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brooklynite

(94,502 posts) Tue Mar 8, 2016, 12:30 AM Mar 2016

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538 projection of Michigan: Trump 92%, Kasich 5%, Cruz 3%.....Rubio <1%

The Rubio campaign is going from embarrassing to just plain sad...

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538 projection of Michigan: Trump 92%, Kasich 5%, Cruz 3%.....Rubio <1% (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2016 OP

Trump at 92% madaboutharry Mar 2016 #1

538 does probability of winning.... Brother Buzz Mar 2016 #2

OK, that makes sense. madaboutharry Mar 2016 #4

The upside: Michigan republican primary is proportional, not a winner-take-all deal Brother Buzz Mar 2016 #5

Good. Rubio is an imature jackass. The sooner he's out of politics the happier I'll be. napi21 Mar 2016 #3

madaboutharry

(40,208 posts)

1. Trump at 92%

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 12:31 AM

Mar 2016

That doesn't even sound possible.

Brother Buzz

(36,416 posts)

2. 538 does probability of winning....

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 12:36 AM

Mar 2016

not the percentage of the votes cast.

madaboutharry

(40,208 posts)

4. OK, that makes sense.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 12:40 AM

Mar 2016

But it still is pathetic that he is winning.

Brother Buzz

(36,416 posts)

5. The upside: Michigan republican primary is proportional, not a winner-take-all deal

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 01:35 AM

Mar 2016

The turd looks to be comeing in first, but he'll have to share some of the delegates.

napi21

(45,806 posts)

3. Good. Rubio is an imature jackass. The sooner he's out of politics the happier I'll be.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 12:38 AM

Mar 2016

I think the Cruzer will become irrelevant soon after the next several primaries. The South is almost finished voting and he's not going to get much support out of the rest of the states. I'm depending on Dem opposition research to take care of the Trumpster in the General.

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