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2016 Postmortem

RobertEarl

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13. The south is anti-democratic

Reply to AzDar (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 08:14 PM

Mar 2016

The vestiges of the confederacy linger there like a nasty boil.

The vote from the deep south today means very little.

It wasn't that long ago a special law, the Voting Rights Act, had to be hammered down on the south to make it look more democracy inclined.

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Super Tuesday was purposely designed to push the Party into the claws of the establishment. [View all] Karmadillo Mar 2016 OP

K & R AzDar Mar 2016 #1

The south is anti-democratic RobertEarl Mar 2016 #13

So the excuses have already started. nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #2

Choo, choo, here comes the excuse train! FSogol Mar 2016 #4

Are the article's assertions regarding Super Tuesday incorrect? Karmadillo Mar 2016 #16

Noop no establishment with me in the voting booth. stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj Mar 2016 #5

Fairness and basic decency have nothing to do with the coronation hifiguy Mar 2016 #11

Yes, it's true. hedda_foil Mar 2016 #15

FUCK CNN!! 99th_Monkey Mar 2016 #6

Of course. The same reason for the existence of superdelegates. We don't want the people to get GoneFishin Mar 2016 #7

As the economy of the south boomed, they wanted more say, that's why they joined together HereSince1628 Mar 2016 #8

Off to the greatest page with you. hifiguy Mar 2016 #9

Bernie supporters are in this until the convention and beyond amborin Mar 2016 #10

Lmao Happenstance24 Mar 2016 #12

Pure propaganda... TheProgressive Mar 2016 #14