Saturday, February 27, 2016

South Carolina Primary Open Thread. Update!

I really don't think there is much suspense with this one, Hillary is definitely going to win today.

The only question remaining is by how much.

However let's watch the returns together and see if there are any surprises.

Update:

This might be a predictor of a strong showing for Hillary. 

Update 2: As anticipated even though the polls have just closed MSNBC is already predicting a huge win for Hillary.

And the Hillary campaign just announced the same as I was typing that.

130 comments:

  1. Anonymous2:06 PM

    Michele Bachmann tweeted that she doesn't believe poor people should be able to vote.

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    1. Ah. Another Republican displaying their firm grasp of the principles of the Constitution.

      Vying for Trump's running mate?

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    2. Anonymous3:23 PM

      Yeah, Michelle Bachmann that quit her Lutheran church to run for office. Don't believe me? Look it up.

      That's what I have against every darn last of the GOP. They preach God, yet don't even come close to living it. Horribly so.

      Someone point me to the verse in the Bible where it's okay to do so if you're a politician and forgiven. For the life of me, I can't find it.

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    3. Anonymous3:42 PM

      She's married to a closeted homosexual. This woman is so far removed from reality that she's not allowed to have an opinion on anything resembling reality.

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    4. Anonymous5:37 PM

      Guess what Michele one l Bachmann, I don't think stupid people should be allowed to vote,

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  2. Anonymous2:17 PM

    Yes, she's got this!

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  3. Anonymous2:18 PM

    Rubio: trump is flying around on "Hair Force One" .....giggle

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    1. Anonymous3:43 PM

      That's funny! That Rubio, he's got this, he seems so in control and this race is his to lose, he's, I guess, just biding his time before he brings out his big guns...Oh, wait, the Twitter insults ARE his big guns...nevermind.

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    2. Anonymous6:22 PM

      Now that mean fat ass Christie has joined with narcissistic ego trip Trump Rubio will be made into minced meat by Christie. Christie said as much when he was endorsing Trump on Friday.

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    3. Is he buying his material from Jay Leno now?

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    4. Anonymous9:10 AM

      Rubio is a joke, he's like a petulant little child trying to get attention from the adults at the table. He should just save face and quit now. Same with Cruz, it's obvious that barring some catastrophic breakdown of the Trump campaign machine he'll be the nominee; the other two should just walk away, save face, save money.

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  4. Anonymous2:49 PM

    I think it's depressing that the parties are still divided along racial lines in SC and much of the country even though Democratic Party policies benefit all races and classes.

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  5. Anonymous2:57 PM

    So I received a 'flyer' in the mail today from William Clinton. Not asking for money; just support. I already did, Mr. President. I voted for Hillary Rodham Clinton, and I did it proudly!

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    1. Anonymous3:50 PM

      I want a robocall. ;)

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  6. Anonymous2:58 PM

    I think Hillary can start to pivot to attack Trump now as she campaigns, and forget about Sanders, from a tactical perspective. He may win a couple more states, and I'm sure she'll campaign hard everywhere. But honestly, we have the general to worry about now.

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    1. Anonymous3:10 PM

      She's won 3 of 4 now.

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    2. Anonymous3:22 PM

      84% for Clinton and 16% for Bernie in South Carolina. I just heard Van Jones on CNN say that the Black Left is not able to turn out the vote for Bernie, even though they tried--with endorsements from Spike Lee, Harry Belafonte, Nina Turner, Danny Glover, and rapper Killer Mike.

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    3. Anonymous3:27 PM

      Poll: Trump blowout in Massachusetts

      http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/02/poll-donald-trump-massachusetts-219903

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    4. Anonymous1:01 AM

      Sanders and Clinton were even in earned delegates prior to SC.

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  7. Anonymous3:02 PM

    Hillary has already been declared the winner by NBC.

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  8. My prediction is that on Super Tuesday Hillary wins the majority of the states by such margins that it essentially stops the Sanders campaign cold.

    Momentum is a real thing, and she clearly has it.

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    1. Anonymous3:16 PM

      Let the coronation begin! (Just kidding everyone.)

      I agree. Bernie was a nice little distraction that steered Hillary more to the left, and that was a good thing.

