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You know what really fucking gets my goat? [View all] boston bean Feb 2016 OP

Since now. Agschmid Feb 2016 #1

All depends on how you look at it Armstead Feb 2016 #34

NO ... I suspect if HRC fought to a tie in N.H., she would say ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #83

Your faith in her consistent honesty is refreshing Armstead Feb 2016 #88

BTW ... We are talking about Bernie supporters. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #90

Well, just like Clinton suppoerters, Bernie supporters are a large collection of individuals Armstead Feb 2016 #92

Okay, let me be more specific ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #101

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #112

If this were the GE, a 0.2% difference... tex-wyo-dem Feb 2016 #131

Didn't read the OP, I see. She specifically says that Bernie himself is calling it a win. n/t ieoeja Feb 2016 #107

It is interesting that she is seen as "losing an insurmountable lead" treestar Feb 2016 #95

You're playing with word salad...Both are different sides of the same coin Armstead Feb 2016 #98

I agree metroins Feb 2016 #2

Only if bernie wins is a win going to be a win. BigGLiberal Feb 2016 #3

the South Roy Ellefson Feb 2016 #46

Because they hold Democratic primaries perhaps? hack89 Feb 2016 #67

I've seen that before treestar Feb 2016 #97

Before? Like in 2008 perhaps. n/t A Simple Game Feb 2016 #142

Historic first time Iowa victory for a woman. But it doesn't count. DanTex Feb 2016 #4

This tweet that I found fits this..... riversedge Feb 2016 #27

Who's going to pick all the splinters out of her backside? AtheistCrusader Feb 2016 #108

That fits in with her hawkish attitude. notadmblnd Feb 2016 #133

i only have three words in response to this. restorefreedom Feb 2016 #5

Michigan or Ohio? JudyM Feb 2016 #35

Correct!!! Long lines in Cleveland wolfie001 Feb 2016 #56

Not to mention the SOS contacting AAs in Cleveland telling them they weren't eligible to vote! JudyM Feb 2016 #66

michigan. i was referring to the dws brouhaha in 2008 restorefreedom Feb 2016 #65

K then I will add a 4th word to your important list. JudyM Feb 2016 #72

:) nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #79

I found this online ... it helps to explain how some people react to difficult news. NurseJackie Feb 2016 #6

Plus we knew the delegates was going to be split before the caucus. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #7

Laugh at it leftynyc Feb 2016 #8

It's the winners acting like children alarimer Feb 2016 #96

Do feel free to link leftynyc Feb 2016 #113

As was said elsewhere on DU but worth repeating: LibDemAlways Feb 2016 #122

When the results are in contest ErisDiscordia Feb 2016 #9

If that were true, which is highly doubtful, Bernie winning by a half percentage point means a win? boston bean Feb 2016 #10

A "dirty" win is nothing to boast about ErisDiscordia Feb 2016 #15

A "dirty" win?? absolute proof of that please... not innuendo, made up shit... provide actual proof boston bean Feb 2016 #16

I'd like to see that proof too mcar Feb 2016 #26

Why should he? Coin tosses...I saw the live video of the refusing to recount. There were others if libdem4life Feb 2016 #59

Sour grapes is the only "evidence' that Sander fans have.. riversedge Feb 2016 #64

You asked someone to retract their opinion. Disagreement doesn't mean "sour grapes". libdem4life Feb 2016 #70

Sadly sounding so typically right wing! Madmiddle Feb 2016 #63

The only thing happening is Sander's wants to verify the integrity of the process. kristopher Feb 2016 #147

According to your argument Geronimoe Feb 2016 #109

If "hypocrisy and double standards just piss me right the fuck off" Indepatriot Feb 2016 #11

K&R betsuni Feb 2016 #12

What really fucking doesn't get your goat? Wilms Feb 2016 #13

Hey! Quit fucking my goat! He's getting upset! Human101948 Feb 2016 #37

I almost left it out. Wilms Feb 2016 #48

Understood... Human101948 Feb 2016 #50

it's the every kid gets a trophy mentality. stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #14

