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jfern

(5,204 posts)
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 09:44 PM Apr 2016

Hillary only wins by much in primaries that are in the south or are closed

Here are Bernie's margins in primaries that aren't closed or in the south.

Vermont +72
New Hampshire +23
Wisconsin +13
Oklahoma +10
Michigan +1
Missouri -0.2
Massachusetts -1
Illinois -2
Ohio -13

Ohio was the only one she won by more than 2 points, and a lot of Democrats voting for Kasich might have screwed Bernie there.

Those were just primaries. And of course we know Bernie does well in caucuses. The only caucus state Hillary won by more than 0.2 points, Nevada, was closed.

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Hillary only wins by much in primaries that are in the south or are closed (Original Post) jfern Apr 2016 OP
Sucks that Democrats prefer Hillary. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #1
Sucks that the democrats are such a small % of the voting population. basselope Apr 2016 #19
Democrats live in all those states too, and have a voice in selecting our nominee. IamMab Apr 2016 #2
But shitting on people who couldn't vote in a closed primary is fine? jfern Apr 2016 #4
If they couldn't vote because of their own mistake, that's on them. IamMab Apr 2016 #7
Their own mistake? In NY they had to switch over 6 months before, which was before the first debate. jfern Apr 2016 #9
Yeah! if only Sanders had started his campaign...five months earlier than the deadline... brooklynite Apr 2016 #14
Would not use the term shitting on but... GulfCoast66 Apr 2016 #15
They could have voted Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #16
There have been irregularities from coast to coast, throughout this campaign. I am not silvershadow Apr 2016 #3
It over Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #18
Wisconsin is not a primary MattP Apr 2016 #5
Wrong, it was a primary jfern Apr 2016 #6
My bad, i was thinking of Washington MattP Apr 2016 #8
Bernie only wins in states that don't have a lot of black people oberliner Apr 2016 #10
To quote Al Davis griffi94 Apr 2016 #11
Let's just allow only northern independents and no Dems to select the Democratic nominee. Right? LonePirate Apr 2016 #12
If there is a point here, I don't think it is saying something favorable to Sanders Tarc Apr 2016 #13
Hawaii is just young white males jfern Apr 2016 #21
Democrats have chosen Hillary over Bernie Setsuna1972 Apr 2016 #17
Last time I checked this is the Democratic primary, not the Independent primary. Beacool Apr 2016 #20
 

IamMab

(1,359 posts)
2. Democrats live in all those states too, and have a voice in selecting our nominee.
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 09:46 PM
Apr 2016

Stop shitting on other Democrats already.

 

IamMab

(1,359 posts)
7. If they couldn't vote because of their own mistake, that's on them.
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 09:55 PM
Apr 2016

There are rules in place in every state, and in each state those rules could be different. Welcome to the laboratories of democracy that are our 50 states.

It is contingent upon the individual to know the laws of their state and comply accordingly. If someone misses a deadline to register, that's their fault. If their vote is so important to them, why didn't they make a greater effort to put themselves in a position to exercise it?

Only children try to argue that because they didn't know the rules that the whole contest should be thrown out or done over again, this time in their favor. Some people need to grow up and remember that systems that govern millions of voters will not be changed just for them, all because they were either too lazy or too ignorant to bother learning how the voting process in their state functions.

Since Bernie supporters only vote in presidential elections, they've got 1460 days now to fix their registration for next time. But if Bernie's not on the ballot, why would they bother, right?

jfern

(5,204 posts)
9. Their own mistake? In NY they had to switch over 6 months before, which was before the first debate.
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 09:56 PM
Apr 2016

And there was the issue of people having their party switched randomly.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
15. Would not use the term shitting on but...
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 10:07 PM
Apr 2016

I do not give a shit about non-Democrats who want to choose the Democratic candidate.

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
3. There have been irregularities from coast to coast, throughout this campaign. I am not
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 09:47 PM
Apr 2016

sure the status of all the investigations, but under the circumstances I dismiss most of everything about his primary until the very end...Too much isn't known yet, and there are miles to go before we sleep.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
10. Bernie only wins in states that don't have a lot of black people
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 09:59 PM
Apr 2016

Here are the states where the African-American population is less than 2 percent.

42 Wyoming
43 Utah
44 New Hampshire
45 South Dakota
46 North Dakota
47 Maine
48 Idaho
49 Vermont
50 Montana

Bernie has won all of these.

Here are the states where the African-American population is more than 15 percent

1 Mississippi
2 Louisiana
3 Georgia
4 Maryland
5 South Carolina
6 Alabama
7 North Carolina
8 Delaware
9 Virginia
10 Tennessee
11 Florida
12 Arkansas
13 New York

Hillary has won all of these except Delaware and Maryland which vote tomorrow.

griffi94

(3,733 posts)
11. To quote Al Davis
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 09:59 PM
Apr 2016

Just win baby.

Hillary has buried him on delegates.
She'll bury him a little bit deeper tomorrow.

The reason Bernie is losing is because more Democrats have voted for her.
It's really not that hard.

Tarc

(10,476 posts)
13. If there is a point here, I don't think it is saying something favorable to Sanders
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 10:04 PM
Apr 2016

He wins in states where mostly white people have 6-8 hours of free time to sit around and argue at a caucus.

Setsuna1972

(332 posts)
17. Democrats have chosen Hillary over Bernie
Mon Apr 25, 2016, 10:11 PM
Apr 2016

It doesn't matter if you mention the north, south, east or west, black, white, brown, whatever ! Democrats do NOT want Bernie .

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