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    2. Anonymous3:24 PM

      Agree.

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    3. Anonymous3:40 PM

      Reading comments around the web, the consensus seems to be Bernie has my heart but Hillary has my head.

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    4. Anonymous3:47 PM

      More to the left how?

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    5. Anonymous4:01 PM

      I want Clinton to win the nomination but want Sanders to impact the process and have some clout at the convention and formulation of the Democratic Party platform. I don't want the young people voting for Sanders to think their vote didn't count. If there are states where delegates are assigned proportionally, it may benefit the Party if Sanders stays in the race.

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    6. Anonymous4:06 PM

      Last September, i named my new kitten Bernie Sanders and i just bought a Bernie Action Figure:

      https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fctry/bernie-sanders-action-figure/posts/1502298?ref=backer_project_update

      As committed to Bernie as i am, i will proudly cast my vote for Hillary in the general election if that's what my country demands of me.

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    7. Anonymous4:08 PM

      4:01 - where are all of Bernie's "young people"? They are not coming out to vote. So he really has no provable clout re: the youth vote. It would be so different if the results had ever shown, in any state, that he was bringing out voters. But he's not.

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    8. Anonymous4:09 PM

      He hasn't moved her more to the left. She's always been to the left.

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    9. Anonymous4:18 PM

      I am just hoping so hard (maybe unrealistically) that if she is the nominee, that she chooses Bernie as her running mate. The Demicratic party would be unstoppable and we would finally get a truly progressive government.

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    10. emrysa7:29 PM

      "He hasn't moved her more to the left. She's always been to the left. "

      sorry, hillary is a centrist.

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    11. That makes me angry. Our primaries are in June. I have a right to vote for Bernie if I want. My choices shouldn't be eliminated by a bunch of other states.

      I wanted to vote for Howard Dean but by the time I got to vote in June no one was left onthe ballot except for John Kerry.

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    12. Anonymous8:06 PM

      Hillary isn't a centrist. She may be moderate on some issues, but she is a full blown liberal on others.

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    13. Anonymous8:26 PM

      Write him in, Mlaiuppa. So what if he cannot win....

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    14. Anonymous8:37 PM

      All the Bernie people have started going through the grief stages.

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    15. It has nothing to do with grief.

      It has to do with being denied my choice because other states have made decisions for the DNC before I even get a chance to vote.

      If there's only one name on the ballot by the time June comes around, why should I even bother to vote?

      I think all primaries/caucasus should be held on the same day. Get it all over with at once.

      Have them all in June and have the Election in November. No one is allowed to campaign until 60 days before the primary. That will cut down on the campaigning. Make it part of the campaign reform getting big money out of politics. As long as you're going to clean things up, do it big.

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    16. Anonymous5:48 AM

      Mialuppa, I've always felt a single primary day (I would do away with the caucuses) and a shorter campaign season would be a truer vote result. Everyone vote for their candidate, not be forced to wait your turn only to find you have to make another choice.

      Shorter campaign seasons, no outside donations and equal air time would keep things simple and keep these idiots from using campaigns for personal advertising/publicity purposes. No dropping out due to lack of funding or lack of serious intentions.

      We have created such a complicated election process, it doesn't appear to be fair or even accurate anymore.

      Mildred

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    17. Anonymous5:59 AM

      @ mialuppa
      You sound like a 3 yr old having a tantrum.

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    18. Anonymous10:09 AM

      mialuppa, I support your reform of the process as outlined in your 2:17 am post. I, too, get upset that by the time the primary gets to WA, all the states which have already held their caucus/primary, have winnowed the field with no input from the West Coast. Les than 50% of the US populace picks the party leaders. Campaign reform is definitely needed to create a system that works far better than the mess we see this year, and have been watching for months already! The senators running are NOT doing the job for which they were elected, but continue to receive their pay w/o any work being done by them at all. It is truly messed up!

