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2016 Postmortem

onehandle

(51,122 posts) Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:15 PM Apr 2016

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In First Place: 9,351,849 - In Second Place: 8,197,535 - Distant Third Place: 6,946,679

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In First Place: 9,351,849 - In Second Place: 8,197,535 - Distant Third Place: 6,946,679 (Original Post) onehandle Apr 2016 OP

Thankie! Lucinda Apr 2016 #1

But if you look at a map, it appears that Bernie's got more acres and square miles. NurseJackie Apr 2016 #2

Rocks and tumbleweeds are All In For Bernie! nt onehandle Apr 2016 #6

Ha!! :-D NurseJackie Apr 2016 #7

math without the algebra Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2016 #3

Raw votes don't win elections. Delegates do. Edited: silvershadow Apr 2016 #4

The 'Not Hillary' Party is fine with denying actual people's votes. Sides with the GOP. onehandle Apr 2016 #8

No, it's just how the process works. The Hillary people are grasping at straws, as the silvershadow Apr 2016 #9

Millions of votes ahead and we're grasping at straws. onehandle Apr 2016 #11

Better to understand the process of gaining delegates so you don't get silvershadow Apr 2016 #13

A lot of democrats voted for the republicans worst candidate Trump. B Calm Apr 2016 #5

How are caucus votes counted? stellarmom Apr 2016 #10

pretty well says it all . . . and explains the 250 pledged delegate lead DrDan Apr 2016 #12

That might mean something ibegurpard Apr 2016 #14

Try as you might NWCorona Apr 2016 #15

Big numbers. What do you think they'll buy you? DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #16

sad - lots of stupid on display SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #17

More numbers: FourScore Apr 2016 #18

Of course that graphic fails to mention that several caucuses are not represented in those numbers Bjorn Against Apr 2016 #19

"We the people" and having our own revolution. Nt seabeyond Apr 2016 #20

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

1. Thankie!

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:18 PM

Apr 2016

The deleagte lead is, of course, what matters, but I do love seeing these numbers!

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

2. But if you look at a map, it appears that Bernie's got more acres and square miles.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:18 PM

Apr 2016

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

6. Rocks and tumbleweeds are All In For Bernie! nt

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:20 PM

Apr 2016

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

7. Ha!! :-D

Reply to onehandle (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:22 PM

Apr 2016

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)

3. math without the algebra

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:18 PM

Apr 2016

Keep using this line, i'm enjoying watching her lead shrink

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)

4. Raw votes don't win elections. Delegates do. Edited:

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:19 PM

Apr 2016

Remember when GWB won with less votes than Kerry?

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

8. The 'Not Hillary' Party is fine with denying actual people's votes. Sides with the GOP.

Reply to silvershadow (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:23 PM

Apr 2016

Got it.

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)

9. No, it's just how the process works. The Hillary people are grasping at straws, as the

Reply to onehandle (Reply #8)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:25 PM

Apr 2016

writing on the wall becomes clearer as time moves on.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

11. Millions of votes ahead and we're grasping at straws.

Reply to silvershadow (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:02 PM

Apr 2016

Good to know.

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)

13. Better to understand the process of gaining delegates so you don't get

Reply to onehandle (Reply #11)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:23 PM

Apr 2016

overly confident. It is a long way to convention.

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

5. A lot of democrats voted for the republicans worst candidate Trump.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:20 PM

Apr 2016

stellarmom

(6 posts)

10. How are caucus votes counted?

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:47 PM

Apr 2016

At my caucus table there were 28 voters present, 26 for Bernie and 2 for Hillary.
Bernie got all 4 delegates from our table. Does that count as 4 in your totals or are
caucuses not represented at all? Just wondering.

DrDan

(20,411 posts)

12. pretty well says it all . . . and explains the 250 pledged delegate lead

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:07 PM

Apr 2016

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)

14. That might mean something

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:25 PM

Apr 2016

If it was over. As it stands it's just belly button lint from your navel-gazing.

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

15. Try as you might

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:27 PM

Apr 2016

The race isn't over! April 19th is coming and there is only one Democratic candidate who's going up in the polls.

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)

16. Big numbers. What do you think they'll buy you?

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:29 PM

Apr 2016

SoLeftIAmRight

(4,883 posts)

17. sad - lots of stupid on display

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 08:26 PM

Apr 2016

...

FourScore

(9,704 posts)

18. More numbers:

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 09:06 PM

Apr 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511684967

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)

19. Of course that graphic fails to mention that several caucuses are not represented in those numbers

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 09:45 PM

Apr 2016

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)

20. "We the people" and having our own revolution. Nt

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 09:47 PM

Apr 2016

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