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SmittynMo

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10. Why, you ask?

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Sat Jun 11, 2016, 11:11 AM

Jun 2016

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Because this whole election was based on corruption and dirty politics.

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Why did AP declare Clinton the presumptive nominee before Tuesday's primaries? [View all] MinM Jun 2016 OP

Because she was and because Bernie hasn't a chance? Ohioblue22 Jun 2016 #1

She has yet to meet the threshold to capture the nomination outright Trajan Jun 2016 #6

Go read a dictionary Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #9

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #7

That explanation does not stand up. JayhawkSD Jun 2016 #2

There were no polls open at the time. No different than calling a national election before HI closes CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #5

Impeccable logic /snark JayhawkSD Jun 2016 #32

So if Hillary had won every single state, they shouldn't have called it until this coming Tuesday? CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #34

Until the convention, actually. nt JayhawkSD Jun 2016 #38

That is beyond absurd. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #39

We get upset over California. Igel Jun 2016 #23

Crocodile tears. stopbush Jun 2016 #24

Why bother having an primary then, if you are so against people voting? alarimer Jun 2016 #44

Primaries should all be closed and caucuses need to go away. stopbush Jun 2016 #45

Because the rest of the rest of the MSM was taking about a 5pm Tuesday announcement. Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #3

If you have the votes, you have the votes. You report news when it's news. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #4

The superdelegates do not vote till the 25th I believe. nt Mojorabbit Jun 2016 #29

They don't, but this is how it's always been reported. We don't change just for Bernie. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #30

I am 60 and do not remember anything like this on the eve of so many primaries Mojorabbit Jun 2016 #33

It's the same math they used for Obama. He just hit that number on a primary day. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #35

Not the issue being discussed. There were many states that had not voted. nt Mojorabbit Jun 2016 #40

It's the same issue. They called both races as soon as the numbers added up. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #41

The superdelegates have not voted so you can say that as many times as you like Mojorabbit Jun 2016 #42

Are people in AK and HI disenfranchised every election when the winner's declared before they close? CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #43

to be the first.... beachbum bob Jun 2016 #8

Why, you ask? SmittynMo Jun 2016 #10

! stopbush Jun 2016 #11

No, not at all SmittynMo Jun 2016 #12

At some point, you need to come to terms with the fact stopbush Jun 2016 #13

I do need to get SmittynMo Jun 2016 #15

Sanders policies are different than Hillary's stopbush Jun 2016 #16

I agree to disagree. SmittynMo Jun 2016 #17

Sure, we can have those things if we want to pay European-level taxes. stopbush Jun 2016 #22

Hillary fans are not progressives alarimer Jun 2016 #36

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #18

Ah, yes, St Bernard. stopbush Jun 2016 #21

Democrats did a decent job of looking out for us until late 80's-early 90's yurbud Jun 2016 #20

And voter supression scscholar Jun 2016 #28

I assume it was because the Puerto Rico primary RAFisher Jun 2016 #14

During the Bush years, MSM released and withheld info to benefit the admin yurbud Jun 2016 #19

And yet everyone in the Sanders camp seems to be onto stopbush Jun 2016 #25

Because conventional wisdom. HassleCat Jun 2016 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #27

Ninth inning baseball tirebiter Jun 2016 #31

It suppressed the vote for other races on the ballot as well. alarimer Jun 2016 #37