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2016 Postmortem

Codeine

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21. Short answer; kids go to rallies, adults vote.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sun Mar 6, 2016, 06:07 PM

Mar 2016

Relying on The Revolutionary Youth Brigade was always going to be a risky strategy. If he had pulled it off it would have been pretty much the Biggest Thing Ever. As it is he's done better than I personally anticipated but nowhere near well enough.

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This is what I want to know.What kind of election fraud and shenanigans are going on?? [View all] Playinghardball Mar 2016 OP

Because people who don't go to rallies still vote? nt OhZone Mar 2016 #1

Yes, people can't vote in the primaries if they won't be 18 by election day. George II Mar 2016 #18

Everything and anything. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #2

All good ideas. haikugal Mar 2016 #9

Maybe the people showing up at rallies aren't showing up to vote. Cleita Mar 2016 #3

Citizens United, mainly. Orsino Mar 2016 #4

Because Sanders can obviously congregate a lot of people at his rallies, Beacool Mar 2016 #5

More often than not, the simplest explanation is the best explanation. nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #17

Because they are cheating! Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #6

We knew they'd throw everything possible at us. haikugal Mar 2016 #10

This is a Ridiculous Mud-Throwing Irresponsible Thread Stallion Mar 2016 #7

We've known for years our voting system is manipulated and no one has done a damned thing haikugal Mar 2016 #11

stuff like this..votes moving backwards questionseverything Mar 2016 #8

Howard Dean, 2004 brooklynite Mar 2016 #12

Its hard work to getup and go out to vote... Historic NY Mar 2016 #15

Because you still get to vote even if.... MaggieD Mar 2016 #13

And with this kind of enthusiasm everywhere he goes.... Tanuki Mar 2016 #14

He's Canadian and his followers are mostly under 18%. But Taylor Swift? Landslide! George II Mar 2016 #19

Last time I went to a concert, it was really packed anigbrowl Mar 2016 #16

Because winning by LITERAL landslides would be weird. Codeine Mar 2016 #20

Short answer; kids go to rallies, adults vote. Codeine Mar 2016 #21

Big crowds don't equal votes KingFlorez Mar 2016 #22