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    19. Anonymous1:09 AM

      Bernie Sanders has a wider voter appeal than HRC does, and a wider base than just the democratic party. There may be states where the independents choose to vote Republican, because a Trump nomination is a lost general election for sure (IMHO). Surveys show Bernie beats Trump better the Hillary does in general election. Here is a website that summarizes multiple surveys:
      http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster#2016-general-election

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  9. As much as I would like to see Bernie win, the odds are not in his favor. Still, he is important to the race. I want someone with bold ideas, someone who isn't afraid to say other countries do some things better than we do and that we can learn a thing or to. That isn't America bashing. That's saying America was founded on the idea of achieving the seemingly impossible. If JFK hadn't been a dreamer, the space program would have ended after an astronaut circled the planet. Hillary is pragmatic and experienced, but pie in the sky is not a bad thing.

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    1. RealClearPolitics has Bernie beating both Cruz and Rubio in Florida. So does Hillary. But both losing to Trump in Georgia and Florida.

      If you look at the polls whether it's Bernie or Hillary they win or lose by about the same points against each candidate. So it doesn't really matter who it is.

      I think if BOTH were on the ticket, that would be the deciding factor and would strengthen the chances the Democrats would beat whoever the GOP puts up.

      Of course it would be perfect if Trump ran as an independent and split the Republican vote. Anyone could win against that.

      BTW Congressional job approval is at 84% DISapprove. Suck on that McConnell.

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    2. Anonymous5:58 AM

      @ mialuppa

      You ae absolutely incorrect. It would never do a presidential ticket to have both the Pres and the VP candidates from the same region of the country. Both Hillary and Sanders are from the NE and would do the ticket no good.
      If Hillary is smart she will pick Castro and take Texas from the GOP by a landslide.

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    3. Anonymous9:04 AM

      The only way to Hillary to bring in Sanders supporters is for her to put him on the ticket. Choose another vice and lose the Bernie voters.

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    4. Anonymous9:34 AM

      Many Sanders supporters will call him a sellout and stay home anyway.

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    5. Anonymous9:36 AM

      That's not the only way. Sanders supporters should be adult enough to realize they can have some of what they want or they can have none of what they want. If they choose "none," then this is all about being brats and not about what's real.

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    6. Anonymous9:36 AM

      9:04 doesn't think too highly of Sanders supporters.

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    7. Anonymous1:13 AM

      Bernie and Hillary are not interchangeable to those of us who are Republicans or independents supporting Bernie Sanders!

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  10. Anonymous3:20 PM

    Hillary has WON South Carolina.

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    1. Anonymous3:45 PM


      How Hillary Clinton Changed Her South Carolina Playbook

      Voters say she's connecting with them on a more personal level than before.
      ...Clinton's more personal approach seems to be working.

      “She’s more in the trenches compared to what she was doing before,” said Tatt Enhead, a 43-year-old Methodist preacher, who was listening outside of the church in Florence. “Before, she talked about things that pertained to the community, but you’re seeing her much more in the community than in previous times.”

      Clinton and her supporters have also tried to cast doubt on Sanders’ authenticity as an advocate for racial justice and criminal justice reform. Booker suggested, at a Thursday event at the historically black Benedict College in Columbia, that Sanders had come to such issues too late.

      “Hillary was talking about these issues before it was election time," he said. "She was in the trenches fighting for the things I care about, not just today and not just yesterday."

      http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-south-carolina_us_56d0d009e4b03260bf76eced

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    2. Anonymous6:29 PM

      Where's Barbara Carlson?

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  11. Anonymous3:29 PM

    Frank Luntz Panic: The Youngs Are So Gosh Darn Liberal!

    Oh noes. The young people, they are way more liberal than Frank Luntz and company think they should be. Voice of America, emphasis added:

    While leading presidential candidate and businessman Donald Trump frequently talks about making America great again, 61 percent of the young people in the survey believe the nation’s best days are still ahead. Just 39 percent felt our “best days are behind us”.

    [W]hen presented with 16 pressing issues facing the country, the younger Americans said they were most worried about the widening gap between the rich and the poor. The high cost of a college education was the second most pressing issue.

    All of this is a cause for alarm, according to Luntz, who writes, “The hostility of young Americans to the underpinnings of the American economy and the American government ought to frighten every business and political leader.”

