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2016 Postmortem

awake

(3,226 posts) Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:07 PM Feb 2016

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Bernie has shown tonight that his is as electable as Hillary

Looks like they will be splitting the delegates

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Bernie has shown tonight that his is as electable as Hillary (Original Post) awake Feb 2016 OP

hehehe.. there'll be no gravedancing for HRC supporters tonight. notadmblnd Feb 2016 #1

SO damn proud of Bernie... what a big night! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2016 #2

From nothin' to somethin'... TCJ70 Feb 2016 #3

Yes snd this is my take away. From nothing to something. nt nc4bo Feb 2016 #13

He always was! Earth_First Feb 2016 #4

She was up 30 points just three months ago. morningfog Feb 2016 #5

If be "electable" you mean "electable by Democrats in Iowa" brooklynite Feb 2016 #6

Unless Dems choose not to vote for him, he is MORE electable. Bonobo Feb 2016 #9

You know about super Tuesday, right? That is when he is fucked. bettyellen Feb 2016 #10

LOL, you never thought it would be this close. Never. nt Bonobo Feb 2016 #11

Guess what? He is taking NH too! Both are his demographic and if he doesn't make it tonight bettyellen Feb 2016 #14

Yes, it is what it is. Bonobo Feb 2016 #16

He will get no indies once the Republicans started on him. That's why they're spending money on him KittyWampus Feb 2016 #22

Nonsense. Bonobo Feb 2016 #23

Iowa is the first of the dominos to fall shawn703 Feb 2016 #12

Agreed. alcibiades_mystery Feb 2016 #7

More electable. Bonobo Feb 2016 #8

Yes, in a 92% white state! ChimpersMcSmirkers Feb 2016 #15

Race card again? awake Feb 2016 #17

So discussing demographics means "playing the Race Card"...is that new? FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #20

That's your interpretation.... FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #18

Can you name one amendment of Bill she ever passed awake Feb 2016 #21

No. Darb Feb 2016 #19

If Hillary eeks out a win, I think she will have a really tough road ahead of her. AgadorSparticus Feb 2016 #24

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)

1. hehehe.. there'll be no gravedancing for HRC supporters tonight.

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:09 PM

Feb 2016

nt

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)

2. SO damn proud of Bernie... what a big night!

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:09 PM

Feb 2016

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

TCJ70

(4,387 posts)

3. From nothin' to somethin'...

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:11 PM

Feb 2016

...beating all the odds. Feel the Bern!

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)

13. Yes snd this is my take away. From nothing to something. nt

Reply to TCJ70 (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:25 PM

Feb 2016

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)

4. He always was!

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:12 PM

Feb 2016

With MOM suspending his campaign, the debate on the 4th will be fantastic!

morningfog

(18,115 posts)

5. She was up 30 points just three months ago.

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:12 PM

Feb 2016

brooklynite

(94,727 posts)

6. If be "electable" you mean "electable by Democrats in Iowa"

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:12 PM

Feb 2016

As for the rest of the nation...

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

9. Unless Dems choose not to vote for him, he is MORE electable.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:14 PM

Feb 2016

He will draw the indies.

Hill won't.

1+1 = 2

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

10. You know about super Tuesday, right? That is when he is fucked.

Reply to Bonobo (Reply #9)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:20 PM

Feb 2016

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

11. LOL, you never thought it would be this close. Never. nt

Reply to bettyellen (Reply #10)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:23 PM

Feb 2016

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

14. Guess what? He is taking NH too! Both are his demographic and if he doesn't make it tonight

Reply to Bonobo (Reply #11)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:27 PM

Feb 2016

he probably should fold too. I want him to win Iowa and stay in. But have no illusions he will be viable after Super Tuesday. It is what it is.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

16. Yes, it is what it is.

Reply to bettyellen (Reply #14)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:28 PM

Feb 2016

A close race.

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

22. He will get no indies once the Republicans started on him. That's why they're spending money on him

Reply to Bonobo (Reply #9)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:33 PM

Feb 2016

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

23. Nonsense.

Reply to KittyWampus (Reply #22)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:33 PM

Feb 2016

Absolute nonsense.

shawn703

(2,702 posts)

12. Iowa is the first of the dominos to fall

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:25 PM

Feb 2016

Just like in 2008.

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

7. Agreed.

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:13 PM

Feb 2016

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

8. More electable.

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:13 PM

Feb 2016

Hill won't draw the independent voters.

ChimpersMcSmirkers

(3,328 posts)

15. Yes, in a 92% white state!

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:28 PM

Feb 2016

awake

(3,226 posts)

17. Race card again?

Reply to ChimpersMcSmirkers (Reply #15)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:29 PM

Feb 2016

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)

20. So discussing demographics means "playing the Race Card"...is that new?

Reply to awake (Reply #17)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:32 PM

Feb 2016

Seriously?

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)

18. That's your interpretation....

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:30 PM

Feb 2016

not necessarily mine....

as it is the general election where winning will be everything.

Hillary has been vetted for 30 years,
Bernie hasn't been on the national scene in earnest but a minute!

But time will tell all of that!

Peace!

awake

(3,226 posts)

21. Can you name one amendment of Bill she ever passed

Reply to FrenchieCat (Reply #18)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:32 PM

Feb 2016

Darb

(2,807 posts)

19. No.

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:31 PM

Feb 2016

I don't think so.

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)

24. If Hillary eeks out a win, I think she will have a really tough road ahead of her.

Reply to awake (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:41 PM

Feb 2016

Bernie's momentum won't stop in Iowa. Time to buckle up, kids!

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