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CreekDog

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140. you're arguing that the South doesn't matter in the nomination
Thu Mar 24, 2016, 04:13 PM
Mar 2016

at the same time you're arguing that Idaho and Utah do matter?

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You win the nomination by getting the most DELEGATES bravenak Mar 2016 #1
Sure, sure. She got stomped in utah and Idaho. And her take in Az is under investigation. Bubzer Mar 2016 #3
He got the brakes beat off in the ENTIRE SOUTH bravenak Mar 2016 #16
... Stomped. In UT. And ID. Hard. Into the ground. Bubzer Mar 2016 #20
You think the South don't matter in the DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY? bravenak Mar 2016 #23
She will never get the south in a GE... she will/is lose(ing) most blue states. Bubzer Mar 2016 #25
He won't either bravenak Mar 2016 #30
Thank you for admiting HRC is NOTHING but an ESTABLISHMENT CANDIDATE!!! Bubzer Mar 2016 #34
And I will be waiting for the establishment to say 'kick rocks and keep on kicking em" bravenak Mar 2016 #37
Which is hillarious... because she CANT WIN! Especially not without sanders supporters. Bubzer Mar 2016 #48
And he cannot win the nom without more than half of the black voters bravenak Mar 2016 #53
Oh will the hillaryity never cease... more of you... LOL. Bubzer Mar 2016 #83
Bye! See you when you come home to Hillary!! bravenak Mar 2016 #97
No...I wont be comming to heel. No matter how many times your candidate says it. Bubzer Mar 2016 #144
You say this like you need to convince people that you matter Cary Mar 2016 #226
Comming from a hillary supporter (you), that means almost nothing to me. Bubzer Mar 2016 #229
Of course you missed my point Cary Mar 2016 #233
You mean the point couched in ad hominem and concern trolling? Yeah... couldn't see it. Bubzer Mar 2016 #237
Just because your reality is harsh doesn't mean my willingness to state it is an ad hominem Cary Mar 2016 #238
More veiled ad hominem. This conversation's over and you're going onto ignore. Bubzer Mar 2016 #240
Wrong Cary Mar 2016 #241
But thanks for reinforcing my theory that: Cary Mar 2016 #242
Can you show polls that reflect that specifically? KPN Mar 2016 #84
Big time! Bubzer Mar 2016 #93
How do you know we won't do the same as his supporters have been threatening to do? bravenak Mar 2016 #94
You could be right ... we'll see ... KPN Mar 2016 #105
I've been voting straight ticket Democratic since 1974 - I will NEVER vote for another Clinton! Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #102
Wholeheartedly agree! Bubzer Mar 2016 #111
It pissed me off no end that the media is making it seems like all Bernie supporters Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #114
You know, oddly enough, that's not the part that angers me. It's that people here are buying into it Bubzer Mar 2016 #122
Well, the Hillary people will buy into anything that helps their side - right or wrong. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #124
Yeah, it's been amazingly bad. On the positive side, DU's loss is JPR's gain. Bubzer Mar 2016 #147
Yup, which is how the Freeps Roll Avalon Sparks Mar 2016 #254
YES! fierywoman Mar 2016 #207
That is an excellent, trenchant observation. "Don't piss Bernie or his followers off!" Akamai Mar 2016 #231
I Just Posted Some Information About Calls Made Into The Thom Hartmann ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #129
Just came from a Hillary meeting in Jamaica Queens NY redkwamya Mar 2016 #186
Do you really believe most black voters cannabis_flower Mar 2016 #230
As soon as I saw who had taken over this thread SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #243
Awww... but I will miss you SCantiGOP. Bubzer Mar 2016 #247
