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bottomofthehill

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36. He actually did poorly in states where there were primaries and much better where there were caucuses.

Reply to Zoomie1986 (Reply #24)

Sat Aug 10, 2024, 08:54 PM

Aug 10

Bernie won most of the caucuses which are horribly undemocratic. No absentee voting, no secret ballot, limited timeframe, small turn out events.

The Democratic Party should do away with caucuses.

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50-State Sweep Kid Berwyn Aug 10 #1

No, no it isn't. Celerity Aug 10 #8

I'll defend your right to express your views... Kid Berwyn Aug 10 #10

What if we hadn't tried in 2008 in VA? The reason we had offices there is Pres. Obama opened them because of the long Demsrule86 Aug 10 #13

You'll get no disagreement from me, you're just stating reality. CaptainTruth Aug 10 #16

Well, I hope you stay. I think we should do the 50 State strategy to nudge areas, and States along... electric_blue68 Aug 10 #23

Agreed.....don't get complacent...but.... Sedona Aug 10 #26

you are right -- we can't take anything for granted, despite the clearly great enthusiasm and the clear Trump meltdown LymphocyteLover Aug 10 #34

Have you ever been to West Virginia? Random Boomer Aug 10 #20

Didn't Bernie do well in WV orthoclad Aug 10 #22

He tended to fare the best Zoomie1986 Aug 10 #24

Ah, the racist argument orthoclad Aug 10 #25

St Bernard of Burlington got slaughtered in West Virginia. He got about 10 percent of the vote bottomofthehill Aug 10 #27

Saint Bernard of Burlington? displacedvermoter Aug 10 #29

Why so nasty about Sanders and his displacedvermoter Aug 10 #28

He actually did poorly in states where there were primaries and much better where there were caucuses. bottomofthehill Aug 10 #36

Left-of-center does not play well in West Virginia Random Boomer Aug 10 #31

As I recall, he drew enthusiastic crowds orthoclad Aug 10 #35

Many times. Kid Berwyn Aug 10 #32

Winning Ohio would be awesome! Lonestarblue Aug 10 #2

Let's hope he's right Raven123 Aug 10 #3

Likely? Random Boomer Aug 10 #21

What ? The fact that Vance is a national laughing stock,... magicarpet Aug 10 #4

He only won by 3%. You should try in Ohio. Demsrule86 Aug 10 #11

Reminder that Rick Scott won by 0.14% in Florida. CaptainTruth Aug 10 #18

C'mon O-H-I-O!!! Diamond_Dog Aug 10 #5

Only the best people... SalviaBlue Aug 10 #6

I remember the late Tim Russert....OHIO, OHIO, OHIO... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 10 #7

My stepson, a deeply kind, thoughtful, and wonderful person, Aristus Aug 10 #9

We need MASSIVE voter registration drives to compliment our GOTV machine!! OrlandoDem2 Aug 10 #12

Vance has a gift... dlk Aug 10 #14

Ohio voters want to protect women's rights and their sofas. surfered Aug 10 #15

It will be a curb stomping that will burn the former GOP to the ground JT45242 Aug 10 #17

That's good news, love it. GoodRaisin Aug 10 #19

I'll believe it when I see the vote count in November... RockRaven Aug 10 #30

If Trump is below 50% in Ohio in November......it is going to be a long night for the GOP. yellowcanine Aug 10 #33