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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumJust an observation...in 2008, Clinton lost because she didn't adequately contest Caucus States...
...she's won both so far.
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Just an observation...in 2008, Clinton lost because she didn't adequately contest Caucus States... (Original Post)
brooklynite
Feb 2016
OP
She won NV in '08, but the REAL clincher is she did not just lose most caucuses.
MohRokTah
Feb 2016
#3
She won Nevada in 08 by a similar margin and drawing voters from the same areas....
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2016
#5
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)1. caucus states are also the most likely to disenfranchise voters
bernie won the nh primary big.
lets see what happens in ststes where EVERYONE gets to vote.
brooklynite
(94,794 posts)4. ...including Republicans?
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)8. clarify please? i thought the gop was having a primary today..nt
Blue_Adept
(6,402 posts)2. It was such a different dynamic then as well
For example, the Iowa caucus was really close overall when you get to the true distance between Obama, Edwards and then her. Saying third place makes it feel like a huge loss. But when the numbers were within hundreds, it's not so huge.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)3. She won NV in '08, but the REAL clincher is she did not just lose most caucuses.
She lost them badly. Like more than 20% in most of them badly.
I simply do not see anybody being capable of duplicating that against her this go around.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)5. She won Nevada in 08 by a similar margin and drawing voters from the same areas....
Obama made much, much noise about the Nevada caucus after losing it. It was high drama time.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)6. Almost a complete inversion of 2008 thus far nt
brooklynite
(94,794 posts)7. ...and the inversion will continue on Tuesday when Clinton wins SC.