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2016 Postmortem

ThePhilosopher04

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22. Getting 45% of indy voters is not winning without them

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #14)

Fri May 20, 2016, 11:51 AM

May 2016

45% is a lot of votes. If independents make up a larger share of the electorate this time and she does worse than Obama, which she most certainly will, she's in big trouble. There will be a sizeable number of Dems who will stay home.

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VOX says Hillary needs more than just the Bernie supporters.... by Matthew Yglesias [View all] kentuck May 2016 OP

more from link: kentuck May 2016 #1

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That is a great description! Punkingal May 2016 #7

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They didn't like Obama either and he won without them, facts matter uponit7771 May 2016 #10

That statement is unequivocally false angrychair May 2016 #11

rMoney won indies by 5% in 12 and MCrazy won them by ... 7% IIRC uponit7771 May 2016 #14

Not my point angrychair May 2016 #16

She'll pull the same amount of indies, DUP isn't the real world and neither is US politico meme that uponit7771 May 2016 #19

Not going to beat you up about angrychair May 2016 #33

Getting 45% of indy voters is not winning without them ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #22

I proudly voted for Obama as did most Bernie supporters ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #21

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It's a good piece but it's by Matt Iglesias, not Klein. hedda_foil May 2016 #17

Thanks hedda! kentuck May 2016 #24

there's that pesky MATH again. Hiraeth May 2016 #18

Needs a "get out of jail free" card. pdsimdars May 2016 #23

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