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Baobab

(4,667 posts)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 04:53 PM Mar 2016

So Bernie swept all 3 states!

major victories...

In some areas Bernie won by 5 to 1. The fact that the media was desperate not to admit that fact tells us something big too.

How's that for reality.. in the face of adversity.

Other states, though, don't assume your local MACHINE is honest, perhaps best to assume its NOT honest.

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Baobab

(4,667 posts)
2. Indded, and I think it may get even sweeter. We can only hope that thiis really is the beginning of
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 05:21 PM
Mar 2016

some kind of deeper awakening.. from slumber, or madness..

its interesting to look at the search term activity.

Bernie is already at twice where Hillary peaked at in 2008

https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=Bernie Sanders%2C Hillary Clinton&cmpt=q

 

CentralCoaster

(1,163 posts)
6. Did you see Secretary Clinton's "congratulations" comments or tweets last night or today?
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 05:43 PM
Mar 2016

I didn't catch anything on the tube or web, I only get broadcast teevee and her Twitter feed has nothing, nada, zilch.

I did see this, but no "congratulations, Bernie" messaging.



 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
3. Some of Wash the State's caucuses had Sanders supporters in the caucuses monitoring
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 05:21 PM
Mar 2016

the process. Taking photos of delegate lists etc. I was the caucus captain and I had two Clinton supporters helping me. One helped with the tally and delegate assignment. We had no problems. Our result was Sanders 77% and Clinton 33% almost exactly the outcome for the state.

Qutzupalotl

(14,331 posts)
5. Sanders won BIG in Alaska, about 80%
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 05:38 PM
Mar 2016

or 4 to 1 and that after the last poll I saw had Clinton leading in Alaska. Washington was about 3 to 1, Hawaii "only" about 2 to 1.

This ain't over by a long shot.

Baobab

(4,667 posts)
9. Quite a disconnect there, my my.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 06:14 PM
Mar 2016

I wish that I could explain the BS that I see with some issues that I follow, but when I try to, it seems nobody sees it.

Virtually everything we've been told on health care is wrong.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
7. I agree on both your points.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 05:53 PM
Mar 2016

We don't have the MSM and we cannot count on honest voting environments. Our two main areas of concern appear to be

1) Messaging. We must keep on getting the message out about Bernie and fighting the lies from the other side (and there will be plenty of those as we've seen here) and

2) Voting and counting. We must watch the polling and caucus places very carefully for any possible "irregularities" and everything leading up to it -- registration, ballots, etc.

The opposition is well-funded, influential, etc., desperate to win and not hampered by decency. Our recent wins could bring out anything in them. So we must be ready for surprises.

Yesterday was wonderful, but we cannot afford to get too comfortable. I assume Bernie's HQ is fully aware of these realities, but we little folk can do our share on both fronts.

Baobab

(4,667 posts)
8. Some of the voting machines are so insecure that dozens of papers have been written on them and they
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 06:11 PM
Mar 2016

STILL HAVEN'T BEEN REPLACED

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
10. I know. I remember the 2000s, Bev Harris, Diebold, blackbox voting
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 06:50 PM
Mar 2016

and yet here we are, democracy still as fragile as it was then.

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