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2016 Postmortem

Garrett78

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16. Yeah, the contradictions are pretty obvious.

Reply to KingFlorez (Reply #15)

Sat Mar 5, 2016, 11:29 PM

Mar 2016

Somehow the Democratic electorate in Oklahoma, Kansas, Vermont, Minnesota, Nebraska and the like are representative of the overall Democratic electorate and the states Clinton has won (and is expected to win going forward) are not. That the exact opposite is true doesn't seem to matter when you live in fantasy land.

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Kansas + Neb. go red in Nov; why important that [View all] Justice Mar 2016 OP

The issue isn't that she wins in red states; Svafa Mar 2016 #1

Iowa and Massachusetts, which were both suspiciously close calls. n/t. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #3

There will alot more "exceptions" soon. DCBob Mar 2016 #4

Nevada is a southern state now dsc Mar 2016 #10

Sorry, I meant to say red states. Svafa Mar 2016 #12

Obama carried it twice dsc Mar 2016 #13

kick kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #2

Momentum headed into Michigan. Qutzupalotl Mar 2016 #5

And he wins BIG! Punkingal Mar 2016 #6

The difference is that Bernie does well with Independents. Hillary does not. nt jillan Mar 2016 #7

It's ridiculous hypocrisy KingFlorez Mar 2016 #8

BS. No one has said the Southern states don't count. Dawgs Mar 2016 #14

It's all over the board KingFlorez Mar 2016 #15

Yeah, the contradictions are pretty obvious. Garrett78 Mar 2016 #16

Uh, you said "don't count". Big difference. n/t Dawgs Mar 2016 #21

Exactly. Thank you. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #22

NEBR splits it's electoral votes Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #9

Bernie does better in states that are mostly white. cwydro Mar 2016 #11

Great point ... I am sure you get mostly crickets as a response ... K & R nt Persondem Mar 2016 #17

No, when Clinton won in Southern states, the corporate media said Bernie should get out BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #18

Good point. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #20

You're absolutely correct. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #19

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