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Related: About this forumWV Repudiates Clinton and Sends Sanders to Victory
WV just called for Sanders by AP
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WV Repudiates Clinton and Sends Sanders to Victory (Original Post)
coffeeAM
May 2016
OP
Minorities, people of color, women and working class of all races voted for Bernie
egalitegirl
May 2016
#3
onehandle
(51,122 posts)1. He's our nominee?
Wow! That's fantastic!!!
I didn't know there were 3.5 million Democrats in WV.
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)10. Popular vote is irrelevant in the primaries
Hillary won the popular vote in the 2008 primaries when Obama got the nomination
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)2. But Nebraska is having second thoughts on Sanders.
Hare Krishna
(58 posts)8. Not according to Omaha Steve
Who I trust more for my Nebraska news.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)9. Oh don't take my word. AP has the vote tabulation.
egalitegirl
(362 posts)3. Minorities, people of color, women and working class of all races voted for Bernie
Hillary's votes came from Robert Byrd kind of people.
Snotcicles
(9,089 posts)7. Robert Byrd was one of the most outspoken critics of the Iraq invasion. nt
baldguy
(36,649 posts)4. Trump-supporting ratfuckers lead Sanders to victory in WV.
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)11. More cognitive dissonance
It's the only way they can rationalize what is happening in their minds.
baldguy
(36,649 posts)14. "...only way they can rationalize..."
"They" being loyal Democrats, supporting the Democratic candidate.
You just exposed yourself.
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)15. They being Hillary supporters
They cannot defend her policies, or come to terms why she keeps losing states. So they use fallacies to bridge the gap.
Classic Cognitive Dissonance.
dubyadiprecession
(5,711 posts)5. BS won 3 more delegates than hillary in WV according to MSNBC..
Not a big win at all, he is still losing.
840high
(17,196 posts)6. Still a win.
baldguy
(36,649 posts)12. Every time he "wins" he falls further behind.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)13. Hillary still hasn't and still can't clinch until The last day of voting.
Hobbling towards a finish.
