2016 Postmortem

pdsimdars

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25. What you people don't seem to get is that Democrats are only about 30% of voters

Thu May 5, 2016, 07:55 AM

May 2016

She does horribly in all the others. . .

Among Democrats she's 55 to Bernie's 45. Not that big a difference. But in the Independent voters, Bernie usually gets near 70% and that is the LARGEST voting group. Whereas Hillary's NEGATIVES are around 70% among independents. .

I think you guys don't realize that the GE has OTHER people who can vote in it and THEY are the ones you need to win. Bernie does, Hillary does NOT.

Be as smug as you want, but those are facts. And so is this.

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Democratic Party leaders "are dissociated from the mood of the nation, and they do not care" [View all] imagine2015 May 2016 OP

More people are voting for Hillary. That's the only response. Metric System May 2016 #1

Do you have an answer that isnt an emailed out DNC talking point? AgingAmerican May 2016 #6

News flash; elections are won by the candidate with the most votes Tarc May 2016 #8

Really? Al Gore had the most votes when he ran for President against Bush. You didn't know that? imagine2015 May 2016 #10

Stay in your lane, bro Tarc May 2016 #11

Damn Tarc is trying to bring us to heel timmymoff May 2016 #16

This is not true at all TimPlo May 2016 #35

Silly seems to be today's distributed talking point. HooptieWagon May 2016 #52

No they're not. Just ask Al Gore. jillan May 2016 #70

Except for people under 40, working class whites, college students, progressives, young women, imagine2015 May 2016 #9

I missed the part where those peoples votes count more. iandhr May 2016 #12

Easy: young voters count more because people die. ieoeja May 2016 #63

Her demo is so close to the Republican demo it's mindblowing. Ed Suspicious May 2016 #34

Probably because that's the demo where the voters are nt Progressive dog May 2016 #61

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #39

Do voters not matter? Agschmid May 2016 #41

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #57

truthfully none of us know what the true vote counts were in most states questionseverything May 2016 #58

And there is no "vote count" in Caucus states, bvar22 May 2016 #68

Thomas Frank knows what he's talking about. Thanks for this! K&R!! haikugal May 2016 #2

Thomas Frank telling it like it is. BillZBubb May 2016 #3

+1,000 n/t LarryNM May 2016 #5

Hey, shouldn't the "Third Way" be the third party? WE are the real Democrats. pdsimdars May 2016 #24

Correct - the question is "How do we get them out the door?" jwirr May 2016 #71

Yep, socially moderate (not even socially liberal) and neo-conservative...... socialist_n_TN May 2016 #54

It doesn't matter if the DNC cares or not... dubyadiprecession May 2016 #4

Good luck forcing independent voters to be loyal Democratic voters. (nt) w4rma May 2016 #7

good luck forcing this long time dem timmymoff May 2016 #17

This isn't even a war of political parties anymore. VulgarPoet May 2016 #22

I think a lot of people still do not understand that both parties in their past/current form are Hiraeth May 2016 #44

+1 vintx May 2016 #47

Good. VulgarPoet May 2016 #55

yes, it is exciting. watching people STAND UP Hiraeth May 2016 #56

It is about class warfare timmymoff May 2016 #62

"A riot is the language of the unheard" loyalsister May 2016 #65

I don't see why I have respect crap. Whenever we break through many of them will hop the fence to TheKentuckian May 2016 #13

Respect works both ways pengu May 2016 #53

Great article. Thanks! pat_k May 2016 #14

There are those on the far left who seem to struggle with a very very basic concept. iandhr May 2016 #15

It's Hillary's fault she doesnt appeal to a large portion of Americans timmymoff May 2016 #18

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #19

btw, you are NOT .... what he said. good hide, jury. Hiraeth May 2016 #46

Ironically poor grammar, as well. The correct way would be "you're", a contraction of "you are". Electric Monk May 2016 #64

However you are overlooking an important fact - truedelphi May 2016 #20

You sum it up perfectly. Hill will not win. yourpaljoey May 2016 #33

What you people don't seem to get is that Democrats are only about 30% of voters pdsimdars May 2016 #25

Since DumbassDebbie rigged the primary process to favor Hillary ... FreakinDJ May 2016 #29

It's astounding that they don't see it. nt vintx May 2016 #50

She's personally responsible for the profusion of independents. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #49

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #38

"members of the party" Members? You're not a member of the Democratic Party! Are you? imagine2015 May 2016 #66

Frank is correct! NewImproved Deal May 2016 #21

AND we break TWO records, first woman and first candidate under FBI criminal investigation pdsimdars May 2016 #26

Don't forget 1st impeached spouse libdem4life May 2016 #51

It's been said a million times FlatBaroque May 2016 #23

"because it’s her turn" FreakinDJ May 2016 #27

I think a better reason is that she won the delegates and popular vote Demsrule86 May 2016 #30

Why do you keep "quoting" something that only you and other Sanders supporters say? randome May 2016 #31

I was quoting Print Media FreakinDJ May 2016 #32

The media also sometimes says that Obama is an American-hating Muslim. randome May 2016 #36

Why because the Dems won't give Bernie the nomination he was unable to earn? Demsrule86 May 2016 #28

I'm starting to believe the Dudebros want President Trump Blue_Tires May 2016 #37

break[ing] up Wall Street banks ...would not also end racism and sexism lagomorph777 May 2016 #40

Hillary is right, America is already great, for the one percent. ViseGrip May 2016 #42

This is an excellent description of the reason not just Hillary's team should be worried vintx May 2016 #43

Exactly lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #45

Superb article. +1 99Forever May 2016 #48

at both the state and national levels. nt antigop May 2016 #59

The people who vote are voting for Hillary Progressive dog May 2016 #60

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2016 #67

DURec. bvar22 May 2016 #69