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2016 Postmortem

Zynx

(21,328 posts) Tue May 10, 2016, 09:54 PM May 2016

Nebraska is proving the problem with caucuses.

The non-binding primary is going to have far more people vote in it and it looks like Hillary is going to win it by a wide margin.

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Nebraska is proving the problem with caucuses. (Original Post) Zynx May 2016 OP

here is a link for the vote count. hrmjustin May 2016 #1

Does anybody know what kind of voting machines they've switched to... dchill May 2016 #2

Why bother with fraud in a nonbinding election? Zynx May 2016 #3

Same reason you're posting an OP. dchill May 2016 #4

You caught me. I'm in on the fraud. Zynx May 2016 #5

Seriously, why would anyone vote in a non-binding primary? dchill May 2016 #6

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

1. here is a link for the vote count.

Reply to Zynx (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 09:55 PM

May 2016

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2016/by_county/NE_Page_0510.html?SITE=AP&SECTION=POLITICS

dchill

(42,660 posts)

2. Does anybody know what kind of voting machines they've switched to...

Reply to Zynx (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 09:59 PM

May 2016

from the paper ballots in the caucus?

Zynx

(21,328 posts)

3. Why bother with fraud in a nonbinding election?

Reply to dchill (Reply #2)

Tue May 10, 2016, 10:02 PM

May 2016

dchill

(42,660 posts)

4. Same reason you're posting an OP.

Reply to Zynx (Reply #3)

Tue May 10, 2016, 10:04 PM

May 2016

Optics.

Zynx

(21,328 posts)

5. You caught me. I'm in on the fraud.

Reply to dchill (Reply #4)

Tue May 10, 2016, 10:07 PM

May 2016

:-O

dchill

(42,660 posts)

6. Seriously, why would anyone vote in a non-binding primary?

Reply to Zynx (Reply #5)

Tue May 10, 2016, 10:15 PM

May 2016

Something to prove? It's not a new election. Bernie already won. Are we gonna do a revote in AZ?

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