SheenaR
SheenaR's JournalHit the Damn Cities!
We have some big contests coming up with huge urban areas (Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Ohio and later NY)
Take a look at the map of Massachusetts for instance yesterday.
Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Lowell all big losses for us. We literally won almost the entire rest of the state. It's a common theme in this election for our side. Is it not time for a new strategy?
Why not hit the cities hard? Detroit, Flint, Lansing. Chicago (South Side), Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Akron, Cleveland etc. We need to carry cities and we are falling woefully short.
This is literally the only way I see us mounting a reasonable comeback. We will take the outskirts as we have been above the Mason-Dixon Line. It needs to happen though. The base we are going for is not enough. He needs to spend every day in the big cities and start (should have started long ago) expanding this base and bringing the enthusiasm back to the polls. We have marches, rallies and the like that show great enthusiasm. But it's not enough.
Hit the Damn cities Jeff and Tad!
Three Posts for the Price of One
Things I think I know...
- I don't know why I expected otherwise. I really don't. I went to bed feeling pretty good about the night and I wake up to Armageddon. I frequently post about betting odds and the like because I grew up as the daughter of many family members involved with gambling. I know the terms, my fiancé has accounts on the sites, I know a very good amount. Yesterday, Hillary was an overwhelming favorite in all of the Southern States. She was also the favorite in Minnesota, where she lost. She was also an overwhelming favorite in Massachusetts (You had to put up almost 800 to just make a 100 profit on her there. That's big. Perspective? Carolina Panthers needed just 240 to win 100 in the Super Bowl and they were considered good sized favorites). Bernie meanwhile won every state he was favored in and won one in Minnesota that he was not supposed to win. I get delegates. I get the math. But last night as far as states go? By every metric, betting 538, bing, etc. Bernie won more states than he was supposed to. But we hear very little of that.
- Going forward it is obvious that there is a serious uphill climb. Supporters of Bernie have already waved the white flag in the GD-P forum and that's fine. Leave. The cause and the movement are not for the faint of heart. Speaking of odds, he is favored to win 3 of next week's 4 contests as of this writing (Kansas, Nebraska and Maine). From there his path back is to pick up a state or two that he is not expected to win. (Pick from Michigan, Illinois, Florida and NY). A tough task indeed, but not impossible.
- I am not on a high horse, but I am disgusted with a great number of Hillary supporters. And after last night they have us dead and buried, but want to welcome us back to them with open arms. I came here from another site because I loved reading the content here. That group is absolutely toxic. The ones who I speak to privately and respect know who they are. And I am aware that the Sanders supporters have been equally aggressive. Here is where I can't deal: Sanders supporters want to talk ISSUES. They want to hear about what Hillary is actually going to do on a given day. Team Clinton CONSISTENTLY responds with smiley faces, little laughing yellow men, one liners that are not about the topic and of course, insults. They can't defend their own candidate so they have become de facto cheerleaders and spirit squad. It's ridiculous. And when they come calling for me and others who think like me going forward for help and support, I'll have my little yellow smiley guy ready. Because I will be voting for whatever candidate is the most progressive in November.
- Lastly, the calls to drop out are ludicrous. She didn't drop out and won 21 states. I expect Bernie to match that and go even further. Win or lose, this fight is nowhere near over.
Enjoy the day.
Umm why isn't Act Blue crashing?
Hoping they just learned how to fix the site rather than think less supporters were chipping in tonight.
The remaining areas of Mass
Do not look like we will have enough to come back. 52-48, 51-49 will have to do
Edit: Bernie running away with OK. MA concerning
50-41 Bernie in OK 30 in
No votes from Boston yet where Hillary should perform well
CNN exit polls have Bernie winning Mass and Oklahoma
Mass would be huge 52-46
Oklahoma 51-46
Both are exit numbers
Massachusetts Thoughts at the Work Desk
I remember a real theme that went around that NH was Bernie was a favored son and that there was a homecourt advantage in NH.
Yes, Bernie won. But person after person from the area tried to let you all know how different the two states are. Massachusetts is no different.
Massachusetts is not NH, it's not RI, it's not Vermont. It is a vastly different state with it's own unique identity. As someone who grew up in Massachusetts and moved to Rhode Island, we share virtually nothing in common socially.
Much will be made here tonight if Bernie loses in Mass. I think he will in fact fall just short there. And the "backyard" argument will come back. And how do you lose in your backyard?
Perhaps people forget that Sec. Clinton was a Senator from NY and still lives there. This state borders Massachusetts. She also went to college in Massachusetts. And this is the 4th campaign the Clinton family has waged in Mass. If Bernie somehow wins Mass, will we hear that she lost in her backyard? Probably not.
Good luck to all today. 7 States to 4 is my call for today (No clue what Samoa will do). Just some midday ramblings to generate chatter.
Note: I said I (A Sanders supporter) believe he will lose Mass. So the first ten comments can be spared the "making excuses already" argument. This info does not make excuses, but brings up info that was used against the candidates before.
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