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2016 Postmortem

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Algernon Moncrieff

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54. Were more than 3100000 voters removed?
Mon May 2, 2016, 01:09 PM
May 2016

Last edited Mon May 2, 2016, 02:38 PM - Edit history (1)

Would they all have shown up? Would they all have voted for Sanders?

3,154,991 [View all] Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 OP
K & R, good post. Over three million more and we still have some primaries to go. You Thinkingabout May 2016 #1
She went after Trump big time today in her NAACP speech. nt BootinUp May 2016 #2
bernie is in the top 2 or 3%. he IS an oligarch and here is the definition of the word... msongs May 2016 #3
I still can't believe, with a 26-year Congressional resume, he tried running as "an outsider." IamMab May 2016 #39
Lol and moan. Please. Don't degrade an important Hortensis May 2016 #49
No need for more debates. It's time to wrap this thing up and oasis May 2016 #4
Excellent post! NanceGreggs May 2016 #5
Thanks! Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #6
Democratic voting independents were given placebo ballots to vote on in Clinton's last 5 wins. w4rma May 2016 #7
I live in a caucus state Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #8
Closed primaries prevent Rethugligan ratfucking. moriah May 2016 #19
The Evangelicals will show up to vote for anyone but the Democrat Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #45
Because DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #29
If Arizona, New York and the entire South are your examples of fair elections, I don't want any part w4rma May 2016 #61
We have the rule of law and not the rule of the jungle. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #68
If you want to pick the Dem nominee, become a Dem. JoePhilly May 2016 #36
It's not rocket science, is it? Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #46
And in the general, should we limit the voting for the Dem candidate to the Dems as well? Matt_in_STL May 2016 #47
If Sanders' voters are concentrated in caucus states.... anigbrowl May 2016 #69
They don't report voter totals in caucus States. Ed Suspicious May 2016 #76
Tell the poster above that anigbrowl May 2016 #83
Bernie was somewhere around 3% in the national polls when he declared his candidacy. liberal_at_heart May 2016 #9
We don't pick the nominee based on polls. JoePhilly May 2016 #37
To see democrats salivating at the mouth waiting for an La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #10
As if Sanders would ever do something dishonest like that, like Clinton did? w4rma May 2016 #11
She didn't do anything dishonest. La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #12
Ignoring the actual potential crime, she set up her server to bypass the Freedom of Information Act. w4rma May 2016 #13
She didnt? SwampG8r May 2016 #28
Obama did not ban Clinton from getting advice wherever she wanted. randome May 2016 #40
We were discussing honesty not criminality SwampG8r May 2016 #50
The more they hide the taxes the more I think its possible they did do something dishonest uponit7771 May 2016 #22
..."kind of" nauseating? It makes me gag and retch. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #17
My...gag and retch. Perhaps a teaspoon of baking soda would help. libdem4life May 2016 #56
K&R DesertRat May 2016 #14
"It's not undemocratic" - Wrong, even if Sanders didn't run it would have been undemocratic. That Guy 888 May 2016 #15
well said! liberal_at_heart May 2016 #16
More sophistry and half truth. 1. She lobbied the SDs last time and lost, 2. she's been around so... uponit7771 May 2016 #21
Any voter can decide to be a Democrat Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #27
People were removed from the rolls in New York. Right before the primary. That Guy 888 May 2016 #52
Were more than 3100000 voters removed? Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #54
Is Mother Jones now a RW source? That Guy 888 May 2016 #57
I never said MJ was a RW source Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #59
That is the title, read the post. It contains an excerpt from Mother Jones. That Guy 888 May 2016 #72
I've seen nothing that would cause me a "severe level of doubt" Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #75
Yet, not everyone is you. That Guy 888 May 2016 #81
Don't try change the subject anigbrowl May 2016 #70
If you're going to get involved, follow along. That Guy 888 May 2016 #71
Once again was Clinton's strategy designed to knock out ALL competition before a vote was cast? That Guy 888 May 2016 #58
You don't seem to admit that Hillary Clinton has more votes, states, and delegates. Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #60
You don't seem to admit that Hillary Clinton gamed the system to the detriment of democracy. That Guy 888 May 2016 #62
She got those votes and delegates by people going to polling places and caucuses Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #63
She had tremendous help before the primaries started. A thumb was on the DNC scale in her favor. That Guy 888 May 2016 #73
Wish I could rec this a 100 times. Excellent OP. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #18
+1, Actual quote " Ride this wave of democratic energy to overwhelm right-wing opposition ". Weaver uponit7771 May 2016 #20
And Brock sings in the choir? n/t libdem4life May 2016 #55
Compared to the "Sanders as a chance give us your money" squad? hell yeah uponit7771 May 2016 #66
Give us your money squad...what the heck does that mean. libdem4life May 2016 #67
It's not only Democratic, but this primary is consistent with party tradition (almost). Sancho May 2016 #23
Excellent reply ... thank you! NurseJackie May 2016 #24
+ 1 Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #44
The independent investigation showed that Bernie did not steal data. When you say he stole data you djean111 May 2016 #26
Spin it however you want - the actual investigation report is published. Sancho May 2016 #30
For me, and many others, the DNC will be a footnote. djean111 May 2016 #33
What are you talking about Demsrule86 May 2016 #31
It showed that his campaign searched through proprietary data belonging to Hillary AND pnwmom May 2016 #32
+ 1 JoePhilly May 2016 #38
I don't disagree that Hillary will be the nominee... TCJ70 May 2016 #25
I would agree with you Demsrule86 May 2016 #43
Let's not forget that most of Sanders wins came in Cacauses. aaaaaa5a May 2016 #34
I just went to the 3rd meeting of the WA caucus yesterday artislife May 2016 #51
Excellent post. Thank you for providing some information aaaaaa5a May 2016 #64
There is still one more step in Olympia artislife May 2016 #65
Thank you. Great Post. Justice May 2016 #35
Well said... SidDithers May 2016 #41
K & R. nt kstewart33 May 2016 #42
"Hillary Clinton has 3,154,991 more voters than Bernie Sanders." workinclasszero May 2016 #48
Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded nt jcgoldie May 2016 #53
Hillary has received more votes than any candidate running in 2016. aaaaaa5a May 2016 #79
And thats why she will be our next President workinclasszero May 2016 #82
Nothing IN THE WORLD could explain the shrieking bullshit about emails littering this forum Number23 May 2016 #74
Could I just point out, snot May 2016 #77
And the number is only going to get bigger as we will soon see. nt BootinUp May 2016 #78
Essentially 12 to 9....yes it's winning, but that 9 is hardly an insignificant total Armstead May 2016 #80
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