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2016 Postmortem

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts) Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:28 PM Mar 2016

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Hillary Campaign: We can't stop Bernie today

Just now on Andrea Mitchell. Hillary campaign is lowering expectations and saying the race can't be ended today.

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Hillary Campaign: We can't stop Bernie today (Original Post) berni_mccoy Mar 2016 OP

That's certainly mathematically true. MineralMan Mar 2016 #1

No matter what happens today it wont be over.. technically. DCBob Mar 2016 #2

Of course the race can't be ended today Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #3

He won't be mathematically eliminated today MaggieD Mar 2016 #4

LOL! That's 'get our people to the polls' speak. onehandle Mar 2016 #5

Virtual tie! nt LexVegas Mar 2016 #6

Mitchell is making up stuff again -as Hillary camp never said that (stop Bernie today). you believe riversedge Mar 2016 #7

Heh. Lowering expectations? Anyone who can do math knew that. PeaceNikki Mar 2016 #8

Yeah, that has something to do with math. grossproffit Mar 2016 #9

It can't be. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #10

It's a common campaign tactic used by sufrommich Mar 2016 #11

Lowering expectations AND making Bernie supports feel less urgency about voting today. merrily Mar 2016 #12

Bernie's fundraising yesterday sent a YUGE message BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #13

no way it was going to "end"...but the delegate lead will be expanded, making sanders run with beachbum bob Mar 2016 #14

The idiot MSM is always trying to push the KO story... Orsino Mar 2016 #15

Pysch 101 - Wow look at what we did! We didn't think we would do this good. jillan Mar 2016 #16

What makes them think they can stop him and the people, regardless of what happens today? sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #17

Last week there was a post vdogg Mar 2016 #18

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

1. That's certainly mathematically true.

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:29 PM

Mar 2016

It's good that people recognize that.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

2. No matter what happens today it wont be over.. technically.

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:30 PM

Mar 2016

That's obvious.

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

3. Of course the race can't be ended today

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:30 PM

Mar 2016

It's mathematically impossible.

MaggieD

(7,393 posts)

4. He won't be mathematically eliminated today

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:30 PM

Mar 2016

But after she soundly beats him in MI and FL his campaign will lack credibility if he stays in. March 15th.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

5. LOL! That's 'get our people to the polls' speak.

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:31 PM

Mar 2016

Welcome to politics 101.

Tonight is going to be a slam dunk.

LexVegas

(6,067 posts)

6. Virtual tie! nt

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:31 PM

Mar 2016

riversedge

(70,239 posts)

7. Mitchell is making up stuff again -as Hillary camp never said that (stop Bernie today). you believe

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:31 PM

Mar 2016

andrea!! ha ha

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

8. Heh. Lowering expectations? Anyone who can do math knew that.

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:32 PM

Mar 2016

BUT... there will be no real path to victory for BS after today is she performs as expected or better.

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)

9. Yeah, that has something to do with math.

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:32 PM

Mar 2016

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

10. It can't be.

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:34 PM

Mar 2016

Clinton is in this for every state. A big part of what she is doing is setting the table for the general. She is even investing in states she knows Sanders is going to win. That is a breath of fresh air.

The longer the people think this is a race the longer Clinton has to build support. People stop caring in a primary as much when their is a known winner.

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)

11. It's a common campaign tactic used by

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:36 PM

Mar 2016

winning campaigns to make sure supporters don't become complacent. It's been used forever.

merrily

(45,251 posts)

12. Lowering expectations AND making Bernie supports feel less urgency about voting today.

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:37 PM

Mar 2016

BernieforPres2016

(3,017 posts)

13. Bernie's fundraising yesterday sent a YUGE message

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:39 PM

Mar 2016

Along with Bernie's repeated comment that he is in it to the convention no matter what.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

14. no way it was going to "end"...but the delegate lead will be expanded, making sanders run with

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:41 PM

Mar 2016

limited time left....nearly impossible to achieve 50.1% of the delegates....

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

15. The idiot MSM is always trying to push the KO story...

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:43 PM

Mar 2016

...but the Clinton campaign is smarter.

I don't see this as lowerring expectations because her campaign never raised them.

jillan

(39,451 posts)

16. Pysch 101 - Wow look at what we did! We didn't think we would do this good.

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:45 PM

Mar 2016

That's all that this is.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

17. What makes them think they can stop him and the people, regardless of what happens today?

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 01:45 PM

Mar 2016

The sheer arrogance is stunning.

vdogg

(1,384 posts)

18. Last week there was a post

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 02:12 PM

Mar 2016

Saying Hillary was "lowering expectations" for S. Carolina and before that Nevada. Just Sayin.

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