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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)All of those attendees at Sanders rallies probably [View all]
did vote in their primaries for him. It just wasn't enough. Most people never attend rallies or campaign functions, but they vote, too. Most Sanders rallies that turned out people in the low to mid four figures were in major population centers, and made up a small percentage of voters there. Enthusiasm is wonderful, but numbers are more important in elections.
We have the vote counts for most states. They tell the real story. Rally-goers DID vote for Sanders, but there simply weren't enough of them to outnumber other voters.
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I kept saying; Justin Bieber draws big crowds too. It's never meant he's everyone's favorite.
CrowCityDem
Jun 2016
#1
I disagree, Mineralman. There was massive fraud this time around. There are 2.5 million
roguevalley
Jun 2016
#9
Cognitive dissonance is when your beliefs don't jibe with your observations
AgingAmerican
Jun 2016
#25
The results are the results, she has the votes and the delegates, more than half of
Thinkingabout
Jun 2016
#3
In Oregon he had maybe 40,000 total at rallies and got 320,000 votes in our closed primary.
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#11
Or they weren't enough to make up for the flipped voter registrations, or the purged voters,
cui bono
Jun 2016
#19
It's pretty amazing that so many continue the "what election fraud?" ruse in the face of such
GoneFishin
Jun 2016
#21