Hillary Clinton

stopbush

(24,396 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:05 PM Apr 2016

Despite MSM Spin, It Really Hasn't Been A Close Race Since NH

I know the media loves a horse race, but this race has not been close. At all.

It was close when Sanders won NH and took a 4-delegate lead over Hillary. It was still close when Hillary went back ahead in delegates in the next state up, NV.

But once the race hit SC, Hillary has been in a lead that quickly became insurmountable, and that has remained that way since, well, since SC...or, since pretty much...forever.

Tomorrow, Hillary will take at least 4 out of 5 states at margins that run the gambit of comfortable to landslide. At that point, the Sanders campaign is truly over. Finis. Done. Finito.

He should bow out graciously, endorse Hillary and do what he can to get her and the down-ticket Ds elected. And that means toeing the D line and promoting Hillary's policies, not his! It's the least, the very least he can do to show some appreciation for the spotlight the DNC put on him for the better part of a year by allowing him to run as a D.

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Despite MSM Spin, It Really Hasn't Been A Close Race Since NH (Original Post) stopbush Apr 2016 OP

So true...but apparently a tight race gets better ratings. anotherproletariat Apr 2016 #1

The race was effectively over on March 15th. Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2016 #2

B-b-b-but, teh momentum!!111 IamMab Apr 2016 #3

Bow out graciously tonyt53 Apr 2016 #4

Horse races are important! ladym55 Apr 2016 #5

Exactly. TV is the prime beneficiary of campaign spending, stopbush Apr 2016 #6

If only the open space and tumbleweeds in caucus states could vote. nt onehandle Apr 2016 #7

Sanders won Area 51!!! stopbush Apr 2016 #8

He can make his own decision, dont think he is going to allowed to decide, there are more $27 Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #9

It's sad that a campaign that spent it's entire time on the single issue of money in politics stopbush Apr 2016 #10

Confusing huh. Talk about Hillary and the big money she raises, then raises more money Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #11

anotherproletariat

(1,446 posts)

1. So true...but apparently a tight race gets better ratings.

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:10 PM

Apr 2016

As do Trump speeches, because we've seen way too many of those.

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

2. The race was effectively over on March 15th.

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:12 PM

Apr 2016

IamMab

(1,359 posts)

3. B-b-b-but, teh momentum!!111

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:12 PM

Apr 2016

You're right, it's been manipulated for ratings and page-clicks by every media outlet under the sun.

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

4. Bow out graciously

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:13 PM

Apr 2016

Yep, he should, but he won't. It sure appears that he has turned into a bitter man. Also, because he has done nothing to help any Democrats get elected to the Senate, he is done in lending any voice to any actions the Senate may consider. all of the things Bernie has promised to do can't happen without a Democrat majority in the Senate, but somehow his followers thought he could wave a magic wand and get things done. "Free college" - the words that started him and the reason he has so many rallies on college campuses. He forgot that people over 40 vote too.

ladym55

(2,577 posts)

5. Horse races are important!

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:20 PM

Apr 2016

Without them, we'd have to pay attention to what is actually going on and perhaps also the issues that the country faces. We can't have THAT now, can we?

Besides there is $$$$ to be made from political ads, and M$M is all about that. Think of the money that Bernie has dumped into all the media markets. In Ohio, I saw at least 3+ Bernie ads for every one for Hillary. And it paid off big time ... oh, wait. Bernie didn't do so well here.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

6. Exactly. TV is the prime beneficiary of campaign spending,

Reply to ladym55 (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:22 PM

Apr 2016

yet it's a non-story, even when the story is about the spending!

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

7. If only the open space and tumbleweeds in caucus states could vote. nt

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:25 PM

Apr 2016

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

8. Sanders won Area 51!!!

Reply to onehandle (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:26 PM

Apr 2016

And Poland. Don't forget Poland!

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

9. He can make his own decision, dont think he is going to allowed to decide, there are more $27

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:56 PM

Apr 2016

Donations to be collected and some must want to collect their paychecks.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

10. It's sad that a campaign that spent it's entire time on the single issue of money in politics

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 05:09 PM

Apr 2016

is - at the end - reduced to propping itself up for the sole purpose of getting more money for itself and its advisors from a bunch of kids who can least afford to send in another $27.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

11. Confusing huh. Talk about Hillary and the big money she raises, then raises more money

Reply to stopbush (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 05:37 PM

Apr 2016

And brags about this its $27 average. We aren't confused, he is.

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