2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumGood News, Democrats!
Now that the primaries are pretty much out of the way, we can all unite to stop the criminally insane Republican party! No need for either side to continue bashing each other, we now have a common enemy; an absurd reality tv show host with a dead squirrel on his head. The orange white supremacist:
Donald Trump.
Donald T.
Don T.
Don't.
#UniteAgainstHate
KPN
(15,643 posts)sheesh. Some of you Hillary supporters are exactly like Hillary. Arrogant without even knowing it.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)And if Bernie had any integrity left he would leave the trail and work at undoing the damage he has caused.
WhenTheLeveeBreaks
(55 posts)The Comey Primary
Freelancer
(2,107 posts)Hillary likely would have won in the state where she resides and represented for years, even with an open primary, but the numbers would have been much less impressive. The result would have been a delegate count draw.
wyldwolf
(43,867 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)angrychair
(8,697 posts)Keep in mind, with 99% of the vote counted, despite the win in NY, 4 out of 5 registered Democratic voters did not vote for Clinton.
NY voters by Party registration:
http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/enrollment/congress/congress_apr16.pdf
Election results:
http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-york
Math
Clinton votes: 1,037,344
Registered Democrats: 5,792,497
1037344/5792497= 17.9%
Therefore, 4 out of 5 registered Democratic voters did not vote for her.
wyldwolf
(43,867 posts)What does that say about the number of voters who voted for Bernie?
Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)Many people never vote...and some are now GOP but have never bothered to change their party...we run into them every election year when we call and canvas...this is why registered voter polls are alway off. She beat Bernie like a drum...she did and it is over.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)What percentage of Colorado Democrats voted for Bernie?
Sanders votes: 72,846
Registered Democrats: 934,818
72,846 / 934,818 = 7.8%
http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/VoterRegNumbers/2016/March/VotersByPartyStatus.pdf
Therefore, 11 out of 12 registered Democrats did not vote for Bernie in Colorado.
Sid
Donald Ian Rankin
(13,598 posts)Cruz would be both more likely to win and worse as president. For now, we should be trying to encourage Trump, not stop him.
Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)I grew up in the East...Trump is an awful person and probably crazy.
TheKentuckian
(25,023 posts)of the batshit insane party.
Donald Ian Rankin
(13,598 posts)An awful person who is obviously probably crazy and hence likely to lose, or an even more awful and less obviously crazy person who is more likely to win.
It's too soon to be confident, but Trump may well be the best thing to happen to the Democrats since Goldwater.
frustrated_lefty
(2,774 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,112 posts)And I hope the Democratic Socialists build a Party to run candidates in 2018.
nolawarlock
(1,729 posts)Where have they been lately? Lol
frustrated_lefty
(2,774 posts)Self-declared democrats, 29% of the vote. Good luck winning the extra 22%.
nolawarlock
(1,729 posts)And if a core audience of Bernie was never going to vote for any other candidate anyway, why did we lose?
Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)Surviving a GOP presidency ...if you do and of course you would have the added joy of knowing you helped bring it about.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)magical thyme
(14,881 posts)don't hold your breath waiting for us to "unite."
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Good message, JaneyVee. We can understand if some aren't quite ready to move on, of course.
Frankly, I don't trust what a predatory, very inadequately principled press might choose to focus on if we don't offer them a "horse race." If Bernie would replace the recent desperation-time ramped-up allegations of corruption with his previous inspiring progressive action messages, his continuing campaign would probably be a very helpful contribution to stopping the GOP.
People need time to get back on track. No sense rushing it; it won't do any good.
I also agree that Bernie could be an asset to the Democratic Party if he cuts out the negative campaigning and sticks to his income inequality message.
Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)He needs to get out of the race. His surrogates will not stop the attacks...and maybe that is OK with him...I don't know. It is not OK with me. STOP HELPING THE GOP BERNIE AND SUPPORTERS!!!!!
Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)Trump and Trump and Trump...they barely discussed the Democratic nomination...except Todd said Bernie needs to stop the attacks or get out.
Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)I am a ready to work on beating the GOP...we always say this is the most important election in a generation but with a fragile economy,health care, five possible picks for the Supremes, LGBT rights on the line, immigration and the never ending wars...not to mention Donald Trump with his finger on the nuke button...this truly is the most important election in a generation.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid