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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton keeps losing; so how come she’s winning?
Bernie Sanders is on a roll. He's won the last two Democratic primaries and stands a good chance Tuesday of adding Oregon and perhaps Kentucky to his pile of victories.
Yet Hillary Clinton is likely to continue her seemingly unstoppable march to the party's presidential nomination.
How can that be?
It's not a conspiracy, as some angry Sanders backers suggest, a result of dark magic or a wrinkle in the time-space continuum. Rather, it's the rules that Democrats play by rules that now work to Clinton's advantage, even as they thwarted her candidacy eight years ago, when she lost a nominating fight to then-Sen. Barack Obama.
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/clinton-keeps-losing-so-how-come-shes-winning/
Yet Hillary Clinton is likely to continue her seemingly unstoppable march to the party's presidential nomination.
How can that be?
It's not a conspiracy, as some angry Sanders backers suggest, a result of dark magic or a wrinkle in the time-space continuum. Rather, it's the rules that Democrats play by rules that now work to Clinton's advantage, even as they thwarted her candidacy eight years ago, when she lost a nominating fight to then-Sen. Barack Obama.
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/clinton-keeps-losing-so-how-come-shes-winning/
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Hillary Clinton keeps losing; so how come she’s winning? (Original Post)
LuckyTheDog
May 2016
OP
Exactly. This is mop-up. Hillary won like the last 6 primaries in 2008, including California.
auntpurl
May 2016
#3
I will point out, by the way, that she's only lost two single-state contests since April 26th.
Zynx
May 2016
#2
CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)1. Doing well in garbage time never matters.
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)3. Exactly. This is mop-up. Hillary won like the last 6 primaries in 2008, including California.
Zynx
(21,328 posts)2. I will point out, by the way, that she's only lost two single-state contests since April 26th.
In two states with dramatically lower turnout than 2008 and in one case, West Virginia, with a disingenuous electorate that was voting Sanders despite their intention to support Trump in November regardless of the Dem Primary outcome.
For what it's worth, she also has won Guam and the Nebraska non-binding primary since that time as well.
k8conant
(3,030 posts)5. Whom are you calling disingenuous?
Not me.
I'm never supporting Trump.
Zynx
(21,328 posts)6. 40% of those who voted for Sanders in WV said they would vote for Trump even against Sanders.
k8conant
(3,030 posts)7. 40% in a tool poll...
Don't you believe it!
Jack Bone
(2,023 posts)4. Mama always said.."Cheaters gonna cheat" nt