They were merchant seamen and they stayed in the short term rental place where I worked the desk. The Union hall was around the corner. They would cook me stews and bring back trinkets from their journeys.

Might find their way into stories or novels or ...

They have just, til now, not realized how many others love him. Until now. The secret is out.

Congratulations to Sanders but I'll still vote for HRC.

Whatever. We have tried to educate yall but if you really want to waste your vote, go ahead.

Nobody should say "This is OVER it's DONE and if you don't vote for my candidate then you're throwing your vote away."

We've been getting enough of that from the Clinton people. Sanders people shouldn't add to the screaming.

Now your post....

From day one we've been telling yall Bernie was going to win this. Tonight just affirms that.

We could use everyone on board, but so far we've done well, so if someone still feels they must support the other, well, no biggie,

... I learned many years ago in sports how to win and lose gracefully.
I would humbly suggest to you or Hillary supporters not to try to "educate ya"ll or spike the ball too hard when trashing/supporting the other team after each vote.
Neither Bernie nor Hillary has a snow ball's chances in hell w/out the support of each Bernie and Hillary supporters in the GE.
And please don't drag that old they are picking on my candidate. I have seen enough of that BS on DU from both sides. Just STOP it!
Congratulate the winner and support the final nominee.
I have already pledged to vote for the nominee, unlike many on this forum who "claim" to be dems who say they will refuse to vote unless their candidate wins.
Do you really want Trump or Cruze filling the next three Supreme Court Justices? May God help us all if you don't vote for the above reasons.

I still believe in occupy and fighting the 1 percent who are taking our natural resources and our taxes and trying to crush our right to health care and fair wages.

Thank you for posting this!

There is hope!

Don't get me wrong, I will be thrilled if he does, but there are still a lot of votes in and around Detroit that have not been counted yet.

I am cynical though. The last time I got my hopes up about a long shot candidate from Vermont I got my heart broken.

I don't know Michigan that well. FWIW, though, it looks like there are also some outstanding votes in Genesee. Do we know if those are in Flint?

Ack, does the media ever suck!

And it was rebroken when he was arrogant about his super delegate status, saying he was not elected by anyone, he didn't represent the people and he would vote as he thought would be best for the country.

I'll be having a ceremonial burning of my Dean t-shirt.

It seems odd given how much he has been considered an outcast in the party by people like the Clintons.

How's that been working out?

Tonight is Bernie's - and ours! As he emphasizes, this movement belongs to all of us.

many here felt he would and should have been appointed to Sec of Health, he was left out of everything.

Although I thought there were also valid reasons for not picking him. Namely, because he was (rightly or wrongly) a polarizing figure and Obama wanted someone less polarizing to help pass his health plan. But I think the real reason he was snubbed was because of Rahm Emanuel.

But now I have lost respect for him (not for supporting Hillary, but for his comments about being a super delegate), so I am not as upset that he got snubbed in 2009.

from the Matrix? We busted our elderly asses for him in NM and donated and my spouse said tonight he will burn it in effigy. I tweeted Howard and asked that ALL my money from contributions be returned to me. We saw him twice in Santa Fe and the Albuquerque Journal printed a photo of me and Howard on the front page the day of our primary. What a Huuuuge disappointment he has become a broken human being.

shown that my entire generation wants progress and a real shift in the power structure. Of course that's not to discount those of other generations who also feel Bernie's message. I'm truly excited and hopeful.

Awesome news!

so we've been waiting a long, long time. And the guy who's doing it is just a tad older than us! He's been preparing for a long time, too, whether he knew it or not.

Funny how it works out.

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but proudly wore my "If I were 21, I'd vote for Kennedy" button. Now, Bernie's suing Ohio to try to make it possible for 17 year olds to vote. One who will be 18 at the time of the GE is supposed to be allowed to vote in Ohio, but the Secretary of State is trying to block them, having changed the law.

I've written here before that, though I'm not religious, it feels as though Bernie was sent at this time to help us clean up messes and get back on track. He's certainly spent his adult life preparing for this moment. Onward!

So cute.

I think my generation is split between the two candidates actually but I'm glad that there are enough of us who love Bernie.

People don't like to be lied to.

At least, most Democrats.

That lie of hers on the auto bailout seemed like something a Republican would say-- just assuming their audience is such brainwashed dunces that they'll swallow anything.

