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darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Anti-Gnosis Weapon
#113976: Mar 1st 2016 at 6:50:05 PM

It's also predictability, there's a reason come November you'll see entire states called one way or the other based on zero votes
True enough. I've always thought it rather unprofessional, however, though I know no news source wants to be that outlet who calls it last after the party's over.

[up]You haven't missed much.

edited 1st Mar '16 6:50:51 PM by darksidevoid

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#113977: Mar 1st 2016 at 6:50:56 PM

Drumpf and Clinton winning things, pretty much.

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Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#113978: Mar 1st 2016 at 6:51:36 PM

[up][up][up] A bunch of Southern and Northeastern states voting for Trump and Clinton.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#113979: Mar 1st 2016 at 6:54:48 PM

I had a rather scary what-if pop into my head.

What would happen if Clinton got the nomination, then successfully got indicted over the email business. Smokescreen distraction or not, that's probably one of the most prominent scandals working against her at the moment.

Were that to happen, would Sanders come in as the nominee or would the dems just be screwed?

edited 1st Mar '16 6:59:09 PM by sgamer82

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Party Crasher
#113980: Mar 1st 2016 at 6:56:01 PM

Christie looks like Trump's Italian wiseguy bodyguard.

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#113981: Mar 1st 2016 at 6:57:18 PM

I'm not sure an indictment would actually make her ineligible to run for president. It might make her less likely to win though.

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#113982: Mar 1st 2016 at 6:59:29 PM

[up][up][up] It takes a two thirds majority for the Senate to convict, so it's not possible unless the Dems literally split in two, in which case finding a new presidential candidate would be the least of their issues.

edited 1st Mar '16 6:59:58 PM by Silasw

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#113983: Mar 1st 2016 at 7:12:55 PM

Looks like Rubio's only shot for a win tonight is Minnesota. I'm assuming that Alaska is probably Trump turf.

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#113984: Mar 1st 2016 at 7:14:30 PM

He is toast.

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#113985: Mar 1st 2016 at 7:16:48 PM

[up][up][up] But how much damage to Clinton and the party in general could the indictment alone do?

edited 1st Mar '16 7:16:55 PM by sgamer82

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#113986: Mar 1st 2016 at 7:23:56 PM

[up] Why would it do damage? The last time a Republican Congress indighted a Clinton over a non-scandal it worked out fine for the Dems.

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ILoveDogs Since: May, 2010
#113987: Mar 1st 2016 at 7:25:23 PM

But Bill wasn't up for re-election when that happened. Was he?

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#113988: Mar 1st 2016 at 7:29:42 PM

I've seen at least one chart that a number of other states have more Sanders support than Hillary.

Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#113989: Mar 1st 2016 at 7:31:17 PM

Stop trying to make fetch happen.

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#113990: Mar 1st 2016 at 7:31:25 PM

Hillary, even if you believe the worst about her, is still light years better than anyone the Republicans could possibly field. I would not be sad to see her as President.
Neither will I, I'll just be less enthusiastic.
there's a reason come November you'll see entire states called one way or the other based on zero votes, nobody needs to stay up to see in California goes blue.
While true in the general, given how close most of these candidates have been and still are, it's a little odd for the primary to be called with <3% reported precincts IMO.
What would happen if Clinton got the nomination, then successfully got indicted over the email business.
Hopefully the DNC would meet and quietly negotiate a deal to trade candidates to Sanders, assuming it was before the deadlines to be on state ballots. Otherwise, I can see two options: one, she wins, gets sworn in, and immediately resigns for her VP, who picks someone else (Sanders?) as their VP. Two, President Trump.

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#113991: Mar 1st 2016 at 7:35:41 PM

Possibility three, she wins, but due to being unable to take office the electors technically go faithless and simply vote her VP (or someone else who has been picked by the Dems to replace her) president.

[up]X4 He still saw a boost in popularity I belive, there's a reason he left office very popular.

edited 1st Mar '16 7:36:52 PM by Silasw

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#113992: Mar 1st 2016 at 7:47:05 PM

Looks like Rubio is on track to take Minnesota, and Trump is in third place there.

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theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#113993: Mar 1st 2016 at 7:57:19 PM

Maybe this will just be regional. The South seems to be primarily Hillary-town and Trump-ville. Maybe the other regions will be different and give Sanders his edge.

Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#113994: Mar 1st 2016 at 8:04:17 PM

[up] The Northeast is also Hillary and Trump territory. We'll have to see how the West and Midwest will do.

edited 1st Mar '16 8:05:04 PM by Bat178

PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#113995: Mar 1st 2016 at 8:08:37 PM

Must-Read: Matt O’Brien: Trumpublicans and Rumpublicans

Bottom line: Conservatism has failed most GOP voters, so they’d rather try nationalism. It was what they liked most anyways. Healthy political parties aren’t so easily—or at all!—hijacked by racist billionaires. Republicans should think about why this is happening.

Heer Jeet from the New Republic makes a good point: Clinton not only has to beat Trump down as a thug and bigot, but she has to go Sanders or even Green Party levels of Leftist Economic Populism potentially, since Trump's entire econ platform is Right/Neo Liberal Democrat.

Basically, DNC square the circle-ing shit could hurt her.

Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#113996: Mar 1st 2016 at 8:09:58 PM

[up][up]Should also mention that while Clinton undoubtedly is winning some white voters in the South, which is a shared constituency with Trump, the main reason why she's winning the South is because she overwhelmingly is winning African-American votes, which Sanders isn't.

Or to put it another way, Trump's voters and Clinton's voters in the South arel largely not the same people.

edited 1st Mar '16 8:11:12 PM by Hodor2

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#113997: Mar 1st 2016 at 8:21:35 PM

Sanders has won Colorado. This night may not be a complete loss after all.

edited 1st Mar '16 8:21:44 PM by theLibrarian

Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#113998: Mar 1st 2016 at 8:27:04 PM

[up] Seems like the American West still has some brains left in their skulls.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#113999: Mar 1st 2016 at 8:29:40 PM

[up][up] and [up] could you two come off as a bit less alarmist and insulting? We get it, you don't like Hilary Clinton.

edited 1st Mar '16 8:30:15 PM by LSBK

Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#114000: Mar 1st 2016 at 8:32:28 PM

And Minnesota has also been called for Sanders. That's 4 of the 5 predicted states, with Massachusetts narrowly going to Clinton (along with the South, as mentioned).

So the race isn't over just yet.


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