2016 Postmortem

smiley

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129. That's a list of Romney's numbers from 2008...

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:40 PM

Mar 2016

I'm not sure why you think that proves a point, let alone your point, because all of those states are red and the majority won by Hillary.

But in your reality that means Bernie is crushing it in red states?

Mmmmkay.

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The easy way to identify a Sanders state: Snow, Mountains, and Wilderness [View all] Renew Deal Mar 2016 OP

NY has snow and mountains nt GeorgiaPeanuts Mar 2016 #1

But it's heavily populated Renew Deal Mar 2016 #3

What's the population cut off you are using? NWCorona Mar 2016 #8

Only a couple parts of it are. Lots of NY is lightly populated. jeff47 Mar 2016 #30

Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Albany, Binghamton, Putnam/Westchester Counties... George II Mar 2016 #137

And a whole lot of land in-between those. jeff47 Mar 2016 #138

Ever hear of the Adirondack Wilderness? HERVEPA Mar 2016 #34

Yes, it's beautiful. In_The_Wind Mar 2016 #136

But mostly at the ends Retrograde Mar 2016 #40

Pretty much sums it up. Hillary does best in states with lots of humans in them. DanTex Mar 2016 #2

Much like the bubonic plague. n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #22

I'm a supporter but shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #102

Disgusting comment. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #105

Out of this whole thread, you picked this post to take seriously? nt lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #125

I see what you did there, nice try. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #4

Yup Hawaii is very much fitting that description nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #5

Please explain Renew Deal Mar 2016 #14

Don;t have to nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #24

OK Renew Deal Mar 2016 #25

#berniemademewhite Svafa Mar 2016 #28

It is funny nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #29

I think it's great. Svafa Mar 2016 #33

Hey people here have questioned my Identity and I do not openly support any candidate nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #41

Exactly dr60omg Mar 2016 #103

As I already stated in a separate post here angrychair Mar 2016 #78

Ok. What does that have to do with cold, rural, and moutainous states? Renew Deal Mar 2016 #80

Everything angrychair Mar 2016 #117

I've been snowed on in Hawai'i Retrograde Mar 2016 #42

FACEPALM nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #43

hmmm shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #82

there's nothing about race in this post shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #69

Well nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #70

Meow. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #75

At this point in time kaleckim Mar 2016 #6

^^^ Ding ding - we have a winner! lastone Mar 2016 #106

Also needs a lack of diversity and abundance of affluence cosmicone Mar 2016 #7

Most definately kaleckim Mar 2016 #13

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #38

LOL! kaleckim Mar 2016 #39

Welcome to DU! Buddyblazon Mar 2016 #55

Apparently you get a medal ... TheFarS1de Mar 2016 #133

When you can't attack the message, attack the messenger. mac56 Mar 2016 #51

Where was the attack in my post? n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #52

"Thanks for your comment, low post count person." mac56 Mar 2016 #54

Post counts kaleckim Mar 2016 #131

Yeah, it's not like Hawaii is the most diverse state in the country or anything. Svafa Mar 2016 #27

Alaska is the most diverse state in the country, according to the census. jeff47 Mar 2016 #31

The easy way to spot an HRC supporter on DU Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #9

If it's basically a crowbar in the form of a post, it's an HRC supporter. Marr Mar 2016 #113

So I guess Clinton takes the racist, high crime states, huh? B2G Mar 2016 #10

Not quite right. Hillary does well in states with lots of poisonous snakes. n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #11

And, preachers who handle them. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #20

DUzy! Aerows Mar 2016 #62

Nope lmbradford Mar 2016 #12

= Wilderness Renew Deal Mar 2016 #18

Like we say in the general election, when the GOP trots out the big red map with spots of blue; Tarc Mar 2016 #15

No, but I do. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #98

And maybe this too. Jitter65 Mar 2016 #16

Michigan has a ton of wilderness. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #17

I know Renew Deal Mar 2016 #19

You forgot large population of smart people ThePhilosopher04 Mar 2016 #21

Colorado DUer here... Buddyblazon Mar 2016 #23

How is this insulting? Renew Deal Mar 2016 #26

Since you're feigning ignorance.... Buddyblazon Mar 2016 #49

The funny thing is that I've been voting blue... Buddyblazon Mar 2016 #53

Why do you blame this post on Hillary? yardwork Mar 2016 #50

She couldn't even take her birth state by 70%. dogman Mar 2016 #32

again with the bigotry comments shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #79

joking about snowy, mountain ranges, and more rural areas with wilderness being determinative of shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #83

