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Discussion: U.S. Election 2016: Primary Season
Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by Flare
Hilary officially was declared the winner at 3:41AM EST
Congrats!
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Inevitable indeed  I wonder how much she outspent the Sanders campaign in Iowa? +5 delegate count, more than worth the millions
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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NH should be a safe win for Bernie, but the campaign really needs to pick up some speed and momentum in SC.
Curious to see how Hillary's lead has changed in Nevada.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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omg not me being right
I told Moonchild Hill would win by 4
My mind must've foreseen this 0.4% edge
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Member Since: 12/29/2011
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Which one of you did this??? 
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by Danny789
Which one of you did this???
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Implying that Carly has fans on ATRL
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Member Since: 4/4/2014
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Congratulations! A win is a win, but like I said, this is a battle of perception at the moment. This will help Hillary's campaign spin it more favorably in the news cycle.
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Member Since: 4/24/2012
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Originally posted by VPM
Iowa has a closed primary. They might not have known that they had to change their registration to "Republican" in order to be in a Republican caucus. Cruz definitely had support from registered Republicans. Registration won't matter in the general election, though.
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Bumping this for future primary participants. Depending on what party you're planning to vote for, see if your state has open primary ( anyone can participate), closed primary (only people registered to a certain party), or a mixed primary. You can change which ever party you're registered with if you want to.
Check the dates too.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Member Since: 4/4/2014
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Also, Hillary is the first woman to win the Iowa caucus. Historic.
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Member Since: 10/17/2009
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Congrats, Hill! This is a huge win for her, it shows that this is not '08, Bernie is not Obama, and he doesn't have the strength demographically to realistically challenge her. If he was on his way to winning the nomination, he should have been able to win tonight, but he didn't. If he can't pull out a victory here where he has such a huge advantage in voter demographics, I don't see how he's gonna be truly challenging her when Super Tuesday rolls around.
And Yas to her being the first woman to win the Iowa caucus!
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Originally posted by Moonchild
Also, Hillary is the first woman to win the Iowa caucus. Historic. |
congratulations queen
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Member Since: 12/23/2006
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interesting indeed, altho Hilary won it was super tight so weŽll see what this lead to!
i mean, i like Sanders in the way that he's independent, hasn't sold out to Corporate interests and stuff like that. altho i'm far from being left, i Think some of his policys could do good in america, because the further polarization right now will only harm America, a well-situated middle class and low unemplyment is the key...
and those ideas lot of republicans adress are just contra-producticve and only serves to religious people. i mean seriously, WHY is abortion such a huge issue and taboo in US?! no (?) republican is pro-choice, i mean i would atleast Think that Trump would be given he's not the typical conservative.
what if the woman was raped, gets pregnancy-related illnesses, or the baby is to be born a retard, heavily sick etc? it'll just be a load for society!
America was the most prominent country in youthanasia and eugenics round the turn of the 20th Century, now it's the opposite. i'm not saying either is right per se, but that's a huge turnaround..
anyway, i'm putting my hopes on Marco Rubio, if the republicans were to win. he's the most sensible and moderate of the frontrunners it seems
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Member Since: 3/3/2011
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I don't understand the delegate method. At the end of the day the person who wins the nomination is the candidate with the highest delegate total, right?
Now that Clinton's won Iowa, does that mean she gets all 44 delegates?
And how do super delegates factor into the equation?
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Member Since: 3/18/2008
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Wasn't Iowa one of the few places where Bernie was building a strong momentum against her? I don't see him winning anywhere else now.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by blackbeatxx
interesting indeed, altho Hilary won it was super tight so weŽll see what this lead to!
i mean, i like Sanders in the way that he's independent, hasn't sold out to Corporate interests and stuff like that. altho i'm far from being left, i Think some of his policys could do good in america, because the further polarization right now will only harm America, a well-situated middle class and low unemplyment is the key...
and those ideas lot of republicans adress are just contra-producticve and only serves to religious people. i mean seriously, WHY is abortion such a huge issue and taboo in US?! no (?) republican is pro-choice, i mean i would atleast Think that Trump would be given he's not the typical conservative.
what if the woman was raped, gets pregnancy-related illnesses, or the baby is to be born a retard, heavily sick etc? it'll just be a load for society!
America was the most prominent country in youthanasia and eugenics round the turn of the 20th Century, now it's the opposite. i'm not saying either is right per se, but that's a huge turnaround..
anyway, i'm putting my hopes on Marco Rubio, if the republicans were to win. he's the most sensible and moderate of the frontrunners it seems
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Rubio's as conservative and Bible-carrying as Cruz, the only difference is that Cruz is more vocal. At the end of the day they agree a lot on social issues.
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the little Bernsters are seething and i LIVE 
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Couldn't last past 4am UK time watching with so little movement in numbers! Glad Hillary clinched it but both did incredibly.
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Member Since: 9/20/2011
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Both The New York Times and Nate Silver agree this was bad for Bernie.
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But in the end, a virtual tie in Iowa is an acceptable, if not ideal, result for Mrs. Clinton and an ominous one for Mr. Sanders. He failed to win a state tailor made to his strengths.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/02/up...smtyp=cur&_r=0
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Reality check: A tie in Iowa is actually a win for Clinton. According to our targets at the Cook Political Report, Bernie Sanders would have needed to win twice as many delegates as Clinton in Iowa to be on track for the nomination. Hes nowhere near that tonight.
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http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog...election-2016/
Sorry Little Bernsters! Maybe 2024!
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Originally posted by Mitch.
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the NYT supporting the candidates they endorsed? shocked
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