2016 Postmortem

rurallib

(62,448 posts) Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:56 AM Feb 2016

A big thanks to Martin O'Malley for his campaign

He brought up issues, he showed different approaches and he kept it clean.

You are a class person, Mr. O'Malley, and I am sure we will be hearing from you again.

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A big thanks to Martin O'Malley for his campaign (Original Post) rurallib Feb 2016 OP

And accomplished his assigned task of siphoning off Bernie support in Iowa kristopher Feb 2016 #1

ALCOA! FSogol Feb 2016 #2

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck... kristopher Feb 2016 #5

Strong Sanders supporter here. Your comment is unseemly and disrespects KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #4

Not. kristopher Feb 2016 #8

Well, he suspended his campaign, so that won't be happening again. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #6

Iowa was where he was pivotal... kristopher Feb 2016 #10

In making it a tiny loss rather than a tiny win, sure. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #12

The bragging rights are critical for her. kristopher Feb 2016 #14

This is only the second thread I've checked out this morning, but I think this post will be winner snooper2 Feb 2016 #13

Thank you kristopher Feb 2016 #15

+1 Ellen Forradalom Feb 2016 #3

Their greatest talent, Jon Huntsman, is sitting out the crazy KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #9

KNR for MOM ~ MOM's Du'ers Lucinda Feb 2016 #7

"At my site - Hillary's precinct capt. took delegate away from Bernie (via O'Malley)" kristopher Feb 2016 #11

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

1. And accomplished his assigned task of siphoning off Bernie support in Iowa

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:57 AM

Feb 2016

FSogol

(45,526 posts)

2. ALCOA!

Reply to kristopher (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:08 AM

Feb 2016

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

5. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...

Reply to FSogol (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:12 AM

Feb 2016

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)

4. Strong Sanders supporter here. Your comment is unseemly and disrespects

Reply to kristopher (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:12 AM

Feb 2016

the opinion and agency of many good folk. MoM' s supporters can claim that Bernie's candidacy 'siphoned' support from MoM.

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

8. Not.

Reply to KingCharlemagne (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:13 AM

Feb 2016

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

6. Well, he suspended his campaign, so that won't be happening again.

Reply to kristopher (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:12 AM

Feb 2016

Wish he'd folded his tent earlier, but what is, is, and you move forward, not keep dwelling on what has gone before, unless you intend to make changes going forward based on it.

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

10. Iowa was where he was pivotal...

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:18 AM

Feb 2016

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

12. In making it a tiny loss rather than a tiny win, sure.

Reply to kristopher (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:30 AM

Feb 2016

It was still 50-50, in a state where Sanders was down 40 points at the start. Hillary isn't going to win the nod in ever 50-50 state, even if she did win a bunch of coin tosses here.

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

14. The bragging rights are critical for her.

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #12)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:33 AM

Feb 2016

IF she'd outright lost, no matter by how much, her campaign would have suffered a much, much stronger set-back.

It mattered to them a lot:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511119828

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

13. This is only the second thread I've checked out this morning, but I think this post will be winner

Reply to kristopher (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:32 AM

Feb 2016

as dumbest reply of today... 02/02/16

I'll check back in if I find something better

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

15. Thank you

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #13)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:35 AM

Feb 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511119828

Ellen Forradalom

(16,160 posts)

3. +1

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:09 AM

Feb 2016

We have a great bench of talent. I feel sorry for Republicans, stuck with those losers.

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)

9. Their greatest talent, Jon Huntsman, is sitting out the crazy

Reply to Ellen Forradalom (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:14 AM

Feb 2016

this year. I'm breathing a sigh of relief that Kasich finished far back in the pack.

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

7. KNR for MOM ~ MOM's Du'ers

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:12 AM

Feb 2016

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

11. "At my site - Hillary's precinct capt. took delegate away from Bernie (via O'Malley)"

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:26 AM

Feb 2016

bullwinkle428 (14,412 posts)

At my site - Hillary's precinct capt. took delegate away from Bernie (via O'Malley)

Now, before everyone loses their minds, I realize that this "technique" was discussed AT LENGTH on this site, and the purpose of this OP is not to debate the legality of, but to discuss how things went down. For reference purposes, this took place in Davenport (Scott county) precinct D62, representing ward 6, precinct 2. Here's a map with the precinct by precinct results for Scott county - you have to move the cursor to look at individual results by precinct.

https://www.idpcaucuses.com/#/county/19163

Looking at this, the casual observer may think, "Hmmm, apparently, there were as many O'Malley supporters as there were for Bernie", but that is NOT the case by a long shot....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511119828

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