No, painting rural areas as irrelevant is. dogman Mar 2016 #92

that seems like a stretch to me. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #97

So, now it's shit on states that voted for Sanders angrychair Mar 2016 #35

With nothing left, I guess they're back to the feces throwing stage of discourse. TheBlackAdder Mar 2016 #81

LOL ucrdem Mar 2016 #36

As opposed to "The Real America"? Where have I heard this before?? Hmmmmm...... jillan Mar 2016 #37

Jealous? Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #44

If Sanders takes California nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #45

I know. :) Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #46

Yep, left coast is really buggin' some suffragette Mar 2016 #60

He just might so best of luck to your candidate! zappaman Mar 2016 #66

They're lovely shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #86

me too Renew Deal Mar 2016 #91

By the way, Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #96

Thanks Renew Deal Mar 2016 #100

Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma have no wilderness. They are rural states. Vattel Mar 2016 #47

Actually, Oklahoma has wilderness Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #87

I guess you could call that wilderness. Vattel Mar 2016 #108

It's easy to lose one's way in the Oklahoma Ouachitas Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #111

I just looked at some photos. It looks cool. Thx for the tip Vattel Mar 2016 #122

Here's a topographic map of a section of the Ouachita Trail Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #124

California has snow and mountains eom noiretextatique Mar 2016 #48

Texas has all three. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2016 #56

As a general rule, Clinton does better in the most populous states. Garrett78 Mar 2016 #57

Identify Sanders states by Hillary's accent; if she's not using her Southern accent, it's a Sanders Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #58

the way to know if it a state will vote for Hillary awake Mar 2016 #59

Like Oklahoma, Kansas, Utah, and Idaho? Renew Deal Mar 2016 #61

Ya Oklahoma was any exception and the other 3 are not in the south awake Mar 2016 #118

See post #63 Garrett78 Mar 2016 #123

The meme that won't die. Garrett78 Mar 2016 #63

I guess you've never been to Washington state Armstead Mar 2016 #64

only someone who's never traveled through those states would articulate this falsehood amborin Mar 2016 #65

Falsehood, light-hearted joke shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #88

Holy cow! We're all Grizzly Adams! Buns_of_Fire Mar 2016 #67

lol Renew Deal Mar 2016 #68

MO, Mass, IA, IL Kittycat Mar 2016 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #72

you left out legal weed. Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #73

They voted against it the first time around. Renew Deal Mar 2016 #90

Yeah, for several reasons, not the least of which was that most of the growers opposed it. Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #120

Birds, don't forget about the birds. betsuni Mar 2016 #74

As a resident of a metropolitan area with over three million people The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #76

NY and CA have all three. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #77

The responses to your cute little post are amazing. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #84

who knew the weather and landscape would be so controversial! shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #85

It's fairly typical of the behavior of some people these days Renew Deal Mar 2016 #89

do you have a link? shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #94

Here you go Renew Deal Mar 2016 #104

You can find Hillary states by how red they are. smiley Mar 2016 #93

Like Utah, Idaho, Kansas, and Oklahoma? Renew Deal Mar 2016 #95

I know! smiley Mar 2016 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #99

See post #63 Garrett78 Mar 2016 #110

Fine by me.... smiley Mar 2016 #112

So, let me get this straight... Garrett78 Mar 2016 #114

You're the one who made the claim "Sanders is crushing it in red state" smiley Mar 2016 #115

Did you look at post #63? Garrett78 Mar 2016 #119

That's a list of Romney's numbers from 2008... smiley Mar 2016 #129

The level of 'redness' is determined by the Republican candidate's margin of victory. Garrett78 Mar 2016 #132

this needs a book-length treatment Enrique Mar 2016 #101

#Berniemademewhite that is how you tell a Sanders state dr60omg Mar 2016 #107

Bernie Sanders Just Trounced Hillary Clinton in Three of the Ten Most Diverse States in America blueintelligentsia Mar 2016 #116

I'd respond more fully but I have to repair my igloo here in freezing Washington. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #121

I am sorry... Else You Are Mad Mar 2016 #126

Yes, and Hawaii gets snow Renew Deal Mar 2016 #127

Except... Else You Are Mad Mar 2016 #128

and incredible beauty! oldandhappy Mar 2016 #130

I'm in Sarpy County, NE Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #134

New York has all 3. In_The_Wind Mar 2016 #135

Few people live in Michigan, the 9th largest state by population? marmar Mar 2016 #139

I love snow, mountains, and wilderness. LWolf Mar 2016 #140