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kennetha

(3,666 posts)
Mon Jan 25, 2016, 05:49 PM Jan 2016

Who inherits O'Malley's voters?

I understand that if you don't get 15% (is that right?) in a caucus site, you don't get any votes out of that caucus. Will O'Malley get 15% anywhere? If not, doesn't that mean that his voters have to caucus with somebody else? Who gets his votes? Is there any polling on that? Could make a huge difference to the outcome.

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Who inherits O'Malley's voters? (Original Post) kennetha Jan 2016 OP
I don't think they JustAnotherGen Jan 2016 #1
pretty strange process kennetha Jan 2016 #2
NO ONE elleng Jan 2016 #3
Never count chickens too soon DavidDvorkin Jan 2016 #4
i think that system stinks restorefreedom Jan 2016 #5

kennetha

(3,666 posts)
2. pretty strange process
Mon Jan 25, 2016, 05:59 PM
Jan 2016

you show up, you vote, your candidate doesn't meet some threshold, then you either walk away or have to vote for somebody else.

elleng

(130,973 posts)
3. NO ONE
Mon Jan 25, 2016, 06:10 PM
Jan 2016

'inherits' us. We may be persuaded to join the group of another candidate.

From what I've seen, there is NO consensus on where we might go.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
5. i think that system stinks
Mon Jan 25, 2016, 06:51 PM
Jan 2016

but as to the question, i imagine we will find out. i think i saw a poll showing mom and bernie sanders having very similar positions, but its no guarantee. frankly, if i couldn't vote for my candidate, i might be pissed enoughh to just go home

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