Don’t Believe the Media Hype; Super Tuesday Was Essentially Meaningless

[GoLeft TV]

Super Tuesday is in the books, and Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins gives us his thoughts on what happened.

[jwirr]

1. And even when Hillary won Bernie got some of the delegates.

I think it makes for a false picture whenever we look at who won the state according to popular vote. In this race it is the delegates we elect who will determine the win.

Plus - those southern states she won will more than likely not be voting for the Democratic GE candidate.

[brush]

3. Why even add the last sentence about the GE?

That doesn't matter now. This is about who gets delegates to get the nomination, not the general election.

We've seen in '08 and '12 that there is a path to winning the GE without those states.

[riversedge]

6. Why are you dissing Southern Dems??

[RoccoR5955]

8. Because they are DINOs

and their state will vote RepubliCLOWN come November.
The people there should at least rouse some more people into the Party, so that it would be more evenly matched with the opposition.

[riversedge]

12. You are making shameful broad-brush accusations against Democrats.

[RoccoR5955]

13. OK, MOST of them are DINOs.

Satisfied?

[bullwinkle428]

2. March 15th will dwarf "Super Tuesday" in terms of importance.

FL, IL, OH, MO, NC. All big potential swing states.

[DinahMoeHum]

4. As of now, there are still 35 states primaries to go. . .

. . .including big ones on March 15 (FL, OH), New York in April, California in June.

And in between, a lot of things can happen.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/primary-calendar-and-results.html

[MADem]

5. Usually, those who support the person who is trailing say things like this.

The fact of the matter is this--Super Tuesday was a good day for Hillary Clinton. It wasn't as horrible as it could have been for Sanders, but it was not a good day for him by ANY measure. It's not a real plus to win states with sparse populations while your opponent is beating you in heavily populated states, and they don't 'caucus' at general elections.

That said, the race isn't completely run yet. There's still a path for Sanders, though it's tight and unlikely. Who knows, maybe FL will go his way--it would take a miracle and some unlikely lightning strikes, but one never knows, do one?

[riversedge]

7. To start with...Hillary has 3.38 million popular votes so far in the primary to only 2.2 million fo

This will only continue to increase for Hillary as time goes on.




To start with...Hillary has 3.38 million popular votes so far in the primary to only 2.2 million for Bernard! #ImWithHer

[RoccoR5955]

9. well it cannot decrease.

I like your math. It sounds like the number of voters for Bernie is going to decline.
Look as to how he started out, and where he is now. He is catching up, and SHALL catch up and pass Hellery.

[riversedge]

10. No need to name call a Democratic Presidential candidate. Please edit your post.

9. well it cannot decrease.

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I like your math. It sounds like the number of voters for Bernie is going to decline.
Look as to how he started out, and where he is now. He is catching up, and SHALL catch up and pass Hellery.

[RoccoR5955]

11. Huh?

I don't understand? What do you mean?

[stonecutter357]

14. sorry your man lost last night.