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2016 Postmortem

redwitch

(14,948 posts) Tue May 10, 2016, 07:41 PM May 2016

Do Democrats count more slowly that Republicans?

Or is WV that close?

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Do Democrats count more slowly that Republicans? (Original Post) redwitch May 2016 OP

I'm asking because Trump was pronounced the winner w/in 2.4 seconds of the polls closing. redwitch May 2016 #1

They always wait to release good news about Bernie's wins egalitegirl May 2016 #2

They we're probably waiting to see if several huge sacks of early and absentee NorthCarolina May 2016 #3

redwitch

(14,948 posts)

1. I'm asking because Trump was pronounced the winner w/in 2.4 seconds of the polls closing.

Reply to redwitch (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 07:44 PM

May 2016

Any thoughts?

egalitegirl

(362 posts)

2. They always wait to release good news about Bernie's wins

Reply to redwitch (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 07:45 PM

May 2016

This has been the norm during this cycle. If the news of Bernie's win comes first, they hold off on it until they can say something about either Trump or Hillary winning and drown out the positive news about Bernie.

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)

3. They we're probably waiting to see if several huge sacks of early and absentee