Here’s a thread for our commenting community to keep track of the incoming election results from the primaries in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
We know already that Hillary Clinton has won the Maryland primary, awarding her 38 more delegates and bringing her closer to the goal of 2,383.
Donald Trump has crushed his Republican rivals again, winning Pennsylvania, Maryland and Connecticut.
Benchmark Politics claims they may call CT for Clinton soon. The NY TImes’ Upshot has a tiny Sanders lead in CT.
Bernie may win RI, which will be see as “proof” that he’s still a viable candidate and that the road to the nomination isn’t closed off to him, even though it’s statistically impossible to win by this point.
Going to address the previous topic and then congratulate Hillary for her sweep tonight.
Ok. So what do Facebook groups have to do with any kind of elections? If a Facebook group is somehow shut down, does that somehow keep its members from voting? These people. I’m so done with them. Idiots.
Congrats, Mrs. Clinton.
re: #3 Targetpractice
Bernie may win RI, which will be see as “proof” that he’s still a viable candidate and that the road to the nomination isn’t closed off to him, even though it’s statistically impossible to win by this point.
If they would have counted all of the votes from the voting machines that were never turned on, Bernie would have won in a landslide.
Jane Sanders says Bernie has brought millions of voters into the party and they aren’t allowed to vote. Curious, since Democrats can vote.
— Terra Firma (@SDzzz) April 26, 2016
Pretty fucked up that the same media who reported four MD polling locations would remain open for another hour are calling the race there.
— Putain Démocratique (@goddamnedfrank) April 27, 2016
re: #4 GlutenFreeJesus
Going to address the previous topic and then congratulate Hillary for her sweep tonight.
Ok. So what do Facebook groups have to do with any kind of elections? If a Facebook group is somehow shut down, does that somehow keep its members from voting? These people. I’m so done with them. Idiots.
Congrats, Mrs. Clinton.
You would think that “Oh Facebook is down? I guess I’ll phone bank instead”?
Magic numbers. That’s what this is about.
First to 2,382 for the Democrats. Bernie’s chances are crossing improbable to impossible. Sure, there’s a mathematical chance Bernie could somehow eke out the nomination, but that requires such an improbable/impossible series of events, that it is impossible.
For starters, he needed to win today’s races by 17 points. That didn’t happen. Clearly.
That means the margin of wins in the remaining races goes up to compensate. It’s not going to get any easier.
Of course, you’ve got Bernie bots thinking that Bernie will take CA and everything will be alright.
Okay. How many delegates will he win there? There’s 475 at stake. It’s not a winner take all, so Hillary picks up delegates too. Right now polling suggests she’s going to win about 54% (8 point spread). Bernie needs a 25 point swing, just to hit the mark needed before today’s losses.
The math isn’t getting easier for him. Actually, I take it back. His math is easy.
Zero. That’s the chance he wins the nomination on delegates. Or at the Convention.
Sanders blaming the media now
— Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) April 27, 2016
re: #6 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Yeah, I’m getting tired of this argument. They obviously didn’t care that much to register as Democrats.
re: #8 b.d.
You would think that “Oh Facebook is down? I guess I’ll phone bank instead”?
Easier to just post shit on Facebook about how Bernie is a victim of the big, bad establishment.
re: #13 Not a Sparkly Vampire
Meltdown in Progress.
How fitting that it’s happening on the 30th anniversary of Chernobyl.
MD Dem Senate exit
Van Hollen 53%
Edwards 45— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) April 27, 2016
re: #16 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Yeah not surprised there. Edwards fucked up by claiming Van Hollen had the NRA’s position on guns. To
We are ready to make a call. Clinton will win Delaware, potentially by LARGE margins. Margin call to come when precincts reporting are 15%.
— Benchmark Politics (@benchmarkpol) April 27, 2016
MSNBC says Hillary wins Delaware, wherever that is.
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re: #10 Backwoods_Sleuth
[Sanders blaming the media now]
He’s gone full Trump now. And, as everyone well knows, you never go full Trump.
Hillary voters went for Edwards - Bernie supporters and @MartinOMalley for van Hollen. #remember #mdsen
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) April 27, 2016
That would be remarkable if this is true.
Agree 1000%
Why aren’t they on Cruz’s ass for losing to a chump like Kasich? Why doesn’t that set off sirens?
Cruz keeps getting a pass on finishing third in these northeastern states. He shouldn’t. This is the guy who is supposed to beat Trump.
— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) April 27, 2016
Upshot and Benchmark both claim Clinton will win DE 60-40. Of course, that’s only going to be worth about 3 delegates for her.
re: #16 Backwoods_Sleuth
MD Dem Senate exit
Van Hollen 53%
Edwards 45— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) April 27, 2016
Chris Matthew’s wife, Kathleen, is running in the primary tonight for Van Hollen’s House seat.
So, Trump has gotten the Clean Sweep protocol established. And Cruz looks to be mathematically eliminated from getting enough delegates (Kasich lost that one weeks ago).
Sanders just appealed to the delegates based on national polls, delivering a colossal “fuck you” to primary voters & the democratic process.
— Putain Démocratique (@goddamnedfrank) April 27, 2016
re: #23 Jenner7
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That would be remarkable if this is true.
So Bernie can’t win the AA vote and his supporters seem to not want to vote for an AA either? Shocking!
BUT HE MARCHED WITH MLK!
Trump at the Time 100 gala tonight on whether a tamer Trump is in the works: “I don’t think I want to change.”
— Sara Murray (@SaraMurray) April 27, 2016
re: #23 Jenner7
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That would be remarkable if this is true.
I’m having a little trouble with “the math.” Clinton wins Maryland but the candidate her supporters voted for is losing?
Once again we’re seeing a demonstration of how utterly debased and xenophobic the right wing base is, as Trump sweeps the primaries.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
Time for Bernie Sanders to drop out. End.of.story
I feel a pit in my stomach, but love this jif.
OMG, the Republican Party is going to nominate DONALD TRUMP as its presidential candidate. O.M.G. pic.twitter.com/5NrPs0dUIB
— BWDemocratic Whore (@theonlyadult) April 27, 2016
Interesting that Sanders assumes open primaries would’ve helped him.
Oh dear, another wicked conspiracy against Bernie,causing him to lose the #PAprimary ? pic.twitter.com/8DsSVABDXm
— Cat Ballou (@Catballou) April 27, 2016
How good has Trumps night been for him? He gets to see himself multiple times on TV pic.twitter.com/BIAFiNEix5
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) April 27, 2016
re: #29 goddamnedfrank
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That’s his entire campaign from this point on: “Fuck the primaries! Give me the nomination because polls eight months in advance show I’ll win by a landslide!”
If only Hillary had thought to make that argument in 2008…///////
re: #27 blueraven
Chris Matthew’s wife, Kathleen, is running in the primary tonight for Van Hollen’s House seat.
That primary is very crowded. No idea who will win that.
re: #40 jaunte
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The photos I keep seeing of him on the news shots look like they’re from 20 years ago.
Voter machine rejecting Bernie was actually just not turned on
A Philadelphia artist posted video of a voting machine seemingly rejecting his vote for Bernie Sanders that went viral.
“Here it is folks. Voter supression in my own f——— neighborhood,” Brooks Bell wrote when he posted the video on Instagram. “Hundreds of people at my location today were told that they couldn’t vote for Bernie.”
The video was retweeted more than 2,500 times after New York journalist Shaun King shared it on Twitter.
However, the machine in the video was not turned on, said City Commissioner Al Schmidt.
“It is a video of someone trying to vote on a machine that isn’t on,” Schmidt said. “If you look at the video, to the left of where the candidates names are, there should be a red light on, indicating that the voter can select one of those candidates. … We looked at it. It’s immediately apparent that the voting machine was off.”
