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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Bernie Wins California, Should Hillary Step Down? [View all]Tarc
(10,476 posts)87. If Sanders can get 79% in California, thus erasing Clinton's delegate lead entirely, sure :)
Good luck with that.
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It's optics. She started strong but Bernie is finishing strong. A CA win would send a powerful
floriduck
May 2016
#53
I'm not referring to 2008. I'm discussing this primary season. He is finishing stronger.
floriduck
May 2016
#88
I'm basing it on the number of Bernie wins in the last month or so. He's won more primaries/
floriduck
May 2016
#95
If a person comes in first place should they step down to the second place finisher?
hrmjustin
May 2016
#4
Says Who? She Is NOT Going To Get Indy Votes and Has Already Lost A Significant Proportion of Dems
CorporatistNation
May 2016
#50
Winning a solidly blue state doesn't show anything about either candidate's ability to face Trump.
eastwestdem
May 2016
#10
HRC should step down now. Under FBI investigation, massive quid pro quo at state, reckless regime ch
amborin
May 2016
#12
Keep hoping for the indictment fairy to save Bernie from the will of the voters.
Cali_Democrat
May 2016
#15
A person under investigation by the FBI, has no business running to begin with.
onecaliberal
May 2016
#28
If it was only that. Iraq, Honduras, Libya...what a flawed candidate just in foreign policy alone.
EndElectoral
May 2016
#29
Yes. The way the regs are going in CA, Bernie is going to smoke her bigtime. I think
litlbilly
May 2016
#33
She should have already stepped down . . . as soon as she was under FBI investigation.
pdsimdars
May 2016
#35
Exactly .. You pegged the essentially facetious & rhetorical nature of the question
99th_Monkey
May 2016
#69
"she has alienated most white voters." You mean the racist dudes who are into Trump?
bettyellen
May 2016
#47
I believe she will be told to step down by the establishent before the convention so Biden can run
primnickel
May 2016
#64
lol....sanders never been vetted nationally...and he would be beaten solid by trump....
beachbum bob
May 2016
#79
I wish she had never stepped up but, since she did, I say: let this surreal campaign play itself out
Hiraeth
May 2016
#86
If Sanders can get 79% in California, thus erasing Clinton's delegate lead entirely, sure :)
Tarc
May 2016
#87
Yeah, I'm not sure why the person with more pledged delegates would "step down."
Garrett78
May 2016
#100
99th_Monkey you just love ruffling the feathers of the Hillary supporters, right?
Playinghardball
May 2016
#97
The most interesting part of Hillary winning the nomination will be what happens to organizations
anotherproletariat
May 2016
#99