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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 02:14 AM Mar 2016

For 50 Years, Kansas Has Chosen Democratic Nominee w/ 100% Accuracy. Bernie Sanders Just Won Kansas

Last edited Tue Mar 8, 2016, 01:09 AM - Edit history (1)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280136363

http://vetsforbernie.org/2016/03/kansas-chooses-bernie-for-president/

The day’s most important takeaway might be Bernie’s win in Kansas. That’s because for the last 50 years Kansas voters have successfully picked the Democratic party’s presidential nominee with 100% accuracy—better than any other state in the nation.




Graphic Image Credit: https://onlinebusiness.american.edu/blog/presidential-primary-predictions/
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For 50 Years, Kansas Has Chosen Democratic Nominee w/ 100% Accuracy. Bernie Sanders Just Won Kansas (Original Post) Hissyspit Mar 2016 OP
Saw that today and I think they got it right AGAIN. sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #1
I am proud of the Kansas Democrats. RobertEarl Mar 2016 #2
Lol, well, we've been trying to tell all the naysayers that old '50s meme has no meaning sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #3
Like I told an old friend RobertEarl Mar 2016 #5
Hey you have to give HRC Gwhittey Mar 2016 #8
Bush was AWOL. Enthusiast Mar 2016 #37
Well, fun, but meaningless. longship Mar 2016 #4
it's not even a pattern hfojvt Mar 2016 #12
Yeah, until he starts gaining delegates, I'm not getting overly optimistic. joshcryer Mar 2016 #16
Kansas Democrats are definately right about who SHOULD be president-- John Poet Mar 2016 #38
Pretty small and meaningless sample size. Zynx Mar 2016 #6
Agreed... but then, we're not talking about your comment. Bubzer Mar 2016 #10
You know damn well that this doesn't mean anything. Zynx Mar 2016 #30
Uhuh. I've seen those goal posts move a dozen times already. This is just the most recent. Bubzer Mar 2016 #36
Wasn't it 'sposed to be over on March 1st? John Poet Mar 2016 #39
Welcome to the new frontier. ucrdem Mar 2016 #7
Another Bernie supporter not impressed. There were bound to be quirky MillennialDem Mar 2016 #9
And another seemingly random non-substance retort. Bubzer Mar 2016 #11
I think Clinton should do the country a favor and drop out now. SciDude Mar 2016 #13
:-) underpants Mar 2016 #14
And on what just what planet do you spend most of your time? RBInMaine Mar 2016 #17
Where's your latest angry demand? noiretextatique Mar 2016 #18
I applaud her efforts Enrique Mar 2016 #20
i don't know if you've noticed Fred Drum Mar 2016 #15
But all the trends and polls are wrong this time around. This election is DIFFERENT! randome Mar 2016 #19
Well, so much for that record. nt onehandle Mar 2016 #21
Kick kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #22
They got it wrong this year... SidDithers Mar 2016 #23
Gee, love your pessimism Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #25
Just saw this on Facebook and was going to post it here! Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #24
That is SO AWESOME! Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #26
They're still right. Because... TCJ70 Mar 2016 #27
LOL, if you vote late enough and have a Democratic incumbent half the time... tritsofme Mar 2016 #28
The media continues to include the super delegates TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #29
I don't think you know what "never" means onenote Mar 2016 #34
Not like they are doing now. TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #35
So Clinton winning Southern states that go red in the GE onenote Mar 2016 #31
In related news, Trump just won Kentucky. Wednesdays Mar 2016 #32
I'd love for this to be true but nothing about this race is normal nt riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #33
Source wa4297a Mar 2016 #40
Infographic Credit Analytics_American Mar 2016 #41
Welcome to DU. I ing know if you noticed, but credit is given at the bottom of the graphic. uppityperson Mar 2016 #42
Done! Hissyspit Mar 2016 #43

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
3. Lol, well, we've been trying to tell all the naysayers that old '50s meme has no meaning
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 02:42 AM
Mar 2016

in today's world. Kansas sure ought to cause them to drop it at this point. Shows you how out of touch these old smearmongers are with real people.

Young people WANT a Democratic Socialist Govt by 7 out of 10.

I'm happy to let them keep dredging up out of touch talking points though, they seem to backfire on them every time.

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
5. Like I told an old friend
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 02:49 AM
Mar 2016

They were talking about how Bernie can't win because: socialism.

I said, ""Good, we need to talk about it. Look at that road, and the parks and libraries and schools: socialism.""

A light bulb flashed and they said, "Yeah, I get social security".

 

Gwhittey

(1,377 posts)
8. Hey you have to give HRC
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 03:13 AM
Mar 2016

credit. She sat and watched how Bush won in 2004 first time with dirty tricks. I mean her was a sitting POTUS who had used privilege to get out of Vietnam going up against a Vietnam veteran who fought on a SwiftBoat. Pay off a few veterans and have them change narrative so that some how it became like being on rivers in Vietnam on a Swiftboat was more cowardly than sitting in TX Air National Guard and some sources said AWOL to boot.

So HRC saw Sanders was doing better than she thought, a virtual tie in first state which they thought would of been a blow out. Then he won next one!!! And OMG SC is coming up it is Heavily African America population for Dems, And she was going up against a guy who was active during Civil Right movement of 60s and on right side of history too boot(Dang and working on Goldwater campaign, who would of thought it would come back to Haunt you). Also he supported and endorsed Jesse Jackson the first major party black candidate to run nationwide primary campaigns,only white politician to do this. Ruff spot to be in for Hillary.

