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2016 Postmortem

imagine2015

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6. A clear act of desperation. Don't be so quick to declare the General Election has begun.

Reply to SheenaR (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 12:32 PM

Jun 2016

The GE doesn't begin until the Democratic Party decides who it wants to run for President and Vice-President.

That's up in the air since neither Hillary nor Bernie can win the 2,383 pledged delegates they need to secure the nomination before the convention.

It will be a contested convention.

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Sanders: "I Just saw Hillary and Bill Racing To California. Maybe they think campaign isn't over" [View all] imagine2015 Jun 2016 OP

I don't see Bernie in NJ firebrand80 Jun 2016 #1

I just saw Bernie and Jane not racing to New Jersey...maybe they think it's hopeless... brooklynite Jun 2016 #2

If you would like to equate the two SheenaR Jun 2016 #4

I'll certainly acknowledge that California is bigger than NJ...but Sanders needs both brooklynite Jun 2016 #5

He is tossing NJ....No question. SheenaR Jun 2016 #8

He's very unlikely to get NJ, whether he does more campaigning there or not. thesquanderer Jun 2016 #16

I'm sure we'll all hear about how racist it was of him to ignore NJ. frylock Jun 2016 #21

Luckily (?) for him, CA is pretty diverse. thesquanderer Jun 2016 #24

I thought the same about Hillary and Oregon. NWCorona Jun 2016 #15

30 events in 5 days for the Clintons SheenaR Jun 2016 #3

A clear act of desperation. Don't be so quick to declare the General Election has begun. imagine2015 Jun 2016 #6

I'm on your side there. I think it's funny that they are getting nervous SheenaR Jun 2016 #9

Because this is about more than the primaries. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #7

I don't buy it SheenaR Jun 2016 #12

This. frylock Jun 2016 #22

and no debate ... MisterP Jun 2016 #10

Every ad run and at every event she is taking about Trump. bettyellen Jun 2016 #17

Ok, I'll go by your theory then SheenaR Jun 2016 #18

She is talking about the GE wherever she goes- where she is doesn't matter as much as what she says bettyellen Jun 2016 #19

K & R AzDar Jun 2016 #11

Bernie flatters himself. Lil Missy Jun 2016 #13

. Rex Jun 2016 #14

I wonder how much difference their "events" will make. One reporter on Thom Hartmann said pdsimdars Jun 2016 #20

The real campaign is just beginning. MineralMan Jun 2016 #23