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2016 Postmortem

Il_Coniglietto

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14. West Virginia hasn't voted for the Democrat

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 08:18 PM

May 2016

in the general election since 1996. Thankfully, Dems can and have won without it. No Democrat should be pinning their election hopes on WV voters.

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It is not Operation Chaos. It is West Virginia Democrats that will NOT vote for Clinton. [View all] Skwmom May 2016 OP

I would like to note that a third of Sanders supporters say they would hrmjustin May 2016 #1

Link? nt bunnies May 2016 #5

Low information voters -- But they know they're getting screwed by Trade and the Oliogarchs Armstead May 2016 #6

*Oligarchs Agschmid May 2016 #23

I was thinking of margerine Armstead May 2016 #24

Me too, I chuckled. Agschmid May 2016 #25

Oddly enough Aerows May 2016 #34

Wow. She's that bad? Driving Democrats to go the other way? CentralCoaster May 2016 #8

And 28% of Hillary backers said they'd vote McCain if Obama v. McCain pat_k May 2016 #15

. . . Depaysement May 2016 #19

Link. I saw that only Clinton, Trump, and neither were the answers. So it was a Trump v Clinton Skwmom May 2016 #20

On cnn just now they said a third of Sanders supporters would for Trump if it was hrmjustin May 2016 #21

Oh yeah, Clinton News Network is really believable Skwmom May 2016 #29

It is from the exit polls. hrmjustin May 2016 #31

Sanders supporters would vote for Trump over Sanders? What? jillan May 2016 #26

Its an open primary Travis_0004 May 2016 #28

Republicans CAN NOT vote in the WV Democratic Primary. Skwmom May 2016 #30

I'd love to see a citable source for that. intheflow May 2016 #36

Here's what theyre saying at hillcamp:) litlbilly May 2016 #2

White, male, class struggle Depaysement May 2016 #9

You can smell the desperation over there. She beat Obama by 40 in WV in 08 litlbilly May 2016 #11

Really stupid Depaysement May 2016 #13

The primary vote was between Bernie and Hillary. Seems to me those 40% voted Autumn May 2016 #38

lolok PeaceNikki May 2016 #3

I dont see one smart post over there, so, ill just put Camp HIll on ignore again. litlbilly May 2016 #4

There is no 'Operation Chaos' AgingAmerican May 2016 #7

just like they wouldn't vote for Obama dsc May 2016 #10

Sorry 44% who voted for Sanders Demsrule86 May 2016 #12

So, anybody but Clinton then, right? nt. polly7 May 2016 #17

Even if all DUers who favor Sanders voted for Clinton, intheflow May 2016 #37

West Virginia hasn't voted for the Democrat Il_Coniglietto May 2016 #14

All they are trying to do now is eke out the win. The think by triangulating Trump into silvershadow May 2016 #16

It's only may, we have 6 months to go... dubyadiprecession May 2016 #18

And 40% of them who voted for Bernie said they wouldn't vote for him in the GE. nt Jitter65 May 2016 #22

Why do you guys say crap like this? AgingAmerican May 2016 #42

Gee, can't think why. ucrdem May 2016 #27

They will be voting for Trump in the GE workinclasszero May 2016 #32

As Democrats, I'm sure we can all agree that no good liberal wants to see a future in coal. anotherproletariat May 2016 #33

There is no such thing as 'operation chaos' AgingAmerican May 2016 #35

Same Dems who didn't vote for Obama. JoePhilly May 2016 #39

Or Obama or Sanders, in the GE. seabeyond May 2016 #40

44% of WV voters for Sanders workinclasszero May 2016 #41

They are only Trump supporters if Clinton get the nomination. Otherwise, they are Sanders supporters mhatrw May 2016 #43