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In reply to the discussion: Clinton Iowa Volunteers Train When To Push Backers To O’Malley — To Block Bernie [View all]Metric System
(6,048 posts)1. Yeah, that's how caucuses work and it means the Clinton campaign learned from 2008. I personally
think they suck.
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Clinton Iowa Volunteers Train When To Push Backers To O’Malley — To Block Bernie [View all]
Jarqui
Jan 2016
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Yeah, that's how caucuses work and it means the Clinton campaign learned from 2008. I personally
Metric System
Jan 2016
#1
It's the price you pay for having a form of Instant runoff voting which primaries do not have.
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#2
Except that O'Malley voters are much closer to Bernie than they are to Hillary on
JDPriestly
Jan 2016
#9
“It’s sad and telling that their campaign doesn’t think they can win without these kinds of tactics
FreakinDJ
Jan 2016
#3
I don't fault them for it. If Sanders were positioned similarly he would do so.
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#4
It's typical of how caucuses work. The Obama campaign did the same in 2008.
Metric System
Jan 2016
#7
Even if the explanation for the hypocrisy is "sour grapes" it's still hypocrisy. (nt)
Jim Lane
Jan 2016
#21
Sorry, but this is not Hillarian, it is typical for the Iowa Caucus. Obama was the master
StevieM
Jan 2016
#8
straight out of the Republican playbook. If you can't win, change the rules, cheat.
hobbit709
Jan 2016
#13
Iowa has stupid rules and you don't need to change them to play the angles within them. nt
TeamPooka
Jan 2016
#16
If true it suggests the Hillary team is not going to caught flat footed like in 2008.
DCBob
Jan 2016
#14