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2016 Postmortem

Arugula Latte

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4. "That's so Hillary."

Reply to CorporatistNation (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 12:13 AM

Feb 2016

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Hillary Is A Poor Sport... NO Character Candidate With 90% in TIED 50-50 Declares "victory? [View all] CorporatistNation Feb 2016 OP

Exactly. Any objective person would say that numbers-wise it's a tie. Declaring "victory" is stupid. reformist2 Feb 2016 #1

CNN reported both camps claiming victory. spyker29 Feb 2016 #2

Hillary... FRANTIC!!! Act of Desperation... Chuck Todd... Beside Himself! CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #21

It really speaks to something in her soul that must win no matter what. If the final count roguevalley Feb 2016 #26

To go to Iowa, no money, no name rec, no organization, no PAC's. To overcome that to tie IS a win. ViseGrip Feb 2016 #35

Maybe, but in NH in 68 book_worm Feb 2016 #3

"That's so Hillary." Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #4

Hillary ...Calling Herself A PROGRESSIVE.... HOW SO? CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #25

Hillary AGAINST Universal Health Care Last Week... NOW She is For Universal Health Care... CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #30

Hillary Calling Herself A "Progressive" Again... Is Patently Outrageous! CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #31

So why is Sanders planning on declaring victory? Metric System Feb 2016 #5

Planning? jeff47 Feb 2016 #13

It was reported on CNN. Metric System Feb 2016 #15

Reported that he was planning. You don't notice the difference? jeff47 Feb 2016 #16

The BIG Man Spoke And Did Not Declare Victory... The Man Of Character and Truth.. CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #28

Actually, she declared victory with 84% of returns in. Fuddnik Feb 2016 #32

Bush did it too. Baitball Blogger Feb 2016 #6

I hate to say it, but... tk2kewl Feb 2016 #7

I mostly agree based on 2008. HereSince1628 Feb 2016 #8

Mrs Alan Greenspan Looking Hagard And Spent... Described A "MELTDOWN" In The Hillary Camp! CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #29

Arogance pinebox Feb 2016 #9

Yep MissDeeds Feb 2016 #20

Hey, it worked for Bush in 2000 Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #10

Sanders aids also claimed victory toshiba783 Feb 2016 #11

Chuck Todd said she made a mistake doing it and created a "todo" that was unnecessary. This will monmouth4 Feb 2016 #12

Nah, a winner does. ChimpersMcSmirkers Feb 2016 #14

Media wants to take down Hillary Clinton.... FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #17

WHAT effing Media Have You been Exposed to! CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #23

A friend called it "cheezy" senz Feb 2016 #18

Everything with her camp is about manipulation and head games. Giving people what they need GoneFishin Feb 2016 #19

It is awful that she has done this. OP is corect, bad judgment once again. Finish vote counting! ViseGrip Feb 2016 #22

How awful, the Clinton family is taking the stage, and the populous counties count has slowed ViseGrip Feb 2016 #24

Except she didn't declare victory in that speech. nt ecstatic Feb 2016 #27

No not the speech, just when she went up on TV and even the pundits asked what she was doing ViseGrip Feb 2016 #33

No class AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #34

She won. NCTraveler Feb 2016 #36