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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary has only regional appeal and her model is dependent on low turnout. She can't fix that. [View all]Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)3. And yet she's ahead in pledged delegates
and also ahead in the polls in most of the upcoming states, including large diverse ones.
She wins in more diverse states.
Sounds like a winning coalition to me.
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Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
OP
She is widely predicted to win MI on Tuesday by 10+ points. How does that impact your narrative?
LonePirate
Mar 2016
#1
We'll see how it turns out. She won Nevada and that's outside the Deep South. I don't expect Sanders
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#5
Bernie won Michigan, got 16.5% of Mississippi's very low turnout so you were wrong about all of it.
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2016
#59
Let's see how the delegates are allocated after the stretch from March 22 to April 9
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#9
Yeah Statistically we are headed for another crash and we Dems might get blamed for it .......
fourcents
Mar 2016
#40
I'm not saying Hillary cannot beat Sanders - she's the favorite and he's the underdog. I'm saying
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#12
I like her chances in FL. Much will transpire between now and NY so who knows how it will turn out
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#15
The closed primary phenomenon is a huge boost to the candidate with ZERO appeal to independents
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#18
If you factor out the demographics (i.e., compare Deep South whites to Kansas whites or compare Deep
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#31
How many women will pull the lever for Donald "blood coming out of her wherever" Trump in the GE,
Nye Bevan
Mar 2016
#21
Probably just Republicans and independents; young Democrats will probably split between Stein and
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#25
What is it with this "Dixiecrat" crap tonight? Those by definition are white racists who ....
Hekate
Mar 2016
#24
369,240 Democrats voted in South Carolina in 2016. In 2008 532,468 Democrats voted in South Carolina
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#34
You are wrong. Deep South Democrats are not as Progressive as Democrats elsewhere. They are more
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#33
The rigging of the calendar to promote a less liberal nominee is definitely a feature, not a bug
Vote2016
Mar 2016
#49
You're conflating the Democratic electorate with the overall electorate in the Deep South.
Garrett78
Mar 2016
#36
Those new voters aren't with us in November if we fumble this ball by picking Hillary
Vote2016
Mar 2016
#47
Correct. The divide is age and income. Bernie needs young people's turnout and he is getting it.
thereismore
Mar 2016
#51
Hillary wins a Deep South state and loses another state outside the Deep South. Not much to revise!
Attorney in Texas
Mar 2016
#57