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Democratic Primaries

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5. How many actual people are we talking about here? Percentages always seem to be used but....

Thu Sep 19, 2019, 12:46 PM

Sep 2019

...they can be misused.

50% of 100,000 people are 50,000, whereas 70% of only 10,000 people is a mere 7,000.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Berners rejoice: Sanders' support is getting smaller and that's a good thing. [View all] crazytown Sep 2019 OP

This is sad. Kahuna7 Sep 2019 #1

I know, right ... crazytown Sep 2019 #3

What??? peggysue2 Sep 2019 #2

It is not good news for Bernie to lose votes to Warren ritapria Sep 2019 #4

IKR sheshe2 Sep 2019 #15

This has always bothered me too. floppyboo Sep 2019 #11

:) I vote you a gold sticker for mentioning Latinx. Hortensis Sep 2019 #22

Comedy writes itself ..... nt BlueMississippi Sep 2019 #6

A wrenching purge is better than sex crazytown Sep 2019 #9

Nothing is better than sex. Not even pizza! nt NYMinute Sep 2019 #14

lol Cha Sep 2019 #18

I know a secret. I know a secret. crazytown Sep 2019 #20

hahahahahahahahaha NYMinute Sep 2019 #8

Whatever gets the job done. BannonsLiver Sep 2019 #13

K&R Gothmog Sep 2019 #16

Nutty. betsuni Sep 2019 #17

They're not the only ones "rejoicing". Cha Sep 2019 #19

Cha, it's a passive-agressive boast by them. Blue_true Sep 2019 #21

So much winning! LongtimeAZDem Sep 2019 #23

Less is more. oasis Sep 2019 #24