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In reply to the discussion: Sanders has already won most of the West and North states; will he also carry most Central states? [View all]PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)47. Who has more delegates?
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Sanders has already won most of the West and North states; will he also carry most Central states? [View all]
Attorney in Texas
Jun 2016
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How many of Bernie's "wins" have come in states with caucuses of open primaries?
tonyt53
Jun 2016
#2
Sanders actually doesn't do that well in primaries, regardless of if they are open or closed
mythology
Jun 2016
#26
Of the legion of invalid excuses, that is the LAMEST invalid excuse. Seriously.
Maru Kitteh
Jun 2016
#38
I don't like to respond to such lack of serious discourse. It's unbecoming.
libdem4life
Jun 2016
#48
Well let's see . . IOWA where Sanders declared a "virtual tie" is in the Northeast now? Or not early
Maru Kitteh
Jun 2016
#53
Ok so what was your point here? You just said stuff, but it wasn't based on facts
Maru Kitteh
Jun 2016
#61
That doesn't matter ... On DU, a win over the Toledo Mud Hens is equal to ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jun 2016
#93
Hillary has regional appeal and is losing most contests outside of her region.
Vote2016
Jun 2016
#10
No modern party nominee has lost so many states and gone forward to win in November
Vote2016
Jun 2016
#36
Yes, that IS how general elections work. Weak primary candidates lose general elections.
Vote2016
Jun 2016
#58
The 2008 primary race was more competitive and Obama had no trouble winning in November.
Garrett78
Jun 2016
#84
Sanders will win more states than Hillary won in 2008. Your "binary map" blather is as unpersuasive
Vote2016
Jun 2016
#86
Indeed, the region called "United States of America" has awarded her the nomination in a landslide.
BobbyDrake
Jun 2016
#50
last time I looked...hillary has beaten sanders in every category by huge numbers that
beachbum bob
Jun 2016
#11
Or another way to look at it: Clinton has won 12 of the states carried by Obama
onenote
Jun 2016
#12
I guess your history book was a cipher and I don't recall Nevada or Arizona having Pacific Ocean
Vote2016
Jun 2016
#63
What other southern states beside FL, VA, and NC has any Dem* carried this decade ?
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2016
#22
So we can take out Idaho, Utah, Nebraska, Wyoming, Alaska, Kansas and Oklahoma
mythology
Jun 2016
#33
What kind of loopy-dippy system groups Massachusetts with...Oklahoma as "Central" ???
Tarc
Jun 2016
#39
Funny how Hillary never once complained about caucuses while she was in Iowa.
Attorney in Texas
Jun 2016
#108
Population represented by Hillary: 213,324,491 Population represented by Bernie: 66,279,893
Sancho
Jun 2016
#68
Hillary won IL, NY, and PA which have more people than all the other "North" states combined
oberliner
Jun 2016
#69
My friend is a member of The Inner Circle of Advocates, you can google it.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2016
#75
Only #BernieGeography could put Idaho and NY in the same geographical region,
Nye Bevan
Jun 2016
#73
Try to create your own 4 regions that encompass about a quarter of of the Democratic vote where the
Attorney in Texas
Jun 2016
#79
Is your eye immune from perceiving the fact that Hillary's and Sanders' strongest states cluster
Attorney in Texas
Jun 2016
#81
You can chop the country into 9 pieces instead of 4 regions, but result in the same. Sanders is
Attorney in Texas
Jun 2016
#85
My mom was a successful litigant in a med-mal case that cost millions of dollars ...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2016
#88
I used YOUR map. Hillary's just unappealing North of the 42nd parallel and West of the 95th Meridian
Attorney in Texas
Jun 2016
#89
I believe Hillary's unfavorable and untrustworthy rating is higher than any Democratic candidate
Attorney in Texas
Jun 2016
#92
My mom was an incredible woman. There is not a day I don't think of her quiet bravery.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2016
#100
I don't want to beat a dead horse but at the end of the day people vote not acreage.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2016
#102
But will they still get the free stuff - college education and healthcare if they do?
tonyt53
Jun 2016
#104