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Tarheel_Dem

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6. Shhhh. Let 'em think they've already won.
Tue Jun 9, 2015, 12:30 PM
Jun 2015


"Conventions by their nature attract the truly hard-core party faithful, so this is the perfect environment for a very liberal candidate like Sanders to do well. In addition, less than 40 percent of the more than 1,300 delegates who attended the convention even voted. We’re talking about a sliver of a sliver. It was in no way a random sample — or even a particularly meaningful sample."


As was stated above, just ask President Bachmann.

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Bernie is the nominee, I guess HassleCat Jun 2015 #1
Yep. n/t Dawgs Jun 2015 #2
Why 'Harry Entin' at 538 just doesn't get it... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #3
Thank you Cosmic Dancer and 538... Agnosticsherbet Jun 2015 #4
It is a straw poll and these polls are meaningless Gothmog Jun 2015 #5
Shhhh. Let 'em think they've already won. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #6
Echoes from 2008 cprise Jun 2015 #7
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