Bell confirmed that, in fact, the voting machine just needed to be reset, and he was able to vote for Sanders later on. But he said problems like this may have obstructed other voters.
The asshole went ahead and posted the video anyway AFTER HE VOTED.
Dear GOP elite, I triple dog dare you to try and take this thing away from Trump now.
We are ready to make a call. We are calling Pennsylvania for Clinton. Margin call for Pennsylvania to come at 15-30% precincts reporting.
— Benchmark Politics (@benchmarkpol) April 27, 2016
re: #48 b.d.
Dear GOP elite, I triple dog dare you to try and take this thing away from Trump now.
Wait, let me get some popcorn and a soda.
re: #47 Backwoods_Sleuth
Voter machine rejecting Bernie was actually just not turned on
The asshole went ahead and posted the video anyway AFTER HE VOTED.
“Well yeah I got to vote, but other people might not have!”
Un-fucking-believable.
“Do I look like a president? How handsome am I, right? How handsome?”
@FiveThirtyEight Feel the beeeerrnnnn!!!!
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) April 27, 2016
re: #49 Brian J.
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So that’s 4/5 for her and it’s not even 9 yet. Feel the Berned. Wait that would be 3 since CT hasn’t be called.
re: #47 Backwoods_Sleuth
The video was retweeted more than 2,500 times after New York journalist Shaun King shared it on Twitter.
The term “journalist” seems to have lost all meaning.
re: #47 Backwoods_Sleuth
Voter machine rejecting Bernie was actually just not turned on
The asshole went ahead and posted the video anyway AFTER HE VOTED.
“Who are you voting for?”
“Bernie Sanders”
“Go use that machine in the corner.”
Somehow, the machines knew to be off when a Sanders supporter showed up.
re: #46 CuriousLurker
The photos I keep seeing of him on the news shots look like they’re form 20 years ago.
I looked better 20 years ago, myself. Even better going back another 20!
re: #56 De Kolta Chair
Meanwhile at the Forbidden Pool, Indiana…
They’re laboratory mice, their genes have been spliced- oh wait.
re: #54 HappyWarrior
So that’s 4/5 for her and it’s not even 9 yet. Feel the Berned.
Yep I feel the crash and burn for Bern.
Tonight’s the night #NeverTrump turns into #YeahOKTrump.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
re: #53 Dr. Matt
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The upper class part is what the Berners will focus on. Nevermind the Northeastern wealthy voters are solidly liberal voters and a large part of the Democratic bloc.
re: #52 jaunte
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“Do I look like a president? How handsome am I, right? How handsome?”
*GAG*
Ouch:
Sr Trump aide tells me they project its possible the only delegate Cruz gets will be in RI, where rules basically mandate a 2nd winner.
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) April 27, 2016
You don’t see this kind of exit poll often for Clinton. Pennsylvania: pic.twitter.com/5XG3qPlAvl
— Gabriel Debenedetti (@gdebenedetti) April 27, 2016
re: #65 lawhawk
Ouch:
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So Cruz gets the Marco Rubio Memorial Participation delegate.
re: #61 Charles Johnson
You know that pivot will happen because the GOPers, including those #NeverTrump idiots at NRO, hate Hillary more than they can’t stand Trump.
So for all their yammering about they wont go for Trump; they’ll go for Trump if only to attempt to deny Hillary.
And when it’s over, they’ll claim they lost because he wasn’t a true conservative, and so look around for someone even more extreme (even though Cruz, Kasich, and the rest of the clown train were the most extreme bunch of right wing nutters that the GOP has ever assembled for a presidential race).
re: #68 Charles Johnson
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Bernie flat out is an awful candidate for a party that has a diverse base. He funnily enough would have have more favorable circumstances if the racial composition of the Democratic party was more like the Republican but don’t tell his supporters that.
re: #67 HappyWarrior
Ban this person.
Kthx.
Next on Pennsylvania Public Access: When Dairy Farmers Vote.
I udderly expect them to milk that story for as much as it’s worth, or $3.50 a gallon for the cream de la cream.
We are ready to make another call. We are calling Connecticut for Clinton. Margin call to come for this one probably at 30% reporting.
— Benchmark Politics (@benchmarkpol) April 27, 2016
Now it’s 4 of 5. Rhodies aren’t cooperating, though.
If Bernie wins RI and CT, and keeps it in single digits in PA, he not only stays in; he claims a comeback.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) April 27, 2016
FFS
re: #73 lawhawk
You know that pivot will happen because the GOPers, including those #NeverTrump idiots at NRO, hate Hillary more than they can’t stand Trump.
So for all their yammering about they wont go for Trump; they’ll go for Trump if only to attempt to deny Hillary.
And when it’s over, they’ll claim they lost because he wasn’t a true conservative, and so look around for someone even more extreme (even though Cruz, Kasich, and the rest of the clown train were the most extreme bunch of right wing nutters that the GOP has ever assembled for a presidential race).
Rinse and repeat. And I’m sure we’ll see plenty of NRO articles.
re: #37 Not a Sparkly Vampire
An open primary here in GA didn’t help him. I voted for HRC because I think she has way more experience on a whole host of issues than he does. Plus, he didn’t help himself here with POC after questioning the president’s leadership. Hell, he acts like an American president is a dictator and that Congress has no role to play in governing the nation. Where was he and other democrats when the GOP/TPers started all of the *hit they started? The birtherism, trashing the ACA, touting Putin’s “leadership” over Obama’s, kissing Bibi’s butt and all but committing treason, opposing the P5+1 agreement with Iran, etc.
We are ready to make a call for Rhode Island. We project Sanders will win Rhode Island based on him outperforming benchmarks.
— Benchmark Politics (@benchmarkpol) April 27, 2016
One out of three for Mr. Sargent’s fantasies, sadly.
Has Shaun King pledged his undying allegiance to Donald Trump yet?
re: #82 Dr. Matt
Has Shaun King pledged his undying allegiance to Donald Trump yet?
I think King is an ass but I doubt he’d do that.
Let’s check in on Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus: pic.twitter.com/58okUCCamb
— Yair Rosenberg (@Yair_Rosenberg) April 27, 2016
re: #54 HappyWarrior
I saw what you did there, HW. Very naughty!
PA for Hillary.
Now it’s about the margin of victory.
re: #47 Backwoods_Sleuth
Voter machine rejecting Bernie was actually just not turned on
The asshole went ahead and posted the video anyway AFTER HE VOTED.
Fucking unreal! And then he told the reporter a story about some anonymous person he “saw leaving the polling place” frustrated because he couldn’t vote for Sanders. This guy is a total cheesebag liar. He posted that phony video with a caption saying “Voter suppression in my own neighborhood” when he KNEW that was not true.
BOOM!
It does not look like Clinton will sweep at this point: https://t.co/ir0QLV5xe5 #PrimaryDay
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) April 27, 2016
August 2015:
Months ago I said Rand Paul would get fewer votes than his father. Now I say Donald Trump will not win a single primary. #TrustThePeople
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 9, 2015
re: #86 majii
I saw what you did there, HW. Very naughty!
I was an English minor after all. But really what’s the excuse gonna be tonight? These are all reliably Democratic states that are fairly diverse.
re: #91 jaunte
August 2015:
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Still wanting for Bill to tell me that I’ll never get a date with Kate Upton!
We have a live picture from the White House viewing the GOP primary races this evening:
their responseSave the date!
30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Just another 50,000 years and that will be some prime real estate.