Oh wait Hillary I got a idea, let use get a bunch of African American leaders who you can threaten,bribe and intimate to endorse you and say "I never saw Sanders during civil rights" and also spread the narrative the he does not understand African American Issues, even though African American are not some robotic hive mind and all have different issues, just like other people. Hmm that might not be enough let us also have our media helpers spread the narrative that Bernie Sanders supporters are all "young white men" because that a might work as a good dog whistle like GOP uses when talking about "young black males" <insert racist comment usually how they are thugs or on drugs> and we can site source of it as twitter(Let us just hope no one remembers you can make a twitter account easily)

And it worked. THANK YOU Karl Rove you taught Clinton well.

longship

(40,416 posts)
4. Well, fun, but meaningless.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 02:47 AM
Mar 2016

It's a pattern , but one that might not repeat. Fifty years is what... 12 elections?

So what does that mean that the Democrats in Kansas have some kind of Ju-Ju going on?

It works until it doesn't work. Then it will drop off the top of the list. That's how these things work. Some state has to be first.

This Bernie supporter is not impressed.

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
12. it's not even a pattern
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 04:14 AM
Mar 2016

Did Kansas pick the winner in 2000? and 2004? and 2012?

Uh, no. The nominee was already decided by the time Kansas voted.

What about 1996?

Boy there was a contested primary, eh? And Kansas picked Clinton.

And who could forget the primary of 1980? Amazingly Kansas picked the winner there too.

It's easy to pick the winner when you vote late and rubber stamp the bandwagon.

joshcryer

(62,265 posts)
16. Yeah, until he starts gaining delegates, I'm not getting overly optimistic.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 04:39 AM
Mar 2016

As it stands now we just stayed alive. That's about it.

Zynx

(21,328 posts)
30. You know damn well that this doesn't mean anything.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 10:44 AM
Mar 2016

When Hillary wins basically everything on the 8th and the 15th, it will be over.

Bubzer

(4,211 posts)
36. Uhuh. I've seen those goal posts move a dozen times already. This is just the most recent.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 01:42 PM
Mar 2016

Bernie's in it until the end. You know what else? There's a very high likelihood that she will face an indictment. And then, it really will be over.

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
7. Welcome to the new frontier.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 02:55 AM
Mar 2016
if we open a quarrel between the present and the past, we shall be in danger of losing the future. Today our concern must be with that future. For the world is changing. The old era is ending. The old ways will not do.


http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=25966

Bubzer

(4,211 posts)
11. And another seemingly random non-substance retort.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 03:33 AM
Mar 2016

There were bound to be quirky coincidences like this.

noiretextatique

(27,275 posts)
18. Where's your latest angry demand?
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:42 AM
Mar 2016

I've been waiting for it. Maybe you will actually respond to posts on the next one.

Fred Drum

(293 posts)
15. i don't know if you've noticed
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 04:30 AM
Mar 2016

kansas is about as " ****** **** " as you get

nothing taken from bernie, but he's not looking to "win kansas"

biggest jackass once again belongs to ----- KANSAS

(jackass - a mixture of mules, horses, and donkeys which spent too much time together on the ark)

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
19. But all the trends and polls are wrong this time around. This election is DIFFERENT!
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 07:54 AM
Mar 2016

[hr][font color="blue"][center]“If you're not committed to anything, you're just taking up space.”
Gregory Peck, Mirage (1965)
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SidDithers

(44,228 posts)
23. They got it wrong this year...
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 10:02 AM
Mar 2016

Bernie won 2 of 3 states yesterday, and fell further behind in the delegate count.

Sid

tritsofme

(17,320 posts)
28. LOL, if you vote late enough and have a Democratic incumbent half the time...
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 10:24 AM
Mar 2016

Big deal!

This is about as meaningful as that one college straw poll that was meaningful to Berners a few months back for some reason

TexasMommaWithAHat

(3,212 posts)
29. The media continues to include the super delegates
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 10:32 AM
Mar 2016

in the counts, and this has not been done before.

Unfortunately, it highly discourages Sanders votes, especially lower-information types.

I have begun turning off the tv everytime someone gives the delegate count including the super delegates.

onenote

(42,374 posts)
34. I don't think you know what "never" means
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 10:50 AM
Mar 2016

Yes, the media has included super delegates and pledged delegates in comparing where candidates stand.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/04/march.4.dems/

TexasMommaWithAHat

(3,212 posts)
35. Not like they are doing now.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 01:16 PM
Mar 2016

Never. The talking heads use to talk about the super delegates and give the count, but not like now when they are added to the count with not a mention that the count includes super delegates. I've seen this several times, and I don't watch a lot of tv.

onenote

(42,374 posts)
31. So Clinton winning Southern states that go red in the GE
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 10:47 AM
Mar 2016

shouldn't count.

But Sanders winning a state that has voted for a Democrat in the GE exactly once since 1940 somehow is a decisive victory?

41. Infographic Credit
Mon Mar 7, 2016, 04:09 PM
Mar 2016

Hi Hissyspit,

LOVE that you're sharing this important data-- 50 years of election results are not insignificant, and as our access to data grows exponentially, our ability to decipher it becomes more and more detrimental!

Would you be able to edit your original post to provide credit to the Analytics@American program for creating the infographic? The blog post also provides more insight into caucus and primary season; it's a very interesting read.

https://onlinebusiness.american.edu/blog/presidential-primary-predictions/

Thanks so much!!

Everyone else-- eyes on the upcoming elections! Next up: Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, and Mississippi on Tuesday, March 8.

uppityperson

(115,674 posts)
42. Welcome to DU. I ing know if you noticed, but credit is given at the bottom of the graphic.
Mon Mar 7, 2016, 04:17 PM
Mar 2016

Since you are writing this to all of this graphic, you might not have noticed.

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