Bravo young people from a boomer

from here out the upcoming primaries and caucuses overall favor Bernie. And I think that's even without taking into account his rapid rise in recent weeks, the momentum he's been accruing.

…older people want Bernie too! My grandmother in her 90's can't wait to vote for him when the primary comes to her state.

They're 87 and 91.

….were the ones who built the Progressive Movement. Weren't they around when FDR was the on the radio?

after the Flint debate.

They may be right if this holds to the end of night.

Please let this be the case.

COME ON MICH!!!!!!!

I feel much better!

The people have spoken

...has called Michigan for Bernie at 50.1% to Hillary's 48.0% with 90.8% of the precincts reporting.

This is an enormous shot of adrenaline for Bernie's campaign but the deck is still stacked against him. This momentum helps.

He may give up on math altogether!

comported themselves awfully well today.

A very close race. I'm pleased with the results.

The Republicans looked scary and bizarre and dangerous.

We blue voters looked pretty damn good.

Going back and forth about why Hillary is behind. I've heard every excuse on the books. First why she's ahead then excuses why she's behind . . . bla, bla, bla. Peter Beinert pretty interesting and Van Jones on point. Unbelievable,

not realizing that without being totally disingenuous, she can't do that. I think that's already getting her in a little bit of trouble with thinking people.

He ticked me off awhile back when he regurgitated the Clintons' Republican talking point that Bernie will raise peoples' taxes for single-payer (leaving out that doing so would eliminate peoples' private health insurance costs, saving them way more) and he hasn't gotten any better since.

If they did, he would be winning the pledged delegate race and not 20% behind.

win' in Mississippi? Just 220,560 total votes cast. Not exactly a passionate turnout by devoted throngs of voters. This is her much touted region of strength and sure she won, but there is no evidence that she strongly motivates the electorate, even the electorates that favor her so so modestly.

I am a Sanders supporter. Low turnout favors Hillary. I am just pointing out facts here. Bernie could be winning this campaign if the youth vote turned out in big enough numbers.

I always believed, but after tonight I think we can actually pull this off. I'll be sending him another 10 bucks this weekend.
Because fuck Citizens United.

Don't forget to give Tim Canova some love, so we can rid ourselves of Little Debbie too!

I'm really hoping Tim Canova will prevail!

Hillary will be around. I wouldn't be surprised if she tried to primary Bernie in 2020!

This Michigan win is totally inspiring!

For people who want a candidate who CARES ABOUT THEM AND THEIR FAMILY, Bernie won handily.

For people who want a candidate who IS HONEST, HAS INTEGRITY, Bernie won in double digits.

The talking heads were saying Clinton's slimy lie about Bernie not being in favor of the auto bailout backfired on her.

She lied her head off and it didn't get her anything.

Love it!

A loss.

tonight they were talking about her "problem with trustworthiness and honesty", and I wondered if they might have been thinking about those nasty lies she threw at Bernie.

Maybe it did help sink her. Instant karma!

down our throats again! NEVER AGAIN!

This may set the table for future Warren Presidency but I'd hate to wait four years. I guess also it could sour people on women presidents if Clinton - should she win - doesn't come through.

Not on women in general or with Elizabeth Warren. Not the end of the world if Clinton loses.

And that says a lot about how horrible of a candidate Hillary is that I can't stand to support her. (Though I will hold my nose and vote for her in the general if I must.)

Mich: Sanders +10
Miss: Sanders -27

At Best Sanders ekes out small, Pyrrhic victories. Sorry, but it is a simple matter of math, he cannot catch up as there are no large-state blowouts, nor will there be.

we celebrate!

Feeling the Bern tonight.

and 538 is toast.

And I think tonight pretty much guaranteed that I will get the chance to do so while the race is still up for grabs.

Now if only the MSM would give our candidates some attention instead of turning into the All Trump, All the Time show.

But they're not so dumb as to not feel the Bern.

They will pay attention to what we are asking for, they just won't sell it like they do Trump.

This is a people talking to people campaign and when people dare to inquire about Bernie they soon become sold on him as we are.

Officially tonight, the campaign has overcome its largest hurdle. The race is on, and we aim to win. We are legion.

Let them go pound sand, the revolution will not be televised

The Land Of Enchantment should go for Bernie too.

