2016 Postmortem

MelissaB

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5. Did you actually read the OP?

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AP did not report news, AP chose to make news. [View all] JackRiddler Jun 2016 OP

The damage this is going to do is staggering Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #1

+ 100 or more. Nt. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2016 #6

+1 InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2016 #8

Absolutely agree that the damage will be great from this AP move. It seems to have motivated my eastwestdem Jun 2016 #11

.+1 840high Jun 2016 #12

California has other elections on the Ballot including Open Senate Seat to replace Boxer JI7 Jun 2016 #30

+1 jack_krass Jun 2016 #33

Of course, you are correct. But the Hillary camp has been playing this game since day one. How many GoneFishin Jun 2016 #35

Well, can't wait to see how they win while alienating Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #43

Yep. There are regular posts here attempting to set up Bernie supporters as scapegoats if she GoneFishin Jun 2016 #45

Trump clinched weeks ago Dem2 Jun 2016 #36

X10000000 onecaliberal Jun 2016 #38

+1 cui bono Jun 2016 #41

This. yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #48

Worse. AP and other media have participated in kingmaking for the past four years. merrily Jun 2016 #2

It's outragous. K&R myrna minx Jun 2016 #3

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Did you actually read the OP? MelissaB Jun 2016 #5

Of course not. Herd response. JackRiddler Jun 2016 #10

Superdelegates aren't anonymous. You can continue to claim it, but that doesn't make it true. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #7

You misrepresent. First time is a mistake, twice is stupid. JackRiddler Jun 2016 #9

The AP is keeping this last batch of SDs that allegedly called them to pledge to Hillary secret. cui bono Jun 2016 #42

*cui bono?* n/t bvf Jun 2016 #13

I don't know about that. JackRiddler Jun 2016 #14

I agree that the bottom line is all that matters bvf Jun 2016 #15

BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! MohRokTah Jun 2016 #16

Truth. AzDar Jun 2016 #17

If AP didn't report it some other news agency would have. Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #18

None of them would be right to announce clinch, clinch JackRiddler Jun 2016 #20

That's not making news, that's basic journalism. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #19

Springing a lie that may suppress voter turnout before election day? JackRiddler Jun 2016 #21

Just because you don't want to believe it doesn't make it a lie. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #26

It doesn't matter that superdelegates count. JackRiddler Jun 2016 #28

Pledged delegates don't vote until July 25 either. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #29

You know the difference, so why am I bothering? JackRiddler Jun 2016 #32

So under the bus with the AP? Tell me, Jack, Hortensis Jun 2016 #22

"Under the bus" abuse automatically disqualifies any statement. JackRiddler Jun 2016 #24

The MSM has been creating the news since the very day they stole the election in 2000. Rex Jun 2016 #23

GLENN GREENWALD FOR THE TL;DR JackRiddler Jun 2016 #25

In addition to not understanding math, you can't understand the term 'presumptive nominee'. randome Jun 2016 #27

Do you know any tricks other than projection? JackRiddler Jun 2016 #31

So why didn't this popular movement translate into votes? randome Jun 2016 #34

Obviously, because people who give millions of $ they don't have and wait in the heat and cold for GoneFishin Jun 2016 #40

Not only does FAIR agree with you. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #37

Fuck them and their owned candidate they can take credit for the destruction trump onecaliberal Jun 2016 #39

fucking gossip is what it was. Murrow is rolling in his grave. Hiraeth Jun 2016 #44

Manufactured consent felix_numinous Jun 2016 #46

Damn right eom noiretextatique Jun 2016 #47