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What are you getting at? Make the connection for the rest of us. Broward Apr 2016 #1
I don't know...it just struck me as bizarre Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #11
As I wrote below, he's been winning the 'reddest' parts of the US throughout this entire campaign. Garrett78 Apr 2016 #30
Possibly more party oriented Democrats in those areas mvd Apr 2016 #2
maybe Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #12
I do believe guns was a factor. Punkingal Apr 2016 #55
I thing most of us are unhappy with politics as usual Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #56
Has been my theory too. pat_k Apr 2016 #37
I have another theory but you have heard it already. bkkyosemite Apr 2016 #3
Conservatives believe they can beat Bernie easier in the GE. puffy socks Apr 2016 #4
Here's that "AmericaRisingPac" ad against Hillary. Hortensis Apr 2016 #32
Confirms what many of us suspected...thanks. spooky3 Apr 2016 #54
Two things going on there: D's in those areas can be very anti-establishment/insurgent friendly BeyondGeography Apr 2016 #5
He's a protest candidate for DINOs KingFlorez Apr 2016 #6
What means 'conservative' in this context? elleng Apr 2016 #7
I mean that from watching years of election results those counties either go GOP Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #14
Thanks. elleng Apr 2016 #16
I know those states Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #18
I am guessing the same factors that led to Algernon Moncrieff Apr 2016 #8
I doubt it Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #15
The numbers are fixed per congressional districts. Karl Roves little game. ViseGrip Apr 2016 #9
because there are more white people there and Clinton's support is more POC JI7 Apr 2016 #10
Sanders has been winning the 'reddest' parts of the US throughout the campaign. Garrett78 Apr 2016 #13
"Red" like Washington State? Seattle? Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #31
Exceptions prove the rule. Garrett78 Apr 2016 #33
I suspect California's results will surprise you. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #34
I didn't say Sanders has only won 'red' areas. Garrett78 Apr 2016 #59
Washington is one of the states with the fewest African American voters. pnwmom Apr 2016 #40
Yeah, so I guess its not just Sanders people who make excuses. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #41
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
And your point with that is... What, exactly? Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #48
Are they much whiter counties? nt LexVegas Apr 2016 #17
yes, they are whiter Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #19
No...thats basically why. nt LexVegas Apr 2016 #20
Clinton does better in states that are more diverse. Bernie does well in states with pnwmom Apr 2016 #44
Think it's Clintons focus on restricting gun ownership. hollowdweller Apr 2016 #21
I also was wondering if the differences toward guns played into the rural/urban split nt Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #22
Because they're the whiter parts Recursion Apr 2016 #23
They are mostly white. nt Jitter65 Apr 2016 #24
Yes. Sanders consistently wins the conservative areas and Clinton wins the progressive areas. seabeyond Apr 2016 #25
Do you have a link to the counties in PA and how they voted? Thx nt haikugal Apr 2016 #26
If you go to Talking Points Memo, they have the results on the front page all american girl Apr 2016 #28
Thanks! haikugal Apr 2016 #50
Those would also be less populated areas Ash_F Apr 2016 #27
maybe...when I lived in the rural area, democrats were hard to find Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #62
That would mean the Democrats there would be even more connected. Ash_F Apr 2016 #63
Could be Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #64
Hidden? Are you implying there aren't? Ash_F Apr 2016 #65
no, I"m not saying they aren't there Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #66
How do you account for all those votes? Ash_F Apr 2016 #67
my family were non-citizens and apolitical Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #68
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
Hillary won conservative areas like Greenwich, CT jfern Apr 2016 #35
This will sound corny but I think its the more personal scale of life Armstead Apr 2016 #36
Guns and lack of POC. nt auntpurl Apr 2016 #38
True treestar Apr 2016 #39
Less diversity? NurseJackie Apr 2016 #43
Archie Bunker likes Bernie Sancho Apr 2016 #46
Yes, but which campaign has more fans of "the mentalist"? Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #49
white people. La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2016 #51
I live in red state Indiana and it voted for Obama once. B Calm Apr 2016 #52
Trump Supporters and Bernie Supporters... CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #53
Simple.. diversity is lacking in those counties. DCBob Apr 2016 #57
It really is that simple. Garrett78 Apr 2016 #60
With all the documentation of "miscounting" it wouldn't surprise me if only the least conservative JudyM Apr 2016 #58
I'm sure there's fraud involved. ThePhilosopher04 Apr 2016 #61
Its simple really. Trump on the right and Bernie on the left workinclasszero Apr 2016 #70
Because someone like Bernie can cut across ideologies. Skwmom Apr 2016 #71
I think Turin_C3PO Apr 2016 #72
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