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2016 Postmortem

Odin2005

(53,521 posts) Thu Mar 17, 2016, 06:02 PM Mar 2016

Half of the delegates are still up for grabs [View all]

So anyone who is saying that this primary race is over and Sanders needs to drop out are not only wrong, they are implying that the voters in the later primary states don't deserve to have a fair primary contest.

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Half of the delegates are still up for grabs [View all] Odin2005 Mar 2016 OP

This primary race is over and Sanders needs to drop out. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #1

Not sure if serious or trolling... Odin2005 Mar 2016 #2

Both. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #5

Translation: "Math is hard!" Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #12

"He's taking the contest all the way to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia." Contrary1 Mar 2016 #23

Amen lmbradford Mar 2016 #3

The primary race is effectively over (but) Sanders has every right to continue running. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #4

Not, it's not. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #7

He would have to win large states by large margins hack89 Mar 2016 #9

We can't know that until the results come in. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #14

We can look at state polls to get an idea, can't we? nt hack89 Mar 2016 #15

Polls can be wrong, often very wrong. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #16

MI was a true outlier. It was also a rare exception hack89 Mar 2016 #17

he shouldn't drop out, and everyone should get a chance to vote. geek tragedy Mar 2016 #6

Wasn't it thoughtless when Kucinich dropped out in 2008? brooklynite Mar 2016 #8

Are you comparing Sanders to Kucinich? Seriously? Odin2005 Mar 2016 #11

imagine if every football game stopped at halftime restorefreedom Mar 2016 #10

The party elites don't like that pesky thing called DEMOCRACY. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #13

yup. someone keeps posting a quote restorefreedom Mar 2016 #19

I am sure you know this but here's the problem. DCBob Mar 2016 #18

so lets say for a minute that you are correct restorefreedom Mar 2016 #20

I dont have a big problem with Bernie staying in. DCBob Mar 2016 #21

oh ok. i have seen a few comments like restorefreedom Mar 2016 #22