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Bernie Is Probably Going To Lose South Carolina... And Thats Okay... (Original Post) liberalnarb Feb 2016 OP
I believe! Rebkeh Feb 2016 #1
I agree. grasswire Feb 2016 #2
I still believe. TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #3
As said several times, Senator Sanders has our backs; we'll have his. sarge43 Feb 2016 #4
general election charlespercydemocrat Feb 2016 #5
Huh? She? fleur-de-lisa Feb 2016 #7
Oh LOL! fleur-de-lisa Feb 2016 #8
Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #9
Please tell me you're joking. liberalnarb Feb 2016 #11
It's fine, Hillary will win that one. Autumn Feb 2016 #6
I still believe stage left Feb 2016 #10
I'm with Bernie all the way to Philadelphia. Go Bernie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #12
I'm in Philly! liberalnarb Feb 2016 #13
I have a sudden case of Front-Row-Seat envy. 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #15
Uh-oh maybe you know more than me. I thought I couldn't do jack here. liberalnarb Feb 2016 #16
I'm not sure, but I bet if you asked the Philly Bernie Hdqrs they'd have something. 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #22
THERES A PHILLY HQ??? liberalnarb Feb 2016 #25
No HQ yet, so far as I could see. But... Old Crow Feb 2016 #43
K&R. Hillary can have all the Southern states as far as I am concerned. JDPriestly Feb 2016 #14
We are ready for Super Tuesday!!! Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2016 #17
Still believin' here in rural NC mike dub Feb 2016 #18
Be sure to bring kacekwl Feb 2016 #23
I'm excited to see what happens once we get away from the conservative states. jalan48 Feb 2016 #19
We can all congratulate Hillary on her SC win! AlbertCat Feb 2016 #20
I'm with Bernie!!! TrueDemVA Feb 2016 #21
Take back our country? liberalnarb Feb 2016 #30
I know it's a lost cause however it should PatrynXX Feb 2016 #24
I have already voted for him in Virginia! peacebird Feb 2016 #26
We have, too. Absentee ballot, since we will be on vacation on Mar. 1. Nay Feb 2016 #38
Us too! phylny Feb 2016 #44
Is Henrico County Red or Purple or Blue INdemo Feb 2016 #48
Not sure. phylny Feb 2016 #49
lol Yep, today ain't getting me down one bit. retrowire Feb 2016 #27
I believe! onecaliberal Feb 2016 #28
Funny, with only 4 states so far and Land of Enchantment Feb 2016 #29
We knew it would be difficult to bring down Clinton and the oligarchs SciDude Feb 2016 #31
Bernie's momentum isn't going away Hydra Feb 2016 #32
Who "wins" is hardly relevant in this primary localroger Feb 2016 #33
I agree this is Hillary's last hurrah, thank goodness HoosierRadical Feb 2016 #34
South Carolina is meaningless but.... JustAMaverick Feb 2016 #35
So far, the polls have been SmittynMo Feb 2016 #36
Well, so much for that theory SmittynMo Feb 2016 #50
I am the political nerd in the family but this time I have jwirr Feb 2016 #37
80% of the vote is AFTER "Super" Tuesday JackRiddler Feb 2016 #39
Not only believe but am also still excited about his primary run! n/t Euphoria Feb 2016 #40
Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #41
Absolutely! davidthegnome Feb 2016 #42
Kick warrprayer Feb 2016 #45
I'd bet Lincoln lost the SC primary as well. Then went on to win more and more and more. eom Festivito Feb 2016 #46
Kick azmom Feb 2016 #47
"And That's Okay" sounds like you're channeling Stuart Smalley (Al Franken)! (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2016 #51
One of these days, we'll live in a country mdbl Feb 2016 #52
k&r!!! chervilant Feb 2016 #53

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
4. As said several times, Senator Sanders has our backs; we'll have his.
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 05:11 PM
Feb 2016

I think everyone is going to be surprised how close he'll come in. Just a feeling.

Response to charlespercydemocrat (Reply #5)

stage left

(2,963 posts)
10. I still believe
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 05:20 PM
Feb 2016

and I'm hoping for a February surprise. Bernie people are still phone banking and out canvassing in Greenville, SC. Go Bernie!

 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
15. I have a sudden case of Front-Row-Seat envy.
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 05:29 PM
Feb 2016

Cool... you can do so 'advance work' for Bernie there.

 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
22. I'm not sure, but I bet if you asked the Philly Bernie Hdqrs they'd have something.
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 06:29 PM
Feb 2016

It could end up being quite a scene... depending of course how this all plays out.

Anyway, lucky you to live there right now.

Old Crow

(2,212 posts)
43. No HQ yet, so far as I could see. But...
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 07:57 PM
Feb 2016

... there are three events scheduled on March 2, 9, and 16:

Sam's Phone Banking for Bernie
Phonebank event
Sam's House
6 PM to 8 PM
2208 Montrose Street
Philadelphia PA 19146

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
14. K&R. Hillary can have all the Southern states as far as I am concerned.
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 05:28 PM
Feb 2016

They won't' vote for her in November anyway -- unless maybe Trump is the Republican candidate. And I'm pretty sure something will prevent Trump from being the ultimate Republican candidate.

Trump has almost as many financial (and more personal scandals) in his backpack as Hillary does.

mike dub

(541 posts)
18. Still believin' here in rural NC
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 06:14 PM
Feb 2016

chompin' at the bit to vote for Bernie (I'm registered "Unaffiliated&quot bright and early March 15!

