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People will remember this as a tie. (Original Post) Bonobo Feb 2016 OP
It is a tie. Agschmid Feb 2016 #1
That Hillary pic looks like mosty old people. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #2
hate to tell you...hillary "aged" supporters are the ones who get out to vote beachbum bob Feb 2016 #7
Kind of hard to vote in a caucus if you are working the night shift. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #10
Old people still vote, and still vote more than young people. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #8
disagree, obama did great with voters 35 and above beachbum bob Feb 2016 #28
There is a lot of ageism among a lot of Bernie posters on DU book_worm Feb 2016 #14
As opposed to Hillarians who think we Millennials... Odin2005 Feb 2016 #15
Now, THAT is ironic. Bonobo Feb 2016 #17
only bernie supporters will think this beachbum bob Feb 2016 #3
I point you to exhibit A- Agschmid's post. cali Feb 2016 #5
How wrong you are! nc4bo Feb 2016 #6
It's like Hillary was the warm-up band for Sanders. elias49 Feb 2016 #4
The primary is over, can we stop with the pictures? firebrand80 Feb 2016 #9
The primary is over? nt Bonobo Feb 2016 #12
There hasn't been a single primary. Pacifist Patriot Feb 2016 #16
Of course with all the pictures you guys post of his big rally crowds--Why didn't Bernie actually book_worm Feb 2016 #11
I'm curious to see what happens in primary states compared to caucus states. Pacifist Patriot Feb 2016 #18
Too many of his caucus goers stayed right where they were, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #30
You left out online polls Renew Deal Feb 2016 #13
Good point. The "Bernie's got this because of crowd size/internet polls/etc." arguments have been DanTex Feb 2016 #19
Yeah, fuck the will of the people. nt Bonobo Feb 2016 #20
You mean like who wins the actual elections? Umm, no obviously you don't mean that. DanTex Feb 2016 #21
All those polls you posted, Dan. All those polls... Bonobo Feb 2016 #22
Yup, Hillary was ahead in the polls, and Hillary won the caucus. Whoddathunk? DanTex Feb 2016 #23
All that effort you put in. You're pretty rattled and I do not blame you for a minute. Bonobo Feb 2016 #24
Getting personal again. Not the best look for you. Get some rest, tomorrow is a new day. DanTex Feb 2016 #25
A viable candidate that was not suppose to be one at all ends in a tie. K&R Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #26
That's not what my caucus looked like. And people (in real world) are going to remember Hillary won. Lil Missy Feb 2016 #27
coming in first is still coming in first beachbum bob Feb 2016 #29

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)
2. That Hillary pic looks like mosty old people.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:14 AM
Feb 2016

Fits with my not knowing any Clinton supporters younger than 40.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
7. hate to tell you...hillary "aged" supporters are the ones who get out to vote
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:15 AM
Feb 2016

with all the social media hoopla...it sounded like a bernie impending landslide....

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
8. Old people still vote, and still vote more than young people.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:16 AM
Feb 2016

Unfortunately for Dems, they vote mostly for Republicans when the general rolls around.

Hillary is setting up for a possible primary win and a probable general loss by banking on geriatric voters to carry her into the White House.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
28. disagree, obama did great with voters 35 and above
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:03 AM
Feb 2016

if the choice is between hillary vs cruz/trump/rubio....voters will flock to hillary.....she can't be attacked any more in the general election then she has been attacked over the past 25yrs....

book_worm

(15,951 posts)
14. There is a lot of ageism among a lot of Bernie posters on DU
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:21 AM
Feb 2016

as if only the cool young voters count. Funny that it's coming from supporters of a candidate who is 74 years old and is a guy who would I'm sure does appreciate older voters as well as younger ones. Remember that Bernie is going to need older people along with younger people to ultimately win.

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)
15. As opposed to Hillarians who think we Millennials...
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:23 AM
Feb 2016

...are dumb morons who need to put down the bong and let the Very Serious People who Know Best to decide things?

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
3. only bernie supporters will think this
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:14 AM
Feb 2016

with all the hoopla made across social media...a bernie "tie" is still a lost

firebrand80

(2,760 posts)
9. The primary is over, can we stop with the pictures?
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:18 AM
Feb 2016

They clearly don't prove anything about who's going to win.

At least move on to NH pictures

Pacifist Patriot

(24,654 posts)
16. There hasn't been a single primary.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:24 AM
Feb 2016

A caucus of party loyalists met in one state. Nothing to do with registered voters or will of the people in any sense. Can't believe we still use caucuses in the 21st century. *sigh*

book_worm

(15,951 posts)
11. Of course with all the pictures you guys post of his big rally crowds--Why didn't Bernie actually
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:19 AM
Feb 2016

win?

Pacifist Patriot

(24,654 posts)
18. I'm curious to see what happens in primary states compared to caucus states.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:25 AM
Feb 2016

I predict a difference between a broader base of registered voters and a handful of party loyalists who participate in caucuses.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
30. Too many of his caucus goers stayed right where they were,
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 12:26 PM
Feb 2016

so in many places he won, he won by blowouts. It's essentially the same sort of gerrymandering that gets more Republicans in the House, even though Democrats win more votes.

So Clinton wins the coin tosses, Bernie wins total votes. But in Iowa, total votes don't decide the winner.

Clinton got lucky. We'll see how she does in the long haul, now that she failed to knock him out with a big win in the state into which she was pouring all her resources.

DanTex

(20,709 posts)
19. Good point. The "Bernie's got this because of crowd size/internet polls/etc." arguments have been
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:29 AM
Feb 2016

soundly refuted. So now, like the rational people they are, Bernie fans are surely going to process this information, and stop making those silly arguments. LOL.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
22. All those polls you posted, Dan. All those polls...
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:39 AM
Feb 2016

You posted poll after poll after poll after poll...

And you were wrong so often.

It was a bad showing for Hillary. She looks wounded.

OTOH, it was a GREAT showing for Bernie. He emerged looking like a real threat.

It was a bad night for you and for Hillary.

I'm sorry, but you can't change that for all your desire to do so.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
24. All that effort you put in. You're pretty rattled and I do not blame you for a minute.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:45 AM
Feb 2016

Sigh, time for bed for me.

It was a great day.

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
26. A viable candidate that was not suppose to be one at all ends in a tie. K&R
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:47 AM
Feb 2016

Why they rejected her platform, who rejected her platform and
the percentage that rejected her platform should worry the DNC.

The reliance on the youth vote not voting will be a mistake
by the DNC to help Clinton..the idea that money pollutes is the
problem will not go away..and all young voters get older and as they
do they'll carry Bernie's demands forward.

Bernie Sanders has lifted these political challenges to be of imminent
importance and not ones we should nor will accept as the norm for
Democrats...that is how political movements stay alive.


Lil Missy

(17,865 posts)
27. That's not what my caucus looked like. And people (in real world) are going to remember Hillary won.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:50 AM
Feb 2016

But the spinning this morning is entertaining.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
29. coming in first is still coming in first
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:05 AM
Feb 2016

like others say, no one remembers the 2nd place finishers.....

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