— J. Elvis Weinstein (@JElvisWeinstein) April 26, 2016
NY Times estimates for Republican delegates tonight:
Trump 111
Kasich 4
Cruz 3
re: #47 Backwoods_Sleuth
Voter machine rejecting Bernie was actually just not turned on
The asshole went ahead and posted the video anyway AFTER HE VOTED.
Perhaps Bernbots should put down the waterbong for 10 minutes and pay attention to the small details….like turning the machine on.
*no offense to those who smoke weed….I think there should be a mandatory daily toke break*
Add Pennsylvania to Hillary Clinton’s victory count tonight: https://t.co/2yEUBv2b0p pic.twitter.com/2T2dbGli3t
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 27, 2016
Shaun King couldn’t be reached for comment… /
re: #95 HappyWarrior
Oh what about the PA Senate primary?
McGinty is leading Sestak and Fetterman 46-32-22 according to the PA SoS site.
Only 24 delegates in Rhode Island. Clinton may not sweep, but she’s definitely putting an end to Bernie’s campaign tonight, whether or not he acknowledges it.
re: #43 Blind Frog Belly White
What in the everloving blue-eyed world is WRONG with the GOP?
Everything. For some reason I’m in the mood to answer rhetorical questions at the moment.
re: #97 Brian J.
NY Times estimates for Republican delegates tonight:
Trump 111
Kasich 4
Cruz 3
From Lincoln to Trump. Four score and seven years ago to I’d do my daughter if I could!
Pennsylvania! pic.twitter.com/5MVMvYddV0
— Nicole Merchut (@nicolemerchut) April 27, 2016
re: #100 Brian J.
McGinty is leading Sestak and Fetterman 46-32-22 according to the PA SoS site.
Ah good. She’ll be a good candidate and Senator.
re: #10 Backwoods_Sleuth
Matt Murphy @MattMurph24
Sanders blaming the media now
8:18 PM - 26 Apr 2016
Sounds like he is going down the whole list tonight.
What is that old phrase I used to hear when younger???
Oh yeah…when you point your finger at somebody/something…four fingers are pointing back at you.
I’m about to get hit with storms and power just went out briefly, so I’ll say good night all!
re: #106 ObserverArt
Sounds like he is going down the whole list tonight.
What is that old phrase I used to hear when younger???
Oh yeah…when you point your finger at somebody/something…four fingers are pointing back at you.
He’s acting like a brat. I hope he realizes he’s hurting his cause by continuing to lie to his supporters.
re: #97 Brian J.
Kasich and Cruz for the win! At least, this is what they told themselves after they combined forces to stop Trump. I’m glad to see Cruz having his *ss handed to him state- by-state because he was just soooo certain that what worked well for him in TX, in D.C., and on the Right was exactly what the entire nation likes/wants. The egotistical gasbag needs an *ss whooping.
Transgender Woman’s Selfie in a North Carolina Public Bathroom Is the Best Selfie Ever https://t.co/OufidSSP8l
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) April 27, 2016
re: #20 b.d.
MSNBC says Hillary wins Delaware, wherever that is.
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It’s on the New Jersey Turnpike.
re: #113 Decatur Deb
It’s on the New Jersey Turnpike.
It’s where your credit card payments go. Unless they go to South Dakota.
re: #108 HappyWarrior
He’s acting like a brat. I hope he realizes he’s hurting his cause by continuing to lie to his supporters.
He keeps narrowing his cause to himself, as “leader of the revolution.”
re: #116 Blind Frog Belly White
Your company’s probably incorporated there.
Was just about to say that, well done.
You know, when I stated last year a belief that Cruz would be the leader in these primaries because he’d capitalize on his reputation as a bastard who pissed off leaders of both parties, I didn’t think the universe would look at my prognostication and declare “CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!”
re: #115 Brian J.
It’s where your credit card payments go. Unless they go to South Dakota.
Seriously, the only way I could find Delaware on a map is by figuring where PA, NJ, MD, and VA are, and looking for the unidentified one.
re: #118 jaunte
He keeps narrowing his cause to himself, as “leader of the revolution.”
It’s very Eugene McCarthy of him, who went away from losing the nomination at the convention declaring himself “leader of the government in exile.”
re: #118 jaunte
He keeps narrowing his cause to himself, as “leader of the revolution.”
It isn’t a revolution just a minor revolt.
The SCOTUS handed down an interesting free speech decision today.
The justices, in a 6-to-2 decision, said it was unconstitutional to demote a police officer based on the mistaken assumption that he had engaged in political activity. (NY Times)
Not surprisingly, the point went high over the heads of the two dissenters. Thomas and Alito, before vanishing into the far horizon.
Wow, how did the Confederacy lose the Civil War? The only Union states were apparently Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Kansas.
re: #118 jaunte
He keeps narrowing his cause to himself, as “leader of the revolution.”
He’s a narcissistic jackass then. Good luck leading a revolution of predominate white people in a diverse country. It’s clear that being in lily white Vermont all these years has isolated Bernie from the fact that minorities are a key part of progressive values.
re: #123 Targetpractice
It’s very Eugene McCarthy of him, who went away from losing the nomination at the convention declaring himself “leader of the government in exile.”
Bernie is no Bobby Kennedy.
re: #122 Blind Frog Belly White
Seriously, the only way I could find Delaware on a map is by figuring where PA, NJ, MD, and VA are, and looking for the unidentified one.
My family’s beach house was in Dewey Beach, Delaware when I was a kid. I have a soft spot for the “First state.”
@jbouie It’s genuinely mind-boggling. There’s never been a major party nominee so manifestly unfit for the office.
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) April 27, 2016
re: #127 Brian J.
Wow, how did the Confederacy lose the Civil War? The only Union states were apparently Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Kansas.
Bernie did best in states that abolished slavery earliest!
Just poured a glass of Macallan 18 to celebrate Hillary’s victorious evening….I’m not feeling any berrrrrrrn. This juice is smooth.
re: #91 jaunte
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False prophet. Dying to see his prediction for November because the opposite will be true.
I really worried that, at this point, Bernie’s hubris isn’t going to let him lay the campaign down at any point. I think he’s so bought into the myth that he’s the Progressive Savior for/of the People and leader of a revolution that he’s going to take the campaign and run it all the way as a third party candidate.
I think he’s been so blinded by the attention and adoration that he’s completely lost sight of the immediate, severe, and horribly painful consequences a GOP win would have on millions of these people he’s supposedly fighting for.
Then again, at this point, his thinking might just be: If the don’t vote for me, then fuck ‘em, they get what they deserve.
2016 campaign reporter for WashingtonPost, following Donald Trump:
Chris Christie was just spotted here in the lobby of Trump Tower, heading into the elevator.
— Jose A. DelReal (@jdelreal) April 27, 2016
re: #123 Targetpractice
It’s very Eugene McCarthy of him, who went away from losing the nomination at the convention declaring himself “leader of the government in exile.”
From ABC’s coverage of the 1976 Presidential election, where McCarthy did his best to win it for Jerry Ford:
“Eugene McCarthy, the independent candidate, the hero of 1968, who may have been decisive in a couple of states that went to Gerald Ford by drawing votes away from Jimmy Carter- he spent the night on a commercial flight from California to Washington. There were only a few reporters and no election backers on hand to greet him at the airport when he hit Washington. They asked Eugene McCarthy for a comment, and he said he had nothing to say.”
The Cruz-Kasich pact is under great strain. This joke of a deal is falling apart, not being honored and almost dead. Very dumb!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2016
Interesting thing about RI, is that Providence hasn’t returned yet. 0 of 21 precincts. Providence County went Clinton 60-38 in 2008.
Clinton wins Pennsylvania. Huge delegate gains.
re: #133 Dr. Matt
Just poured a glass of Macallan 18 to celebrate Hillary’s evening….I’m not feeling any berrrrrrrn. This juice is smooth.
