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jwirr

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20. Makes one actually sick. Because to her it is all a game. Win
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 09:50 PM
Jan 2016

or lose she is part of the 1%. It is not a game to most of us. What becomes of our future is vital. To lose it because someone is playing games is to know hopelessness.

Go Bernie Go

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
Hillary Clinton, broader experience you can trust. pangaia Jan 2016 #11
Indeed lsewpershad Jan 2016 #33
“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
Even if it's part of the "game" in Iowa... SoapBox Jan 2016 #5
Makes one actually sick. Because to her it is all a game. Win jwirr Jan 2016 #20
How Hilarian. GoneOffShore Jan 2016 #6
It's typical of how caucuses work. The Obama campaign did the same in 2008. Metric System Jan 2016 #7
Yes, and per the linked article, the Clinton campaign was outraged. Jim Lane Jan 2016 #18
That's politics. It was sour grapes. Metric System Jan 2016 #19
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
Well, that makes it ok then. pangaia Jan 2016 #12
Back then Hypocritical Hill denounced Obama for doing it. snagglepuss Jan 2016 #26
You don't think the Sanders person is going to do the same thing? George II Jan 2016 #15
Really... kracer20 Jan 2016 #10
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
^ This. n/t OhZone Jan 2016 #17
True. Brilliant move if needed Stuckinthebush Jan 2016 #28
She can not win on her merits Pastiche423 Jan 2016 #22
I wondered why O'Malley was still hanging around. nt Snotcicles Jan 2016 #23
And IF Bernie people sit with Hillary first her math will be... Omaha Steve Jan 2016 #24
I'm not sure I believe in the "Caucus Process." californiabernin Jan 2016 #25
Nothing new here 4dsc Jan 2016 #27
Is Karl Rove her campaign manager now? merkins Jan 2016 #29
think by now those voters won't change their mind. Its republicans who should panic over trump lol Sunlei Jan 2016 #30
The Clintons historically have not done well in Iowa. davsand Jan 2016 #31
I seriously doubt Bernie would ever do something like this. Gregorian Jan 2016 #32
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