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2016 Postmortem

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts) Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:36 PM Jun 2016

If the media calls the nomination over before California polls close, they will hurt voter turnout [View all]

and hurt any other Democrats and issues that may be on the ballots. Not that they would care though since the mainstream media are mostly a bunch of boot-licking corporate shills.

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If the media calls the nomination over before California polls close, they will hurt voter turnout [View all] Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 OP

It's part of the plan! dchill Jun 2016 #1

More veiled threats and concern bravenak Jun 2016 #2

Clinton supports the private prisons that make profits out of imprisoning POC. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #26

The largest voter suppression ever attempted Skink Jun 2016 #3

the MSM wants her scandals for purposes of $$$$ grasswire Jun 2016 #4

Cynical git! Lars39 Jun 2016 #9

The nomination was over in March. LexVegas Jun 2016 #5

Not really. Most of us voted weeks ago--mail-in. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #6

Millions of people still vote at the polls on election day Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #10

Good, then you've nothing to worry about! Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #23

We are use to that in CA. I can't remember the year but they called the Presidential election upaloopa Jun 2016 #7

The OP is full of BS. There are Senate, assembly seats, propositions, local and state, etc. I have still_one Jun 2016 #12

Because Sanders voters aren't dedicated enough to stay on line? brooklynite Jun 2016 #8

If that is the only item on the ballot they care about, that speaks volumes about them still_one Jun 2016 #13

No they won't hurt the voter turnout in California. There are more issues on the ballot than just still_one Jun 2016 #11

People know the numbers. Will know what is happening in NJ. How silly to suggest it will seabeyond Jun 2016 #14

You're right -- Clinton voters probably will go out for celebratory drinks rather than vote. onenote Jun 2016 #15

It is called the Bandwagon effect nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #18

They aren't just corporate shills, they are corporations - all 6 of them that own 90% of the MSM. bjo59 Jun 2016 #16

They do not care nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #17

Chris Matthews ADMITTED this: AzDar Jun 2016 #19

gee are bernie supporters so weak that they will refuse to vote based on this? nt msongs Jun 2016 #20

I think that the media is going to call it, just like they did in 2008. Beacool Jun 2016 #21

They were prepared to call it tonight MFM008 Jun 2016 #27

Reaching for any old excuse, eh? Tarc Jun 2016 #22

Going forward, all the states, districts, and territories should vote on the same day Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2016 #24

This is a valid concern and it happens every election (primary and general). Garrett78 Jun 2016 #25

They know the numbers tonight. People aren't stupid or blind. Call it or not, seabeyond Jun 2016 #28

Of course Clinton will be the nominee and of course it's not because of contests being called early. Garrett78 Jun 2016 #30

I don't think they are talking calling the state before poll close but calling Clinton's nominee seabeyond Jun 2016 #31

The OP does indicate that, yes. Garrett78 Jun 2016 #33

You seem to think.. KULawHawk Jun 2016 #29

That's the whole point, isn't it? It's how they operate. senz Jun 2016 #32