That stuff was made when Bill was president.
re: #131 jaunte
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re: #135 Whack-A-Mole
I really worried that, at this point, Bernie’s hubris isn’t going to let him lay the campaign down at any point. I think he’s so bought into the myth that he’s the Progressive Savior for/of the People and leader of a revolution that he’s going to take the campaign and run it all the way as a third party candidate.
I think he’s been so blinded by the attention and adoration that he’s completely lost sight of the immediate, severe, and horribly painful consequences a GOP win would have on millions of these people he’s supposedly fighting for.
Then again, at this point, his thinking might just be: If the don’t vote for me, then fuck ‘em, they get what they deserve.
That may be why he’s gotten worse when he should be growing more conciliatory.
Upshot now has 105% of Delaware’s precincts reporting! FRAUD!!!1!!eleven!!
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re: #138 gocart mozart
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So Presidential! Can’t wait for his tweets insulting foreign leaders/dignitaries when he’s President.
re: #77 Brian J.
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Now it’s 4 of 5. Rhodies aren’t cooperating, though.
Bernie rescued their cat from a tree.
re: #144 HappyWarrior
That may be why he’s gotten worse when he should be growing more conciliatory.
The good news is that most of his backers haven’t demonstrated much ability to navigate the process of registering as Democrats, so getting through the infinitely more complex path of registering their hero as a third-party candidate will probably be more than they can manage.
re: #47 Backwoods_Sleuth
Voter machine rejecting Bernie was actually just not turned on
The asshole went ahead and posted the video anyway AFTER HE VOTED.
The last paragraph…
Bell confirmed that, in fact, the voting machine just needed to be reset, and he was able to vote for Sanders later on. But he said problems like this may have obstructed other voters.
Yeah right. And there was a time when I may have thought Bernie was going to be a decent candidate and run a clean campaign. However he has let his supporters run wild with the truth without correction. Too many instances of this kind of crap.
re: #144 HappyWarrior
That may be why he’s gotten worse when he should be growing more conciliatory.
I think Weaver is playing Grima Wormtongue to Bernie’s King Théoden.
re: #142 b.d.
That stuff was made when Bill was president.
Ha! Good call. The label says “whiskies distilled in 1997 and in earlier years”
HUMANS ENJOY PUTTING SPHERES THROUGH THIS RING? VERY WELL. AN ALLUSION TO THE RING WILL SURELY ACCRUE TO MY BENEFIT. https://t.co/5FzG19PjLY
— Craig Mazin (@clmazin) April 27, 2016
Ted Cruz called a basketball hoop a ‘basketball ring’ while recreating scene from Hoosiers https://t.co/r49zSp3sgK pic.twitter.com/APYXent9Xf
— For The Win (@ForTheWin) April 27, 2016
re: #143 Patricia Kayden
It is shocking. I cannot believe that a majority of Republican voters actually believe that someone like Trump is qualified to be the leader of the free world. No longer funny.
They don’t care if he’s qualified to be the leader of the free world. They only care that he’s going to do something about that termite (black and Latino) problem. What and how, they don’t know and don’t care.
re: #145 Brian J.
Upshot now has 105% of Delaware’s precincts reporting! FRAUD!!!1!!eleven!!
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NY Times said the same, but it just went back to 96%
re: #148 Brian J.
The good news is that most of his backers haven’t demonstrated much ability to navigate the process of registering as Democrats, so getting through the infinitely more complex path of registering their hero as a third-party candidate will probably be more than they can manage.
That is true. Honestly, I think enough of his supporters will see the big picture. What’s really helping the Dems is that Trump is so toxic and the country is more diverse than it’s ever been at the polls.
re: #149 ObserverArt
The last paragraph…
Bell confirmed that, in fact, the voting machine just needed to be reset, and he was able to vote for Sanders later on. But he said problems like this may have obstructed other voters.
Yeah right. And there was a time when I may have thought Bernie was going to be a decent candidate and run a clean campaign. However he has let his supporters run wild with the truth without correction. Too many instances of this kind of crap.
So, it might have obstructed Sanders voters, because they’d just give up, whereas a Clinton voter would ask for assistance?
re: #154 CuriousLurker
NY Times said the same, but it just went back to 96%
Upshot is the NY TImes.
Hillary’s up 61-34 in Maryland’s first 22 precincts, none of them from Baltimore.
He’s officially insufferable
Bernie Sanders blames closed primaries as path to the nomination narrows https://t.co/PTlxV4wSzU
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) April 27, 2016
re: #158 Dr. Matt
Bernie. You. Are. Running. As. A. Dem. O. Crat.
If only the USA was made up of just white people, Bernie Sanders’ revolution overthrowing the white oligarchy would have a much better chance of success… DOH!!!
re: #149 ObserverArt
The last paragraph…
Yeah right. And there was a time when I may have thought Bernie was going to be a decent candidate and run a clean campaign. However he has let his supporters run wild with the truth without correction. Too many instances of this kind of crap.
That’s such a load of crap. It really reminds me of Krauthammer claiming the Democrats were being partisan hacks on the Supreme Court nomination because they “might” have opposed a GOP president doing the same thing. This guy has no proof of fraud and he does this shit. Really, Berners like this guy, you’re making the left in this country look like a bunch of paranoid children.
RI for Bernie, per MSNBC.
Brian said bad news for Hillary campaign.
re: #156 Blind Frog Belly White
Yeah right. And there was a time when I may have thought Bernie was going to be a decent candidate and run a clean campaign. However he has let his supporters run wild with the truth without correction. Too many instances of this kind of crap.
So, it might have obstructed Sanders voters, because they’d just give up, whereas a Clinton voter would ask for assistance?
It’s almost like those dastardly Clinton supporters would have the nerve to ask for help. Such fraud!
re: #158 Dr. Matt
“…In a speech shortly after most polls closed at 8 pm, Sanders blamed his loss on closed primaries, which [as was well known before Sanders entered the race] barred independent voters from participating in all five state primaries Tuesday.”
re: #150 Targetpractice
Funny, but I made a Wormtongue reference earlier today - Christie is either Wormtongue or Wormtail to Trump (Sauromon or Voldemort), depending on your fantasy fiction preferences…
re: #162 Jenner7
RI for Bernie, per MSNBC.
Brian said bad news for Hillary campaign.
Yes, she may have to wait a little while longer to clinch.
re: #131 jaunte
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There’s never been a major party nominee so manifestly unfit for the office.
Forgotten Reagan, have we?
#SuperTuesday Results#Hindenbern pic.twitter.com/efxw0lVU4F
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 27, 2016
re: #158 Dr. Matt
Then he should have run as an independent, and not pretended to be a Dem https://t.co/A0rZf9PqIn
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 27, 2016
re: #162 Jenner7
RI for Bernie, per MSNBC.
Brian said bad news for Hillary campaign.
HUGE UPSET! GIANT LOSS! HOW CAN HILLARY RECOVER!??!?!
I’m going to TRY and listen to the return coverage / analysis (emphasis on the first four letters) on the Alex Jones Channel. It’s going to be painful, but I’ll hold out as long as I can.
RBS
re: #164 jaunte
In a speech shortly after most polls closed at 8 pm, Sanders blamed his loss on closed primaries, which [as was well known before Sanders entered the race] barred independent voters from participating in all five state primaries Tuesday.
Did he ever think to tell his independent supporters- register as Democrats if your state is a closed primary and vote for me or was that too much work for Mr. Democratic Party Come Lately.
re: #158 Dr. Matt
He’s officially insufferable
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The campaign is reassessing the senator’s prospects.
