2016 Postmortem

Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts) Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:22 AM Mar 2016

Bernie got 110,000 more votes than Trump in Michigan-- the revolution is here

The mainstream media may not make a story-line out of this.

The Dem race in MI got 1.16M votes total, compared to 1.25M for the Repubs.

As of this post:

Trump got 481,296

Bernie got 590,396

http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

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Bernie got 110,000 more votes than Trump in Michigan-- the revolution is here (Original Post) Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 OP

oh hell yeah, country is feelin the bern! nt restorefreedom Mar 2016 #1

This is a big deal! blm Mar 2016 #2

It truly is. We have an incredible opportunity here. I hope we don't waste it. nt stillwaiting Mar 2016 #3

it's yuuge! Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #4

If Bernie got the coverage Trump does, he would be ahead right now. n/t Skwmom Mar 2016 #5

Hillary got 90,000 more than Trump. vdogg Mar 2016 #6

that's true, good point Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #8

I don't know gollygee Mar 2016 #9

kick kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #7

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)

1. oh hell yeah, country is feelin the bern! nt

Reply to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:22 AM

Mar 2016

blm

(113,008 posts)

2. This is a big deal!

Reply to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:23 AM

Mar 2016

stillwaiting

(3,795 posts)

3. It truly is. We have an incredible opportunity here. I hope we don't waste it. nt

Reply to blm (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:24 AM

Mar 2016

Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts)

4. it's yuuge!

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Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:24 AM

Mar 2016

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)

5. If Bernie got the coverage Trump does, he would be ahead right now. n/t

Reply to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:28 AM

Mar 2016

vdogg

(1,384 posts)

6. Hillary got 90,000 more than Trump.

Reply to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:28 AM

Mar 2016

And while I'm tempted to say this is a good thing for both candidates, look at the top line number. 134,000 more Republicans voted than Democrats, and when trump is the nominee, they're all going to him. This is troublesome no matter who our nominee is.

Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts)

8. that's true, good point

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Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:31 AM

Mar 2016

gollygee

(22,336 posts)

9. I don't know

Reply to vdogg (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:34 AM

Mar 2016

I think a lot of voters, unlike what we see at DU, are either happy with both Bernie and Hillary (as I am) or aren't really happy with either (which is something I've heard from some friends.) You aren't as likely to vote in either of those cases.

However, people are either very pro-Trump, or very anti-Trump. The Republicans are much more concerned about who wins their primary and so they're really showing up.

kgnu_fan

(3,021 posts)

7. kick

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Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:28 AM

Mar 2016

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