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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I smell a major conspiracy.... [View all]lunamagica
(9,967 posts)41. How is it possible?
How is it possible that Romney didn't win by a landslide with these crowds in Oho?
When I saw those Romney crowds, I laughed. By the I knew crowds were meaningless. I learned my lesson the hard way with John Kerry.
(For some I can't post this picture here, but you can see it at the link)
http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/democratic-presidential-candidate-john-kerry-is-joined-by-musician-picture-id51598242
Look at those crowds for Kerry! I myself went to one of his rallies...so exciting! I knew he was going to win, I just knew it! How could he not, when he can attract such huge crowds! And yet...
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12 photos of ridiculously large rallies, and "How are we not winning by literal landslides".
VulgarPoet
May 2016
#118
Trump has big crowds, but he also has 2 million fewer popular votes than Clinton
onenote
May 2016
#73
Hillary in 2008 argued that "Bernie" (herself) stay in the race "Until every Vote is Counted"
Baobab
May 2016
#29
You know how Deadheads used to travel around the country seeing every concert?
brooklynite
May 2016
#11
Lol! Perfect! Only difference is that they changed up the playlist now and then.
Squinch
May 2016
#80
This would be like me wondering how the UF football team ever gets defeated.
NCTraveler
May 2016
#13
27,000 in Washington Square Park, drawn from all over the NY Tristate area
alcibiades_mystery
May 2016
#43
rallies are a lot more fun than voting . . . that is tedious - you have to register and all . . .
DrDan
May 2016
#62
Because his organization didn't make sure those folks got to the polls.
Starry Messenger
May 2016
#65
When I went to a Sanders rally last year (Amherst, MA), NOBODY was registering voters
brooklynite
May 2016
#101
I've also heard he never talked to the audience about getting registered in each state
Maru Kitteh
May 2016
#104
I have a simple answer HRC supporters will never believe. The vote machines are rigged and many
bkkyosemite
May 2016
#102
Huh? Much back at you...denial...denial..cuz no matter what she is gonna win come hell or
bkkyosemite
May 2016
#114
He doesn't have to. You guys keep using that one. But many states use the machines and
bkkyosemite
May 2016
#113