Translation: They’re trying to find a way to break it to him that he’s utterly fucked.
re: #60 Tigger2
Yep I feel the crash and burn for Bern.
I’ll probably catch hell for this…but the man just turned off any positives I felt for him by his recent behaviors. He has been far from presidential and to me far from inspirational.
Face it Bernie…after the high wears off reality kicks in.Absolutely agree - the media are afraid to sabotage their golden goose. @jbouie
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
re: #171 Kragar
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Yeah but it’s harder to win as an Indy than Democrat. Really, frankly I think the Democratic Party shouldn’t have even allowed Bernie to run. Hear me out. He wasn’t a Democrat. He caucused with them, yes but that’s different than actually being a Democrat.
re: #174 HappyWarrior
Did he ever think to tell his independent supporters- register as Democrats if your state is a closed primary and vote for me or was that too much work for Mr. Democratic Party Come Lately.
Exactly.
If they couldn’t be bothered to be proactive and register as a dem…
Well, they weren’t going to vote anyways.
re: #162 Jenner7
RI for Bernie, per MSNBC.
Brian said bad news for Hillary campaign.
I know, bad news. Terrible. 33 whole delegates. How will she carry on?
This photo series will be the best thing you saw all day
Or…@KagroX pic.twitter.com/E0Z05thMsz
— Angus MacDonald (@LittleAngus) April 27, 2016
re: #176 ObserverArt
I’ll probably catch hell for this…but the man just turned off any positives I felt for him by his recent behaviors. He has been far from presidential and to me far from inspirational.
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No, not at all. I was considering voting for him for a while but he really turned me off big time.
Rhode Island goes for Sanders. Avoids being compared to Guam by Tim Robbins. Still an island though.
— TBogg (@tbogg) April 27, 2016
re: #178 HappyWarrior
Yeah but it’s harder to win as an Indy than Democrat. Really, frankly I think the Democratic Party shouldn’t have even allowed Bernie to run. Hear me out. He wasn’t a Democrat. He caucused with them, yes but that’s different than actually being a Democrat.
After this year, I think they’re going to consider a rule change to bar from the primaries those people who have not been members of in good standing with the party for a set number of years. No more “I’ve suddenly decided I’m a Democrat”-style campaigns anymore.
Hang on, let me edit out that extra “tonight” … never mind. No editing function. Oh well, at least we have Moments.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
re: #180 Charles Johnson
I know, bad news. Terrible. 33 whole delegates. How will she carry on?
The Green Papers has it as 13 for Sanders, 11 for Clinton. The other 9 are superdelegates, and have all endorsed Hillary. So Sanders has lost the state 20-13. A little salt for the Berners’ wounds.
re: #179 Not a Sparkly Vampire
Exactly.
If they couldn’t be bothered to be proactive and register as a dem…
Well, they weren’t going to vote anyways.
Seriously. The man is running for the nomination of the Democratic Party. I think he forgets that sometimes. Maybe it’s because he’s seventy five or maybe it’s because he doesn’t care about the Democratic Party. Bernie’s shown me that he’s the kind of guy that would rather fight quixotic battles than actually work for progress. And I hate saying this but that makes him act like a left wing version of a Teaabgger.
re: #181 Dr. Matt
This photo series will be the best thing you saw all day
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I’d run.
re: #164 jaunte
While they were out screaming, “GO! Bernie! GO!” maybe they should have been researching how the voting process for presidential candidates is set up in their states. They’ve had more than enough time to do this since Sanders announced he was running, and by now, they could have been qualified and could have voted for him in their states’ primaries/caucuses. It’s their fault that they failed to do what needed to be done. There’s more to supporting a political candidate than running to rallies and protesting at that candidate’s opponents’ rallies.
re: #73 lawhawk
You know that pivot will happen because the GOPers, including those #NeverTrump idiots at NRO, hate Hillary more than they can’t stand Trump.
So for all their yammering about they wont go for Trump; they’ll go for Trump if only to attempt to deny Hillary.
And when it’s over, they’ll claim they lost because he wasn’t a true conservative, and so look around for someone even more extreme (even though Cruz, Kasich, and the rest of the clown train were the most extreme bunch of right wing nutters that the GOP has ever assembled for a presidential race).
Time to get that heavy water proof canvas material out and make some more tents!
re: #181 Dr. Matt
This photo series will be the best thing you saw all day
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Is that the nanny?
re: #184 Targetpractice
After this year, I think they’re going to consider a rule change to bar from the primaries those people who have not been members of in good standing with the party for a set number of years. No more “I’ve suddenly decided I’m a Democrat”-style campaigns anymore.
I honestly wouldn’t blame them. It’s hysterical to hear him crying foul when they had no real obligation to let him run as a Democrat.
re: #174 HappyWarrior
Did he ever think to tell his independent supporters- register as Democrats if your state is a closed primary and vote for me or was that too much work for Mr. Democratic Party Come Lately.
His supporters probably think they are to good to sink to registering as Democrats.
re: #150 Targetpractice
I think Weaver is playing Grima Wormtongue to Bernie’s King Théoden.
Perhaps his concession will be worth a song.
re: #178 HappyWarrior
Yeah but it’s harder to win as an Indy than Democrat. Really, frankly I think the Democratic Party shouldn’t have even allowed Bernie to run. Hear me out. He wasn’t a Democrat. He caucused with them, yes but that’s different than actually being a Democrat.
Can you imagine the outrage if Senator Sanders wasn’t allowed to run though? I think allowing him to run and compete fairly was the right move.
re: #194 Tigger2
His supporters probably think they are to good to sink to registering as Democrats.
Yeah they consider it selling out.
re: #181 Dr. Matt
This photo series will be the best thing you saw all day
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Jack Torrance is back!
re: #185 Charles Johnson
My suggest for editing on twitter is to allow access to the original tweet.
re: #196 Patricia Kayden
Can you imagine the outrage if Senator Sanders wasn’t allowed to run though? I think allowing him to run and compete fairly was the right move.
Yeah, even though it never did what I assume was the major aim of letting him run, which was to silence the talk that the primaries were a formality before her “coronation.”
Let’s see if I can make that into a Haiku:
Drumpfskind ascendant
America two thousand
sixteen feel the burn
re: #196 Patricia Kayden
Can you imagine the outrage if Senator Sanders wasn’t allowed to run though? I think allowing him to run and compete fairly was the right move.
That’s true but this is funny given my past support of open primaries but I really feel that a person should be a member of the party whose nomination they’re trying to get. I confess I didn’t give this much thought at the time but Bernie’s bellyaching about the party has changed my mind.
We go now to @Reince for his reaction to #SuperTuesday pic.twitter.com/7MNXuS16as
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 27, 2016
re: #196 Patricia Kayden
Can you imagine the outrage if Senator Sanders wasn’t allowed to run though? I think allowing him to run and compete fairly was the right move.
I personally think it was a good thing that he was allowed to run (sometimes you have to find out what people are like) but Clinton was blowing everyone out of the water in the polls at the beginning. Had the Democratic party said no, Sanders would never have gotten any traction and no on would have known to throw a fit about his chances.
re: #201 Targetpractice
Yeah, even though it never did what I assume was the major aim of letting him run, which was to silence the talk that the primaries were a formality before her “coronation.”
Wouldn’t surprise me and honestly I am glad that he ran since he has brought up some issues but I’ve lost a lot of respect for Bernie the man in that time too because he’s shown himself to be politically illiterate.
Hey look, more racists. https://t.co/75psbKxfjb
— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) April 27, 2016
Donald Trumps’ Dream Team in Cleveland Ohio RNC 2016
It looks like Cleveland will be a dumpster fire. Trump will throw bombs, the delegates will swallow hard and look at their paychecks, and the streets will be alive with the sound of…..
re: #180 Charles Johnson
I know, bad news. Terrible. 33 whole delegates. How will she carry on?
