Why should Hillary want votes from people who said they will never vote for her?

[Jitter65]

Yes, she doesn't need voters who aren't going to vote for her anyway.

[Kelvin Mace]

1. Well, good luck with that strategy

[cheapdate]

2. You can't be serious.

To win. She wants votes to win.

It's just that simple.

[ThePhilosopher04]

3. If she has designs on winning she'll need them. No way around it

[Recursion]

7. Not really. She can lose independents 65/35 and still win

Even 70/30 she can still win if independent turnout is depressed.

[ThinkCritically]

9. You assume every democrat will vote for her.

I'm a democrat and I have repeatedly expressed my opinion about her record and why I won't vote for her. ANY other democrat would get my vote. That's why I'm holding out until after the convention to make any decisions.

[Recursion]

10. No, I'm assuming they'll split like they have for the past two decades, about 90/10

A ham sandwich with the letter "D" after its name starts with 190 electoral votes. As many Texans and Floridians can vote against her as want to, it doesn't change the fact that winning Florida and Ohio still won't quite close that gap for the GOP.

[ThinkCritically]

12. That is true.

I've always understood that either democrat candidate will win against Trump. But I am worried the most about HRC being under FBI investigation. People can discount it all day long but what scared me the most is they gave someone immunity. Here we were, back in February, not really giving a hoot about this email investigation. And all of a sudden the FBI starts releasing statements about it. We learn about some hacker who could have hacked her email server. Someone who is part of the investigation gets immunity.... I mean it is scary to think that if something does happen, the democratic party will be damaged beyond repair and Trump could possibly get elected. You don't hand out immunity to people being questioned in an investigation unless it is a criminal investigation. This is one of the top reasons I am rooting for Bernie still.

[ThePhilosopher04]

11. She will not win with those deficits with independents. No shot.

She'll lose a lot Dems as well.

[Recursion]

16. Independent turnout is going to be really low this cycle

Because both candidates are unpopular with independents. Which, for that matter, is a good thing: it's past time these mythical "independents" stop dominating our political calculations.

[ThePhilosopher04]

21. So will Democratic turnout if Hillary is the nominee.

[elleng]

4. Wha???

[seekthetruth]

5. Well gosh golly....

.....I guess they do need my vote.

[Purveyor]

6. She shouldn't and she won't... eom

[ThinkCritically]

8. Mainly because she needs them lol

[RelativelyJones]

13. Don't worry

The majority of Sanders supporters are going to vote for Hillary in November, despite the hubbub now. Sure, there will be plenty of vocal hold-outs. There always are.

[AgingAmerican]

14. Hillary supporters are engaged in the most bizarre GOTV effort in world history

[Warren DeMontague]

15. you mean like "megachurch moms"?

Whose brilliant plan is it to court anti-choicers, creationists, and religious right fuckwits?

[frustrated_lefty]

17. It's okay, though.

She's a neo-con and stands a good chance of winning that constituency.

[highprincipleswork]

18. I think our candidate should turn down every opportunity to attract voters, particularly if they

want to be involved in the Democratic Party.

[cali]

19. Why did president Obama want her PUMA votes?

[pampango]

20. For the same reason that Trump wants votes from people who said they will never vote for him.

In order to win, candidates like to have people vote for them. I'm sure they know that not all will, but they hope that most do.

[morningfog]

22. To build a winning coalition. Duh!

[jmousso75]

23. Why should Hillary want votes from people who said they will never vote for her?

The same reason she would embrace David Brock who was behind vile attacks against the Clintons in the 1990's. She will sell her soul for power and to win.....and this is not a knock on Bernie supporters.....