There is an old saying, "Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades"

[Godhumor]

The headlines might be variations of "Hillary wins a squeaker in Iowa", but that sure is different from "Insurgent campaign upends Democratic Race in Stunning Close Win Over Frontrunner Clinton!"

No wonder Bernie doesn't want to let go of the Iowa totals.

The shame is, again, Bernie has only a handful of states he truly can win, and Iowa was one of them. People can crow all they want about how he outperformed, but if he couldn't get a blowout in Iowa, well, the math says the end result is a foregone conclusion.

And he knows it, too. That is why there is no concession and demands for raw votes. Bernie is smart. He knows his campaign ended on Monday; now it is just a matter of time until the body stops twitching.

[workinclasszero]

1. He knows his campaign ended on Monday; now it is just a matter of time until the body stops

twitching.

I wish the bros would get a clue.

[Stuckinthebush]

2. They won't

Even after he drops out. They won't get it.

[workinclasszero]

3. I figure most of them will switch to greens

or even back the evil party candidate.

If Bernie couldn't even blow out Hillary in 95% or so white Iowa it shows what an incredibly weak national candidate he would be in the general.

He would be a bloody disaster and a sure guarantee of a republican landslide victory.

The democratic party needs to do everything in its power to stop Bernie and his bros from handing the government over to insane bastards like Cruz or Trump.

[Stuckinthebush]

7. He's not a Dem

and I think you are correct about his supporters - most will go Green or not vote.

The Democratic Party has Clinton's back on this. She is in great shape to win the nomination. She will also do very well in the General. You are also correct about the disaster that Sanders would be in a General.

But, it won't happen. Hillary has the numbers on her side. We just have to get through to SC without letting the silliness from GD-P get to us.

[BigGLiberal]

4. ouch!

[LuvLoogie]

6. Oh stop! Though they would have our lady

walk a gauntlet of shame, we must kindly persuade that they acknowledge her noble destiny. They must be made to pledge fealty to our Hillary Lannister with smiles on their faces and bells on their toes.

We minions of evil owe her that much at least. Mercy begets gratitude.

[Thinkingabout]

8. I had given Sanders Iowa, now I doubt my decision for giving Iowa to Sanders.

I knew the delegates would be split and this happened. The fact is Hillary won in Iowa, not hard to see what the facts are.

[dlwickham]

9. I was thinking the same thing yesterday

I was thinking the same thing yesterday

[Treant]

10. Don't bury the poor guy just yet.

Clinton didn't concede until June of 2008, I don't expect Sanders to get out much earlier than June of 2016.

Is the handwriting on the wall? Well, not quite yet, there could be a severe slip in the Clinton campaign that dooms them. But so far, so very, very good for her.

[toothless dragon]

16. Aren't Billionaires amazing... they can buy almost anyone... except Bernie

[MADem]

25. Oh really?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/05/politics/sanders-democratic-fundraisers/index.html

[ellennelle]

11. you guys

you know, this is really kind of creepy.

could you just quit with the nasty rhetoric for maybe one day?

i know, so much to ask.

but sheez, reflects so badly on you, her, the dems...

cut it out!

[Cha]

22. LOL Does that mean all the rhetoric and insults on Hillary reflects badly on BS?

[Godhumor]

13. ... Not that I expect you to be able to reply to this

But, both idioms are acceptable

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/almost+only+counts+in+horseshoes+and+hand+grenades.html

[Cha]

20. EDIT: I see now why he got a hide.. he called us "fanatics" .. Good Grief, uhnope.

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Anyway, Delegates and Momentum do count a lot and Hillary has them.


Hillary Clinton
✔ ?@HillaryClinton
History: made. #IowaCaucus
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[toothless dragon]

14. Money and not politics

is the only thing that gives Hillary a chance..... big money.... and Bernie can win... I have heard this lie before from party hacks... They said Paul Wellstone could never win in Minnesota and would ruin the Party.... of course He could and did with a Big Green School Bus and the willingness to talk to anyone even in the most republican areas... and he got some of their votes because he was honest...

[Cha]

19. Hillary is the very best candidate for POTUS..she has the experience and the knowledge to

carry us through.

Leaders like John Lewis and Sherrod Brown don't endorse her over sanders for no reason.

They know what they're talking about.

[MoonRiver]

21. Excellent points Cha!

I guess some think Lewis and Brown must be owned by the big banks to endorse her LOL!

[Cha]

23. Mahalo MoonRiver!

[MoonRiver]

24. Mahalo Cha!

[MADem]

26. LOL!

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/05/politics/sanders-democratic-fundraisers/index.html

[Starry Messenger]

15. Love your last line.

[fleabiscuit]

17. He lost in a state where 43 percent of the Democratic voters identify themselves as SOCIALIST.

"...now it is just a matter of time until the body stops twitching." Yep.

[Cha]

18. Hillary Won Dems, Unions, and POC.. haven't see the stats on how Women voted yet.

Hillary Won Iowa #HistoryMade!


Hillary Clinton
✔ ?@HillaryClinton
History: made. #IowaCaucus
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Unions, Dems, and POC went for Hillary.. not the other guy.

A majority of Democratic caucus-goers, 55 percent, said the next president should generally follow Barack Obama’s policies, rather than pursue more liberal or less liberal approaches. And those who lined up with Obama were an especially strong group for Clinton, 68-26 percent vs. Sanders.

LOve it!

"Finally in the Democratic contest there’s the question of race. Whites accounted for 91 percent of Democratic caucus-goers – a lot, even if low by Iowa Democratic caucus standards. Whites also dominate in New Hampshire. But they accounted for 65 percent of voters across all Democratic primaries in 2008. And among the 9 percent of non-white Democratic caucus-goers in Iowa on Monday, Clinton won by a wide margin, 58-34 percent."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/schisms-carve-iowa-contests-leaving-murky-political-calculus/story?id=36656482

Unions~

Ari Melber
✔ ?@AriMelber
And Clinton beat Sanders among union households by 9 points, undercutting some conventional wisdom.
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SEIU
✔ ?@SEIU
@HillaryClinton won this close, hard battle with strong SEIU ground support & turn out! #ImWithHer #SEIUForHillary https://twitter.com/AriMelber/status/694394551327391744 …
4:05 AM - 2 Feb 2016
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http://theobamadiary.com/2016/02/02/early-bird-chat-655/#comments

So that's a very good sign.