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PoliGAF 2016 |OT2| we love the poorly educated

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sangreal

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Basically saying she didn't understand what going national meant when the states were going south for Super Tuesday. She even reached out to the Hillary campaign for an answer too. Like its clearly obvious what that means.

there were people on dailykos arguing that she meant it was time for bernie to drop out so she could focus on the general. wtf? people hear what they want to hear
 

SmokeMaxX

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Cerium's PredictIt Tips:

I own 166 shares of Hillary in Maine which I bought at rock bottom prices. I could sell at a marginal profit right now but I'm holding because I believe there is a non-zero chance that Sanders drops out after Super Tuesday. Even if he doesn't the price is sure to increase in the likely case of a Hillary blowout across the board.

If I win that bet I will have more than 500% profit.

A low risk investment with potentially huge upside.

I was wondering about bets like that. Do they automatically resolve in your favor if they're uncontested?
 
Lol now on CNN they just said if Trump has a good Super Tuesday, Rubio would have to win every state after to actually win the nomination.
 
Riddle me this Poligaf, would the game be different if GOP had super delegates?

I doubt it.

You'd better believe that Fox would be talking endlessly about how the endorsement leader had a "decisive advantage" in delegates, and how that gives them momentum, etc. And that does go a ways.

But... the reason why Trump is doing well is because the GOP has been hammering over and over and over that government==evil. And that everyone involved in it is out to screw you. And finally, that base went "yeah, and you're part of the government."

And now we have Trump.
 
Riddle me this Poligaf, would the game be different if GOP had super delegates?

probably not. you can go back to 2008, democrats were EXTREMELY reluctant to have superdelegates overturn the popular vote winner. The GOP wouldn't be any more enthusiastic about it, it would absolutely split the party.
 

Cerium

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Anybody else secretly want Trump to win for teh lulz? He's so funny, and I kinda want to live in a real life Paul Verhoeven movie.

We all want him to win the nomination.

I don't think any of us want him to win the general because we're all adults here and this is real life not a Netflix Original Series.
 

Iolo

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Riddle me this Poligaf, would the game be different if GOP had super delegates?

They kind of do. Colorado cancelled its Republican caucus this year and made all 37 of its delegates unpledged.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_28700919/colorado-republicans-cancel-2016-presidential-caucus-vote

State Republican Party Chairman Steve House said the party's 24-member executive committee made the unanimous decision Friday — six members were absent — to skip the preference poll.

The move, he said, would give Colorado delegates the freedom to support any candidate eligible at the Cleveland convention in July. Republican National Committee officials confirmed that the change complies with party rules.
 

sangreal

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Trump is probably hiding that while he's still rich, he's not actually a very good businessman (which isn't that big a secret) and not as rich as he pretends to be.

that won't show in his tax returns anyway though. actually his income should be pretty high since he already disclosed that number in his other filings and you can't make it up like net worth. he is almost certainly just hiding his lack of charitable giving and/or donations to liberal causes
 

Diablos

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Oh man. Bernie indirectly insulted SC voters like that?

I'm telling you he's a narcissist and a jerk. I still think he's going to flirt with going third party.
 
"With such a brilliant audience here tonight, there's just no way we're going to lose Minnesota. You're just too smart, I can see that."

Eesh. Probably not the best way to address the SC loss, especially given those who campaigned for your in SC.
 
Oh man. Bernie indirectly insulted SC voters like that?

I'm telling you he's a narcissist and a jerk. I still think he's going to flirt with going third party.

He doesn't have any friends. Also he's horrible at actually listening to someone's story out on the road. You never hear him tell stories of the people he has met on the road. No matter what he gives you his stump speech, whether it's at a rally or town hall. I'd be amazing if he didn't try to take it to the convention. He is Mr. Primary Obama.
 
Eesh. Probably not the best way to address the SC loss, especially given those who campaigned for your in SC.

I mean, at least he kind of acknowledged SC in a round about way by saying it?

Cause otherwise...nada on just losing a contest by 50 points.

And, ya'll, think about this:

This was a southern state in which Bernie Sanders spent $1.7 million. He had tons of offices. Paid staffers.

Now, let's think about what the margins will look like in Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, and Louisiana...places where he's put little money lately. It's going to be a blood bath.
 
Oh man. Bernie indirectly insulted SC voters like that?

I'm telling you he's a narcissist and a jerk. I still think he's going to flirt with going third party.
Brah wouldn't do that, it would the become a fatal fourway to be the most powerful person on the planet. With a McMahon in every corner.
 
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