When they realize that math sharp_stick Mar 2016 #43
I cannot wait to be DEAF to this ridiculous nonsense. bravenak Mar 2016 #45
Why wait? You could start right now. In fact, I encourage it! Bubzer Mar 2016 #50
I will when this whole nonsense is put on mute bravenak Mar 2016 #54
The sniping and name-calling aside angrychair Mar 2016 #79
The NONSENSE of the South not mattering and her wins meaning nothing bravenak Mar 2016 #82
I agree bravenak angrychair Mar 2016 #120
I think we should all vote on the same day bravenak Mar 2016 #190
Then who would get millions of dollars angrychair Mar 2016 #225
Oh, but I think he already is! KPN Mar 2016 #87
Could be! Bubzer Mar 2016 #90
You'll be pretty damn speechless when Trump is elected. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #103
Hey! bravenak Mar 2016 #104
Yes it is! LOL!!! Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #108
I said it before. greymouse Mar 2016 #171
But Bernie does NOT HAVE the lead bravenak Mar 2016 #175
And you think the Dems will win Idaho and Utah in the general? spooky3 Mar 2016 #123
And for you too: Bubzer Mar 2016 #150
How amusing. Check out 538, which gives the clear edge to sanders spooky3 Mar 2016 #154
Hey, why don't you take your own advice eh? Cause umm...you're not right! Bubzer Mar 2016 #155
Aw, you really like non sequiturs. Why don't you spooky3 Mar 2016 #167
LOL...you're just gonna ignore the facts...typical hilly supporter...cant stand facts. Bubzer Mar 2016 #170
Here is a fact for you. leftofcool Mar 2016 #189
Idaho is on the brink of turning blue. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #199
Hillary won't campaign in the South if she captures the nomination. It'll be a boycott. imagine2015 Mar 2016 #136
Yes she will bravenak Mar 2016 #161
Bernie might, but HRC, not so much. GoneOffShore Mar 2016 #245
Bernie already has cross over draw... she still has none. Bubzer Mar 2016 #250
And that's the thing the HRC boosters can't seem to grasp. GoneOffShore Mar 2016 #251
But Utah and Idaho have? mcar Mar 2016 #76
You misunderstand...hilly should have won UT and ID...but she didn't. She got HAMMERED! Bubzer Mar 2016 #80
That's not what you said mcar Mar 2016 #88
Non sequiter... but please, keep trying! Every one of you hillarians are kicking my post! Bubzer Mar 2016 #91
A direct quote is not a non sequitur mcar Mar 2016 #95
So you're saying somone cannot add onto an argument? Bubzer Mar 2016 #107
Utah has a good chance of going blue in the general. greymouse Mar 2016 #174
Mormons have a long history of being persecuted. strategery blunder Mar 2016 #183
As if UT and ID are blue states! brer cat Mar 2016 #81
... Bubzer Mar 2016 #85
Or red states like Idaho, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah? Amimnoch Mar 2016 #125
Normally I'd agree that the blue states would vote blue regardless. However... Bubzer Mar 2016 #130
you're arguing that the South doesn't matter in the nomination CreekDog Mar 2016 #140
Oh look, another one. Here you go: Bubzer Mar 2016 #149
you spelled "missunderstand" wrong CreekDog Mar 2016 #156
Hey, look at that! You get to be right about something... I did indeed misspell a word. Bubzer Mar 2016 #158
Yeah! To hell with democracy! Hurray for dienfranchisement! kjones Mar 2016 #212
they do'nt count YET!! MasonDreams Mar 2016 #196
They already got COUNTED!!! bravenak Mar 2016 #197
Super delegates do not even vote for a candidate until the convention MasonDreams Mar 2016 #202
I know THAT bravenak Mar 2016 #204
the Times they are a changin' MasonDreams Mar 2016 #208
More of 'the people' voted for Hillary bravenak Mar 2016 #209
He lost the south due to deep-seated past memories of a Clinton past mdbl Mar 2016 #215
Good grief! They like her better, so what? bravenak Mar 2016 #220
