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MissDeeds

(7,499 posts)
20. Yep
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 12:24 AM
Feb 2016

It's going to hurt her and alienate voters.

I thought we were the party of "Count all the votes", yet she declared herself the winner before all the votes were in.

What say you, Hillary?

Exactly. Any objective person would say that numbers-wise it's a tie. Declaring "victory" is stupid. reformist2 Feb 2016 #1
CNN reported both camps claiming victory. spyker29 Feb 2016 #2
Hillary... FRANTIC!!! Act of Desperation... Chuck Todd... Beside Himself! CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #21
It really speaks to something in her soul that must win no matter what. If the final count roguevalley Feb 2016 #26
To go to Iowa, no money, no name rec, no organization, no PAC's. To overcome that to tie IS a win. ViseGrip Feb 2016 #35
Maybe, but in NH in 68 book_worm Feb 2016 #3
"That's so Hillary." Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #4
Hillary ...Calling Herself A PROGRESSIVE.... HOW SO? CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #25
Hillary AGAINST Universal Health Care Last Week... NOW She is For Universal Health Care... CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #30
Hillary Calling Herself A "Progressive" Again... Is Patently Outrageous! CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #31
So why is Sanders planning on declaring victory? Metric System Feb 2016 #5
Planning? jeff47 Feb 2016 #13
It was reported on CNN. Metric System Feb 2016 #15
Reported that he was planning. You don't notice the difference? jeff47 Feb 2016 #16
The BIG Man Spoke And Did Not Declare Victory... The Man Of Character and Truth.. CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #28
Actually, she declared victory with 84% of returns in. Fuddnik Feb 2016 #32
Bush did it too. Baitball Blogger Feb 2016 #6
I hate to say it, but... tk2kewl Feb 2016 #7
I mostly agree based on 2008. HereSince1628 Feb 2016 #8
Mrs Alan Greenspan Looking Hagard And Spent... Described A "MELTDOWN" In The Hillary Camp! CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #29
Arogance pinebox Feb 2016 #9
Yep MissDeeds Feb 2016 #20
Hey, it worked for Bush in 2000 Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #10
Sanders aids also claimed victory toshiba783 Feb 2016 #11
Chuck Todd said she made a mistake doing it and created a "todo" that was unnecessary. This will monmouth4 Feb 2016 #12
Nah, a winner does. ChimpersMcSmirkers Feb 2016 #14
Media wants to take down Hillary Clinton.... FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #17
WHAT effing Media Have You been Exposed to! CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #23
A friend called it "cheezy" senz Feb 2016 #18
Everything with her camp is about manipulation and head games. Giving people what they need GoneFishin Feb 2016 #19
It is awful that she has done this. OP is corect, bad judgment once again. Finish vote counting! ViseGrip Feb 2016 #22
How awful, the Clinton family is taking the stage, and the populous counties count has slowed ViseGrip Feb 2016 #24
Except she didn't declare victory in that speech. nt ecstatic Feb 2016 #27
No not the speech, just when she went up on TV and even the pundits asked what she was doing ViseGrip Feb 2016 #33
No class AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #34
She won. NCTraveler Feb 2016 #36
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