2016 Postmortem

jillan

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34. TYT just reported that people are still in line - and ordering pizza!

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:14 AM

Mar 2016

If you're not listening to them, they are hilarious.
They just took Arizona off the board because people are still voting and they refuse to report on it

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Do you think the winner of a primary should be called while people are still in line waiting to vote [View all] jillan Mar 2016 OP

Who is waiting? People in Arizona? Agschmid Mar 2016 #1

Yes. jillan Mar 2016 #5

Where? Agschmid Mar 2016 #7

Here - they had a bomb threat in Tucson in the County Recorders office. They are way behind jillan Mar 2016 #11

Yikes, that sucks. Thanks. Agschmid Mar 2016 #12

Yeah, no results back from Pima County... Raster Mar 2016 #19

Here. They've been waiting for HOURS! AzDar Mar 2016 #18

AzDar - what part of the state are you in? jillan Mar 2016 #21

The Planet Chandler... AzDar Mar 2016 #22

I lived in Chandler for 30 years! We were neighbors. jillan Mar 2016 #24

I think we have some serious shenanigans here (AZ) Don't know why I'm surprised @ this point... AzDar Mar 2016 #26

TYT just reported that people are still in line - and ordering pizza! jillan Mar 2016 #34

... AzDar Mar 2016 #36

Absolutely not! Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #2

jinx AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #8

Great minds . . . Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #10

exactly AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #13

Absolutely not. AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #3

Every vote still counts for delegates geek tragedy Mar 2016 #4

This is absolutely correct. n/t DesertRat Mar 2016 #23

Yes. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #6

Yes, if the winner is obvious Renew Deal Mar 2016 #9

Poppycock k8conant Mar 2016 #16

Winners should *never* be called in primaries unless it's a winner take all state. drm604 Mar 2016 #14

I think parties need to get their shit together... Skid Rogue Mar 2016 #15

NO DJ13 Mar 2016 #17

How many people in line have televisions? George II Mar 2016 #20

Have you heard of this thing called the Internet? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #27

. George II Mar 2016 #28

You never check the net on your phone while nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #31

The % was 61-36 when the first returns were announced. It's now at 71% reported, and still 61-36. George II Mar 2016 #33

Ok maybe this is a strange concept for you nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #37

Take it up with CNN, MSNBC, NBC, Fox, etc. It's not my call. George II Mar 2016 #39

It is your call! tazkcmo Mar 2016 #41

Don't get me started nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #42

"Pretend media" - yep, I've seen a lot of pretend media in my day. George II Mar 2016 #44

I am sure you have nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #58

Maybe some Hillary voters were in line and went home. Maybe she just lost 5 delegates. jillan Mar 2016 #35

Not during a general election, but yes DesertRat Mar 2016 #25

Most of those still in line are Independents just now learning that they can't vote. George II Mar 2016 #29

It's a known method of voter suppression. dchill Mar 2016 #30

Part of the news story in the morning nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #32

It will probably help Bernie...since they are voting to make a point, they are more likely to stay anotherproletariat Mar 2016 #38

Depends tazkcmo Mar 2016 #40

No, I voted with 15 mins to spare n/t Hydra Mar 2016 #43

The people waiting in line aren't glued to a TV to watch the results come in. brooklynite Mar 2016 #45

There's these things called smartphones... Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #47

Certainly not. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #46

Then you'll have metroins Mar 2016 #48

If the tally is kept secret until the polls close, how's Random Twitter Guy going to have any idea? Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #49

Yes metroins Mar 2016 #50

How? Please be specific. (nm) Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #53

Easy metroins Mar 2016 #56

And if the blackout is a matter of law, such sites will be shut down. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #57

Lol. metroins Mar 2016 #59

LOL, indeed. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #61

You're talking about metroins Mar 2016 #62

I disagree. They're categorically the same type of thing. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #64

Enjoy your day metroins Mar 2016 #67

You, too! Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #68

You need a only when my candidate is winning option for Hillary supporters. Cobalt Violet Mar 2016 #51

Wow, 13 people actually voted "yes" to this. Amazing. reformist2 Mar 2016 #52

The people that voted yes should be ashamed of themselves. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #54

So primaries are for the benefit of the Party to get a feel for constituency. It's a poll. Sheepshank Mar 2016 #55

Proportional distributon of delegates makes that argument fully specious. If it was winning take all Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #69

Super Delegates makes your point moot....as is the possibility of Contested Conventions. Sheepshank Mar 2016 #72

A law preventing the media from reporting on election results in real time? LanternWaste Mar 2016 #60

The standard for restricting speech is demonstrable harm. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #65

Were the polls closed? NO nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #71

kick kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #63

As an Oregonian I believe that asking people to wait in line at all is suppressive of the vote Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #66

No. wildeyed Mar 2016 #70