and they don't know why mdbl Mar 2016 #252
Wrong but thanks for playing Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #22
AZ is under investigation. Does that bother you? It should. Bubzer Mar 2016 #27
The state of Arizona not Hillary Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #33
" that should affect all candidates equally" LOL...no... not even close. Nice try though! Bubzer Mar 2016 #36
Explain how it gives her an advantage Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #38
You're mistaken if you think I care if you're convinced. Bubzer Mar 2016 #51
You must care Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #55
Awww. Well shucks. Guess I'l just have to live without being pestered by another HRC fan... Bubzer Mar 2016 #117
Let me try to explain. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #106
Is it warm in that fantasyland of yours? n/t sharp_stick Mar 2016 #44
Ya know, I'd stab myself with a... sharp stick... before I'd "come to heel" for her. Bubzer Mar 2016 #151
You lack objectivity. LanternWaste Mar 2016 #221
I love when you hilly supporters post crap like this. Bubzer Mar 2016 #222
Agreed katmille Mar 2016 #148
AZ will not change. fun n serious Mar 2016 #47
Don't remember 2008? Bubzer Mar 2016 #127
Do you know how much he reduced her lead by in those two elections? pnwmom Mar 2016 #121
And I would be VERY surprised if she lost the two biggest spooky3 Mar 2016 #126
After almost 15 million people have voted, Clinton has a popular vote lead of 2.7 million. George II Mar 2016 #169
So far. If she does ... KPN Mar 2016 #78
And she has built and stronger more diverse coalition bravenak Mar 2016 #86
"And she has built and stronger more diverse coalition"... of corporations and dirty money. Bubzer Mar 2016 #96
Black and minority and women voters are not 'corporations and dirty money' bravenak Mar 2016 #100
It doesn't matter how you deflect. She will NEVER escape all the dirty money... Bubzer Mar 2016 #109
I'm bored with the superpredator stuff bravenak Mar 2016 #162
True. KPN Mar 2016 #99
We are real democrats who want to improve the party bravenak Mar 2016 #101
LOL Bubzer Mar 2016 #153
You like that? bravenak Mar 2016 #163
Naw, that's okay. I'll leave the smears and hatred to you. Bubzer Mar 2016 #166
Sorry, I thought you preferred Jill Stein? Paulie Mar 2016 #176
I said if she were a DEMOCRAT bravenak Mar 2016 #177
As I remember it was because she couldn't win. Paulie Mar 2016 #178
That too bravenak Mar 2016 #181
Moving fiscally to the right only helps wealthy Avalon Sparks Mar 2016 #253
Agreed: and Sanders has never been vetted: he has been let off because he is not lewebley3 Mar 2016 #115
Yep. It is a waste of time and resources bravenak Mar 2016 #118
HILLARY CLINTON sublimecabbie Mar 2016 #135
Don't care bravenak Mar 2016 #164
I thought you didn't like Hillary? progressoid Mar 2016 #146
Like, shcmike bravenak Mar 2016 #159
not emotionally involved? progressoid Mar 2016 #172
I only love Obama bravenak Mar 2016 #173
You know there are other emotions other than love, right? progressoid Mar 2016 #187
Is that a serious question? SMH bravenak Mar 2016 #188
It's rhetorical. progressoid Mar 2016 #193
Meh. They are both boring bravenak Mar 2016 #194
Don't you have some other "Jews" to be antisemitic to, Bravenak? w4rma Mar 2016 #185
The fact that the preference is basically 50/50... thesquanderer Mar 2016 #191
I think it is that the sampling is not that great bravenak Mar 2016 #192
True, there's an option (d), the poll methodology sucks. ;-) (n/t) thesquanderer Mar 2016 #195
re: "We do it by delegates." thesquanderer Mar 2016 #219
Bubzer, as Senator Sanders has said, saidsimplesimon Mar 2016 #2
We still have about half of the delegates up for grabs. Bubzer Mar 2016 #5
44% of the delegates remain LiberalFighter Mar 2016 #12
