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2016 Postmortem

LibDemAlways

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10. Shouldn't the "presumptive nominee" be such a foregone

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 11:43 AM

May 2016

conclusion at this point that all of those states should be safely in her pocket -- no contest or just token opposition?

That Bernie is winning primaries and drawing huge crowds at this stage of the game does not bode well for the establishment. The corporate media can ignore him all they want, but it's clear something important is going on. A sizable chunk of the electorate is not happy with the status quo candidate the Dems are determined to nominate.

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Looking forward to the last 13 contests, which do you see Clinton winning? [View all] lumberjack_jeff May 2016 OP

This. This right here. CoffeeCat May 2016 #1

All the posturing only makes it more obvious they know she's in trouble. lagomorph777 May 2016 #7

Each win that Bernie secures CoffeeCat May 2016 #9

How many of the final 10 states did Obama lose in 2008? hack89 May 2016 #14

Cslifornia is 475 delegates alone. HooptieWagon May 2016 #2

He's trailed in EVERY poll so far. Do you think he's going to swing it 35% in a month? CrowCityDem May 2016 #6

Nebraska jayschool May 2016 #3

She'll win... CrowCityDem May 2016 #4

The fourteenth contest is the one I'm predicting she will win. NCTraveler May 2016 #5

Open primaries are not the Clinton Vampire Garlic many seem to think whatthehey May 2016 #8

Shouldn't the "presumptive nominee" be such a foregone LibDemAlways May 2016 #10

Momentum means something, just not sure what. Orsino May 2016 #13

Enough to be the nominee firebrand80 May 2016 #11

NJ, CA, NM, DC, VI, PR and wishing 20 point elsewhere. Jitter65 May 2016 #12

Not CA Tiggeroshii May 2016 #17

Nebraska voted on March 5th Tarc May 2016 #15

She will win NJ and DC for sure. PR and VI are coin tosses. Tiggeroshii May 2016 #16

She will destroy him in Jersey Demsrule86 May 2016 #18