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uponit7771

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18. When have primary vote counts ever exceeded general election presidential counts?

Reply to GregD (Reply #11)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 06:16 AM

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The Green Party didn't cost the Dems this election... [View all] Drunken Irishman Aug 2018 OP

Your numbers are fair and considerate. joshcryer Aug 2018 #1

Agreed! Drunken Irishman Aug 2018 #3

Well,said. NT Adrahil Aug 2018 #20

Damn math! Fred Sanders Aug 2018 #2

What are you doing man? Glamrock Aug 2018 #4

Thank you for your thoughtful, careful analysis, my dear Drunken Irishman. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #5

"...you could make the case many of those voters probably wouldn't have voted at all..." Garrett78 Aug 2018 #6

Democrats Who Don't Bother To Vote Is What Cost Us LandOfHopeAndDreams Aug 2018 #7

Yup. n/t progressoid Aug 2018 #10

You are right - it's voter apathy Quemado Aug 2018 #26

"If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem" oasis Aug 2018 #8

What's perplexing to me, is that the een Party's platform is closer to democrtaic values, so why RestoreAmerica2020 Aug 2018 #9

I agree - the Dems didn't come out. Almost 13k less than 2016. GregD Aug 2018 #11

I've been asking that for years. GOTV is our biggest challenge around here. TreasonousBastard Aug 2018 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker Aug 2018 #16

When have primary vote counts ever exceeded general election presidential counts? uponit7771 Aug 2018 #18

I recently read they didn't even cost Florida LeftInTX Aug 2018 #12

If u smile when libertarian votes screw up gop totals dembotoz Aug 2018 #13

why not ? many of us do want republicans to lose and it makes us smile JI7 Aug 2018 #15

the greens are our version of libertarian.... dembotoz Aug 2018 #24

the greens want republicans to win JI7 Aug 2018 #29

lol shanny Aug 2018 #32

Thank you dembotoz Aug 2018 #33

Thank you Raine Aug 2018 #17

I disagree with your contention genxlib Aug 2018 #19

This is a serious misuse and abuse of statistics. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #21

I just heard O'Connor on MSNBC say there are 8,000 votes left to count so Vinca Aug 2018 #22

Very well reasoned. You are right Tom Rinaldo Aug 2018 #23

Absolutely... Drunken Irishman Aug 2018 #34

Sir - have not you not realized to this point, that number-crunching bullwinkle428 Aug 2018 #25

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2018 #27

A vote for a Green is a symbolic (i.e. wasted) vote- unless there's a real chance for one to win Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2018 #28

cool story bro ! stonecutter357 Aug 2018 #30

Excuse me for all caps but I feel I must: IT'S THE FUCKING PRIMARIES!!!!! Initech Aug 2018 #31