Same day as Calif. I think. June 7.

we would ever win Mississippi in the General?
Michigan we definitely can.

Most of her big wins are in the red states, delegates or not we can't in them.

At best HRC gets Pyrrhic victories in states that are lost causes. It is a simple matter of math. She'll get blown out by Trump.

I remember Clinton followers responding to every post after Iowa saying Bernie lost Iowa when there was a .02% difference. Clinton lost a state that should have been a solid lock for her.

And Bernie still lost at the end of the day when the delegates were counted. I will vote for him if he gets the nomination, but get real.

Should Sanders get the Democratic nod, the news media will brutally trash him each and every day, every 30 minutes, calling him a variety of names related to his leftist friends in Central America. Right wingers are already calling him, "Sandersnista." The press will too. Look what they did to George McGovern, a war hero, no less.

We need to concentrate on getting Democrats elected to Congress! This is where real change will begin.

In a dry unexciting world where most bewildered unenthused Dems actually believe Clinton is the main choice. But suppressing and competing dishonestly will get you large blowouts. The lack of large blowouts as a thesis is as unreliable as the bevy of polling we have been suffering through for months on states where Clinton is outside her safe zone, unhappily in states the Dems can't carry in November.

By all means try to dampen the momentum. A firestorm or pressure cooker, bigger victories for Sanders are very possible.

Am I understanding this correctly?

All that pandering Hillary did about Flint and she still lost there?

If this turns out to be true, then this is a real point for further analysis.
Clinton's obvious disingenuousness may be a fatal flaw.

On the other hand, it maybe that Sanders' genuineness is coming through and people trust him.

and Sanders's integrity played a large part, IMO.

Not only do people resent being lied to, they also recognize when a cheap pol attempts to capitalize so transparently on their problems.

our future.

538
According to our final polls-plus forecast, Hillary Clinton has a greater than 99% chance of winning the Michigan primary.

Don't believe the MSM hype

It was a good win, but I wouldn't qualify it as the biggest upset in decades.

you are correct. That said, I really can't remember a candidate being down 66-29 right before a vote and winning in a presidential vote of any kind. I could be wrong and have forgotten about one or more, but I think that's why the term 'upset' is being bandied about - based on most numbers going in, it really is shocking.

Even the campaign's internal polling had Hillary losing to Obama after his win in IA.

but I'd be stunned if the polling was anywhere near 66-29 for Obama, as he was the upstart overall even though he had won Iowa.

Even after sleeping on it, I don't remember any polling being so wildly off so immediately before a vote.

I doubt it.

I'm for Bernie, but it has to be acknowledged that Hillary retains the lead, and Bernie's path is still the more difficult of the two. It was always likely that the delegate gap would shrink after the 15th; Michigan might indicate an earlier momentum reversal that gives Bernie a better chance. It's definitely game on!

I think that she will win FL, NC and IL. I'm not sure which way Missouri will go.

Yes, the delegate count favors Hillary. As per RCP, although 100% of the vote hasn't been counted, tonight Hillary earned 87 delegates and Sanders earned 69.

If you have not yet done so with success, please approach the older generations in your life and share with them how important Bernie is to you personally. Ask them to support and vote for Bernie for your sake, for your future's sake. I say 'with success' because I am asking you to reassess those relationships where your enthusiasm and requests fell on deaf ears in light of the following:

There is an old truism that says, "When the left & the right stop fighting each other and come together in common purpose, there is nothing we, the American people cannot accomplish!" (ok, I left out the part about tyrants falling).

Bernie's call to peaceful revolution is exactly this. It means there is common grievance among most Americans regarding their society, economy, and government. Most Americans agree on certain ideas, values, policies, and programs and Bernie's platform reflects many of these commonalities or points of intersection.

The revolution will formulate a saner nation from which we may lead the world by example instead of by bravado and bullying.


So, Bernie could use your help. Thanks.

They have a right to make up their own minds. Fortunately, they are both good democrats. For grandchildren it's Katey, bar the door! One grandchild asked me sweetly why some grownups did not like SpongeBob. I said maybe they are Republicans and Mr. Crabs makes small business owners (who are often republics) look bad, which sometimes they are, and you need to judge each one individually. My son is married to a republic and they live in a red state (Tennessee). He called tonight after the Michigan results and said he voted for Bernie and was happy Bernie won. I told him I was proud of him. The reason I have acted like this is because when Bush stole the first election, I would go into a rabid rant if his name was mentioned, and drove semi-friends away. I am talking about a wall-eyed hissy fit. Thanks for listening.

