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2016 Postmortem

bmichaelh

(381 posts) Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:03 PM Mar 2016

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Just Early Voted for Sanders in NC

I just early voted for Bernie Sanders in NC.

I am a 16 year survivor of lymphoma.

In my state, Blue Cross and Blue Shield is complaining that they are losing money with the ACA and may eventually withdraw from the ACA.

There is only one candidate that supports single payer.

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Just Early Voted for Sanders in NC (Original Post) bmichaelh Mar 2016 OP

Great! I will be doing the same soon. Glad we have early voting. Johnston County here. n/t PonyUp Mar 2016 #1

With you all the way marions ghost Mar 2016 #2

Thank you for Voting for the candidate who supports single payer. Sunlei Mar 2016 #3

Joining you as soon as my ballot arrives. Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #4

I'm right behind you. mmonk Mar 2016 #5

Thank You! Nanjeanne Mar 2016 #6

Any early indicators on N.C.? Chelsea2032 Mar 2016 #7

We're not Deep South. Polls awhile back had us behind. mmonk Mar 2016 #8

South Chelsea2032 Mar 2016 #9

Yes. Purple as opposed to an Alabama or Mississippi. mmonk Mar 2016 #10

Hillary or Bernie? Chelsea2032 Mar 2016 #11

The polling here is weak. Last out had Hillary, nothing fairly recent. mmonk Mar 2016 #13

Thanks Chelsea2032 Mar 2016 #14

No problem. All I can tell you is that for the general election, mmonk Mar 2016 #15

Do you know the demographic breakdown? Chelsea2032 Mar 2016 #16

Not really. I should since I'm a former precinct officer for Democrats. mmonk Mar 2016 #17

Protests never get covered Chelsea2032 Mar 2016 #18

Probably true. mmonk Mar 2016 #19

K&R EndElectoral Mar 2016 #12

Asheville, here. Cheers to you! nt earthshine Mar 2016 #20

I love Asheville. I consider it my 2nd home mmonk Mar 2016 #21

Health care for all. What a concept! Kick jhart3333 Mar 2016 #22

I will be doing the same soon as well. NorthCarolina Mar 2016 #23

I currently have the Siver plan. It all seems like a shell game to me. mmonk Mar 2016 #25

Just mailed in my Presidential Preference Primary ballot. madfloridian Mar 2016 #24

Thank you. SamKnause Mar 2016 #26

Some here think that your vote should not count because you reside in a red former slave state Freddie Stubbs Mar 2016 #27

Since 2010 it's not former. Any citizen is a slave mmonk Mar 2016 #29

Thank you. jwirr Mar 2016 #28

I get to vote Shadowflash Mar 2016 #30

From the RTP area, I thank you fellow North Carolinian! WOOOO! nt retrowire Mar 2016 #31

Mailed in my NC absentee ballot last week! BERNIE all the way nt cleopotrick Mar 2016 #32

They're not losing money, Unknown Beatle Mar 2016 #33

Having to spend more on actual health care and services. Not making 3000% profit is losing for them Jitter65 Mar 2016 #34

BTW, where did you get the info they may withdraw? mmonk Mar 2016 #35

PonyUp

(1,680 posts)

1. Great! I will be doing the same soon. Glad we have early voting. Johnston County here. n/t

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:06 PM

Mar 2016

marions ghost

(19,841 posts)

2. With you all the way

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:08 PM

Mar 2016

Single payer.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

3. Thank you for Voting for the candidate who supports single payer.

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:09 PM

Mar 2016

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

4. Joining you as soon as my ballot arrives.

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:22 PM

Mar 2016

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

5. I'm right behind you.

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:24 PM

Mar 2016

Nanjeanne

(4,935 posts)

6. Thank You!

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:26 PM

Mar 2016

Chelsea2032

(38 posts)

7. Any early indicators on N.C.?

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:27 PM

Mar 2016

Still a southern state.

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

8. We're not Deep South. Polls awhile back had us behind.

Reply to Chelsea2032 (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:40 PM

Mar 2016

Silence lately though a poll concerning Democratic Party candidates vs Republican candidates had Bernie winning or holding his own vs Republicans.

Chelsea2032

(38 posts)

9. South

Reply to mmonk (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:50 PM

Mar 2016

Not Deep South

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

10. Yes. Purple as opposed to an Alabama or Mississippi.

Reply to Chelsea2032 (Reply #9)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:54 PM

Mar 2016

Obama won in 2008. More unpredictable.

