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NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)
Mon May 2, 2016, 03:26 PM May 2016

Why is Hillary not in Indiana?

I recall all the posts about Bernie leaving PA on the day of their primary and what a "foreboding" sign of doom that was. Now Hillary bugs out a full day early from Indiana...what is the "practical" implication in this instance?

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Why is Hillary not in Indiana? (Original Post) NorthCarolina May 2016 OP
The primaries are over. She won the nomination of the party. nt onehandle May 2016 #1
Yup...nt SidDithers May 2016 #2
Doesn't she need to win a majority of delegates before being crowned? imagine2015 May 2016 #8
Indiana - You voice is apparently insignificant! Perhaps you might be used 6 months from now. TheBlackAdder May 2016 #19
Team Hillary thinks it's locked up nt NWCorona May 2016 #3
Because she's transitioning to general election n/t Godhumor May 2016 #4
I guess we'll see ... LannyDeVaney May 2016 #5
She's still hiding from the WH Correspondents Dinner. TheCowsCameHome May 2016 #6
She's probably off trying to raise more big donations from corporate/Wall Street pals. imagine2015 May 2016 #7
No one told Bernie that the primary is over? That's a shame... Tarc May 2016 #9
The only comment I heard that sounded like something was that her positions on the trade deals pdsimdars May 2016 #10
Hillary is working to win the GE leftofcool May 2016 #11
Bill was here last week. Bobbie Jo May 2016 #12
The primaries are essentially over. She's moving on to GE mode. Arkansas Granny May 2016 #13
MSNBC just reported a 4% point lead, not 6.8%. nt NorthCarolina May 2016 #14
RCP averages several polls together to get their figures. Arkansas Granny May 2016 #16
She's moving on to GE mode. This is why she is going to be in Ohio tomorrow. nt ProudToBeLiberal May 2016 #15
in Indiana bigtree May 2016 #17
She's not satisfied with the speaker fees. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #18
Clearly an opportunity for false hope for the Sanders supporters brooklynite May 2016 #20
Be sure to give your last dime to Sanders's campaign! Buzz Clik May 2016 #23
Tad Devine has a payment due on his new yacht redstateblues May 2016 #29
Judging by the kind of bank these folks have been hauling in... Buzz Clik May 2016 #31
If Sanders beats Clinton by the same margin she won in Pennsylvania (55.6-43.6)... OilemFirchen May 2016 #21
As long as she's with 15% of Sanders, nothing changes. Win or lose. Buzz Clik May 2016 #22
She is in GE mode. Demsrule86 May 2016 #24
CArrier is closing and leaving for MExico - 2000 Ind out of work Ferd Berfel May 2016 #25
Checked the major populations center of IN lately? tonyt53 May 2016 #26
None. She had other places scheduled, and she kept to that schedule. synergie May 2016 #27
Cause she's going to beat him, tie him, or narrowly lose kennetha May 2016 #28
what is a positive movement? reddread May 2016 #30
she's won. nt La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #32
 

LannyDeVaney

(1,033 posts)
5. I guess we'll see ...
Mon May 2, 2016, 03:30 PM
May 2016

facts show we were right about PA.

We don't have to wait long, the vote is tomorrow.

 

imagine2015

(2,054 posts)
7. She's probably off trying to raise more big donations from corporate/Wall Street pals.
Mon May 2, 2016, 03:33 PM
May 2016

Might have even traveled abroad to meet with ultra rich benefactors.
 

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
10. The only comment I heard that sounded like something was that her positions on the trade deals
Mon May 2, 2016, 03:35 PM
May 2016

she can't stand up for. They say Trump will run to the LEFT of her on trade.

Bobbie Jo

(14,341 posts)
12. Bill was here last week.
Mon May 2, 2016, 03:43 PM
May 2016

Just a few blocks from my office. I couldn't get away or I would have been there.

OilemFirchen

(7,143 posts)
21. If Sanders beats Clinton by the same margin she won in Pennsylvania (55.6-43.6)...
Mon May 2, 2016, 04:28 PM
May 2016

he further decreases his chance to win (from virtually nil to statistically zilch).

But go with that comparison, if it helps.

Ferd Berfel

(3,687 posts)
25. CArrier is closing and leaving for MExico - 2000 Ind out of work
Mon May 2, 2016, 06:34 PM
May 2016

2000 Indy jobs lost because of NAFTA.
She would have to explain this abortion of the American Middle-class that she supported if she was there today

That's why.

 

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)
26. Checked the major populations center of IN lately?
Mon May 2, 2016, 06:39 PM
May 2016

Probably not because you are a Sander's fan. A huge portion of the electorate in IN are minorities, primarily black. The mayors of all of those cities have endorsed HRC. Indianapolis and the southern part of the state have a highly unionized building trades presence. The building trades unions are all backing HRC. Lots of the outlying areas of IN are where the older voters live. People over 50 remember very vividly having bomb drills in school from the United Soviet SOCIALIST Republic.

 

synergie

(1,901 posts)
27. None. She had other places scheduled, and she kept to that schedule.
Mon May 2, 2016, 06:42 PM
May 2016

Bernie snuck out of NY, after forbidding the press from covering his escape from a state where, despite his dishonest statements, he knew he was losing. He slunk away from PA too.

It's the way he was running away, he slunk off in defeat, she's publicly scheduled appearances. What doom is there here?

kennetha

(3,666 posts)
28. Cause she's going to beat him, tie him, or narrowly lose
Mon May 2, 2016, 06:46 PM
May 2016

Without breaking a sweat or spending a dime.

Every time another delegate comes off the table for Hillary and out of reach of Sanders, it's just another nail in his already sealed coffin.

Besides, she went to Indiana yesterday for a last minute event, cause they saw some positive movement, and wanted to exploit it.

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