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Started by Eddie Teach, January 31, 2016, 05:47:52 AM

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Say you're at the Iowa Democratic caucus- who do you vote for?

Sanders
31 (46.3%)
Clinton
25 (37.3%)
Littlefinger
5 (7.5%)
Sanders, but only to make it easier for GOP to win
2 (3%)
Clinton, but only to make it easier for GOP to win
0 (0%)
Write in for Biden :(
1 (1.5%)
Write in for Trump :wacko:
3 (4.5%)

Total Members Voted: 66

Eddie Teach

Couldn't you have picked a larger image?

Looking at that map, you would think Hillary won. NY, CA, TX, FL, PA, MI...
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OttoVonBismarck

It looks like I forgot the outcomes in KY/Tennessee (but I also somewhat forget they're in the SEC), Texas wasn't an SEC state in 2008 and Florida wasn't contested in '08 since the state broke the DNC rules and wasn't allowed to seat delegates (at least initially, the DNC caved and let them seat a reduced number at the very end.)

But wasn't part of why this map produced a win for Obama because of the margins?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/2008_Democratic_Primaries_Popular_Vote.svg

Shows that Barry won harder in more states, Hillary won lightly in the big states so the delegate difference wasn't huge in those, but Barry won some huge margins in states Hillary didn't campaign in very hard. Hillary actually mismanaged her campaign pretty badly in 2008, she wasn't playing a delegate game because she assumed if she won enough big states everything would just "coalesce" around her as the rightful nominee. Obama was playing a delegate grind (i.e. following the actual rules of the game.)

Phillip V

With over a quarter of the results in, Clinton and Sanders are about tied in Nevada.

http://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/primaries/nevada

OttoVonBismarck

MSNBC and Fox call it for HRC. She's up by 2% with 65% in, and most of the remaining precincts are in Clark County, where she is leading by 10% in the precincts already reporting. Due to Clark County's large population relative to the rest of the State she could end up winning by 5-6% if her margin in Clark County holds for the rest of the precincts.

Phillip V

I am going to write off Bernie Sanders now.  The perfect storm he needed were upset wins in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada to possibly make a dent in South Carolina and beyond.

Clinton is slightly bruised, but it seems to be smooth sailing from here.

OttoVonBismarck

Yeah, my projected "death of Bernie" involved him winning New Hampshire, losing Nevada and South Carolina, then getting creamed in Super Tuesday. South Carolina was never in doubt, but Nevada is the kind of state that's represents other states throughout the country that will be "competitive for both sides" much moreso than Iowa (where Hillary ground out a narrow victory.) Bernie is going to end up losing by 4-6% in Nevada.

That bodes poorly for lots of big states with mixed electorates like California, Texas, Florida etc. Since Hillary is going to win by huge margins in the high black population states (most of the Southeast and a few scattered states like Michigan where blacks are a large portion of the Democratic primary electorate) if she wins by moderate 3-6% margins in "big competitive states" there really is no math that doesn't have her winning outright, probably with 70% of the pledged delegates.

Siege

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 31, 2016, 05:47:52 AM
The fate of the country is in your hands.

Oh please.
A criminal vs a communist?
Retard fight.

Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, or I stay home.


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Eddie Teach

Quote from: Siege on February 20, 2016, 10:01:58 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 31, 2016, 05:47:52 AM
The fate of the country is in your hands.

Oh please.
A criminal vs a communist?
Retard fight.

Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, or I stay home.

Promise?
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Razgovory

Quote from: Siege on February 20, 2016, 10:01:58 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 31, 2016, 05:47:52 AM
The fate of the country is in your hands.

Oh please.
A criminal vs a communist?
Retard fight.

Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, or I stay home.

Spoken like a true Arab.  An actual Jew is running for President and you won't consider him.
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Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Martinus

I would vote for Trump if he promised to send Siegy back to Arabland.

Josquius

Seems pretty certain Clinton will win with even draws putting her significantly ahead
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Valmy

Quote from: Tyr on February 21, 2016, 05:22:10 AM
Seems pretty certain Clinton will win with even draws putting her significantly ahead

Good.
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Jaron

I would vote for Sanders.

I would vote for Clinton over Trump, but Rubio over Clinton.
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Valmy

Quote from: Jaron on February 21, 2016, 09:33:20 PM
I would vote for Sanders.

I would vote for Clinton over Trump, but Rubio over Clinton.

Eh you live in Utah. Who you vote for barely matters. I know the feeling :P
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Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

HisMajestyBOB

I finally looked up "SEC Primary" because I was wondering what the Super Tuesday states had to do with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Turns out the actual reason for the name is at least equally dumb.  <_<
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