Do you think if Bernie loses every state on super Tuesday that he will drop out? Or will he continue just for the sake of campaigning for issues?
I feel like he would lose a lot of "momentum" and donation if he kept on losing.
Edit: I mean besides Vermont, of course Bernie will win Vermont.
Honestly? No, I don't think Super Tuesday is the end all for Bernie. By the end of March, if he hasn't won 2 or more states besides NH and Vermont, that's when I think it's all but over. And when I say two other states, I mean states with high delegate counts like a Florida, Ohio, Illinois. He would still have a chance, but it would be somewhat of a miracle to get at that point. I don't see this being all but over till early May. Bernie is raising the funds needed to go the whole way.
I don't think Bernie is bowing out until the last caucus/primary has been held. Unlike Hillary's campaign, this run for presidency doesn't begin and end with Bernie; he is trying to establish grassroot movements across the country, he's trying to make the millenials excited about politics, voting, and the future of the country. He has a message to spread, and even if he doesn't win the nomination, it's just the start of what he's trying to accomplish, imo.
If there comes a point at which a candidate has enough delegates to win - particularly enough pledged ones - the other will concede.
If there comes a point at which it is abundantly clear that a candidate will not win even if it's not technically final, I also expect that candidate to concede.
Hmm. I'm loving her New Hampshire speeches. It's a different vibe than Iowa. She really wants to win. Same talk, but the message is coming out as more enthused if that makes sense
People were chanting "she's a liar" in one of Bernie's caucuses when she called herself a progressive in her speech.
There's a very dangerous line for some people and I'm worried that some of Sanders rhetoric has crossed over to some younger people seeing her as this evil Republican like figure when it couldn't be any further from the truth.
I swear it is so hard being in the same party as these delusional people Watch them get upset when Bernie inevitably loses and split the vote so Cruz gets elected.
Hmm. I'm loving her New Hampshire speeches. It's a different vibe than Iowa. She really wants to win. Same talk, but the message is coming out as more enthused if that makes sense
This was great! I wish it didn't cut off at the end, but I love the feeling of this speech from her.
But wait, isn't Clinton saying the same thing? And isn't she the one with the better chance of getting things done? Packer adds along these lines that Sanders supporters promote "higher taxes, single-payer health care, and free college education without demanding that he explain how he’ll get those proposals through a highly ideological Republican Congress." Fair enough. The point is, no conceivable Democratic president could get even pale versions of what's necessary through any conceivable Republican Congress. The only hope is to throw the bums out: marginalize the Republicans' carnivalesque xenophobia by making the Democratic party's economic populism more attractive, and eventually second nature, to "younger, better-educated, more urban" voters, as well as "older, more working-class, whiter" ones.
Clinton is implying that she, coming from a tradition of triangulation, can work with Congress. Sanders is saying, "No you can't, for God's sake; let's run against them and beat them; we are the majority, which can only grow with the people I bring in." This is what Sanders really means by a "revolution": mobilize now for future elections as a kind of Democratic answer to the Tea Party, but bigger and more resilient.
This is why Sanders winning is far more important.
But wait, again! What about being a socialist, a Jew—what about Clinton's huge popularity among African-Americans and Latinos, which Sanders lacks. What about the first woman president? What I ask myself is this: Can I imagine, after a long clarifying campaign, the person who voted for Obama in 2012 and who would not vote for Sanders in 2016? Socialist, at least in the way Sanders defines it, sounds about as radical as Canadian. Secular Jew? More unsettling than "rhymes with Osama," pious Mormon, or serial adulterer?
Moreover, if Sanders takes a woman onto his ticket, he'd pave the way for her in 2020, and help mitigate the disappointment of Clinton's loss now. Her advantage with African-Americans is important. But these groups are, for historic reasons, enthusiastic more about the Democratic Party than about her. If Sanders gets the nomination, where will they go? To the party that rails against Latino immigration and suppresses the black vote? Some might stay home if Sanders leads the ticket, but as many as the new, younger voters who'll come in? If Rubio gets the Republican nomination, he may hive off significant Latino votes. But would he take more from Sanders than from Clinton? (Moshe Dayan once said that he does not answer a question with more than two "ifs" in it, and this paragraph has three. But there is nothing terribly daring about the speculations.)
Lord I'm worried for the general election if Hillary wins. I know too many people that would rather sit out of voting than support Hillary which is CRAZY.
Biden was an idiot for not running tbh. I understand the situation with son influenced it but it would have been a relatively easy victory for him tbh.
I just wish he'd come out and endorse Sanders already. He practically already has (plus he hates the Clinton's) but he should make it official. Same with Warren.
I would say the White House has more knowledge on this topic than any one of us ever could know, and more than anyone but the FBI themselves (who, as he noted, may not even be targeting her - I've said for months that this could lead to indictment of a staffer or aide much more easily than one of her, if anything).
Right, they know more than the FBI, the people doing the investigation...
The FBI isn't going to tell the WH anything and they are not happy with the comments coming out of the WH.
Just about every MSM outlet reported on the 20+ emails that are so secret they can't even redact them enough to release to the public.
Lastly, the FBI isn't going to dedicate 150 people to go after one of her underlings or allocate that much manpower and not be looking at Hillary. You are delusional if you think they are not trying to build a case against her.
Hmm. I'm loving her New Hampshire speeches. It's a different vibe than Iowa. She really wants to win. Same talk, but the message is coming out as more enthused if that makes sense
Hillary's peak is happening at the perfect time. she seems stronger and more confident than ever. Pull through Queen!
I'm not American, so I'll ask this. Does this mean that they'll be the final candidates to compete on the Elections?
No. The announcement for both political parties will come later this year.
For now it's about building hype then comes the battle to be picked as the Democrat/Republican candidate.
Just had a chance to watch that Hillary speech on the train. Wonderful. Particularly loved her bit on predatory pricing and having the justice department go after companies that inflate the cost of drugs for maximum profits.
Watch them get upset when Bernie inevitably loses and split the vote so Cruz gets elected.
This is why Sanders winning is far more important.
