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kwizach
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On March 16 2016 09:43 On_Slaught wrote: Rubio staying in until this point, when he really had no chance anyways and was being crushed in the polls in FL, has only served Trump in that it ensured his (likely) victories in Missouri and North Carolina. As for the brokered convention, the Republican Party is fucked either way. Either they send Trump up as the nominee or they send somebody else up, splintering the party. Either way, you deal catastrophic damage to the party. I'll play devil's advocate here and say that it might not completely have served Trump. There's not a 100% conversion of Rubio to Kasich/Cruz supporters; if nothing else, some might have stayed home. Especially in Florida, where Trump was fated to win no matter what, making any dent in his popular vote margin helps justify haggling at the convention. | ||
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
Now I'd like to see if Hillary is going to work to get the leftists on board, or if she's just going to move to the center and forget about appealing to the left. | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12453 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
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Souma
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frazzle
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TheFish7
United States2824 Posts
On March 16 2016 09:47 kwizach wrote: I'm really happy for Hillary tonight thus far. If the results hold, I hope Sanders concedes. He was a welcome addition in the race, and I like that he pulled the Democrats to the left. His (mostly recent) attacks on Hillary based on the donations she's received from people working in the financial sector were disappointing, though. I still hope he and his supporters join and strongly support Hillary for the general election. The passion displayed by Sanders' supporters was great to see. Let's unite and work together to hand the GOP a resounding defeat in November There isn't much chance from what I've seen that Hillary will capture much of that passion. I really fear for her in the general election if it's against Trump. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
On March 16 2016 09:51 frazzle wrote: What a world. Would anyone have bet that it would be a Cruz - Trump dogfight by mid-March this time last year? I dunno, but I was really, really, really not on board with the idea that it would be "Bush vs Clinton ezpz" like they were suggesting back then. I can't say that I'm all that surprised. | ||
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farvacola
United States18857 Posts
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28795 Posts
On March 16 2016 09:51 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/709877575166902272 jesus, is that for real? That's absolutely terrible.. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On March 16 2016 09:54 Liquid`Drone wrote: jesus, is that for real? That's absolutely terrible.. Welcome to the reality of the GOP primary voters. | ||
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
On March 16 2016 09:54 Liquid`Drone wrote: jesus, is that for real? That's absolutely terrible.. Murica? | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12453 Posts
On March 16 2016 09:54 farvacola wrote: Hillary beats Trump comfortably, so today's results are only mildly disappointing thus far from the perspective of a socialist Democrat If you aren't really worried, you should be. | ||
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ZeaL.
United States5955 Posts
On March 16 2016 09:51 TheFish7 wrote: There isn't much chance from what I've seen that Hillary will capture much of that passion. I really fear for her in the general election if it's against Trump. I'm not spiteful enough to not vote for her in the general and not young/unengaged enough to sit out because of apathy. However, I know many another Bernie supporters who are. I have doubts she will win this election given she is about as exciting as Gore and Kerry. | ||
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xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
On March 16 2016 09:54 Liquid`Drone wrote: jesus, is that for real? That's absolutely terrible.. It's a pretty easy case to make when you stop looking at immigration policy as a charity. | ||
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farvacola
United States18857 Posts
On March 16 2016 09:57 Nebuchad wrote: If you aren't really worried, you should be. Worry does no one any good, particularly when said worry hinges on what amounts to speculation. | ||
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