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A clear, undeniable majority of Democratic voters in the primaries chose Hillary Clinton as their (Original Post) Yavin4 May 2016 OP
MORE SHIT STIRRING. morningfog May 2016 #1
Sorry, but facts are tedious to those who refuse to accept them. n/t Yavin4 May 2016 #4
You are just stirring shit. Nothing of value. morningfog May 2016 #7
The facts are not as cut and dried as your portray them Armstead May 2016 #25
Posting simple, verifiable facts is shit stirring, now? MineralMan May 2016 #6
You do. morningfog May 2016 #10
Don't like facts? hrmjustin May 2016 #13
Oh come on. The Sandroids are constantly saying how unfair it all is. The OP is just stating anotherproletariat May 2016 #17
So petty and repetitive. Boring, meaningless flame bait. morningfog May 2016 #23
There seems to be many people who still need to hear this message. It is worth repeating. anotherproletariat May 2016 #28
Stop posting facts. hrmjustin May 2016 #2
Some times facts are not nice Yavin4 May 2016 #11
Scarlett would probably rate that fact as 'nice' so perhaps it's all a matter of perspective. Bluenorthwest May 2016 #22
(It is not nice) especially to BSers rock May 2016 #36
Yes. Yes, they did. MineralMan May 2016 #3
But only if you come to that conclusion by tallying up the votes and pledged delegates and 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #31
"She represents the will of the people." So does Trump. arcane1 May 2016 #5
Yes. Trump does. Yavin4 May 2016 #12
Democratic vs Republican voters Cali_Democrat May 2016 #14
Please do not whine about the results in November timmymoff May 2016 #8
I accept that, the fact that she does not represent my views on a number of key issues, and Joe the Revelator May 2016 #9
Not enough to secure the nomination and around here she lost by a huge margin. Bluenorthwest May 2016 #15
Nobody I know voted for Hillary nt firebrand80 May 2016 #16
She represents the oligarchy we call the DNC. B Calm May 2016 #18
she represents the will of the people is stretching it a bit, don't you think??? Sivart May 2016 #19
She clearly represents the will of the people in the Democratic party Yavin4 May 2016 #33
walk it back.... :) Sivart May 2016 #35
They chose the less electable candidate. Cobalt Violet May 2016 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author artislife May 2016 #21
There you go speaking in past tense again, lagomorph777 May 2016 #24
Not over yet. highprincipleswork May 2016 #26
Have chosen inchhigh May 2016 #27
It's not really a "clear, undeniable majority." Most people didn't vote. immoderate May 2016 #29
Yes. A majority of the states have voted. Yavin4 May 2016 #34
Benchmark Politics: Clinton lead over Sanders likely to grown to 6 million... brooklynite May 2016 #30
Yes MariaThinks May 2016 #32
 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
25. The facts are not as cut and dried as your portray them
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:10 PM
May 2016

A lot of people prefer many of Sanders positions and agree with him, but have supported or voted for Clinton because they have accepted the meme that she's the most electable....or they want to elect a woman.

So it's not like a mandate for the Clintons to treat the Democratic Party as their own private fiefdom

 

anotherproletariat

(1,446 posts)
17. Oh come on. The Sandroids are constantly saying how unfair it all is. The OP is just stating
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:00 PM
May 2016

a fact that clearly needs to be heard by many people.

 

morningfog

(18,115 posts)
23. So petty and repetitive. Boring, meaningless flame bait.
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:08 PM
May 2016

Back slaps from one sides, poo flinging from the other. Repeat repeat repeat.

 

anotherproletariat

(1,446 posts)
28. There seems to be many people who still need to hear this message. It is worth repeating.
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:22 PM
May 2016

This is nothing against Sanders, it is simply stating that Hillary won by every possible measure, and it is time for all of us to move on. No one is asking people to change their allegiance, just to accept reality.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
31. But only if you come to that conclusion by tallying up the votes and pledged delegates and
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:24 PM
May 2016

number of contests won ... I say let's count the touchdowns!

 

timmymoff

(1,947 posts)
8. Please do not whine about the results in November
Tue May 24, 2016, 03:56 PM
May 2016

or the lack of support. If you can not accept that, then that's your problem.

 

Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)
9. I accept that, the fact that she does not represent my views on a number of key issues, and
Tue May 24, 2016, 03:56 PM
May 2016

she will not get my vote, doesn't mean I don't accept that, it just means that I am saddened at what the party has become, and what they had to do to get her into this position.

 

Sivart

(325 posts)
19. she represents the will of the people is stretching it a bit, don't you think???
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:02 PM
May 2016

Maybe if she wins the nomination she will represent the will of a slight majority of one of the political parties in our country....?

Then again, she changes her mind on things a lot, and her views evolve often, so how can you be sure??




 

Sivart

(325 posts)
35. walk it back.... :)
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:49 PM
May 2016

Close, but not close enough.

If she ends up winning, she will likely represent the will of NOT ALL democrats, but a slight majority of democrats. How much of a majority will have to wait until everyone has voted.

I think the problem is that you are pretending the Democrats who don't support Clinton don't exist, but they do.

Cobalt Violet

(9,905 posts)
20. They chose the less electable candidate.
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:05 PM
May 2016

Don't come whining and blaming the rest of us in November when that doesn't work out so well.

Response to Yavin4 (Original post)

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
24. There you go speaking in past tense again,
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:10 PM
May 2016

denying in your head, that CA, NJ, ND, SD, MT, DC have yet to vote.

That imperious bullshit is exactly what drives Bernie or Busters. Hope you enjoy President Trump.

 

immoderate

(20,885 posts)
29. It's not really a "clear, undeniable majority." Most people didn't vote.
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:22 PM
May 2016

And I don't think the will of the people is represented.

--imm

brooklynite

(94,545 posts)
30. Benchmark Politics: Clinton lead over Sanders likely to grown to 6 million...
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:24 PM
May 2016
Benchmark Politics ?@benchmarkpol 3 hours ago Nags Head, NC
Clintons popular vote margin over Sanders is anticipated to grow from 3 million to nearly 6 million after CA/NJ/NM/MT/ND/SD/PR/VI


But the good news is: if Sanders can win 100% of the remaining contests, they'll be tied, right?
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