    Really Frank? Maybe you should have sounded the alarm when conservatives consistently demeaned, insulted, and legislatively repressed gays, blacks, women, and poor people. Maybe declaring the future is so unimportant that we can ban the Environmental Protection Agency makes young people go hmm. Maybe, just maybe, when the average student loan debt crosses the $30,000 mark, people of college age decide that the Republican House, which chose tax cuts for corporations over increases to Pell Grants, is really truly not on their side.

    Maybe the problem isn't with young people, Frank Luntz. Maybe they are forming their political foundation at a time when being liberal is the most self-interested stand they can take. That should scare the crap out of conservatives. Reap what you sow.

    http://crooksandliars.com/2016/02/frank-luntz-panic-youngs-are-so-gosh-darn

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    1. Anonymous4:33 PM

      Oh brother, what a duntz is Luntz!! We should be glad the young are optimistic and don't buy the BS gloom and doom coming from the GOP.

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  12. Anonymous3:30 PM

    The exit polling in South Carolina gave hints of the big result for Hillary Clinton. Sixty-one percent of those polled in South Carolina were African-Americans. By a margin of 70%-9%, voters wanted the Democratic nominee to continue the policies of President Obama. Eighty-two percent of those polled said that they wanted the next president to have experience. Only 13% wanted a president who is an outsider.

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    1. Anonymous1:15 AM

      Bernie has MORE experience, that way I do the math!

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  13. Anonymous3:40 PM

    It's gonna be fun to see Hillary vs. Trump.

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    1. Anonymous5:00 PM

      Not for me. I don't see anything fun about him getting a major party nomination and possibly becoming president. The only thing fun would to see him humiliated, have a temper tantrum, and quit...now!

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    2. Anonymous5:04 PM

      And we will have the first woman president in U.S. history.

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    3. Anonymous5:18 PM

      Trump has no chance of winning, just like Bernie he doesn't understand that he cannot win without the minority vote.

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  14. Anonymous3:41 PM

    Time to fire Trump

    ...Polls show that 46% of Americans of voting age have a “very unfavourable” opinion of Mr Trump, which suggests his chances of winning a general election are slight. But Mr Trump’s political persona is more flexible than that of any professional politician, which means he can take it in any direction he wants to. And whoever wins the nomination for either party will have a decent chance of becoming America’s next president: the past few elections have been decided by slim margins in a handful of states. When pollsters ask voters to choose in a face-off between Mr Trump and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner wins by less than three percentage points. Mr Trump would have plenty of time to try to close that gap. An economy that falls back into recession or an indictment for Mrs Clinton might do it for him.
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    That is an appalling prospect. The things Mr Trump has said in this campaign make him unworthy of leading one of the world’s great political parties, let alone America. One way to judge politicians is by whether they appeal to our better natures: Mr Trump has prospered by inciting hatred and violence. He is so unpredictable that the thought of him anywhere near high office is terrifying. He must be stopped.

    http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21693579-front-runner-unfit-lead-great-political-party-let-alone-america-time-fire-trump

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  15. Anonymous3:45 PM

    I had to laugh at the look of reverent wonderment on Rachel's face at the thought of Bernie getting a crowd of 10,000 in Austin TX. If someone like Bernie can't get a huge crowd in Austin then it's time for Austin to secede. Bernie Sanders and Austin were made for each other.

    Did anyone tell MSNBC that Hillary will still be running for POTUS tomorrow and the next day and all the days after that until further notice? They usually ignore her between primaries.

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    1. Anonymous4:06 PM

      I'm officially done with MSNBC. Rachel was disappointing over the Melissa Harris-Perry situation, e.g., not standing up for her or even mentioning what's happened to her on the air.

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    2. Anonymous4:24 PM

      I lived in Austin for nearly 12 years. It is NOT as liberal as people claim.

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    3. Anonymous4:31 PM

      It's not her job to comment on it.

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    4. Anonymous4:38 PM

      Anonymous4:06 PM,

      I used to be a huge fan of Rachel, but long ago realized tha she only cares about the issues that affect her. She won't stand up for anyone.

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    5. Anonymous5:03 PM

      Anonymous4:06 PM I'm officially done with MSNBC.

