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SandersDem

(592 posts)
Tue May 10, 2016, 07:54 PM May 2016

They called that based on exit polls

with no polls reporting.

Wow, like if I were one of those Hillary supporters, I would be crying foul right now, whining to no end over the main stream media, trying to console each other with the Bernie can't win stuff and maybe trolling twitter.

Thank god I am a Bernie supporter.

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Jennylynn

(696 posts)
1. Still an hour until the polls close
Tue May 10, 2016, 07:56 PM
May 2016

I thought they agreed after 2000 not to do that. Not that I'm complaining. This time.

SandersDem

(592 posts)
2. oh why that is even worse
Tue May 10, 2016, 07:57 PM
May 2016

they simply shouldn't do that AT all. Perhaps it was to discourage Bernie supporters to stay in line and vote. Nahhhh.

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)
7. They didn't. Polls closed at 7:30 ET and they called it just after they closed. Because of exit
Tue May 10, 2016, 08:21 PM
May 2016

polls.

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pmorlan1

(2,096 posts)
8. Thanks
Tue May 10, 2016, 08:26 PM
May 2016

I'm surprised they called it for Bernie this early. They usually wait until at least 40% of the vote is in and sometimes 90%.

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)
3. They do the same thing to Bernie all the time. AZ, NC, SC, MS, FL, etc...
Tue May 10, 2016, 08:00 PM
May 2016

Usually, when Bernie's way ahead, they wait until 90% of the votes are counted. They did call Vermont early though.

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nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
10. Makes me wonder about the +Bernie exit polls in States where he lost.
Wed May 11, 2016, 07:00 AM
May 2016

Should make everyone question everything on a consistent basis!

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)
11. Exit polls have a margin of error of +/- 2%-4%...every state where exit polls had him winning, but
Wed May 11, 2016, 07:12 AM
May 2016

he ended up losing - was stolen. Republican exit polls were spot on. There's PROOF of election fraud, but the people who committed the crimes are the people controlling the outcome of this election.

In open primaries, they can't control the INDEPENDENTS or Republicans who would vote for Bernie. All they have is Bernie's data they stole from hacking the DNC data files last October. In closed primaries they can purge those names from the voter rolls, suppress the vote and program the evoting machines so Clinton will come out ahead.

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