2016 Postmortem

uppityperson

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9. I voted for Obama for the greater good, not for the lesser evil. Too bad he was stymied

Sun Mar 27, 2016, 07:25 PM

Mar 2016

continuously by the Party of No. I am voting for Bernie, not against the GOP, if he gets the nomination (and caucused for him yesterday). I will vote for Hillary only as the lesser evil.

It'd be great to be able to vote FOR a pres candidate again.

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DK: Is It Game Over for Hillary? [View all] amborin Mar 2016 OP

. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #1

When she drops out FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #2

That's what I'M thinking! dchill Mar 2016 #30

Not too long ago, DK announced that, since Hillary would have this all wrapped up by djean111 Mar 2016 #3

i clicked in pursuit of an older article about something else; lo an behold.... amborin Mar 2016 #12

That's Why I Closed My Wallet corbettkroehler Mar 2016 #62

Yes you are only 2.5 + million votes ahead of Sanders! Only 200 PDs ahead...Drop out! lunamagica Mar 2016 #4

The votes, as you may or may not know, do not mean squat. djean111 Mar 2016 #64

the caucuses numbers wouldn't alter the numbers much. lunamagica Mar 2016 #65

What I am saying is that the popular vote would only be meaningful if ALL the djean111 Mar 2016 #66

That's a big "if" lunamagica Mar 2016 #67

Heh. n/t Orsino Mar 2016 #73

Yes... for the good of the country and the party, Hillary must drop out and call for Unity. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #5

What happened to the "everyone deserve3s to cast their vote" meme? lunamagica Mar 2016 #10

I agree with you NWCorona Mar 2016 #13

Absolutely, by all means let everyone vote, and FAIRLY please. kenn3d Mar 2016 #32

Well, given that the Hillary side has been SheilaT Mar 2016 #36

Don't expect fair play from ANYONE associated with Hillary. BillZBubb Mar 2016 #58

Ohh, I don't. SheilaT Mar 2016 #61

"Today is as good as it gets for you." Bookmarked for the end of April. NuclearDem Mar 2016 #11

She hasn't really been spending much money... Agschmid Mar 2016 #28

Yeah, she's going to have to cash in some of those speechifying checks. dchill Mar 2016 #34

Her lead is all but insurmountable. Kang Colby Mar 2016 #6

By diverse interests, you mean reight wing interest? angstlessk Mar 2016 #7

Yes it is. Incidentally this was alerted for some unfathomable reason. ucrdem Mar 2016 #35

For once I agree, this is unfathomable. . . .maybe someone hit the wrong key by accident. pdsimdars Mar 2016 #70

touched a nerve spyker29 Mar 2016 #43

I think it strange you should say "we need a candidate who can represent diverse interests." rhett o rick Mar 2016 #57

Not really paying that much attention, eh? pdsimdars Mar 2016 #69

Hillary "won" - only if you turn off your brain and ignore TBF Mar 2016 #71

Just a little context, adding all the delegates up: NuclearDem Mar 2016 #8

That's very true NWCorona Mar 2016 #14

As for New York... NuclearDem Mar 2016 #15

Bernie's got work to do. I'm aware of that and I'm also aware of the variables at play right now NWCorona Mar 2016 #19

What do you recommend they do? Reopen registration? Godhumor Mar 2016 #27

It's not about changing rules, it's about not changing people's valid registrations. cui bono Mar 2016 #37

If they "had proof" they would get a provisional vote or a court order to vote. bettyellen Mar 2016 #49

I think they were given provisional ballots but we all know that's sketchy. cui bono Mar 2016 #50

In my town, they are counted. But we have a strong Dem party presence, which is what it takes. bettyellen Mar 2016 #52

She talks about a lot of things. Haven't heard anything from her about Arizona. cui bono Mar 2016 #54

She has talked about voting issues in red states at length, for a long time. You have missed much. bettyellen Mar 2016 #55

No that's not what I'm saying at all. NWCorona Mar 2016 #46

Sanders is in this for all human beings. pangaia Mar 2016 #41

Apparently, just about every demographic in New York disagrees. NuclearDem Mar 2016 #45

we shall see. she was supposed to slay michigan roguevalley Mar 2016 #48

The math that matters paulthompson Mar 2016 #17

Good catch. Plus, the important detail is that he handily took the last 6 contests. cui bono Mar 2016 #38

I voted for Obama for the greater good, not for the lesser evil. Too bad he was stymied uppityperson Mar 2016 #9

Hi Uppity. I was the caucus chair and everything went smooth. rhett o rick Mar 2016 #16

I am in a district of hill dwelling hippies and a retirement community uppityperson Mar 2016 #20

Our groups were interesting also. rhett o rick Mar 2016 #21

Interesting that you talk about the monitor. Don't know if jwirr Mar 2016 #23

The gentleman in our caucus and a sticky badge that said something like he was rhett o rick Mar 2016 #53

Interesting. SheilaT Mar 2016 #42

Pathetic. Didn't hear you calling Sanders to drop out after losing 5 in a row. CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #18

85% white? SheenaR Mar 2016 #22

Never try to state facts to a Hillarian ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #29

Hey! Don't try to upset their narrative. cui bono Mar 2016 #39

Hillary supporters only see things in Black and White, they forget about the rest of us. jillan Mar 2016 #51

Sure........... Beacool Mar 2016 #24

Well the Hillary supporters were making these kinds of demands just a couple days ago strategery blunder Mar 2016 #25

Unrec, people need to STOP calling for either on to drop out. Agschmid Mar 2016 #26

Based on responses here I despair JackRiddler Mar 2016 #31

This is an on going thing at Dailykos KelleyKramer Mar 2016 #59

Huummm, interesting since Clinton just had a five state sweep which netted more Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #33

Rec because Hillary supporters were calling for Sanders to drop out. cui bono Mar 2016 #40

Why should she drop out when she has the delegate lead? KingFlorez Mar 2016 #44

probably don't understand how it "workS" either (ha ha) pdsimdars Mar 2016 #72

Hillary dropping out? achsadu Mar 2016 #47

It might be, but not for electoral reasons nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #56

Glad Sanders are not like his supporters Legends303 Mar 2016 #60

No--not until someone gets the required number of delegates n/t eridani Mar 2016 #63

From what I've been reading about her private server . . . . . that may be the thing that does it pdsimdars Mar 2016 #68