2016 Postmortem

JaneyVee

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6. Obama won without independents or white males as a voting bloc.

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Thu May 5, 2016, 10:42 AM

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Give this some thought if you're concerned about Trump vs Clinton. [View all] floriduck May 2016 OP

So you are in favor of superdelegates subverting democracy. YouDig May 2016 #1

That is their role, isn't it? WHy have them if not for their intended use? morningfog May 2016 #2

They did that a long time ago, when they committed to Hillary before Bernie announced. floriduck May 2016 #4

They do seem to want to risk losing. vintx May 2016 #15

Hillary will easily pull indies and millennials to her side. JaneyVee May 2016 #3

She hasn't done it yet. Indies don't want her. nm floriduck May 2016 #5

Obama won without independents or white males as a voting bloc. JaneyVee May 2016 #6

Take your chances. I'm just raising the question. nm floriduck May 2016 #7

I'll take my chances with Hillary's broad, diverse coalition. JaneyVee May 2016 #9

Exactly. apnu May 2016 #13

You are assuming everyone will vote. Bad assumption. And concerning "smart", floriduck May 2016 #18

I am not assuming everybody will vote, never said that. apnu May 2016 #24

Don't let the facts get in the way of a false narrative DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #23

Don't lose mad...just lose. nt LexVegas May 2016 #8

I'm not mad. I'm just posing a question. Don't be upset if Hillary loses either. floriduck May 2016 #12

you promise? Hiraeth May 2016 #29

Actually it is Bernie's responsibility to bring his WhiteTara May 2016 #10

His supporters aren't obligated to play follow the leader vintx May 2016 #16

they may not be obligated, but he is. WhiteTara May 2016 #27

"If Bernie was leading in pledged delegates today, we could expect Hillary supporters to use a pampango May 2016 #11

You're already hearing the litany from Bernie supporters. What goes around comes around. floriduck May 2016 #14

What do we tell the people who voted in the primaries? That the super-delegates looked at the polls pampango May 2016 #17

Sorry but that was a major reason for creating super delegates. They weren't my doing. floriduck May 2016 #19

So you don't like super-delegates but they serve a useful purpose. OK. pampango May 2016 #22

Responding to your first paragraph, I'd say the win outweighs everything else. floriduck May 2016 #32

Fair enough though I disagree with your priorities. n/t pampango May 2016 #36

Democrats should not become complacent - GOP has a way of coalescing before the General Election! TheBlackAdder May 2016 #20

GOP has a way of coalescing before the General Election! Hiraeth May 2016 #31

That's why these early Trump V. XXXX comparisons are worrisome, Trumps later numbers will be higher! TheBlackAdder May 2016 #37

in my area, I will not be surprised at all. Clinton hatred here is PALPABLE. Hiraeth May 2016 #38

Hillary Clinton's 3,000, 0000 popular vote leads comes from people of color and women. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #21

I completely agree, especially from states that historically vote Republican. floriduck May 2016 #28

Last I checked she won VA, FL, NC, OH, and NV... DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #33

Be more specific. How many of the 3000000 votes were from POC? floriduck May 2016 #34

Sure DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #35

Based on your exit poll data from CNN, floriduck May 2016 #39

Thank you for proving my point DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #40

Whatever I can do to make you happy. Just stay like that after the general. floriduck May 2016 #41

What if it was practically a 3 way tie at this point? Skink May 2016 #25

They would have a dilemma. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #26

good question. Hiraeth May 2016 #30

..... asuhornets May 2016 #42

Thank you for keeping your input short. Much appreciated. floriduck May 2016 #43

Some Bernie supporters say the same things over and over again asuhornets May 2016 #44