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book_worm

(15,951 posts)
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 09:22 PM Apr 2016

Indies are skrewing us again in WI, but...

Indies breaking 71-28 for Bernie, but...

Clinton, for her part, was aided by the fact that mainline Democrats accounted for a bigger than usual share of primary voters – seven in 10, up from 62 percent in 2008 and on pace for a record in the state. She did much better with Democrats than with independents, a strongly pro-Sanders group, here as elsewhere.

Plus she is easily winning the African-American vote 74-26.

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Indies are skrewing us again in WI, but... (Original Post) book_worm Apr 2016 OP
Well MSMITH33156 Apr 2016 #1
Indies will try to vote in the closed primaries anyway, Skid Rogue Apr 2016 #2
This happened to some registered Democrats who supported Hillary in Arizona. grossproffit Apr 2016 #6
That's too bad and I believe you. Skid Rogue Apr 2016 #9
Why can't these Indy's get their own party? nt OhZone Apr 2016 #3
thankfully we are approaching several closed primaries. book_worm Apr 2016 #4
Ohyeah! nt OhZone Apr 2016 #5
Short-sighted resentment of independents fpublic Apr 2016 #7
This is the Hillary Clinton Group Haveadream Apr 2016 #8
Hillary Group! sheshe2 Apr 2016 #10
No, I love Indenpendents. OhZone Apr 2016 #12
K&R! DemonGoddess Apr 2016 #11

Skid Rogue

(711 posts)
2. Indies will try to vote in the closed primaries anyway,
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 09:26 PM
Apr 2016

then claim their registration was mysteriously flipped.

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)
6. This happened to some registered Democrats who supported Hillary in Arizona.
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:07 PM
Apr 2016

They were allowed provisional ballots but who knows if they were counted. Apparently, Maricopa was filled with a lot of pissed off Hillary supporters. I have a lot of friends and family in Arizona and they're still pissed. Arizona is Hillary country and they're mad that anyone could ever say otherwise.

Skid Rogue

(711 posts)
9. That's too bad and I believe you.
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 12:11 AM
Apr 2016

We know there's a lot of access problems that affect both campaigns. It's just funny to me that this particular problem seems to mainly happen in closed primaries. I'm probably wrong, but it makes me raise an eyebrow.

fpublic

(58 posts)
7. Short-sighted resentment of independents
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 12:00 AM
Apr 2016

You are stuck inside your own hopes for HRC.

If you resent Sanders for getting votes in Dem primaries that might have gone to HRC, how upset would you be if a 3rd party (no question that they would go for Sanders) sucked >70% of independent (erstwhile-Dem) voters away from her in the general?

If the Repubs unified behind their candidate, could HRC win a 3 way race despite losing so many potential voters?

If HRC captured 70% of indy voters, you would not be complaining.

Haveadream

(1,630 posts)
8. This is the Hillary Clinton Group
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 12:08 AM
Apr 2016

Of course we have hopes for Hillary. The fact is, Bernie is winning with Independents and not Democrats, who outnumber them. That is why Hillary has the biggest popular vote lead of all the candidates.



OhZone

(3,212 posts)
12. No, I love Indenpendents.
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 04:21 AM
Apr 2016

I just don't think they have any business, voting in Democratic or GOP Primaries. Register for a party and stick with it. Or stay off the Primaries.

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