What really gets my goat is disproportionate attention Trump taking 2nd vs Bernie essentially tied lostnfound Feb 2016 #17

I thought I was discussing fairness? What makes you think I'm not? boston bean Feb 2016 #18

would sanders be accomdating to Clinton if the roles were reversed? beachbum bob Feb 2016 #19

Would Sanders supporters be accommodating to Clinton supporters if the roles were reversed? randome Feb 2016 #21

Maybe your condescending attitude brings out the worst in people Armstead Feb 2016 #36

Do you claim that the Hillary group doesn't do the same thing? Dustlawyer Feb 2016 #93

You want to talk bans? I was banned from the Clinton group in 2012 jeff47 Feb 2016 #100

this aint 2012...and I thought Bernie and his supporters were grownups...proven they are not beachbum bob Feb 2016 #144

Yeah, it isn't. You'd think 4 years before the election, "might not win" would not be objectionable jeff47 Feb 2016 #145

If Iowa election officials would clear up whatever confusion the Sanders campaign has, Vinca Feb 2016 #20

Congratulations in being just as smug as Romney was when he was declared winner in Iowa... cascadiance Feb 2016 #22

Forget it, Jake -- it's Bernietown. nt Codeine Feb 2016 #23

If Sanders had won by the same margin mcar Feb 2016 #24

He wasn't the favorite to win. He was the underdog. It would have been a massive upset. TwilightGardener Feb 2016 #60

Search for "Presumptive Nominee" and "Hillary" and work your way back through a year of news AtheistCrusader Feb 2016 #111

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And it never will be for some. eom BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #153

You know what really gets MY goat? Kentonio Feb 2016 #25

Why do you demean a poster when he laid out his reasons well. ? riversedge Feb 2016 #28

Well.. Kentonio Feb 2016 #29

who is that woman? NOT HILLARY. Hiraeth Feb 2016 #33

C'mon now you know. oasis Feb 2016 #47

When any perceived response is branded as sexist, that's a sorry state of affairs Armstead Feb 2016 #39

Give the governor a "harumph"! deutsey Feb 2016 #84

She made her speech a full twelve hours early. Poor form. CBGLuthier Feb 2016 #30

she won. you happy now? Hiraeth Feb 2016 #31

by 0.2 point, yes. Nyan Feb 2016 #77

it does have a wonderful ring to it, doesn't it. Slimmest of margins has a nice ring too. Hiraeth Feb 2016 #78

Context is everything -- If an equally close tie/loss in NH, Cliton would be the winner... Armstead Feb 2016 #32

The fact is, she claimed it before all the votes had even been calculated. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #38

When was the last time the Democratic Party in IA had their caucus results called into question boston bean Feb 2016 #40

When was the last time it was this close? Duh. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #42

So, it was a tie? No one won... boston bean Feb 2016 #44

Both camps have their own apps to follow the vote counts and the awarding of riversedge Feb 2016 #43

Their apps count coin tosses and mistakes? nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #49

WHEN ONE camp already has the required delegates to win and based on the remaining riversedge Feb 2016 #62

You know very well if the shoe were on the other foot and Bernie was 0.2% ahead they would be saying book_worm Feb 2016 #41

Mr Bean, you hit the nail on the head. Nitram Feb 2016 #45

We are. Bernie did win. Sorry you can't see it. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #51

LOL! Nitram Feb 2016 #57

This is a battle for the most powerful job in the world aintitfunny Feb 2016 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author Bubzer Feb 2016 #53