      ----

      Me, too. If ones pays attention, the MSNBC executive editorial influence, even on the Hayes, Maddow, and O'Donnell shows, is noticeable.

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    6. Anonymous1:20 AM

      Give these two sites a look. I have found some of their articles very well researched and by highly credentialed types.

      http://www.alternet.org/

      http://www.salon.com/category/politics/

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  16. Anita Winecooler3:50 PM

    She won! Can't wait for the GOP meltdown over her new batch of emails, and toss in hearings on Benghazi. I know it isn't over yet, but I'm proud of BOTH democratic candidates for how they've conducted themselves during the campaign. It kind of renews my faith in the good in people. Can't say the same for the other side, they're white noise and entertainment, now let's do our jobs and gotv.

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  17. Anonymous4:01 PM

    OT... the Iron Dog race is over, Todd did not win. ADN gave a list of all the winners, Todd's name is not on the list. Why?

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    1. Anonymous4:29 PM

      Maybe they haven't finished yet, dumbshit!

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    2. Anonymous4:30 PM

      Maybe he is a quitter, like his ex.

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    3. Anonymous4:35 PM

      He scratched - didn't finish the race. Another one for the quitters!

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    4. Anonymous4:41 PM

      Todd scratched out in Nenana at mile 1919. He won't finish once again.

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    5. Anonymous6:44 PM

      Hey dumbshit @4:29, maybe try researching a reasonable explanation next time instead of insulting other commenters.

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  18. Anonymous4:17 PM

    OT, but seriously important: http://nyti.ms/1Rsd8YW

    NY Times article: Decline of Pollinators Poses Threat to World Food Supply.

    M from MD

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  19. Anonymous4:24 PM

    Trey Gowdy Altered Documents To Frame Hillary Clinton

    It’s time for Trey Gowdy to go to prison for his illegal assault on Hillary Clinton and her campaign.

    http://samuel-warde.com/2016/02/cia-trey-gowdy-altered-documents-to-frame-hillary-clinton-2/

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  20. Anonymous4:30 PM

    Clinton Promises To Carry Obama’s Legacy

    http://www.buzzfeed.com/darrensands/clinton-promises-to-carry-obamas-legacy-will-that-excite-bla#.iuQlPwyL9

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  21. Anonymous4:33 PM

    Trump’s America Arrives — Three Muslims Shot Execution-Style in Indiana

    If you want to envision what Trump’s America would look like, here it is.

    Three young Muslim men living in Indiana were gunned down “execution style” last Friday. Their names were Mohamedtaha Omar, 23, Adam K. Mekki, 20, and Muhammad A. Tairab, 17. They were all American citizens, living in the Midwestern town of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

    Police Chief Garry Hamilton said that each young man was shot “multiple” times.

    They were found in a house that is a well known “hang out spot” for young people. They were not related to each other. They have never been known to be involved in any gang-related or criminal activity.

    So why were three defenseless Muslims killed in a Republican state where Trump is expected to win by a landslide?

    Considering that hate crimes against Muslim Americans tripled last year, with the majority of the crimes being committed after Donald Trump called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” it’s pretty easy to guess what happened to these young Americans.

    http://usuncut.com/news/trumps-america-arrives-three-muslims-shot/

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    1. Anonymous5:18 PM

      Atrocious!!!!!!!!!! Gawd that's beyond words awful news.

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  22. Anonymous4:34 PM

    NPR Interview with Clinton Emerges: ‘My Roots Are Conservative, I’m Proud I Was a Goldwater Girl’

    http://usuncut.com/politics/npr-interview-hillary-clinton-was-proud-of-her-conservatism/

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    1. Anonymous5:16 PM

      From 1996 and nobody cares.

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    2. Anonymous9:05 PM

      Anonymous5:16 PM,
      Nobody cares because it is common knowledge. Would you rather she lie about her roots? It doesn't mean her position can't and hasn't evolved. Would I prefer that she were more liberal? Of course. But she is strongest candidate and she is SANE.

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    3. Anonymous5:54 AM

      Maybe if you had actually been alive at the time you would know that Goldwater would now be considered a progressive.
      Educate yourself about the things you are going to post.

