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So Hillary has 10 wins to Bernie's 5, but it's more like 8-2-5, if you treat Iowa and Mass as ties. (Original Post) reformist2 Mar 2016 OP
CNN and I agree with you nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #1
Except that those wins translate into a delegate lead... SidDithers Mar 2016 #2
Why do people here keep pretending that Sanders and Clinton have "tied" states? Number23 Mar 2016 #7
Remember after Iowa and Nevada, how bad and undemocratic caucuses were?.. SidDithers Mar 2016 #10
Keep obsessing about Bernie's supporters. That's a real winning attitude. reformist2 Mar 2016 #17
"States" mean shit. "Ties" are garbage...Delegates , Delegates , Delegates pkdu Mar 2016 #3
Yup, narrative time is over. Winning delegates is the only metric. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #6
says the person pushing a narrative virtualobserver Mar 2016 #9
Yes, the narrative that winning delegates is the only metric. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #11
well, I'm pushing the narrative that momentum can change everything virtualobserver Mar 2016 #12
No you are not ...you are pkdu Mar 2016 #13
I don't use straws. virtualobserver Mar 2016 #14
Apparently you dont use math either ...good luck with that . Oh , and please revise for pkdu Mar 2016 #15
What am I revising? The math is there, BTW.....you just can't accept the margins of victory..... virtualobserver Mar 2016 #16
But isn't this why they use delegates? To account for population differences between states? nt anotherproletariat Mar 2016 #4
You forgot American Samoa. That's 11 wins. And... JaneyVee Mar 2016 #5
A virtual tie? ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #8
It's Berniemath lunamagica Mar 2016 #18

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)
2. Except that those wins translate into a delegate lead...
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 02:12 AM
Mar 2016

Last edited Wed Mar 2, 2016, 02:42 AM - Edit history (1)

that will be approaching 300 by time all of tonights delegates are awarded.

Edit: maybe closer to 260 than 300

Sid

Number23

(24,544 posts)
7. Why do people here keep pretending that Sanders and Clinton have "tied" states?
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 02:19 AM
Mar 2016

There's been no tie anywhere and yet these folks have tried to pretend that Iowa and some have even been running around saying that Nevada were ties.

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)
10. Remember after Iowa and Nevada, how bad and undemocratic caucuses were?..
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 02:22 AM
Mar 2016

Apart from VT, Sanders only won caucuses tonight (MN, OK and CO )

Now, you don't hear much about caucuses.



Sid

pkdu

(3,977 posts)
3. "States" mean shit. "Ties" are garbage...Delegates , Delegates , Delegates
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 02:13 AM
Mar 2016

anything else is SPIN , SPIN , SPIN

 

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)
14. I don't use straws.
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 02:43 AM
Mar 2016

This same tactic was used against Obama supporters after Super Tuesday 2008. It is a rerun.

pkdu

(3,977 posts)
15. Apparently you dont use math either ...good luck with that . Oh , and please revise for
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 02:46 AM
Mar 2016

American Samoa

 

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)
16. What am I revising? The math is there, BTW.....you just can't accept the margins of victory.....
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 02:51 AM
Mar 2016

necessary....and your underlying belief concerning those margins has nothing to do with math.

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