2016 Postmortem

angrychair

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45. All due respect

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 02:21 PM

Feb 2016

I could not disagree more. The point of a primary is to decide what the Democratic Party, as a body wants as a presidential candidate in the GE. As it currently exist, we are allowing a small sub-set of predominantly socially and/or economically conservative Democrats have a disportionate influence on that process.
By the time it gets to Pacific Coast or New York, the actual delegate count, most pundits and Democrats have a false perception of momentum and consensus that make be more self-fulfilling prophecy than actual consensus.

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The First Lady of Arkansas vs. a Jewish Civil Rights Activist Face Off in the Confederate Red States [View all] Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 OP

So the 22% of South Carolina citizens who are African American are "Confederates"... brooklynite Feb 2016 #1

Apparently. nt msanthrope Feb 2016 #4

Well there goes Maryland... workinclasszero Feb 2016 #15

Maryland is the Upper South...nt SidDithers Feb 2016 #18

Because of the anachronistic Elecrtoral College, no, they DON'T count (in November). Lizzie Poppet Feb 2016 #19

Yup. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #2

"Super Confederate Tuesday?" Are you serious??????? leftofcool Feb 2016 #3

And in the process ... frazzled Feb 2016 #12

African Americans living in the South are Confederates now? This should work out great for Bernie.nt LexVegas Feb 2016 #5

It is a REPUBLICAN Confederate-state issue, NOT an African American state issue. Some Democratic Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #10

"African Americans living in the South are Confederates now? " workinclasszero Feb 2016 #24

Bernie Sanders supports marijuana legalization, not just decriminalization. Eric J in MN Feb 2016 #6

... firebrand80 Feb 2016 #7

That's what I was thinking. leftofcool Feb 2016 #8

Can you believe this shit?... SidDithers Feb 2016 #21

the calendar is very favorsble to bernie after ST. restorefreedom Feb 2016 #9

Exactly! They set up a calendar front-loaded with states historically antagonistic to Northerners Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #13

for months and months and even more months dsc Feb 2016 #38

Never heard that even one single time. Anyone who suggested Hillary was going to pull out if she Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #39

yes. we need to be prepared. they are going to sell that meme HARD.nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #51

K&R kgnu_fan Feb 2016 #11

So now we must write off half of the country?? workinclasszero Feb 2016 #14

I doubt that African Americans in the South would sufrommich Feb 2016 #16

I doubt that African Americans in the South are unaware of their states' Confederate past Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #17

The biggest democratic voting block in the South are sufrommich Feb 2016 #22

that is NOT true. Most Democrats voting in the so-called "SEC Primary" are white. The SEC states Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #25

Are they white sympathisers of the confederates? Please explain. sufrommich Feb 2016 #28

I don't know who is and who isn't a white sympathizer but they flew the offensive flag until last Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #29

Do you understand that those are republicans in republican dominated sufrommich Feb 2016 #30

Pssst...all of those latter-day Confederates you are talking about are voting for Cruz or Trump. Tanuki Feb 2016 #27

"Super Confederate Tuesday"... SidDithers Feb 2016 #20

Sounds like African-American voters overwhelmingly are choosing the former First Lady book_worm Feb 2016 #23

Impudent excringency Feb 2016 #26

I read this as an attack on the all-too-frequent argument that whoever wins Vote2016 Feb 2016 #32

This ^^^ says it much better than I did Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #37

The Arkansas part of the title "First Lady of Arkansas" is more important than the First Lady part Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #36

That's her claim to fame there? Nonhlanhla Feb 2016 #31

It is in Arkansas. Does she not speak with a Southern accent when she campaigns Vote2016 Feb 2016 #34

While a tad (just a little) over zealous angrychair Feb 2016 #33

Fair point. Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #35

The point and passion were great angrychair Feb 2016 #42

"Seems counter-intuitive". No, It's Just the opposite. Yavin4 Feb 2016 #41

All due respect angrychair Feb 2016 #45

That's a good argument for letting battleground states pick a nominee; not a argument for letting Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #49

It takes more courage being a Liberal from a Red state than being Liberal in a Blue state Yavin4 Feb 2016 #40

I'm a Democrat from Texas (a former Confederate state). Do you think the OP attacks all Democratic Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #43

more "under the bus" strategy - it is working so well, I guess DrDan Feb 2016 #44

2008 Clinton says those states don't count Bad Thoughts Feb 2016 #46

she is running as if we can't look up facts from 2008 Vote2016 Feb 2016 #53

Wow, you are really pissed about South Carolina, huh? This bitterness is ugly. bettyellen Feb 2016 #47

It's "the RW hates Hillary so much!" now u flip the narrative and infer she has racist support? bettyellen Feb 2016 #48

Racist support? The Confederate states have defining characteristics beyond racism. Sure, they hate Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #50

A lot of blah, blah, but little facts. Beacool Feb 2016 #52

why did Obama beat Clinton in the South ? JI7 Feb 2016 #54

I didn't donate to Bernie this week - TBF Feb 2016 #55

You know what KingFlorez Feb 2016 #56

Bernie Sanders is a senator, NOT a civil rights activist. EffieBlack Feb 2016 #57