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  23. Anonymous5:01 PM

    Clinton takes on Trump: 'America never stopped being great'

    Less than an hour after her commanding win in South Carolina, Hillary Clinton took the stage and declared the presidential race is going national. And that meant going directly after Donald Trump......

    http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/02/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-slogan-219908

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    1. Anonymous1:26 AM

      I felt like Hillary was blowing off my concerns by her flippant denial of the current issues in our country. Everything is NOT great, and while I don't support Trump (yet anyway) he is at least not denying how many many of us feel!

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  24. Anonymous5:20 PM

    Exit polls

    http://theobamadiary.com/2016/02/27/2016-candidates-dont-come-for-president-obama-if-he-didnt-send-for-you/

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  25. Anonymous7:47 PM

    You fucken morons settle for crumbs no wonder the democratic party is starting to suck. You believe what the media tells you like good little sheep, I use to respect this blog but fuck gryphen and his fucken herd of sheep who are afraid of real progress. Bernie Sanders was an option to rein in big money in politics but you fucken losers are to afraid of real change. Be careful what you wish for with a Hillary presidency... she is a republican and always has been a chickenhawk. Luckily my wife and I are on are way out of this world(age wise) but what is left for my grandchildren will be a third world America thanks asshole...

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    1. Anonymous8:24 PM

      Hi, Mr. Free. You sure are bitter, BernieBro.

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    2. Anonymous8:34 PM

      All native american reservations are already a third world nations but wachichos will only care when it happens to them... and it will! Karma! then you will feel the way we have for the last 200 years

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    3. Anonymous8:38 PM

      That Bernie bro shit was started by Clinton campaign just like 8 years ago with the Obama boys...

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    4. Anonymous8:48 PM

      Bernie and a Native American activist in St. Paul - not good - https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=bCYiN0N9dqs

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    5. Anonymous9:13 PM

      Whatsa matta? are you a frustrated Paulite? You think you're the only one with critical thinking skills? What makes you think we swallow what the media tells without thinking? What makes you think you have a secret source of "truth" and enlightenment that nobody else ha access to? What have YOU done to support the progressive cause? People like you are all about revolution in theory. When it comes to smart, steady incremental progress that will actually get you farther you couldn't be bothered. Then you insult people who don't think like you. Dumbass.

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    6. Anonymous9:50 PM

      Bernie has done nothing in the senate ( fact), now run along and "feel the Bern" of losing one southern state and get ready for the rest to follow.

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    7. Anonymous9:56 PM

      "Wahhhh, wahhhhh" now run along and light up another joint and calm down. Your Revolutions leader Bernie is just another pasty, old white guy who has done nothing in his whole political career and chose not to work for 17 yrs before that( maybe to avoid child support?0.

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    8. Anonymous5:43 AM

      Fuck you all may you all rot in he'll.. for stealing our land for murdering our men raping our women and stealing our children

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    9. Anonymous5:53 AM

      9:56 your a stupid fuck who thinks natives are just drunk and high all the time... the time will come when we will have our land back but unfortunately only after Whiteman has destroyed it...

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    10. Anonymous6:47 AM

      5:53 - I hope you watch the exchange with an 80 year-old native man in St. Paul with Bernie at a Bernie event. I posted it for you. Scroll up to my entry at 8:48 for the YouTube link.

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    11. Anonymous7:00 AM

      I did see it and my heart ached for my brother.. and he was right! But Bernies heart is pure and not polluted by money or greed and I choose him over that greedy lying conniving bitch that is Hillary Clinton.. and thank you for bringing that video to my attention...

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    12. Anonymous7:06 AM

      “Since the Republicans took over Congress in 1995, no other lawmaker – not Tom DeLay, not Nancy Pelosi – has passed more roll-call amendments (amendments that actually went to a vote on the floor) than Bernie Sanders. He accomplishes this on the one hand by being relentlessly active, and on the other by using his status as an Independent to form left-right coalitions.” for the asshole who claims Bernie did not do shit while in office....

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    13. Anonymous7:07 AM

      https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-a-list-of-legislative-bills-that-Bernie-Sanders-sponsored-or-co-sponsored-and-that-the-president-signed-into-law

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    14. Anonymous7:40 AM

      "But Bernies heart is pure and not polluted by money or greed and I choose him over that greedy lying conniving bitch that is Hillary Clinton."