24 pledged delegates, which will be split nearly 56/44.
As opposed to PA with 189 pledged, which looks to give Hillary 57%, or 132 delegates?
re: #173 Reality Based Steve
I’m going to TRY and listen to the return coverage / analysis (emphasis on the first four letters) on the Alex Jones Channel. It’s going to be painful, but I’ll hold out as long as I can.
RBS
Ok, That’s it. No Mas. I’ll tell all the secrets I know, and I’ll go and get more if I have to. I think a major part of my brain is now curled up in the corner of my skull going “No, make it stop….please”
RBS
Deray not doing well tonight in Baltimore. Maryland state senator majority leader Catherine Pugh expected to win the primary for Baltimore’s mayor. I like Deray but I think he should have set his sights on a lower level office first. Nate is also reporting that Hillary did well with Maryland white voters
Ted Cruz Desecrates Classic Movie Scene By Calling Hoop a “Basketball Ring” https://t.co/cCBoF9oVNo
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) April 27, 2016
Ugh….what an awful pandering fuck. This 25 second clip may make you vomit.
re: #168 Kragar
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They ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Somewhat ironically, the Cali primary takes place on the anniversary of D-Day.
re: #196 Patricia Kayden
He’s free to run. As an independent. Exactly how he identifies himself.
re: #215 Dr. Matt
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Ugh….what an awful pandering fuck. This 25 second clip may make you vomit.
The last GOP hope to stop Trump, ladies and gentlemen.
re: #215 Dr. Matt
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Ugh….what an awful pandering fuck. This 25 second clip may make you vomit.
Both him and Trump were pandering to the Yinzers in PA. Kasich ironically is the most Yinzer of the bunch. It’s too bad that Kasich is a right wing asshole because he’s done the best any candidate of Eastern European descent has in a presidential primary.
About Rhode Island….
According to the 2010 Census, 81.4% of the population was White (76.4% non-Hispanic white), 5.7% was Black or African American, 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.9% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.3% from two or more races. 12.4% of the total population was of Hispanic or Latino origin (they may be of any race).
Whiter than average, I notice.
re: #215 Dr. Matt
Just looking at his smarmy face makes me want to puke. He has one of the most revolting faces I’ve ever seen. I’ve tried to become accustomed to his face, but it’s just not working.
Wow, Maddow said it was pretty much over for Bernie.
re: #221 Ziggy_TARDIS
About Rhode Island….
Whiter than average, I notice.
That’s why I expected Bernie to do best in RI of the five states tonight. It’s also why I laughed my ass off when I saw a Bernie diehadr I know predict Maryland for him when it was obvious to anyone who understands Maryland’s political demographics that Maryland was going to be a big Clinton state.
re: #211 PhillyPretzel
I am inclined to agree.
It should be quite the show. The perfect place for all sorts of street nastiness. Both for and against with the law in the middle and the breathless press to film it all..
re: #125 Tigger2
It isn’t a revolution just a minor revolt.
Yeah, Bernie and his bots stink on ice!
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re: #52 jaunte
“Do I look like a president? How handsome am I, right? How handsome?”
You’re so vain
You probably think this post is about you
Don’t you
Don’t you
re: #223 jaunte
“Basketball ring?” Is Cruz even American?
Do they play basketball in Canada? I thought all they did up there was hockey and something strange called the “CFL”.
re: #228 Decatur Deb
He’s much better with hockey terms.
I thought Curling was more his game. As in he curls in a ball when he cries that he knows he won’t be the theocratic savior his daddy thinks he is.
re: #226 HappyWarrior
What is the economy of RI like? It seems disaffected whites are largely Sander’s Base.
Is the economy of RI below average, compared to the rest of the nation? Is it lagging?
looks like I’ve got a pretty good storm cell getting ready to push in. Got some “quick pizzas” (pita bread W/toppings) in the oven, plenty of cold drinks and some chips N dip.
Watching the results coming in, looks like Trump may just put this thing away tonight, I’m not thinking that Cruz-inich has a shot in Indiana, It may be all done but for the back-stage wrangling and maneuvering to disqualify delegates, get any un-committed to pledge to anybody but Trump, things like that.
The weather isn’t the only thing that’s going to be stormy I believe.
RBS
re: #228 Decatur Deb
He’s much better with hockey terms.
When you’ve gotta get it in the ring with that slap shot on fourth down, Rafael Cross is the best curler in the pool!
re: #231 freetoken
I think they play basketball there, but I hear the court is much wider and longer, and the rings are metric.
re: #180 Charles Johnson
How much of Providence has been counted?
re: #233 Ziggy_TARDIS
What is the economy of RI like? It seems disaffected whites are largely Sander’s Base.
Is the economy of RI below average, compared to the rest of the nation? Is it lagging?
Oh I don’t know. I just figured Rhode Island is whiter than average and because MA was close between the two candidates that it would be a good state for him.
re: #231 freetoken
Do they play basketball in Canada? I thought all they did up there was hockey and something strange called the “CFL”.
They do have the Toronto Raptors.
re: #225 Jenner7
Wow, Maddow said it was pretty much over for Bernie.
Rachel never really regained her adoration for Sanders after first Weaver blew off the Super Tuesday 2.0 losses and then Bernie tried to con her into believing that he was never really contesting those states.
re: #232 HappyWarrior
I thought Curling was more his game. As in he curls in a ball when he cries that he knows he won’t be the theocratic savior his daddy thinks he is.
Not to be confused with ‘Hurling’, an Irish game I always associate with Cruz.
re: #240 Belafon
They do have the Toronto Raptors.
Steve Nash is from Canada but Cruz probably doesn’t like him since he’s a liberal.
The very intelligent people over at 538 sez:
HARRY ENTEN 9:24 PM
We thought Maryland would be among Clinton’s best states outside the South. Why? The state has wealthy white voters and a lot of black voters. Right now, Clinton is winning black voters by 48 percentage points and winning those making more than $200,000 by 52 percentage points.
Um… Mason-Dixon Line…
re: #242 Decatur Deb
Not to be confused with ‘Hurling’, an Irish game I always associate with Cruz.
He does have a very hurling inducing voice.
And with results coming in confirming that MD results were just the way I voted and that Bernie’s campaign is essentially toast, I bid you all a good night!
re: #244 freetoken
The very intelligent people over at 538 sez:
Um… Mason-Dixon Line…
To be fair, a lot of people don’t consider Maryland to be a Southern state. I know it was a slave state and is below the Mason-Dixon line but Maryland is very different many Southern states and even Virginia.
re: #244 freetoken
The very intelligent people over at 538 sez:
Um… Mason-Dixon Line…
Pundit South=Confederacy.
Dude who doesn’t wear shoes at the gym is yelling fox news bro things at Hillary’s speech on the TV.
— Alison McQuade (@akmcquade) April 27, 2016
re: #246 Archangelus
And with results coming in confirming that MD results were just the way I voted and that Bernie’s campaign is essentially toast, I bid you all a good night!
Van Hollen will be a good senator, I appreciated Edwards’ record but he’ll be a much better senator than her.
re: #238 Eric The Fruit Bat
How much of Providence has been counted?
62%, Bernie with a 9 point lead 54%-45% (6081-5107)
re: #246 Archangelus
And with results coming in confirming that MD results were just the way I voted and that Bernie’s campaign is essentially toast, I bid you all a good night!
How many times did you vote? Or did the whole state go for one candidate?
FRAUD!!!!!
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Feel the bern. Looks like Hillary is closing the slim lead Bernie has in CT.
