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2016 Postmortem

Democrats Ascendant

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5. I'm puzzled

Reply to Jester Messiah (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 6, 2016, 08:41 AM

Mar 2016

why so many folks on the Sanders side think Clinton can't win outside the South. She swept the rustbelt and the SW, including California, in 2008. She has, by and large, been following Obama's strategy till now, but presumably she'll win or be very competitive in the areas she won 8 years ago.

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Politico.com: Hillary's Super Saturday Delegate Haul [View all] Democrats Ascendant Mar 2016 OP

She's going to run out of Southern states soon. n/t Jester Messiah Mar 2016 #1

Check out the polling in Ohio and Michigan. Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #2

My thoughts about Ohio and Michigan are that this election season isn't long enough for Bernie lostnfound Mar 2016 #8

I'm puzzled Democrats Ascendant Mar 2016 #5

That was before her $200,000 Goldman handouts INdemo Mar 2016 #9

Which nobody seems to care about. Nt hack89 Mar 2016 #10

You dont care that Hillary will be much more interested in her INdemo Mar 2016 #13

Just pointing out that it will have no effect on the primary. Nt hack89 Mar 2016 #15

A one-day national primary can't happen too soon. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #7

It will never happen hack89 Mar 2016 #17

The Dems haven't really been ostensibly liberal since 1984. /nt localroger Mar 2016 #19

Good point. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #23

And Bernie's running out of caucus states. Plus she'll win MI, IL, and OH. Zynx Mar 2016 #21

Looking good! n/t livetohike Mar 2016 #3

Bernie will probably gain net +7 or so in Maine today lostnfound Mar 2016 #4

1+ riversedge Mar 2016 #6

Is this counting superdelegates? DCBob Mar 2016 #11

No. Pledged. Democrats Ascendant Mar 2016 #12

Great. That's good to know. DCBob Mar 2016 #14

Correction Democrats Ascendant Mar 2016 #18

No problem. DCBob Mar 2016 #22

Apparently not localroger Mar 2016 #16

Actually Democrats Ascendant Mar 2016 #20

NY Times SheenaR Mar 2016 #24

Yup. My error. Democrats Ascendant Mar 2016 #25