2016 Postmortem

Attorney in Texas

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74. Ever looked into Salt Lake City politics?

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Sanders won 11 states to Hillary's 7 states; looks to build that lead to 14 to 7 states this weekend [View all] Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 OP

So the 'bible belt' voters are something separate from the rest of America? bravenak Mar 2016 #1

Do you have to take offense at everything by making it a race thing? mak3cats Mar 2016 #4

Those voters count just as much and many many of them are black so yes, it is a necessary question bravenak Mar 2016 #7

But actually they don't count in the General ky_dem Mar 2016 #15

Neither do any of Bernie's red state wins in small states redstateblues Mar 2016 #33

Exactly - except for delegate count there are a lot of pretty meaningless victories ky_dem Mar 2016 #45

You are so right..... Blus4u Mar 2016 #54

There are African Americans who live in California, too. Let's let them have a vote! Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #16

In a word, yes. Nt HooptieWagon Mar 2016 #19

Yes. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2016 #57

they do reddread Mar 2016 #79

why do they call it the bible belt? reddread Mar 2016 #6

The rest of the nation aint much better to be talking mess bravenak Mar 2016 #8

you got that right reddread Mar 2016 #11

come visit and find out AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #23

Not everywhere (fortunately for me), but too many places. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #27

done been reddread Mar 2016 #47

I'm sure that we could point out idiots in every state CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #67

i know we can reddread Mar 2016 #78

Then exactly what was your point? CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #88

Condescending. We don't use that here redstateblues Mar 2016 #37

so acknowledging the cultural results of racism and religious hatreds that form the bedrock reddread Mar 2016 #48

You're clueless! CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #89

did you say "yes"? reddread Mar 2016 #93

No use arguing with some who has trouble experessing his/herself CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #94

Everyone's votes count in America. Yay! The Bible Belt is just much less progressive than the rest Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #14

Utah and Idaho are much more conservative.BTW Hillary was one of the most liberal Senators redstateblues Mar 2016 #40

not liberal enough for Utah and Idaho, though? reddread Mar 2016 #49

How many Utah's and Idaho's would Bernie have to win... CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #91

a little birdie told me reddread Mar 2016 #95

You've totally lost touch with reality CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #99

Oh bull bravenak Mar 2016 #64

Ever looked into Salt Lake City politics? Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #74

Yes, you have made it clear you think all Bernie supporters and Bernie is a racist. We get it. nt Logical Mar 2016 #62

I never said Bernie was a racist nor ALL of his supporters bravenak Mar 2016 #63

The same poster was also trying to peddle the "Confederate state" thing. Tanuki Mar 2016 #83

Not to criticize you too heavily buttttttttt..... JPnoodleman Mar 2016 #101

LOL ... the search for new metrics continues!!!! JoePhilly Mar 2016 #2

Why aren't we including the south? hrmjustin Mar 2016 #3

LOL. DanTex Mar 2016 #5

Not this shit again UMTerp01 Mar 2016 #9

It nevers ends here on DU. riversedge Mar 2016 #29

Black states don't matter Onlooker Mar 2016 #10

kick & rec #5 Vote2016 Mar 2016 #12

From another viewpoint. okasha Mar 2016 #13

Hillary won white working class votes in Ohio. Dawson Leery Mar 2016 #60

??? enid602 Mar 2016 #17

I know Hillary is from NY but I don't believe she'll take it. Zira Mar 2016 #24

Informed and educated people are also voting for Hillary, thank you very much. Metric System Mar 2016 #28

northeast enid602 Mar 2016 #31

I live in NYC and I am very involved in local politics and I can tell you Hillary will win big here. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #35

Honestly, your poor grammar makes you sound like the "lo info" voters you are disparaging redstateblues Mar 2016 #44

Think again. She's way ahead in New York. brush Mar 2016 #77

Gotta love how people slant this by referring to it as the "bible belt" jcgoldie Mar 2016 #18