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
20. We can all congratulate Hillary on her SC win!
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 06:22 PM
Feb 2016

I mean, it will be the only SC win she will even have.

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)
24. I know it's a lost cause however it should
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 06:34 PM
Feb 2016

be a piece of theater too see if he's killed her Route or not. absurd use of the word. as in I expect a loss her as much as I expected Hillary to lose NH

now Bill Clinton has always worried about Hillary's Super tuesday strategy

phylny

(8,381 posts)
44. Us too!
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 07:57 PM
Feb 2016

We live in a really red area of Virginia, and it was kinda funny to me:

"Margaret, we have a DEMOCRAT here."

retrowire

(10,345 posts)
27. lol Yep, today ain't getting me down one bit.
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 06:36 PM
Feb 2016

I'm fighting all the way up until my own primary day, and beyond!

onecaliberal

(32,873 posts)
28. I believe!
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 06:37 PM
Feb 2016

Hillary doesnt have an ice cubes chance in hell of winning that state in the general just like Bernie.

Land of Enchantment

(1,217 posts)
29. Funny, with only 4 states so far and
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 06:38 PM
Feb 2016

the MMedia is already calling the primary season. There is plenty of time if we all get out there, volunteer--donate. I saw three Bernie ads today on FX. Beautiful.

 

SciDude

(79 posts)
31. We knew it would be difficult to bring down Clinton and the oligarchs
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 06:41 PM
Feb 2016

but I still believe we can win this! I've seen the trickle of minority support start to flow and I predict it will become a river of support as this primary continues.

I think it would be a sad irony if Clinton wins and maintains the oligarchs stranglehold of power over this country on the backs of black people. I would understand if she won with the support of upper middle class whites since they have the status quo in their favor but I see little reason to see how her presidency can help minorities in any significant way.

Time will tell but I think Bernie will pick-up momentum again after this battle in DEEP-RED South Carolina. Let's face it, she's likely to do well in the deep south and conservative states but we can win with a coalition of Blue states!

Hydra

(14,459 posts)
32. Bernie's momentum isn't going away
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 06:54 PM
Feb 2016

And with Team Hill's recent disregard of BLM, there may be a new chapter being written right now.

localroger

(3,629 posts)
33. Who "wins" is hardly relevant in this primary
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 07:09 PM
Feb 2016

The question is, what is the delegate balance? These are not winner-take-all primaries and a slight loss is easily overcome in a more favorable future primary, perhaps in a larger state with more delegates.

I doubt there will be more than a 10 delegate swing from SC, sure probably in Hillary's favor. But that is almost completely irrelevant at this point.

It's likely Super Tuesday will favor her by as much as a couple of hundred delegates, but still far from anything resembling a "lock" even if she "wins" every single state. There will be many opportunities for Bernie to make up such a deficit, especially late in the primary season.

And I voted today. My vote in the general is pretty irrelevant but even in dark Red and conservative Louisiana, that primary vote might swing another delegate Bernie's way.

HoosierRadical

(390 posts)
34. I agree this is Hillary's last hurrah, thank goodness
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 07:10 PM
Feb 2016

the rest of the electorate isn't like SC, as an African American I just hope Bernie was able to make some headway, because it is really ridiculous for people to be supporting Hillary with the record she history she has.

 

JustAMaverick

(35 posts)
35. South Carolina is meaningless but....
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 07:16 PM
Feb 2016

Strange how low the turnout is sounding in SC. The polls have been solid and consistent giving Clinton the state by 20 points plus. But that simply doesn't ring true. SC is an open primary state...why are they not talking about that? Obviously Bernie feels SC is a lost cause because it is. This viciously red state will not even go democrat in the main if Jesus himself were running on the ticket. So what they think is totally irrelevant to all but those people trying to deceive you into believing Bernie is losing the campaign.

Bernie who is now leading nationally in multiple polls. Liberalnarb, do not hang your head or hopes on Super Tuesday either. The massive shift has been from Bernie getting wiped out in those states, to Bernie putting up a good fight in them. Super Tuesday is the last body blows we take, before we start delivering some knockouts of our own.

The numbers are shifting tectonically in Bernies favor at a rate about equal to Obama if not a little faster. Bernie Blue will be the order of the day after we weather tonight's pathetic redneck ignorance conference and their brother's and sister's in the other southern super Tuesday primaries.

Peace

SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)
36. So far, the polls have been
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 07:16 PM
Feb 2016

pretty close to the actual results. So wouldn't it be a total shock if Bernie pulled this off? Personally, I think he will do very well with POC. He has devoted a lot of his time in this area of his campaign. I mean, look what Bernie has done to date. He was 4% 10 months ago. And if he does pull this off, his promise of pulling off a historic election victory will start here.

But really, wouldn't it just about kill the third way oligarch democrats, if Bernie pulls this off? I may be wrong, but I feel strong about this. This country is getting pumped for a political revolution.

Go Bernie, Go!!!

I'd love to see his acceptance speech from the plane.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
37. I am the political nerd in the family but this time I have
Sat Feb 27, 2016, 07:16 PM
Feb 2016

almost everyone coming with me to the caucus to vote for Bernie. Couple have to work.

mdbl

(4,973 posts)
52. One of these days, we'll live in a country
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 10:39 AM
Feb 2016

where elected officials truly care about the welfare about the public instead of the welfare of their wealthiest contributors.

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