Only difference? One is a corporate shill and one is not? fbc Feb 2016 #54

No, what gets your goat is that Clinton barely won. Flying Phoenix Feb 2016 #55

Hillary won the most delegates watoos Feb 2016 #58

Bernie's in New Hampshire!!! wolfie001 Feb 2016 #61

Glad Sanders Wanted to Know the Vote Totals Billsmile Feb 2016 #68

"Since when the fuck does a win not mean a win" < When the winner works for the bank$ters instead of jtuck004 Feb 2016 #69

This thread proves DU is in for a rough few weeks. 7wo7rees Feb 2016 #71

School yard rant, nothing more. dpatbrown Feb 2016 #73

Hillary Wins! cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 #74

what fucking gets my goat is Nyan Feb 2016 #75

Heads or tails? AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #76

Since a woman won a primary. NCTraveler Feb 2016 #80

Stop playing the gender victim Geronimoe Feb 2016 #114

Complete deflection on your part. NCTraveler Feb 2016 #116

You know what really gets my goat Bean? KPN Feb 2016 #81

Perhaps her campaign calling it a victory speech before a close count was in had something to do it? merrily Feb 2016 #82

NOT A BALL GAME! ellennelle Feb 2016 #85

Hillary Clinton won the Iowa Caucus alcibiades_mystery Feb 2016 #86

More than a little disturbing, IMO. eom BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #154

This is what gets my goat. Bad Dog Feb 2016 #87

You know what really gets MY goat? Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #89

^^^Absolutely, positively THIS!^^^ -none Feb 2016 #135

Is this OK? tularetom Feb 2016 #91

Since it is a woman treestar Feb 2016 #94

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #117

And after New Hampshire? SoapBox Feb 2016 #99

Hypocrisy countryken Feb 2016 #102

Technically Hillary is next to last now JonathanRackham Feb 2016 #103

Seeing it as it really is. -none Feb 2016 #137

It doesn't take anything more than honesty Geronimoe Feb 2016 #104

"but hell fuck all what is the only difference here" AtheistCrusader Feb 2016 #105

Boston Bean... get help. TryLogic Feb 2016 #106

Losing a race this close is difficult... Mike Nelson Feb 2016 #110

Do you know what pisses me right the fuck off? Avalux Feb 2016 #118

"...you can try to make it seem like I'm some fringe feminist who sees sexism around every corner... OnyxCollie Feb 2016 #119

Anything anti Hillary (or pro Bernie) gets your goat. NV Whino Feb 2016 #120

When is a win skydive forever Feb 2016 #121

Congratulations to Secretary Clinton for her .2% margin of victory! frylock Feb 2016 #123

It's a mandate! OnyxCollie Feb 2016 #128

Alerting frylock Feb 2016 #134

admit that if it had turned out the opposite treestar Feb 2016 #136

Bernie has momentum. frylock Feb 2016 #140

Yep, a real landslide victory there, alright. -none Feb 2016 #138

I sorta get that quakerboy Feb 2016 #124

I got the goats! OkSustainAg Feb 2016 #125

I feel like taking a shower after reading that. Ino Feb 2016 #126

wow...someone's *awfully* sensitive Roland99 Feb 2016 #127

The caucus is over. Fighting with each other will not change it. asjr Feb 2016 #129

As a Bernie supporter, I'm feeling pretty good about this "loss." Broward Feb 2016 #130

Poor Boston Bean. nt m-lekktor Feb 2016 #132

here's an explanation.... mike_c Feb 2016 #139

When we don't know how many votes either won by. nt mhatrw Feb 2016 #141

When is a win not a win? anamnua Feb 2016 #143

Hillary Clinton did win the Iowa caucus Gothmog Feb 2016 #146

There is no need to "concede"... ljm2002 Feb 2016 #148

Hillary and her supporters blew a 40 point lead in Iowa. bvar22 Feb 2016 #149

Rec BIG time! MoonRiver Feb 2016 #150

Bernie was supposed to win Iowa in a huge blowout workinclasszero Feb 2016 #151

I don't know why it would bother anyone so much bigwillq Feb 2016 #152