WARNING: the general election isn't a closed primary. Independents and (gasp) even Repubs can vote!

[reformist2]

Sure they're whooping it up now with the results of their little closed primaries where outsiders aren't allowed, but overly enthusiastic Hillary supporters need to think twice about what they're doing.

[JaneyVee]

1. Hillary is projected to landslide Trump.

Vote.

[Joe the Revelator]

16. What projection is that??

[onenote]

43. these?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_clinton-5491.html

Note that the one poll that is relatively close is done by a republican polling outfit.

Or these:http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-general-election-trump-vs-clinton

Or check the state by state polls on realclearpolitics. Clinton is defeating Trump by double digits in almost every state with a poll.

[CorporatistNation]

45. People Will Get Up Off Of Their DEATH Beds To Vote AGAINST Hillary!

For many reaons... But that is the TRUTH! She should have made a choice... Go for the money or go for public service... She merely "used" the later in order to further her ends in the former... Pitiful!

Here she is...

[hrmjustin]

2. We know that but every state has rules.

And she won big tonight.

[Trust Buster]

3. Why should we think twice about winning ?

[1StrongBlackMan]

17. One thing I DO know about HRC ...

She is the clear choice of Democrats.

[JimDandy]

36. Unfortunately for her, being the clear choice of Dems in what has been mostly low turnout

in closed primaries doesn't translate into a win in the GE. Independents make up the largest part of registered voters. If the GE were held now, with no rules blocking his access to be on the ballot, Sanders would win it hands down and everyone knows that. If Sanders is not the Dem nominee, it will be interesting to see in the Nov GE what all those independents do who were frustrated by the primary process.

[1StrongBlackMan]

41. Okay ... Another thing I know ...

Democrats, left-leaning Independents, and moderate republicans ... all hate trump.

[JimDandy]

42. True... n/t

[Andy823]

44. So do you really think

All those independents are so stupid they are "all" going to vote for Trump? I really doubt it. Hell even a lot of republicans are not going to vote for Trump. I don't then there is anything to worry about, contrary all the bull we here on DU about her losing to trump.

[Jitter65]

5. So your hoping Hillary loses? Figures. nt

[oberliner]

6. AL, AR, GA, IL, MS, MO, SC, TN, VA, TX all had open primaries

Hillary won all of them.

[JoePhilly]

39. LALALALALALALALLaLaLa!!!!!! OP can't hear you!!!!!

[oberliner]

48. Clearly not

I look forward to us all being on the same side against the Republicans.

[randome]

7. Thanks for the help! And you're wrong.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-most-important-poll-you-didn-t-see

Take all that together and you come away with pretty clear evidence that over the course of the Democratic primary young voters have become more attached to progressive politics and the Democratic party. One read of this is that the primary process itself - as divisive as it has sometimes seemed - has deepened young voters' identification with the Democratic party.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]All things in moderation, including moderation.[/center][/font][hr]

[1StrongBlackMan]

24. ...

One read of this is that the primary process itself - as divisive as it has sometimes seemed - has deepened young voters' identification with the Democratic party.

Which probably explains all the Democratic Party = bad talk from some quarters.

[randome]

27. I'd feel...icky if I were to thank them for strengthening the Democratic Party.

But that's kind of what they did, I think. Just goes to show what not being organized or willing to work as part of a team will do.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]All things in moderation, including moderation.[/center][/font][hr]

[Kittycat]

8. Clinton should have thought about that last night

With her real votes no compromise, no unity, comment. She gave her marching orders to her people in that statement. And told 42% of dems and indies who support Bernie but couldn't vote that she doesn't need us.

[LuvLoogie]

15. Indies are free to vote in closed primaries. All they have to do is register as a Democrat.

There are no Political Thought Police.

[Kittycat]

21. Like I said. Clinton's statement said it all.

Then for the first time all season, I turned off a townhall/debate. There was no point in listening any more. Click.

[hellofromreddit]

26. Then what is the point of closed primaries?

Seems like all they do is add room for more errors that lock out voters.

[LuvLoogie]

32. To lock out right-wing subterfuge. You wanna hedge or pick a team? No day traders!

[hellofromreddit]

33. But all they have to do is register. So how does it stop them?

[LuvLoogie]

35. They have to make a commitment to register. I would make it a 3 month deadline.

Are you a Democrat or a Republican? If you don't want to say until the last minute, you are a hedger. If you are unafiliated, then you are unaffiliated. Party primaries are for party members to choose their candidate. Unafiliated can run a slate of unafiliated candidates and vote in that primary. Why don't they?

[hellofromreddit]

40. If you make it 3 months spoilers can just register 3 months out, so you solve nothing

But it still increases the number of voters who get locked out of the process due to honest errors. How is that beneficial?

[UMTerp01]

9. Nope....still not scared. Y'all keep bringing it up until you're blue in the face though n/t

[msongs]

10. WARNING? DU is not the national electorate and independents are not all sanders supporters

sanders et al do not speak for all independents or probably even most of them.

[Joe the Revelator]

20. Polls do though, and Independents do not like Hillary

Math

[LuvLoogie]

11. The Democratic Primary is a series of elections where Democrats choose their candidate. Anyone

is free to register as a Democrat. There are no Political Thought Police.

[reformist2]

18. Except in many states, you had to register months in advance! Not very welcoming.

[LuvLoogie]

23. Bernie announced in April of 2015. Hedgers can't be choosers. Pick a team. NYers had 5 months

edit to add: Bernie picked the Dems. That should have been a clue.

[ViseGrip]

12. Her unfavorables have hit 67% and all time high!!!!!

[ViseGrip]

13. PS. no one elected with her numbers YET!

[Demsrule86]

14. Yeah and quite a few GOP types

plan to vote for Hillary!

[NuclearDem]

19. What is it with Sanders supporters that they can't understand the difference between a primary

and a general election?

[jimlup]

22. My thoughts exactly

Thank you for saying it.

[ismnotwasm]

25. Well thank you kindly for the advice

I won't have to think twice about my vote for Hillary #Imwithher

[puffy socks]

28. Many Independents will vote for Hillary. n/t

[bkkyosemite]

31. And many will not.

[northernsouthern]

29. Lol...

Yeah, but now the Dems are suddenly trying to fix the voter suppression from last month.

[beedle]

34. And the Republicans are better at fixing general exlections. nt

[beaglelover]

37. Your concern is noted.

Thanks. Bye.

[William769]

38. Heres a really stupid rhetorical question.

Why even have primaries if you let anyone vote?

I swear to God some people just drive me fucking nuts with the shit they post.

[SidDithers]

46. ...

Sid

[Go Vols]

47. Jill Stein pens open letter to Bernie:

Green Party presidential candidate invites Sanders to “cooperate on political revolution”
"The Democratic machine has launched an unjust attack on your campaign," Stein writes to Sanders

http://www.salon.com/2016/04/25/jill_stein_pens_open_letter_to_bernie_sanders_green_party_presidential_candidate_invites_sanders_to_cooperate_on_political_revolution/