2016 Postmortem

morningfog

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61. Suck suck suck.

Reply to George II (Reply #58)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 10:34 PM

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The "press" could have waited 24 hours [View all] Renew Deal Jun 2016 OP

Exactly! M$M could have waited a few more hours, and let voters vote 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #1

They have to announce it once they had the info. It the timing of the announcement from the campaign Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #2

The delegates aren't controlled by the campaign. Renew Deal Jun 2016 #5

The superdelegates coordinate with the campaign. Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #9

Not necessarily Renew Deal Jun 2016 #11

Do you have verification of that accusation? George II Jun 2016 #13

What accusation? Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #14

"campaign and their delegates are the ones who controlled the timing of the announcement" George II Jun 2016 #19

Every grown adult controls the timing of their own announcements. Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #21

You keep stating your opinion as fact anigbrowl Jun 2016 #30

OK well I guess people can decide for themselves whether 20+ superdelegates all randomly Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #32

There's another possibility you haven't considered anigbrowl Jun 2016 #36

Hilly folk have been saying for days they have 100 delegates in the bag. morningfog Jun 2016 #53

...and? anigbrowl Jun 2016 #59

They screen their calls. They use voicemails and assistants. They only speak to the press when they Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #65

None of which is evidence for your thesis anigbrowl Jun 2016 #67

Wait so you think Obama was behind this, and he coordinated it completely separately from the Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #68

No, I don't think that anigbrowl Jun 2016 #70

AP calls them. Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #63

They use voicemail and secretaries to screen their calls. Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #66

Lol. Hill shills here on du have been touting 100 supers in the bag morningfog Jun 2016 #52

And I'm sure you can direct us to those posts by "hill shills", right? George II Jun 2016 #54

Are you denying that posters have claimed a hundred supers in the bag? morningfog Jun 2016 #55

Can direct us to those posts by "hill shills"? George II Jun 2016 #56

Not a denial. You can latch on to the phrase like a piglet suckling, morningfog Jun 2016 #57

I'm certainly not going to entertain a question that was a response to my question.... George II Jun 2016 #58

Suck suck suck. morningfog Jun 2016 #61

Links to such posts, please. okasha Jun 2016 #62

I think the SDs Outflanked Bernie, deliberately.nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #3

This is right. The superdelegates controlled the timing of their own annoucements, Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #6

You have no evidence of this Renew Deal Jun 2016 #8

Evidence of what? The superdelegates control the timing of when they return phone calls to news Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #12

"working in concert with the Clinton campaign" Renew Deal Jun 2016 #15

No....in concert with the delegates. Not the campaign. I think you miss what happened. nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #10

Not true, in fact the Clinton campaign asked dozens of SDsto hold off until tomorrow night..... George II Jun 2016 #16

I don't believe that. Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #17

You are missing the point of what happened. nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #23

So what? anigbrowl Jun 2016 #40

They want ratings Txbluedog Jun 2016 #4

From what I've heard, they didn't want this. Renew Deal Jun 2016 #7

AP doesnt have a TV network MadBadger Jun 2016 #34

No. It's all Hillary's doing. The Clinton Cabal controls the media, too Blaukraut Jun 2016 #18

or conversely they reported the news instead of suppressing it. MariaThinks Jun 2016 #20

We all knew the news. It was obvious. Renew Deal Jun 2016 #26

but according to bernie the votes aren't counted - so how could we know she wins? MariaThinks Jun 2016 #27

Bernie was trying to win California for a reason Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #47

I think Obama took care of it yesterday Renew Deal Jun 2016 #49

I think that may be why the supers moved today. Three dimensional chess. Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #60

Apparently Skinner wasn't unhappy about this. passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #22

How do you know that? nt Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #48

Yes. Because the progressive view of the press is that they should withhold news. onenote Jun 2016 #24

Both sides pissed at the press... GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #25

Y'all have been whining for months about call it, call it, call it, it's over, it's over .. Fumesucker Jun 2016 #28

Not me Renew Deal Jun 2016 #31

I'll be checking out before too long Fumesucker Jun 2016 #43

"Will it hurt the country to announce it?" Orrex Jun 2016 #29

It will piss off a segment of the Democratic party. Renew Deal Jun 2016 #33

I don't see a way that Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #45

I agree that is true for a lot of people. Renew Deal Jun 2016 #46

I do wish they'd held it. okasha Jun 2016 #64

How will it piss of a segment of the Democratic party? Orrex Jun 2016 #51

The AP wanted to be first MadBadger Jun 2016 #35

I think you left out a step Retrograde Jun 2016 #37

Exactly Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #42

It's not the media's job to hold back the truth "for our own good." Lord Magus Jun 2016 #38

I agree Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #41

You are looking at this the wrong way Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #39

Props! NWCorona Jun 2016 #44

Should have at least been on a day where people were actually voting Doctor Jack Jun 2016 #50

The Free Press reports news. Thats what they do. You are free to not read, listen, watch it. nt BootinUp Jun 2016 #69