As George Takei would say.. “oh myyyyyy”.
re: #248 Decatur Deb
Pundit South=Confederacy.
Well I think culture plays a role too. Maryland is much more socially liberal than the rest of the South.
re: #244 freetoken
The very intelligent people over at 538 sez:
Um… Mason-Dixon Line…
Maryland hasn’t been a Southern state politically for a long time now. Certainly since 1980, when it was one of the six states that Carter carried. (Indeed, contra Sanders, the noticeable thing about national politics is that the line between the blue and the grey is moving south. Virginia’s consistently Democratic, North Carolina’s purple, and with Florida now having gone cleanly Republican only once in the last five elections, there’s a pincer movement against my old home state of Georgia.)
re: #254 HappyWarrior
Well I think culture plays a role too. Maryland is much more socially liberal than the rest of the South.
Catholic.
re: #257 Jenner7
CNN and MSNBC giving up on Bernie now. lol
Which is why he’s blaming the media. What happens when they stop inviting him onto their shows?
re: #256 Decatur Deb
Catholic.
There’s that too though Maryland’s not as Catholic as say Massachusetts and Rhode Island are.
Won’t Get This Meme.#KidsTodayin4Words#p2 pic.twitter.com/Kkgm8zogqK
— Eric Wolfson (@EricWolfson) April 26, 2016
re: #242 Decatur Deb
Not to be confused with ‘Hurling’, an Irish game I always associate with Cruz.
I always associate hurling with my uncle Bob, who lived in Massachusetts all his life (except for a few years when he was getting seasick and shot at in the Pacific Theater), and excelled at both meanings of the term on and off the field.
Hella guy, my uncle Bob. Weak stomach though. ‘-)
re: #258 Belafon
Which is why he’s blaming the media. What happens when they stop inviting him onto their shows?
I hope not left wing equivalents of Alex Jones. Please Bernie don’t do that and make me lose all respect.
re: #231 freetoken
Do they play basketball in Canada? I thought all they did up there was hockey and something strange called the “CFL”.
A Canadian invented basketball.
Trumps men to the right of them
Trumps men to left of them,
Trumps men in front of them
Breitbart and Arpaio
Storm’d at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode into Ohio…
re: #260 Tigger2
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Reminds me of a story my dad told. I don’t know how many of you know this but in 2000, Danny Boy seriously considered running for President. He ultimately did not run but the talk was there and my Dad just remembered his manager being really excited about the idea of a Quayle candidacy. Little he know about Sarah Palin.
People keep
1) saying they don’t know what ‘genderqueer’ means
then
2) asking why we added it to the dictionary pic.twitter.com/wsGZ7Y6XB8— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) April 25, 2016
re: #268 Belafon
Best friend called be the exact opposite of a tomboy. Which is correct. Not sure what the word would be though.
— Kathryn jeni (@KgKathryn) April 27, 2016
re: #250 HappyWarrior
Van Hollen will be a good senator, I appreciated Edwards’ record but he’ll be a much better senator than her.
My thoughts precisely.
re: #252 Belafon
How many times did you vote? Or did the whole state go for one candidate?
FRAUD!!!!!
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I voted…
“ONE MILLION TIMES!!!!” /Dr.EvilAnd on that note, good night Lizards! May your eventual snoozes be pleasant and Drumpf-less! :)
re: #264 b_sharp
A Canadian invented basketball.
Wait, Tom Horton invented coffee and basketball?
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re: #270 Tigger2
Archie Bunker would be better than that Trump person. Of course Carroll O’Connor thought no one would like the character because of his bigotry.
re: #271 Archangelus
My thoughts precisely.
I voted…
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And on that note, good night Lizards! May your eventual snoozes be pleasant and Drumpf-less! :)
I’m interested to see how Chris’s Congressional seat turns out too. Man that looked like a crowded race. Hard to believe that a Republican represented Montgomery County once upon a time. Wonder what Connie Morella is up to these days. She’s probably been secretly voting Democratic for years.
Secretary Clinton has now passed 11 million votes for the primary season.
re: #275 Brian J.
Secretary Clinton has now passed 11 million votes for the primary season.
Clearly this means the people want Bernie.
Since most of PA’s Republican delegates go into the convention uncommitted, this will make the blur around whether Drumpfskind will pass the 1237 mark even fuzzier.
Should be fun times in Cleveland.
Why in hell is HBO showing How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
NYT Upshot says Hillary’s up 2 in CT based on those areas still to report. Official results show Bernie with barely holding on to a 1 point lead.
Van Hollen wins the Maryland Senate primary, says CNN.
re: #282 lawhawk
NYT Upshot says Hillary’s up 2 in CT based on those areas still to report. Official results show Bernie with barely holding on to a 1 point lead.
I think CT will go for Clinton in the end. It’s usually those urban precincts that are among the last to report and those are more diverse and thus more favorable to Clinton.
re: #277 HappyWarrior
Clearly this means the people want Bernie.
Hey, it worked for Hugo Chavez for a while. Just ask Robert Kennedy, Jr. (NY’s own King of Woo).
re: #283 Brian J.
Van Hollen wins the Maryland Senate primary, says CNN.
He should win the GE easily and I think he’ll be a fine Senator. God I’m getting old. I remember when he first got elected in 2002. He actually beat one of the few actually liberal Republicans that remained in office when Bush got into the WH. I liked Connie Morella but a Democrat was better for the seat.
re: #287 De Kolta Chair
Hey, it worked for Hugo Chavez for a while. Just ask Robert Kennedy, Jr. (NY’s own King of Woo).
It’s disappointing how RFK Jr has turned out to be a nut. His Dad is actually one of my biggest political heroes.
re: #279 HappyWarrior
I think Archie would be too enlightened for the GOP.
Archie was a strong Union guy. Anathema to the modern GOP. The idea of workers being able to bargain as a group, to contribute to influence politics, to have the ear of Congress…. that’s for the bosses, not the workers. /////
re: #286 freetoken
Because it’s April.
I hate to say it, but I spent a full minute trying to make a logical connection, thinking “What am I missing here?”. Damn you.
RBS
re: #290 Reality Based Steve
Archie was a strong Union guy. Anathema to the modern GOP. The idea of workers being able to bargain as a group, to contribute to influence politics, to have the ear of Congress…. that’s for the bosses, not the workers. /////
Yeah in those days especially up north, the GOP actually saw union workers as human beings.
Sanders’ top aide Tad Devine to me just now: “We are nowhere near the end game. The end game is going to come at the end [the convention].”
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) April 27, 2016
First precincts are in from Baltimore. Pugh leads Dixon 44-33. DeRay McKesson is in sixth place and under 2%.
re: #295 Brian J.
First precincts are in from Baltimore. Pugh leads Dixon 44-33. DeRay McKesson is in sixth place and under 2%.
Yeah I saw that on 538. I like Deray McKeeson but I think he really should have focused on a lower office first and worked his way up. Hopefully Pugh will do well.
re: #296 HappyWarrior
Yeah I saw that on 538. I like Deray McKeeson but I think he really should have focused on a lower office first and worked his way up. Hopefully Pugh will do well.
I still give him credit for taking the initiative for running. Who knows where this will lead him?
re: #297 ObserverArt
I still give him credit for taking the initiative for running. Who knows where this will lead him?
Oh of course. I still have loads of respect for him and these results don’t change that at all. I hope he continues to fight the good fight.
re: #287 De Kolta Chair
Hey, it worked for Hugo Chavez for a while. Just ask Robert Kennedy, Jr. (NY’s own King of Woo).
Do you mean King of Ooo? Made out of candle wax?
re: #291 Reality Based Steve
I hate to say it, but I spent a full minute trying to make a logical connection, thinking “What am I missing here?”. Damn you.