Let's get this out of the way first...Bernie is the undisputed winner of the Tea Party west... brooklynite Mar 2016 #20

Exactly!!! nt Jitter65 Mar 2016 #61

Hmmm. 112th House Tea Party Members from Kansas-2; From OK-0; From NB-1 Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #82

Lol!!! JoePhilly Mar 2016 #98

Sanders has been winning caucus states which greatly favor college students Yavin4 Mar 2016 #21

+1 RandySF Mar 2016 #39

As long as you ignore the difficulties in getting to an off-campus caucus location. jeff47 Mar 2016 #58

I would say that college students are among the most able bodied voters. CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #68

South states Hillary dominated kcjohn1 Mar 2016 #22

the point is its silly to pick and choose which states count jcgoldie Mar 2016 #25

Strongly recommended. H2O Man Mar 2016 #26

These sorts of threads never cease to amaze me. Garrett78 Mar 2016 #30

Mahalo, Attorney in Texas. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #32

This weekend looks very promising, and here's a sneak peak at April 5-9 (Wisconsin and Wyoming) Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #43

Wyoming is cowboy country. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #46

Wyoming is also one of the reddest states in the union CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #69

In 1965 or so, we used to drive through Wyoming to get to Colorado. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #72

Bernie is totally crushing the pledged delegate count too! cemaphonic Mar 2016 #34

This is news to me RandySF Mar 2016 #36

Black votes matter. sufrommich Mar 2016 #38

Sanders is bernt out KingFlorez Mar 2016 #41

It doesn't get more "Bible" than Kansas and Oklahoma RandySF Mar 2016 #42

Wow...Alaska and Hawaii are going to Sanders? I'm totally switching my vote. nt anotherproletariat Mar 2016 #50

Ugh mythology Mar 2016 #51

Mathematically he can't make it... dubyadiprecession Mar 2016 #52

Some more numbers for you. LuvLoogie Mar 2016 #53

You're wrong. Bernie is undefeated in 2016. Renew Deal Mar 2016 #55

If you ignore all the delegates Hillary has then Bernie's numbers upaloopa Mar 2016 #56

The Laura Ingraham argument in 2000. Dawson Leery Mar 2016 #59

Florida, part of the bible belt?, she might win there in the GE... blueintelligentsia Mar 2016 #65

And yet he is still too far behind on pledge delegates to catch up CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #66

"The South" is misleading: she's stronger in the Sun Belt Recursion Mar 2016 #70

Attorney in Texas - Where are you getting this crap - a Bernie website? CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #71

You MUST be a lawyer to play so fast and loose with the facts. NT Adrahil Mar 2016 #73

He sucks with math too. Historic NY Mar 2016 #76

So the plains and mountain states that never vote for us count while Virginia and Florida don't. Zynx Mar 2016 #75

kick Vote2016 Mar 2016 #80

why is Hillary losing so badly outside of the region where she and Bill rose to power? Vote2016 Mar 2016 #81

Remind me again....did they "rise to power" in Massachusetts? Ohio? Nevada? Tanuki Mar 2016 #86

Hillary is running to the right of the Democratic base (except in the Deep South where even the Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #92

It's the number of delegates that matter, not the number of states treestar Mar 2016 #84

In the Democratic primary, everyone's votes have equal value... SidDithers Mar 2016 #85

Hello Attorney next door--would you like to borrow my maps? Land of Enchantment Mar 2016 #87

Bernie doesn't deserve his supporters forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #90

with proportional delegates, state lines are meaningless wyldwolf Mar 2016 #96

Hillary seems to be winning states that traditionally go Republican in the general election. Vinca Mar 2016 #97

You mean in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey? CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #100

Bernie has hardly campaigned there at all. Vinca Mar 2016 #103

And yet he's still highly unlikely to win. Oh well. OhZone Mar 2016 #102

wow they really underestimated the degree to which he would win those states. Cobalt Violet Mar 2016 #104