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George II

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21. "Thousands of volunteers knocking on hundreds of thousands of doors"....

Reply to Scurrilous (Reply #20)

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 07:14 PM

Feb 2020

....(he boasted that he had 25,000 volunteers) netted him only 45,000 votes. That's about 1.8 voters per volunteer over 3-4 months.

Bet he's sorry he insisted the release the popular vote. Awkward.

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

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Final Iowa delegate numbers: [View all] George II Feb 2020 OP

Sanders and his supporters will continue to insist they won. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #1

Unfortunately that kind of behavior has become the norm n/t FreeState Feb 2020 #2

He was on one of the networks this morning saying he won by "SIX THOUSAND VOTES".... George II Feb 2020 #5

Well Bernie did get more votes. But the antiquated system they use gives totodeinhere Feb 2020 #7

Iowa wanted to change it, but Sanders and his people insisted they keep it that way. George II Feb 2020 #9

Link? unc70 Feb 2020 #11

Here's some of it: George II Feb 2020 #13

This is the opposite of what you claim unc70 Feb 2020 #24

Not an excuse to lie about the results. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #10

It was his idea, and insistence, to release the raw votes. George II Feb 2020 #14

And of course we know why. Bernie anticipated a scenario like this where he got more totodeinhere Feb 2020 #16

Nothing wrong with wanting the information. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #17

I wouldn't go so far as calling it a lie. Look, all candidates try to spin things to their totodeinhere Feb 2020 #22

I knowww. How dare they insist the popular vote is worth anything! Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #12

It's not. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #15

He was upset when they didn't release the popular votes, now he's upset when they did. Hmm.... George II Feb 2020 #18

Crazy stuff! It's almost like they believe in democracy! DanTex Feb 2020 #31

Bite your tongue. No one here would ever do that! Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #35

Even though Pete WON? lol Cha Feb 2020 #28

*Especially* since Pete won. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #32

Precisely. Cha Feb 2020 #33

Congrats To Pete The Winner Me. Feb 2020 #3

Congrats to Mayor Pete. riversedge Feb 2020 #4

Congratulations, Pete Buttigieg. Mike 03 Feb 2020 #6

Congrats Pete.. that was a hard fought election and you more than any Peacetrain Feb 2020 #8

Boom, clear win for Mayor Pete. Zolorp Feb 2020 #19

Congrats Pete. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #20

"Thousands of volunteers knocking on hundreds of thousands of doors".... George II Feb 2020 #21

LOL I did the math too. We think alike. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #27

Excellent point. Didn't see your tweet, but if it's any consolation I'm now following you!!! George II Feb 2020 #29

Followed you back. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #30

I mean to be fair to Sanders Legends303 Feb 2020 #23

But he didn't want a primary, he wanted a caucus. He didn't win. George II Feb 2020 #25

All those millions of dollars for a handful of delegates. FloridaBlues Feb 2020 #26

According to the Iowa Democratic Party these are final. Estimates have been that Sanders spent.... George II Feb 2020 #34

All the nonsense...and this is it...pitiful...8 delegates between Biden and Sanders...thousands in Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #36