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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMomentum is an advantage all by itself
People like to back winners.
If people think their vote will be "wasted" they may just stay at home. On the other hand, people like to be part of the winner team so they will go out and vote.
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Momentum is an advantage all by itself (Original Post)
hill2016
Dec 2015
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MoonRiver
(36,975 posts)1. Once that snowball starts rolling
It just gets bigger and bigger!
Hepburn
(21,054 posts)2. Yep, that sure is what happened to Hillary in 2008
She was a winner then...oh, wait...guess she was a loser!
demmiblue
(39,464 posts)3. Winning!

MoonRiver
(36,975 posts)5. Bernie needs to do more than fantasize to win!
ibegurpard
(17,077 posts)4. I'd like to hear more about your opinions
Of middle class people with housekeepers and nannies. Thar was special.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)6. Live-in nannies. n/t
