and I votes for Bernie 3 1/2 weeks ago will not be in vain. I think Bernie will win Indiana.
kstewart33
(6,551 posts)He may still win this primary. And if he can win California, that would give him a bit more negotiating leverage with Clinton at the convention.
But Bernie needs to be careful. If he continues to go after Clinton in his speeches, he'll lose most if not all of his leverage.
I hope that Senator Diane Feinstein will host a meeting with them at her home, just as she did with Clinton and Obama in 2008. Feinstein has the reputation and character to broker a settlement before the convention.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)It strikes me form personal experience that I think Bernie should win here. My feeling was he would win pretty big, though the polls don't seem to back that up. Perhaps the Gary/Chicagoland area is counter-balancing what I am seeing.
This comes from a Clinton supporter too. I'd love for her to win here, but my gut has been telling me this is a Bernie-friendly state.
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)If Sanders doesn't win Indiana, it will indicate that much of his support has dried up.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)It would be nice to get away from the free-for-all, anything-goes, three-ring-Hillary-hate-Circus.