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2016 Postmortem

tularetom

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1. She only won those southern states because of strong support from black voters

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Thu May 5, 2016, 07:43 PM

May 2016

That won't be enough to give her an edge in the general election because white voters in those states pretty much hate her guts. If she wants to win she will have to do it without the bubba vote.

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Hillary is beloved regionally and a close 2nd choice outside her region. How to broaden her appeal [View all] Attorney in Texas May 2016 OP

She only won those southern states because of strong support from black voters tularetom May 2016 #1

She won those states because of strong support from centrist/conservative/church-going Democrats Attorney in Texas May 2016 #3

OK, whatever you say, but she will not win those states in November tularetom May 2016 #6

Agreed Attorney in Texas May 2016 #7

Not "beloved" under any circumstances Baobab May 2016 #9

That's some silly, desperate shit. Codeine May 2016 #2

Beloved? Really? Press Virginia May 2016 #4

Her numbers among Democrats in the Old South look awfully strong. Elsewhere, no so much. Attorney in Texas May 2016 #5

Her whole advantage is from Dixie. She's losing in the rest of the US. She must be loved in those 12 Vote2016 May 2016 #8