RBS
They show a lot of Christmas movies in July because Preston Sturges.
Also, the Russian Government can go fuck itself, vol 768
After facing mounting pressure since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, the Supreme Court of Crimea officially brands the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People an extremist organization and bans it.
Because people trying to go back to the homes they were purged from is a bad thing, apparently.
“The Night Manager” couldn’t start at a better time.
re: #232 HappyWarrior
Ask him when the next Bonspiel is.
re: #302 Jenner7
Lets hope that the music get louder so no one can hear that Trump person.
“The Dems have treated Bernie very badly, he should run as Independent…”
re: #289 HappyWarrior
It’s disappointing how RFK Jr has turned out to be a nut. His Dad is actually one of my biggest political heroes.
Kennedy’s always been a nutter. I have friends upstate, all romantics at heart (goddess bless ‘em), who think he’s the bee’s knees. I love them all, but paying attention to politics and basic research are obviously not among their strong points.
Looks to me like Hillz might be going to creep ahead in CT as she’s ahead in the counties with the most still to count. Great night anyhow for Hillary, great speech too, bedtime for us here. Take care, folks :-)
The current delegate count. Bernie’s not going to win this one, folks. Time to face the facts. pic.twitter.com/6sc8O5oS6V
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
re: #307 Jenner7
“The Dems have treated Bernie very badly, he should run as Independent…”
Like he’s done his entire career until he saw the Democratic Party as his tast ticket to the WH? Pardon me but fuck Bernie Sanders for having done shit little for Democrats over the years and then thinking he’s entitled to that party’s nomination and then having the nerve to bitch about closed primaries when he himself has benefited from caucuses which are a hell of a lot more undemocratic than closed primaries are. All Bernie had to fucking do was tell his supporters “Hey if you want to vote for me and you live in a closed primary state, please register as a Democrat.” But no Bernie couldn’t do that. And you’re going to tell me that this guy should be President? Riiiiiiight.
re: #281 Decatur Deb
Why in hell is HBO showing How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Because he moved it to April to hide it once he stole it.
Time to rally your supporters, Bernie, and get behind Hillary Clinton.
I don’t see any evidence of that yet, but I hope so.
re: #308 De Kolta Chair
Kennedy’s always been a nutter. I have friends upstate, all romantics at heart (goddess bless ‘em), who think he’s the bee’s knees. I love them all, but paying attention to politics and basic research are obviously not among their strong points.
I remember when the moonbat types I knew always floated him as a possible EPA Administrator in their dream cabinets. Always thought that seemed silly since he’s an activist. My Dad actually partied a little with him and his late brother David back in the day.
re: #313 Jenner7
Time to rally your supporters, Bernie, and get behind Hillary Clinton.
I don’t see any evidence of that yet, but I hope so.
Still a lotta sour grapes on Facebook tonight.
re: #309 Aye Pod
Looks to me like Hillz might be going to creep ahead in CT as she’s ahead in the counties with the most still to count. Great night anyhow for Hillary, great speech too, bedtime for us here. Take care, folks :-)
Of course Hill will win CT — That’s where the insurance companies who defeated her health care program are! Uh, what was my point again?
re: #313 Jenner7
Time to rally your supporters, Bernie, and get behind Hillary Clinton.
I don’t see any evidence of that yet, but I hope so.
Ain’t going to happen. I only hope people give up on him far enough in advance of November where they forget all about him and realize what’s really at stake this year.
Oh. I’m a dreamer, for sure.
The Donald™ vs. The Republican Establishment
Joey Ryan uses his penis to win a test of strength over Danshoku Dino from #ddtpro in Oaska, Japan. (Full Clip) pic.twitter.com/guh7SGMWHJ
— Joey Ryan (@JoeyRyanOnline) December 2, 2015
re: #310 Charles Johnson
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If she can get 57% of the remaining delegates, she won’t need the superdelegates even if they are counted in the denominator.
More election fraud obviously! The silent majority is being silenced! Feel the Bern.
Hillary’s taken the lead in CT by about 800 votes.
You don’t like closed primaries but you’re thinking about voting for president then you register with a party who you think is going to nominate the candidate closest to your values. Being a registered Democrat doesn’t mean you have to get Bill Clinton’s image tattooed on your ass. All it does is allows you to vote in a Democratic primary and if you’re trying to change that party from within, that should be the first thing you do but nah easier just to bitch and claim it’s not fair that independent voters who aren’t affiliated with a party can’t take part in that party’s nomination process for president but then act like superdelegates are the worst thing ever. I’m sorry but I’ve given out myself out of fucks to care for when the Sanders diehards. You guys had your chance. You lost. Your candidate was flawed to shit.
Dem Nominees
‘08: African American
‘12: African American
‘16: Woman
GOP Nominees
‘08: White Man
‘12: White Man
‘16: Monster in Human Suit— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) April 27, 2016
re: #322 Brian J.
Hillary’s taken the lead in CT by about 800 votes.
I think she’ll keep it and expand it.
re: #324 Kragar
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Hey, they had an orange man as Speaker for almost five years! That’s diversity of some sort, right?
re: #313 Jenner7
Time to rally your supporters, Bernie, and get behind Hillary Clinton.
I don’t see any evidence of that yet, but I hope so.
The people that were never Democrats and leaned conservative or libertarian but wanted Bernie were not going to support the candidate unless it was Sanders anyway. The party does not want them since they are so toxic and authoritarian (MY way or the highway!)
re: #327 Shimshon
The people that were never Democrats and leaned conservative or libertarian but wanted Bernie were not going to support the candidate unless it was Sanders anyway. The party does not want them since they are so toxic and authoritarian (MY way or the highway!)
Green. But you do bring up a good point about the conservative Democrats who are voting for Bernie over her even though he doesn’t want to admit that.
re: #310 Charles Johnson
The current delegate count. Bernie’s not going to win this one, folks. Time to face the facts.
True, but the convention oughta be fun. Not batshitcrazy fun like the GOP convention will be, but good times. Two of my oldest pals will be delegates — one for Bernie, the other for Hill — at the Democratic convention, and I look forward to spilling insider beans to my fellow lizards.
Oh my dog, this audio is awful. Keep hearing people in the background.
re: #324 Kragar
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And the best part is, it doesn’t matter which Republican you’re talking about.
Chris Christie’s hopelessly traumatized thousand-yard stare. pic.twitter.com/XmbmAcnmZA
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
re: #331 Belafon
And the best part is, it doesn’t matter which Republican you’re talking about.
It’s not just white guy for them. It’s white Protestant guy. Maybe next time the GOP will be really bold and nominate a Catholic!
re: #322 Brian J.
Hillary’s taken the lead in CT by about 800 votes.
Going by the current exit polls provided by CNN, Conn. should go Clinton ~ 50.2% - 48.5%
All I can think of now is an old TV show when I was very young.
Donald Trump…This is your life!
And I am now prepared to watch his whole life of being an asshole brought up before America’s eyes and ears.
The Republicans laid off him because they never thought it would come to this and when they did try, they were really scared to attack him, his past and his character because he was good at turning his supporters into attack dogs and the rest of the GOP candidates cowered. And Rinsed Pubes was scared to chase any GOP voters for Trump because he knew he needed them.
I do not think the Democrats and the Clinton Machine will be fearful of just flat out using the truth against him. And they know the Trump backers will be Trump backers. They now need to see how many Independents and Republicans they can sway with the ugly truth of the Big Orange Dump Trump.
One thing that will be interesting to watch is how hard he will try to go after a woman with his prickly shtick. He needs to watch that as a lot of women will not take kindly to his straight out usual big mouth big bully attack methods.
And with that …good evening LGFers!
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