Congratulations BERNIE SANDERS

[James48]

On ANOTHER first place finish!

Great job! Now let’s work on the rest!

[msongs]

1. yes another smashing victory where 70% of the voters don't want him lol nt

[Mister Ed]

6. Same could be said of any other candidate, only with a slightly higher percentage.

That's quite a specious argument, I must say.

[krissey]

14. Right.

[kelly1mm]

21. Wouldn't that logic mean 80% did not want Klobuchar and 91% not want Biden? nt

[krissey]

37. They are sharing the same Democratic vote.

[mattclearing]

41. And Sanders and Warren aren't? nt

[krissey]

45. No. Most of Warren is strong Democrats who voted HRC.

[mattclearing]

59. Yeah, the HRC crowd love Warren's tough talk on Wall Street and embrace of Medicare for All. nt

[krissey]

60. Wasn't thrilled when she went M4A but she back off like we knew her position to be. That wasn't a

good move I do not think and cost her. I do not know a single HRC person has the issue going after wall street because that was a bullshit attack on HRC that was never a reality> That was your and sanders supporters reality to attack HRC.

[mattclearing]

63. The HRC people I've known didn't like Warren.

They talked about her the same way they talk about AOC. Dismissive, unimpressed, etc. I think Warren and HRC are closer than most seem to think (both former Republicans with more ambition than principles, if you ask me), but like I said, people I know who are strong HRC supporters didn’t see it.

That said, her backpedaling on M4A did seem to send people to Bernie.

I was kind of unconvinced by Bernie last time around, but he’s come a long way as a candidate since 2016, and built a better organization. Trump’s soft support gives us a chance to put a progressive in the White House, and Bernie’s the guy a billionaire will struggle with the most, because he can’t be painted as a phony, unlike more corporate-friendly Dems looking to do the post-convention pivot.

[krissey]

67. I do not believe you.

[mattclearing]

73. Whatevs

[fallout87]

47. Oh, you talked to all the voters

to confirm this?

[krissey]

48. lol, lol.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

54. Wait!! You want to use logic when it comes to fairly treating Bernie like other candidates?!?!

That's crazy talk!!




Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[mwooldri]

66. What happens in a "first past the post" electoral system.

The winner has the "most votes" yes but not an absolute majority. The way to overcome this would be with some sort of single transferable vote system, where candidates are ranked by voter in terms of choice 1,2,3 etc.

First Past The Post works in the USA because there's typically only two viable candidates. If the USA ended up having multiple parties you would end up with a particular candidate winning but never with more than 50% of the vote.

What the Democratic Party has done with the primary elections has sort of given a form of proportional representation to the process - candidates win "delegates", and if all candidates ran all primary elections and caucuses they could request their delegates vote for another candidate instead... i.e. the "brokered convention".

We could reform the whole process... Have a single "super Tuesday" primary election, use the single transferable vote system, pick a candidate to represent the party in the general election in one fell swoop. No dragging it out.

[Gravitycollapse]

71. Get another line.

[FirstLight]

2. yay!

I am looking forward to Nevada... I am not a resident but Carson City is my next-door neighbor...I have a friend who has been homeless and I need to ask her if she will get the right to show up at the caucus

[sheshe2]

3. NH was called for BS?

At 9:34 he won?

Watching a movie, thought I would tune in at 10. I hate listening to the pundits.

[George II]

13. He was up by more than 6% about a half hour ago, now down to 3.5%.....

Followup - Vox is about 13% (67% vs. 54%) returns ahead of anyone else. Buttigieg is 2.2% behind now (~4,000 votes)

[sheshe2]

17. Well then...

I am watching Godzilla on Netflix. I will finish that before switching to the primaries.

[FreeState]

16. He's down to 2pts now

Sanders 49,135 25.99%
Buttigieg 44,804 23.70%
Klobuchar 38,244 20.23%


https://www.businessinsider.com/new-hampshire-results-democratic-primary-2020-live-vote-counts

[sheshe2]

19. Thank you!

Gonna finish watch Godzilla. Seriously that is what I am watching.

[George II]

4. Not so fast. He's only up by 3.5% (vs. 20+% four years ago) and he's tied with Buttigieg...

...and Klobuchar, all three with six delegates.

Only six more to go. If he doesn't get at least half of those remaining six, he'll still be behind Buttigieg.

[aikoaiko]

10. Wasn't it you who thought Bernie wouldn't make the 15% threshold in any state?

[George II]

11. No it wasn't me.

[squirecam]

5. Congrats Bernie

A win is still a win.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

55. It sure is and congrats to your candidate... Amy had an awesome night!!

Best of luck goin forward!!


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[mysteryowl]

7. He will need more donations now.

[CentralMass]

9. Yup, i have one on the way.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

57. ME TOO!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[CentralMass]

62. I trust that many more of us are doing the same.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

69. Looking at Bernie's monthly record-breakin $$ haul, I would respond with a resounding "YES"!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[calguy]

8. You mean his 1st first place finish

He didn't win Iowa, he basically tied. His win tonight isn't that impressive since it's in his backyard. But he will win it so enjoy your night.

