2016 Postmortem

Motown_Johnny

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17. Why doesn't CA move their date up?

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Thu May 5, 2016, 05:33 AM

May 2016

Yes I think they should vote but it isn't anyone else's fault that they are last.

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If you think the state with 40 million people, the state that best represents the US demographically [View all] onecaliberal May 2016 OP

For crying out loud, no one is telling Californians to stay home and not vote. LonePirate May 2016 #1

Yes, actually you are. TM99 May 2016 #4

Don't accuse me of something I didn't do. LonePirate May 2016 #7

If you repeat variations on those Clinton TM99 May 2016 #8

I deal in specifics while you deal in generalities. Big difference there. LonePirate May 2016 #9

Tell yourself what ever TM99 May 2016 #10

Concur laserhaas May 2016 #16

They build a strawman, light him on fire, then dance around screaming. JoePhilly May 2016 #23

Yup. Agschmid May 2016 #27

California wa sa part of Super Tuesday in 2008, y'know Tarc May 2016 #2

Here's a reason Bernie needs to stay in it Urchin May 2016 #5

No Democrat is going to mount a mid-stream challenge to a sitting Dem president Tarc May 2016 #6

1968. 1980. You're still allowed to read Wikipedia even though you've been banned from editing. nt Jim Lane May 2016 #11

ssssszzzzzzzzzttt. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #15

I've had a new account since the day after that roadjob, Jim. :) Tarc May 2016 #20

Plllease. With all the mistakes Hillary makes, it is a given. nt Live and Learn May 2016 #14

It would be smacked down as hard as it could possibly be Tarc May 2016 #21

Who said anything about Sanders? nt Live and Learn May 2016 #41

Except for Sanders, that's what he wanted for Obama when he said he'd support a primary challenge uponit7771 May 2016 #19

Major Tom and friends would need a candidate in 2020 ... JoePhilly May 2016 #25

Early 2015: Clinton has the nomination sealed up. She will sail through unless Biden decides to run. Armstead May 2016 #39

I can just about guarantee that party rules will be changed to greatly enhance NorthCarolina May 2016 #35

Bull shit bkkyosemite May 2016 #26

"California primary move creates Super-duper Tuesday" Tarc May 2016 #30

The CA primary was on Super Tuesday in 2000, 2004 and 2008 SFnomad May 2016 #43

some will say "of course you should have a say! Vote... dana_b May 2016 #3

And don't forget your friends on the East Coast. Jim Lane May 2016 #12

I think the beltway and east coast conventional wisdom crowd is only dimly aware Warren DeMontague May 2016 #13

Yes I know being a California native in So. Oregon...it's creepy how they act. bkkyosemite May 2016 #29

Why doesn't CA move their date up? Motown_Johnny May 2016 #17

It shouldn't matter who is first or who is last. Every person's vote counts. liberal_at_heart May 2016 #34

Because of the rules we can't. They don't want California to have any influence. onecaliberal May 2016 #37

I've said time and time again: CA is the lynchpin of our party's electoral strategy Recursion May 2016 #18

In '08 CA voted on Super Tuesday, then they moved it back again this year. Bluenorthwest May 2016 #32

They moved it back to June in 2012 SFnomad May 2016 #44

If Sanders had integrity he would rally his platform and attack Republicans not Clinton, Democrats, seabeyond May 2016 #22

Bull shit - seems to be a bull shit morning bkkyosemite May 2016 #28

The way Democrats run. Not others in our party. We did see the difference this campaign. Nt seabeyond May 2016 #31

Clinton would have won California if they went first bigtree May 2016 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author carolinayellowdog May 2016 #33

I don't think that's accurate. But glad other states are diverse too. onecaliberal May 2016 #38

It is accurate, though. Garrett78 May 2016 #45

Yes, California should have gone first... SidDithers May 2016 #36

In 08 they voted on Super Tuesday, CA went to Hillary and polling suggested that had they Bluenorthwest May 2016 #40

CA doesn't best represent the US demographically. Garrett78 May 2016 #42