The Democratic Primaries

The Batlord · 03-13-2016, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by William_the_Bloody

I believe the key for Sanders is to play a war of attrition, stick it out and get bloodied long enough in the hopes that the FBI investigation against Hillary starts to get serious. If that happens, the momentum will shift.

Where's Ken Starr when you need him?

Xurtio · 03-13-2016, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by William_the_Bloody

Tuesday Prediction time! They should have bookies for this stuff.

Hillary seems to have a lockdown on the southern states that views Sanders as too socialist, and both Florida and North Carolina have large black populations that have been heavily favoring Hillary so...

Florida: Hillary takes it easily
North Carolina: Hillary takes it easily

Illinois: Hillary takes it (She is leading in the polls, and I think the somewhat unfair association between Bernie and the supporters invading the Trump rally will hurt him among moderates, who are looking for a stable establishment candidate)

Ohio: Sanders takes it

(I think there is a strong chance that Sanders can pull off another Michigan here, as the two states are somewhat similar economically. If Sanders can't capture Ohio, or at least one of the big states on Tuesday, than things start to look grim, and I can only imagine the protests at the Trump rallies getting worse once the hard left starts to feel disenfranchised.

Missouri: is a weird state in that it seems half North and half South, theoretically it was considered below the Mason Dixon line, and was a slave state that fought for the union. No wonder there so is so much bad $hit going down in St. Louis. I think the states liberals will lean conservative so..

Hillary takes it.

I believe the key for Sanders is to play a war of attrition, stick it out and get bloodied long enough in the hopes that the FBI investigation against Hillary starts to get serious. If that happens, the momentum will shift.

Sanders is polling ahead in Illinois now. Florida is a place that Bernie can still grab a lot of delegates even if he doesn't win the state.

reditt's r/SandersForPresident has just entered activist mode:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForP...day_check_new/

If any Bernie supporters here are in one of the states or have nationwide calling, you could get on the phonebank and contribute to getting people out voting.

A lot of people think Hilary will win so its pointless to vote, but even if Hilary wins, winning by 2 delegates vs. winning by 20 delegates makes a big difference (speaking of wars of attrition). The purpose of the call bank is to get supporters out that support Bernie but don't realize how much their vote actually counts right now.

OccultHawk · 03-13-2016, 11:55 AM

If Bernie were saying he's going to pay for his ideas by cutting the military (by a lot) I would be more enthusiastic. The way I see it now, reforming Wall Street and taxing billionaires will not get us there. Even if he could get his ideas through congress, without totally slashing the military budget his ideas would leave America bankrupt. I'm talking about defaulting on our debt and devaluing the dollar, hyper-inflation- all that. As it stands now, I still like him more than Hillary simply on philosophical grounds. I'm not going to vote in the primary though. I would if he called our military what it really is: a bloated, worthless, welfare funded, institution of global terrorism.

**Exo** · 03-13-2016, 01:29 PM

OccultHawk · 03-13-2016, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo

lol

Does anybody have the clip that came from?

**Goofle** · 03-13-2016, 02:05 PM

I want that phone case (a small version).

Chula Vista · 03-13-2016, 03:27 PM

Just when I think my mind is completely blown by my family and friends back east something like this pops up on Facebook. Good lord.

Chula Vista · 03-13-2016, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rostasi

Of course, the lizard brain faction are just eating it up.

It's really scary.Why'd the cops jump on the guy who got punched in the face instead of the crazy Trump supporter?

The Batlord · 03-13-2016, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Xurtio

Sanders is polling ahead in Illinois now. Florida is a place that Bernie can still grab a lot of delegates even if he doesn't win the state.

reditt's r/SandersForPresident has just entered activist mode:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForP...day_check_new/

If any Bernie supporters here are in one of the states or have nationwide calling, you could get on the phonebank and contribute to getting people out voting.

A lot of people think Hilary will win so its pointless to vote, but even if Hilary wins, winning by 2 delegates vs. winning by 20 delegates makes a big difference (speaking of wars of attrition). The purpose of the call bank is to get supporters out that support Bernie but don't realize how much their vote actually counts right now.

"And in other news, 4Chan declares war on sexism."

William_the_Bloody · 03-13-2016, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Where's Ken Starr when you need him?

The individual who set up Hillary's private email account for the FBI has been granted immunity which is not a good sign.

Hillary Clinton IT specialist granted immunity is a 'devastating witness'* | Daily Mail Online

If the FBI goes for an indictment on Hillary than you know they have a very strong case, because they have to pass it through a very liberal attorney general in Loretta Lynch.

(Not to say that a criminal case will become politicized, but I'm jaded enough to think that it would, especially during an election year)

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Originally Posted by rostasi

"After Trailing Hillary Clinton By 30 Points In Illinois, Sanders Now Leads Just Two Days Before Voting."

Or the protests could have the opposite effect lol.

If Sanders can take both Illinois and Ohio than it could signal a trend that his anti free trade message is resonating in the rust belt, which could lead to him winning more states in the mid west and north east that have yet to come down the pipeline.

So keep your fingers crossed.

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Just when I think my mind is completely blown by my family and friends back east something like this pops up on Facebook. Good lord. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	If Bernie were saying he's going to pay for his ideas by cutting the military (by a lot) I would be more enthusiastic. The way I see it now, reforming Wall Street and taxing billionaires will not get us there. Even if he could get his ideas through congress, without totally slashing the military budget his ideas would leave America bankrupt. I'm talking about defaulting on our debt and devaluing the dollar, hyper-inflation- all that. As it stands now, I still like him more than Hillary simply on philosophical grounds. I'm not going to vote in the primary though. I would if he called our military what it really is: a bloated, worthless, welfare funded, institution of global terrorism.