And Sanders needs 60+% of those Gman Mar 2016 #21
58% actually. Easily achievable... Bubzer Mar 2016 #31
You do realize that the pro Hillary states have more delegates, right? bravenak Mar 2016 #46
"STATES SHE IS GOING TO WIN" Keep telling yourself that. Maybe you'll be able to sleep at night. Bubzer Mar 2016 #56
Hee hee! I sleep great. bravenak Mar 2016 #57
Like how she kept us safe from the Iraq war? Yeah, good luck with that. Bubzer Mar 2016 #70
How was that all on her? bravenak Mar 2016 #73
She ain't winning Ca Politicalboi Mar 2016 #69
You guys said that about AZ bravenak Mar 2016 #71
Hillary got 12.5% of registered voters in SC MasonDreams Mar 2016 #200
Has nothing to do with winning this primary that only a certain amount voted bravenak Mar 2016 #201
But are they voting against repubs and MasonDreams Mar 2016 #206
You have no clue what 'they' are voting because of bravenak Mar 2016 #210
Bernie should win NY and will definately win CA BIG! Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #110
Unlikely bravenak Mar 2016 #113
67% of New Yorkers re-elected Hillary Senator. She's very well liked in NY, pnwmom Mar 2016 #157
You, are operating with old data, You will ver VERY surpriesd! Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #182
Some new data from last week's Emerson poll puts her way ahead. pnwmom Mar 2016 #236
OK - anywho - It will be fun for all watching the rest of the primaries. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #239
But she was running against a republican. This time she's running against a true progressive. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #223
That's about half. Regardless, it's still more than enough to beat hilly. Bubzer Mar 2016 #28
His numbers dropped 15% from last month fun n serious Mar 2016 #49
against Ms. Inevitable? LiberalElite Mar 2016 #217
I'm not being rude to you so please fun n serious Mar 2016 #255
That hasn't translated into delegates and frankly, it's too little too late liberal N proud Mar 2016 #4
Maybe you missed hilly getting stomped into the ground in UT and ID? Good times. Bubzer Mar 2016 #6
And you have not done the math liberal N proud Mar 2016 #17
Maybe, but even so I feel a lot more genuine supporting Sanders, because he PatrickforO Mar 2016 #24
I think the revolution is already underway. nt Duval Mar 2016 #72
This genie can't be put back into the bottle. n/t libdem4life Mar 2016 #137
Go Bernie! Rebkeh Mar 2016 #7
Heck yeah! Bubzer Mar 2016 #8
Hmm. Since many Sanders supporters are 'under the radar' of these polls, especially PatrickforO Mar 2016 #9
I've got my write-in pen ready Plucketeer Mar 2016 #10
Here here!!! Bubzer Mar 2016 #11
I will do the same, if it comes to that. sammythecat Mar 2016 #32
Me too DebbieCDC Mar 2016 #132
me too. ready and willing. desmiller Mar 2016 #134
k&r rhett o rick Mar 2016 #13
This isn't even close to the actual headline you linked. sufrommich Mar 2016 #14
Touche'. Posted the wrong title from a related link. Credit where credit is due. Nice catch. Bubzer Mar 2016 #41
. stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #15
It's thoughtful and meaningful contributions like this that boggle the mind. n/t libdem4life Mar 2016 #235
Sanders has been ignored, ridiculed, or smeared deutsey Mar 2016 #18
He was supposed to be dismissed as a grumpy racist by June of LAST YEAR! arcane1 Mar 2016 #52
You forgot "gun humper". n/t libdem4life Mar 2016 #138
that's the whole point--Bernie's message is so powerful TheDormouse Mar 2016 #58
predictwise... artyteacher Mar 2016 #19
Don't care. Still gets my vote. Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #62
That helps explain the flurry of Blue Nation Review propaganda posts... nt revbones Mar 2016 #26
Every minute, more and more are Feel'n the Bern! SoapBox Mar 2016 #29
