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74. So you'll trust votes tallied but not reported?

Reply to Kalidurga (Reply #25)

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 09:08 PM

Jun 2015

Are you also aware that "votes" don't equal "delegates" in the caucus system?

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DU Straw poll.......Who will you vote for in the primary [View all] Pharaoh Jun 2015 OP

Why not follow your poll up with this question: FSogol Jun 2015 #1

Chafee Reter Jun 2015 #5

From my cold dead hands... Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #42

and we shouldn't learn samsingh Jun 2015 #51

Only half serious. I like the rulers with centimeters on one side and inches on the other. Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #67

O'Malley. nt hifiguy Jun 2015 #6

+1 daleanime Jun 2015 #32

^THIS^ cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #37

I'd be thrilled as hell Aerows Jun 2015 #8

Sounds like we should want Skinner to put in place "instant runoff" voting polls! cascadiance Jun 2015 #10

Me. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #30

My second best choice is O'Malley! sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #40

If not Bernie, then O'Malley. vi5 Jun 2015 #52

That's the spirit. Vote Democratic. FSogol Jun 2015 #65

O'Malley. stage left Jun 2015 #82

Sanders NaturalHigh Jun 2015 #87

not sure if it will matter. NC has such a late primary it is usually done by littlewolf Jun 2015 #2

Well then we should push for primaries that are truly National Kalidurga Jun 2015 #3

OTOH the extended campaign process reveals a lot about a candidate Recursion Jun 2015 #24

I am not saying shorten the process Kalidurga Jun 2015 #25

So you'll trust votes tallied but not reported? brooklynite Jun 2015 #74

Let me put it this way I think no matter what state a person is from should have a say Kalidurga Jun 2015 #75

Are you talking about the GE or the Primary? brooklynite Jun 2015 #76

The primary Kalidurga Jun 2015 #77

...which has nothing to do with being on the East Coast... brooklynite Jun 2015 #81

Not really and even is so not worth the trade off of making tens of millions votes ceremonial TheKentuckian Jun 2015 #26

+1 daleanime Jun 2015 #33

How about rotate who gets to go first? jeff47 Jun 2015 #35

Unfortunately you'll pry the early contests out of Iowa's and NH's cold dead hands Recursion Jun 2015 #38

Yeah, they'd fight like hell against it. I'd hope that would be outweighed jeff47 Jun 2015 #39

muahhahaha! You should be Alaska. Only Hawaii is less lucky in roguevalley Jun 2015 #18

That's ridiculous. Can something not be done about that? Our elections are a farce, seriously. sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #41

NC Primary Date has been Tentatively Moved Up: February 16, 2016 KoKo Jun 2015 #49

Pass Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 #4

Kick & Rec GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #7

I have not decided yet. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2015 #9

Sanders (nt) bigwillq Jun 2015 #11

Bernie for sure madokie Jun 2015 #12

I only vote for candidates who know how to shoe a horse. Buzz Clik Jun 2015 #13

That be Bernie!! Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #16

Yeah, sure. Buzz Clik Jun 2015 #17

LOL MuseRider Jun 2015 #28

The winner. Rex Jun 2015 #14

BERNIE FTW!! Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #15

Wow, Hillary doing better than I guessed she would. nt Logical Jun 2015 #19

I will support almost any Democrat over the GOP - OhZone Jun 2015 #20

k & r! n/t wildbilln864 Jun 2015 #21

Kick Logical Jun 2015 #22

Undecided, lean O'Malley Recursion Jun 2015 #23

Interesting that the most prominent Hillary supporters are sitting it out. Renew Deal Jun 2015 #27

So many will be bitterly disappointed when their Messiah is not chosen by normal Democrats. Old and In the Way Jun 2015 #29

I'm a Hillary supporter. But I have to ask why Jim Webb wasn't listed as an option? (eom) StevieM Jun 2015 #31

Webb hasn't announced that he will run. He only has an exploratory committee and FSogol Jun 2015 #43

Hillary Onlooker Jun 2015 #34

Hillary is a warmonger. Bernie is a dove. Which of these two has a "male mindset"??? Romulox Jun 2015 #47

Hillary will be destroyed... rbnyc Jun 2015 #50

I think your support for HRC is for all the wrong reasons. Instead of voting for the person rhett o rick Jun 2015 #57

I cannot agree enough with this post. Maedhros Jun 2015 #59

So your argument is not to send the best anti-corporate candidate to the general cui bono Jun 2015 #61

Beats me. zappaman Jun 2015 #36

Whoever hasn't withdrawn by primary time here in Texas... LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #44

Bernie if it were held right now. nt Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #45

Um, most of us don't get to select the candidate in a Primary. It's over before they get to us. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #46

We have a late primary. femmocrat Jun 2015 #48

My sentiments exactly Proud Public Servant Jun 2015 #56

"Other." H2O Man Jun 2015 #53

Vote fraud! Vote fraud! KamaAina Jun 2015 #54

I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Jun 2015 #55

In other words, if I may, you as the frog in the pot, don't want the choice of a slow boil (ala HRC) rhett o rick Jun 2015 #58

Roger That - Many Citizens See HRC For What She Is - A Patron Of The Oligarchs cantbeserious Jun 2015 #62

yup.... Pharaoh Jun 2015 #66

FEEL THE BERN!!! cui bono Jun 2015 #60

Proud Hillary supporter. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #63

She is doing better than I expected. She broke 10% finally. nt Logical Jun 2015 #68

it is just an internet poll. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #69

From a really liberal website. Die hard liberals. Of course she would not do well here. nt Logical Jun 2015 #71

Didn't Kucinich do well here? He never got elected. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #72

So that's all you're worried about? Policies don't matter I guess, makes.... Logical Jun 2015 #78

Where did I say policy does not matter? provide a link. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #79

I'm ready for Alfred olddots Jun 2015 #64

It's going to be a long election season on DU... ellisonz Jun 2015 #70

Obviously ...the candidate that DOESN'T NEED NO STINKING SURROGATE! L0oniX Jun 2015 #73

I think the bigger question is who will you vote for Purrfessor Jun 2015 #80

Both Sanders and O'Malley. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #83

Looks like the site should be renamed Bernie Underground..... Hobo Jun 2015 #84

By the time Indiana gets around to voting, the candidate is already chosen. B Calm Jun 2015 #85

As usual, Vermin Supreme gets no love here, and Pat Paulsen isn't running this year. Buns_of_Fire Jun 2015 #86

Only 13 months to go until convention Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #88