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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#132726: Jul 26th 2016 at 4:49:54 PM

So there was no major attempt to make Sanders the nominee? Good.

thatguythere47 Since: Jul, 2010
#132727: Jul 26th 2016 at 5:21:36 PM

Honestly I think we should sticky a message here that just repeats "daily polls are unreliable. Stop panicking" because every day in here someone grabs a daily and gets super depressed.

Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?
Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Screaming Into The Void
#132728: Jul 26th 2016 at 5:35:39 PM

Why are daily polls even a thing? Seems unnecessary and a waste of resources to keep polling the public on the same thing every single freaking day.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#132729: Jul 26th 2016 at 5:35:45 PM

[up]X3 Sander's himself was the one who said the offical "I move that we declare Hillary Clinton our nominee".

[up] It's not always the same organisations doing the polls, but also its good for clicks.

edited 26th Jul '16 5:36:22 PM by Silasw

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FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#132730: Jul 26th 2016 at 5:56:41 PM

yeah, most polls are actually weekly, its just that so many do them, that it can be daily for the viewer.

More peculiar is that the various pollsters use different samples of the population to determine the vote, so you get craziness of comparing polls of 800 people versus polls of 1000 people, therefore with wildly varying margins of error.

AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#132731: Jul 26th 2016 at 6:32:45 PM

This is the sort of thing that annoys the hell out of me. You haven't been silenced. And for God's sake, you're not Robin Hood.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#132732: Jul 26th 2016 at 6:35:09 PM

Like, clearly reporters want to talk to him and clearly he's choosing not to speak.

Dunno what the hell his deal is. Or why he's got the Robin Hood hat.

Oh really when?
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#132733: Jul 26th 2016 at 6:35:29 PM

Persecution complex much?

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#132734: Jul 26th 2016 at 6:39:18 PM

Yeah, I have no idea what point he's trying to make. Is this a Bernie thing?

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Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#132735: Jul 26th 2016 at 6:42:30 PM

Apparently the Bernie or Bust people (or a group of them) walked out after Bernie moved to confirm the nomination and have moved to a sit-in sort of thing in one of the journalist tents.[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/sanders-supporters-walk-off-convention-floor-blame-rigged-system-for-his-loss/]

Re: Robin Hood: "Steal from the rich and give to the poor". Or, an anti-establishment figure to be emulated by the far left and condemned by the far right. (I've seen the later as the basis of one of Ayn Rand's essays.)

edited 26th Jul '16 6:47:48 PM by Elle

AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#132736: Jul 26th 2016 at 6:47:18 PM

The "silenced" thing is a diehard Bernie supporter/PUB thing. They're determined to insist that they've been banned from exercising their right to free speech because they were told not to be disruptive.

They seem to think that by doing this they'll draw lots of attention to their "cause". In truth they're just making themselves look very silly.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#132738: Jul 26th 2016 at 6:49:18 PM

I'm kind of surprised the Bernie or Bust people aren't just leaving. Sanders doesn't want them there, Hillary is the nominee, and the vast majority of attendees seem pretty enthusiastic. They're not really accomplishing anything by sticking around.

AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#132739: Jul 26th 2016 at 6:51:24 PM

[up][up]"Progressive Unicorn Brigade"

[up]Some of them did leave. The rest are trying to draw as much attention to themselves as they can so that they can try and get people to buy that they've been silenced and either write-in Sanders or vote for Stein.

edited 26th Jul '16 6:54:26 PM by AmbarSonofDeshar

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#132740: Jul 26th 2016 at 6:53:46 PM

I will never understand how they can rationalize that when Sanders clearly thinks they're being idiots.

flameboy21th The would-be novelist from California Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
The would-be novelist
#132741: Jul 26th 2016 at 6:54:27 PM

[up][up][up][up]British drunkards.

edited 26th Jul '16 6:59:24 PM by flameboy21th

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#132742: Jul 26th 2016 at 6:54:41 PM

For the people still acting like this, I don't think it's actually about him, if it ever was.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#132743: Jul 26th 2016 at 6:55:22 PM

They don't care about Sanders, they just want some white guy savior to toss Clinton in a pit and overthrow the government.

Oh really when?
Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#132744: Jul 26th 2016 at 7:00:23 PM

Actually, lately I heard that there were people with a similar attitude during the Bush vs. Gore race. Take that as you will.

Addendum: just heard that the volume of actual walkouts was less than 10% of Bernie delegates.

edited 26th Jul '16 7:04:36 PM by Elle

AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#132745: Jul 26th 2016 at 7:05:54 PM

[up]Um...yeah. They're the ones who threw the election to Bush in 2000.

flameboy21th The would-be novelist from California Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
The would-be novelist
#132746: Jul 26th 2016 at 7:10:15 PM

[up]This Is Unforgivable!

edited 26th Jul '16 7:10:29 PM by flameboy21th

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Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#132748: Jul 26th 2016 at 7:18:34 PM

Sounds like the focus is on personal anecdotes and personal history.

AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#132749: Jul 26th 2016 at 7:19:22 PM

So far. He's in fullbore "I love my wife" mode.

Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#132750: Jul 26th 2016 at 7:21:22 PM

But also selling her progressive resume hard.


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