What no voter suppression in the polling FreakinDJ Mar 2016 #35
Wish she hadn't zentrum Mar 2016 #39
knr snagglepuss Mar 2016 #40
Odd how Hillary has a million more votes. onehandle Mar 2016 #42
More like 2.7 more votes :) lunamagica Mar 2016 #119
Lets see, latest Pennsylvania poll, Hillary 53, Bernie 28. still_one Mar 2016 #59
And people have known Hillary for 25 years zalinda Mar 2016 #66
I don't care for polls period. Just get out and vote, and everything else is moot still_one Mar 2016 #74
I'm a YUUUGE Sanders fan but a sample size of 311 is rather small Roland99 Mar 2016 #60
And Sanders has not dropped out yet? ejbr Mar 2016 #61
She leads by 18 points of all votes cast so far. Dawson Leery Mar 2016 #63
Thanks for giving us president trump, Hillary acolyte. Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #65
And here I thought the contest would be over by Super Tuesday. What happened? thereismore Mar 2016 #112
Sanders can win! paulthompson Mar 2016 #64
I'm only certain of one thing this election season. Beacool Mar 2016 #67
funny thing, if u read the associated questions ... TheDormouse Mar 2016 #68
Looks like more of a Head vs. Heart poll. And, strangely, that's the libdem4life Mar 2016 #139
an interpretation is that presidents usually don't fight for the middle-class or TheDormouse Mar 2016 #152
That's incredibly cynical. BillZBubb Mar 2016 #205
I sure don't noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #179
Mine, too. n/t libdem4life Mar 2016 #180
A funny thing happened LiberalElite Mar 2016 #75
So nationally he is ahead. It figures. I suspected it was voter suppression all along Zira Mar 2016 #77
SC turnout was 12%. That vote should not even count. nt thereismore Mar 2016 #116
WTF? Metric System Mar 2016 #160
See? Those votes do not count bravenak Mar 2016 #165
Unreal but unsurprising. Metric System Mar 2016 #168
Check with a fork cosmicone Mar 2016 #89
I don't think the polls are even. Not in any other one I've seen yet this one is even bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #92
LOLOLOLOL Loki Mar 2016 #98
Only ~ 300 Democrats were included in this poll, spooky3 Mar 2016 #128
While this is interesting and encouraging if your're on the left, its meaningless. apnu Mar 2016 #131
So true.... AuntPatsy Mar 2016 #133
agreed rtracey Mar 2016 #143
well rtracey Mar 2016 #141
K&R for visibility Babel_17 Mar 2016 #142
Independents Favor Sanders billhicks76 Mar 2016 #145
It's always been a race against time. Ash_F Mar 2016 #184
That's because we don't trust her. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #198
Ding ding ding!!! Bubzer Mar 2016 #218
That's quite a improvent from only 4% a month or so ago. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #203
And, with a media black out on him Zira Mar 2016 #211
this is more for the rest ahem 50 % of the country that hasn't voted yet.. PatrynXX Mar 2016 #213
The California primary had been in June for at least 40 plus years dlwickham Mar 2016 #214
okay whatever PatrynXX Mar 2016 #249
Evenly split, when you consider full court effort to eliminate Sander's on MSM, and election fraud.. MrMickeysMom Mar 2016 #216
Let's be honest... c-ville rook Mar 2016 #224
That's a pretty wide margin of error.... blackspade Mar 2016 #227
Here are the numbers that matter, from the polls that matter - VOTES: George II Mar 2016 #228
the last rtracey Mar 2016 #232
Plus, Clinton has ZERO support outside the Democratic Party NorthCarolina Mar 2016 #234
wise people are waking up and 3rdwayers are being outed as the rightwing-lite stupidicus Mar 2016 #244
Interesting numbers considering a year ago Bernie wasn't even on the radar screen. jalan48 Mar 2016 #246
Never another Clinton Madmiddle Mar 2016 #248
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