2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumKansas + Neb. go red in Nov; why important that
Bernie won? Isn't that what people said when Clinton won in Southern states?
Svafa
(594 posts)it's that with the exception of Iowa and Massachusetts, which were both very close calls, she is only winning red states.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)DCBob
(24,689 posts)Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Ohio, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, etc..
dsc
(52,166 posts)who knew?
Svafa
(594 posts)dsc
(52,166 posts)Qutzupalotl
(14,327 posts)Viability. People saying he can't win, yet he does.
Punkingal
(9,522 posts)They fail to mention that.
jillan
(39,451 posts)KingFlorez
(12,689 posts)Red states count if Sanders win, but don't count if Clinton wins.
Dawgs
(14,755 posts)It's that Her winning the Southern states only and early doesn't mean the race is over.
KingFlorez
(12,689 posts)Sanders supporters have stated over and over that southern states don't matter because they vote Republican in the general.
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)Somehow the Democratic electorate in Oklahoma, Kansas, Vermont, Minnesota, Nebraska and the like are representative of the overall Democratic electorate and the states Clinton has won (and is expected to win going forward) are not. That the exact opposite is true doesn't seem to matter when you live in fantasy land.
Dawgs
(14,755 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,708 posts)Obama took Omaha in 08 and got one.
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cwydro
(51,308 posts)No judgment implied there; it just seems to be the way it is.
Persondem
(1,936 posts)BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)When Sanders wins in Kansas and Nebraska, the corporate media says Clinton had a big win in Louisiana.
Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)All-in for the corporate candidate.
Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)Several of both candidates' wins to this point have come in states they'll lose in November. That applies equally to both candidates.
We can't do away with the anachronistic, anti-democratic Electoral College too soon.