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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why is it that Bernie won the conservative counties in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)31. "Red" like Washington State? Seattle?
How do you suppose Hillary Clinton is going to do in Oregon?
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Why is it that Bernie won the conservative counties in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut [View all]
Fresh_Start
Apr 2016
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As I wrote below, he's been winning the 'reddest' parts of the US throughout this entire campaign.
Garrett78
Apr 2016
#30
Two things going on there: D's in those areas can be very anti-establishment/insurgent friendly
BeyondGeography
Apr 2016
#5
I mean that from watching years of election results those counties either go GOP
Fresh_Start
Apr 2016
#14
Sanders has been winning the 'reddest' parts of the US throughout the campaign.
Garrett78
Apr 2016
#13
Where is your evidence that she would have a problem with millennials in the general election?
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#42
I'm not sure what any of these arguments are supposed to "prove", at this point. We'll see.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2016
#45
She does her best in diverse states that include significant African American and/or Latino
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#47
Clinton does better in states that are more diverse. Bernie does well in states with
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#44
I also was wondering if the differences toward guns played into the rural/urban split nt
Fresh_Start
Apr 2016
#22
Yes. Sanders consistently wins the conservative areas and Clinton wins the progressive areas.
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#25
If you go to Talking Points Memo, they have the results on the front page
all american girl
Apr 2016
#28
I get that. I am saying you can not put people in a box based on one or two factors
Ash_F
Apr 2016
#69
I'm not sure how saying that republicans were the majority and the most visible
Fresh_Start
Apr 2016
#73
Moderates in heavily partisan areas tend to register with the dominant party.
DemocraticWing
Apr 2016
#29