Chelsea2032

(38 posts)

11. Hillary or Bernie?

Reply to mmonk (Reply #10)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:56 PM

Mar 2016

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

13. The polling here is weak. Last out had Hillary, nothing fairly recent.

Reply to Chelsea2032 (Reply #11)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:00 PM

Mar 2016

The only recent one had Democrats vs Republicans. Therefore little to give you other than that.

Chelsea2032

(38 posts)

14. Thanks

Reply to mmonk (Reply #13)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:01 PM

Mar 2016

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

15. No problem. All I can tell you is that for the general election,

Reply to Chelsea2032 (Reply #14)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:04 PM

Mar 2016

there is a big Latino vote against Trump.

Chelsea2032

(38 posts)

16. Do you know the demographic breakdown?

Reply to mmonk (Reply #15)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:08 PM

Mar 2016

Whites, Latino, Black, Asian. It seems determinative this year.

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

17. Not really. I should since I'm a former precinct officer for Democrats.

Reply to Chelsea2032 (Reply #16)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:18 PM

Mar 2016

I live in the city now (Raleigh) but I come from a small town with a heavy Mexican immigrant background. Trump held a rally at Dorton Arena in Raleigh that was met with a huge protest from our Latino community. I know surroundings can influence one's thinking. Therefore, I take everything with a grain of salt and hope for the best (and try and do my best).

Chelsea2032

(38 posts)

18. Protests never get covered

Reply to mmonk (Reply #17)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:23 PM

Mar 2016

Trump has no chance of winning the Presidency. If Rubio/Cruz were smart, they would promote the protests to show his weakness in the general. Of course, this would embolden his base.

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

19. Probably true.

Reply to Chelsea2032 (Reply #18)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:27 PM

Mar 2016

EndElectoral

(4,213 posts)

12. K&R

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:57 PM

Mar 2016

earthshine

(1,642 posts)

20. Asheville, here. Cheers to you! nt

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:30 PM

Mar 2016

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

21. I love Asheville. I consider it my 2nd home

Reply to earthshine (Reply #20)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:38 PM

Mar 2016

and 1st in thought.

jhart3333

(332 posts)

22. Health care for all. What a concept! Kick

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:46 PM

Mar 2016

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)

23. I will be doing the same soon as well.

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:48 PM

Mar 2016

We had BC/BS of NC for the first two years of the ACA. Started out with their gold plan the first year and thought, wow this isn't too bad. Premium increases after the first year pushed us on to their Silver plan to keep the increase as low as possible, then following this years increases we dropped to a bronze plan with a different insurer. Next year I figure we'll probably be looking at the lead plan...like Flint.

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

25. I currently have the Siver plan. It all seems like a shell game to me.

Reply to NorthCarolina (Reply #23)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:53 PM

Mar 2016

madfloridian

(88,117 posts)

24. Just mailed in my Presidential Preference Primary ballot.

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:50 PM

Mar 2016

Of course I marked Bernie.

Primary is in August.

SamKnause

(13,091 posts)

26. Thank you.

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:55 PM

Mar 2016

I will be voting for Bernie on March 15th.

Freddie Stubbs

(29,853 posts)

27. Some here think that your vote should not count because you reside in a red former slave state

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:56 PM

Mar 2016

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

29. Since 2010 it's not former. Any citizen is a slave

Reply to Freddie Stubbs (Reply #27)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 04:05 PM

Mar 2016

to a bought corporate state or a gerrymandered state.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

28. Thank you.

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:56 PM

Mar 2016

Shadowflash

(1,536 posts)

30. I get to vote

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 04:17 PM

Mar 2016

For Sanders on Tuesday.

Looking forward to it.

retrowire

(10,345 posts)

31. From the RTP area, I thank you fellow North Carolinian! WOOOO! nt

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 04:56 PM

Mar 2016

cleopotrick

(79 posts)

32. Mailed in my NC absentee ballot last week! BERNIE all the way nt

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 04:57 PM

Mar 2016

Unknown Beatle

(2,672 posts)

33. They're not losing money,

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:20 PM

Mar 2016

they're not making money hand over fist like they're used to. To insurance companies, making money a little at a time is like losing money to them.

Jitter65

(3,089 posts)

34. Having to spend more on actual health care and services. Not making 3000% profit is losing for them

Reply to Unknown Beatle (Reply #33)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 11:46 PM

Mar 2016

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

35. BTW, where did you get the info they may withdraw?

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Sat Mar 5, 2016, 08:32 AM

Mar 2016

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