I lost a brother and a couple of cousins but gained my mother before she passed away.

Win or lose, BERNIE'S AMERICA RULES!

"The ground of liberty is gained by inches."
-- Thomas Jefferson

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Go Bernie!

I see some Hillary supporters have some apologies to make and perhaps they should take this as a lesson to not prognosticate to other DU users in the future.

I'm sorry, what did the polls say 2-3 days ago? Hillary +17? Have not the Bernie supports been talking about the unfair practices of the MSM and Camp Hillary? Yes, oh yes, let it take hold to those who 'believe' mainstream media is 'truth' -take notice -

We are tired of the same old same old. We see how obviously fake the 'big show' is. We want the old 'textbook' politics where bribes are illegal and the function of the government is to serve the common good and needs of the people. We expect new(old) ideas and the adoption of new technologies and infrastructure. Instead of being a world leader we are becoming a failed state, in exchange for enriching the greedy-rich 'owners' and power-brokers of the world.

I'm 33 years old so my political "awareness" started with Bush Sr. - then Clinton for 8 years, Bush for 8 years, Obama (Voted for him, very disappointed) for 8 years. I've been living my entire life under the same shit and it keeps getting worse. You think I want Bill Clinton's wife, now? For what, more of the same? People are sheep! Wake up god damn it! Use that fucking noodle in your head for 5 minutes to see what's been going on.

If you follow actual facts you see things. Things like Lawrence Lessig, Elizabeth Warren, Barney Frank and Bernie Sanders - it seems obvious, to me, that they were telling the truth when they said 'it' and 'it' has lead exactly to the places they warned about. I came to realize Bernie Sanders shortly after 9/11 - He was THE guy that was thinking like the rest of us.. What the F are we going to war for with no facts, no evidence and a story that still sucks eggs to this day? A true conspiracy of the highest order, IMO.

We see who was right. WE, the people ARE right when we overwhelming oppose legislation, yet our will is only enacted at a rate of something like 10%. Where's our legal WEED - I DEMAND IT, the facts are in, Just like we knew all along, like, duh! Why do we still have the failed War on Drugs? WTF Hillary Clinton supporters? You want MOAR of this crap? You want to feed the prison systems of which we all complain?

Bernie or Bust. This is it. Last chance. Real problems are here, like Climate Change and Oil dependence, Money in Politics, etc,etc.

You know what? I know Hillary would be "better" than Trump - but only better in the sense that we would continue kicking that tin-can just a little bit further down the road, a dead-end cul-de-sac. Then we can have Hillary tip our tin-can right up to the edge and let the weather do the rest for another 30-50 years. Fuck that. I almost rather see Trump get elected so that we can burn this [political] shit down now (Feel da BERN!). Then we can get started with fixing real shit and maybe my kids won't have to go through this, too. Otherwise, no chance anything changes. Need proof - look at Obama. The most spineless "Republican" Democrat ever. What got done? ACA? OK, weak-sauce as it sits, bent to shit by compromise so that it is literally a Republican plan. We didn't fix the systemic price collusion issues, drug prices, overseas drugs, premiums, single payer. WTF.

We have to fix the systemic corruption 'EVERYWHERE' and return the powers of the people, to the PEOPLE (and no, corps are not people, duh!?). There's one guy up there that says he's for YOU, at every turn. He sees the problems, just like YOU. He's been warning YOU for decades. That's the kind of politician I want. Give me Bernie or give us a big fuckup-reset/severe, quick deterioration with trump - a wake up call to not only the establishment and owners, but to the people as well. No more drawn-out mastermind plans, no more "frog in the pot", with our elite's hands on the burner controls. No more.

I can't take another 33 years of "the same" or worse. This planet can't take more decades of willful ignorance. The thought of a possible 8 years of Hillary makes me sick to my stomach.

Bernie is coming. Seriously you folks, Michigan is a win now, beating all expectations. The nay-sayers said it can't be done and the upcoming states aren't going to be so cut-and-dry for Hillary.

Want my opinion? We voted for Obama to help fix and battle our enemies within. We're going to do it again but this time I KNOW we are putting our best up for POTUS. GO BERNIE! WOOOO!