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Number23

(24,544 posts)
2. LOL The desperate attempts to pretend that somehow this is a legitimate race again are hilarious
Tue May 10, 2016, 10:26 PM
May 2016

Every single article I've read says "Sanders wins West Virginia! Will it matter?" or "Sanders wins West Virginia! Makes little difference to delegate counts" but somehow, GDP is trying to act as though the race has "tightened" or that the shrinking of Hillary's delegate lead from 296 to 287 is somehow something huge.

Meh is probably about right.

msongs

(67,473 posts)
6. sorry wrong information. that data is only for SOME exit polls, not all voters.
Tue May 10, 2016, 10:33 PM
May 2016

a small slice of exit polls does not equal everybody

 

imagine2015

(2,054 posts)
9. And how well did Hillary do among women, all age groups and independents in West Virginia?
Tue May 10, 2016, 11:53 PM
May 2016

Answer.

She lost.

Most of them voted for Bernie.
 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
10. Which means roughly speaking nothing
Wed May 11, 2016, 12:50 AM
May 2016

It doesn't change the math in Sanders favor. In fact it probably leaves him further behind considering his probable delegate total won't go up by enough to offset the number of potential delegates no longer available.

 

imagine2015

(2,054 posts)
12. So you prefer a weaker candidate to run against Trump, like Hillary. Demographics mean nothing.
Wed May 11, 2016, 09:28 AM
May 2016

Especially working class people and independents.

Is that right?

 

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
13. Can't help it but something seems fishy to me.
Wed May 11, 2016, 11:08 AM
May 2016

Bernie keeps winning state after state by large margins. Hillary squeaks out a few.
Bernie has many more individual donor. Bernie gets Yuuuuge, enthusiastic crowds in the tens of thousands, Hillary draws crowds in the dozens.
Is it the voter "irregularities" that have been the difference? Because something doesn't add up.

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