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Psst...Clinton is now only +6 in California... (Original Post) Barack_America Apr 2016 OP
It really is impressive how Bernie narrows these races and HIllary blows huge leads. morningfog Apr 2016 #1
And California is almost 2 months away. Barack_America Apr 2016 #3
I'm getting the impression it will be hereforthevoting Apr 2016 #7
The more people hear/see of the 2 candidates... Yurovsky Apr 2016 #11
Man this was a BAD BAD BAD week for the Clinton Campaign GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #2
Interesting breakdown. Loving the Indys. morningfog Apr 2016 #5
+1. Thanks for posting that. Barack_America Apr 2016 #8
That Clinton campaign bus video is wicked funny. Divernan Apr 2016 #9
and plenty of time left! nt restorefreedom Apr 2016 #4
K&R CharlotteVale Apr 2016 #6
Bernie is going to clean her clock in California. kristopher Apr 2016 #10
The path grows wider every day. And, the winner of CA gets and extra 100 Land of Enchantment Apr 2016 #12

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
3. And California is almost 2 months away.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 09:15 AM
Apr 2016

This is even a late close. Could be the beginning of a Sanders blowout in that state, which could obviously hand the nom to Sanders.

Yurovsky

(2,064 posts)
11. The more people hear/see of the 2 candidates...
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 09:52 AM
Apr 2016

the more the numbers shift towards Bernie. There's a reason Team Clinton limits her access and appearances. And as I've said before, I challenge any Clnton supporter to show me a Clinton rally with 1/2 the enthusiasm of any Bernie rally. You can't create that. It's either there or it's not.

Team Clinton wanted this all to be over quickly. The longer she has to campaign, the longer she has to try to portray herself as a progressive, which she clearly isn't. She's a centrist DLC style Democrat, which was just about all we could hope for in 1992, after the GOP had held the White House for TWENTY of the preceding TWENTY-FOUR YEARS. Hard to believe we survived that, but we did, and now that the Democrats have had the White House for 16 of the last 24 years (and if there were any justice in this world, it would have been 24 straight), we have come a long way from the "easy does it", "baby steps towards progress" era of triangulation and corporate-approved centrist politics.

America has begun to change course back towards the direction that FDR, JFK, and LBJ had steered us. Bernie will take the helm and steer us in that direction. HRC? I don't think so, not with all of the Wall Street cash she's accepted. Those folks expect a return on their investment. And deep down, I don't really know what she believes. Heck, I'm not sure SHE knows what she believes, other than that she REALLY REALLY REALLY wants to be President. And that's just not good enough for me. George Wallace really wanted to be President, but thankfully America said "no". As Mick Jaggar sang, "you can't always get what you want", but I'm sure the hundreds of millions of dollars that the Clintons have accumulated will help soothe the pain of rejection if/when HRC goes down to defeat.

 

GeorgiaPeanuts

(2,353 posts)
2. Man this was a BAD BAD BAD week for the Clinton Campaign
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 09:13 AM
Apr 2016

Oh look the Clinton Campaign Bus is rolling into town:





Here is the demo breakdown:

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
8. +1. Thanks for posting that.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 09:20 AM
Apr 2016

And almost 2 months out.

When I calculate the 'delegate math' I figure he needs about +20 in CA. This shows he might just get it.

Divernan

(15,480 posts)
9. That Clinton campaign bus video is wicked funny.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 09:34 AM
Apr 2016

At least the wheels hadn't come off the bus yet. Pennsylvania and New York will take care of that.

Land of Enchantment

(1,217 posts)
12. The path grows wider every day. And, the winner of CA gets and extra 100
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 10:04 AM
Apr 2016

delegates. 475 up for grabs on election day. VERY doable.



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