[krissey]

12. Buttigieg won Iowa. Why would you post something not true?

Candidate
Delegates
Percent
Count

Pete Buttigieg
13 26.2% 564

Bernie Sanders
12 26.1% 562

Elizabeth Warren
8 18% 388

Joe Biden
6 15.8% 340

[Tiggeroshii]

20. Oh he got the most votes?

Or do actual votes still not matter in an election?

[TwilightZone]

23. They don't matter in Iowa.

But you know that. Why you continue to insist on a false assertion is curious.

[Tiggeroshii]

25. If you can count them, they matter

This is the only time I've ever seen people so adamant here about how the popular vote just doesnt matter.

[TwilightZone]

29. Nope.

Still false.

The popular vote doesn't matter at the presidential level, either. Plenty of people have asserted that, contrary to your claim, because it's also a fact.

[Tiggeroshii]

31. Yes. The popular vote always matters

Whether or not the winner is decided by it. People will always know who was the preferred candidate by the amount of votes they received, whether or not that person is elected.

[TwilightZone]

34. It doesn't equate to a win.

Regardless of what you and your candidate assert. It's quite simply a lie.

If Sanders is going to lie about something so clearly and provably false, what should we expect from him on other matters?

[Tiggeroshii]

35. It matters.

[unitedwethrive]

51. Sanders did not get the most delegates from Iowa.

That means he did not win.

[CentralMass]

26. It a case like this, a clinical deadheat, a recount or in this case recanvassing

Is warrented. Were Sanders up by the tenth of a percent I would still call it a dead heat. The sanders campaign has requested a recanvass of 20 to 30 precints where they believe errors in the tally occurred. https://apnews.com/58397815e08080c41ef1d04579c1707a

Frankly I think if they recanvassed all the results it would not match the same results. Its a mess. The outcome could go either way but the Sanders campaign has a list of discrepancies with supporting figures where they belive mistakes were made.

[krissey]

40. Gonna cry "cheating" again?

[CentralMass]

49. I don't think cheating in Iowa is the issue. I think the process was a complete clusterf.ck.

There is a three tiered conting process and even on the first try they found delegates that should have gone to Warren and Sanders that were given to candidates like Deval Patrick.

As I said. I doubt that the Iowa election officials can reproduce the result of that first count. The NYT had an article the other day that said they wont do it (do a full recount). I dont know if that is factual or not. I also trust that Pete Buttigieg did quite well. However Both campaigns were offered the option of a recount and the Sanders camp has asked for a targetted one.

Also if I cared to violate the tos and rehash the last primary like you seem to want to do I could certainly do it.

[Anaxamander]

15. Go Bernie!

Some people don't want to admit that Sanders is surging. Oh well.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

56. It's hard for some to admit cuz its Bernie who's glidin' & Biden who's slidin'...

Give it time for the anger to recede and eventually it'll turn to acceptance of Bernie and his progressive vision for America.


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[OilemFirchen]

18. Latest polls show Bernie can win all NH delegates.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287478862

[Amimnoch]

24. ROFLMAO.. +100 -nt

[squirecam]

58. Lol

Nt

[ecstatic]

22. Another? When was the first time?

[Zolorp]

36. 2016, man.

2016.

[TwilightZone]

27. Buttigieg won Iowa.

[highplainsdem]

28. Pete is within 2 points of Bernie, with a third of the vote still not tallied.

[TwilightZone]

30. It would be hilarious if Pete won again.

I'm rooting for him to do so.

[highplainsdem]

33. I hope he wins, too.

[krissey]

43. It would make my night. I am already very happy.

[Zolorp]

44. Every time 1 or 2% of the precincts reports, his lead drops by a tenth of a percent.

At this rate, Mayor Pete will win by about 1.5%.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

32. YESSSSSS!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[James48]

38. Congrats to Bernie!

He’s winning.

[Zolorp]

39. He keeps losing ground the more votes come in.

It's like he drops a tenth of a point every time 1 or 2% of the precincts report.

If this keeps up, Mayor Pete will win with about 1.5%.

Right now Sanders only leads by 1.8% of the vote with only 64% reporting.

[cwydro]

42. He hasn't won yet.

I wouldn’t be counting those eggs quite so soon.

[Zolorp]

46. Yep, Sanders' lead keeps dropping.

And we are way too far away from 100% to call it yet.

[floppyboo]

52. he's winning by 4500 votes as of now.

question: the info I found says delegates are divided according to percent. under 15 doesn't count. So do the remaining valid percents get adjusted to a base of 100? Right now, say it is 26, 24, 2o = 70 If it gets adjusted it would be 37 34 29. Is that right?

Delegates would be 8 7 6 with one left over (no number rounds up) so does the popular vote winner get it?

[Zolorp]

53. OFFS!

[StevieM]

50. He may win New Hampshire but he lost in Iowa.

Congratulations to Mayor Pete for his hard earned victory out there.

[James48]

61. NBC calls it for BERNIE!

There, are you satisfied now?

Good job, Bernie!

[HarlanPepper]

68. 9-9 delegate split

So yes, I’m satisfied.

[NYMinute]

64. From a 60% win to a tie

Bernie is rapidly going downhill

[yaesu]

65. Congrats to Bernie, its only the beginning but I hope & wish for his continued success

because he is on my very, very short primary pick list.

[myohmy2]

70. Congratulations Bernie!

...

...Big Money was never going to make this easy...

...but we know that...