      Yeah, there's nothing irrational about that statement.

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    15. Anonymous7:49 AM

      7:40 yes sheep follow the herd

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    16. Anonymous7:58 AM

      http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/28/rep-tulsi-gabbard-resigns-from-dnc-endorses-sanders-video/

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    17. Anonymous8:19 AM

      "sheep follow the herd"

      Did you make that up? I've never heard it before!

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    18. Anonymous8:19 AM

      The truth is out there, don't be fooled

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    19. Anonymous8:34 AM

      To see what you really are.. Google native Americans and the reptilian race... my people have taught us at an early age about who and what you really are....

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    20. Anonymous8:54 AM

      http://1984arkansasmotheroftheyear.blogspot.com/2012/02/chelsea-clinton-is-biological-daughter.html read this if you are not to chicken shit

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    21. Anonymous8:56 AM

      https://consortiumnews.com/archive/clinton.html and this

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    22. Anonymous8:59 AM

      http://www.stewwebb.com/2013/04/26/hillary-clinton-murders-and-crimes-against-america/

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    23. Anonymous9:00 AM

      http://www.clintonmemoriallibrary.com/clintcrimefamily.html

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  26. emrysa7:47 PM

    hey gryphen, please take a minute to read this article. in light of the fact that in south carolina:

    737,917 people voted republican
    369,207 people voted democrat.

    of course I am in favor of bernie, but this guy makes points I had not even considered before:


    http://static.currentaffairs.org/2016/02/unless-the-democrats-nominate-sanders-a-trump-nomination-means-a-trump-presidency

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    1. Anonymous8:35 PM

      The author is a student. And the article is based purely on supposition - and already obsolete after tonight's blowout.

      Robinson is wrong. There is PLENTY of sexist stuff that will stick to Trump--my Gawd, he's cheated on every wife he's had and Melania was a soft core porn star.

      Seriously, that is just #FeeltheBern propaganda.

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    2. Anonymous9:49 PM

      BS, now run along and go start your pretend revolution.

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  27. Anonymous8:23 PM

    emrysa - I don't need to read it. There are a lot more candidates running on the GOP side now, plus a TV star. That alone brings out more voters.

    If Trump is the nominee, Dems will rally for HRC due to the Supreme Court issue, wanting to take back the Senate, and the endorsement of the President, who will be actively campaigning for HRC. (Bernie not so much, as he has been so critical of the president.)

    Lots of GOP voters will defect if Trump's the nominee, too. Some will go third party or to HRC. (The GOP knows this and it jeopardizes all their down ballot races.)

    Plus Democrats are registering 5 million new voters this year, at a minimum. There is no metric that points to a Bernie win; he's lost 3 of 4 contests so far & he will lose big on Super Tuesday, too, if the PPP polls are correct.

    Where is the Revolution?

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    1. Anonymous8:58 AM

      You all act as if Bernie supporters will automatically caucus with Hillary if she gets the nomination. That assumption may prove very incorrect.

      You see, Trump will offer up a sort of "revolution" as well and if Bernie can't run the revolution in our favor then perhaps we should give Trump a try.

      He'd finally destroy the GOP and create chaos amongst the Republican-led Legislature. That can't be a bad thing.

      A Hillary presidency will be boring, the Republican Legislature will stymy her at every turn and play obstructionist hard ball against everything she tries to accomplish, it will be Barack Obama part two, except this time she's a woman instead of a half-black man.

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    2. Anonymous9:32 AM

      "...perhaps we should give Trump a try."

      You go ahead and give the Trump a try. Lap up his disgusting rhetoric about building a wall, Mexican rapists, and deporting Muslims. Have fun being in bed with David Duke, the KKK, Sarah Palin, and Chris Christy. I wouldn't have thought it based on your support for a Progressive like Bernie Sanders, but I guess all you care about is a "revolution," no matter what it entails.

      You must be very privileged to sacrifice the state of our economy, world standing, and the rights of women and minorities out of spite.

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    3. Anonymous10:09 AM

      9:32am

      Our economy will be just fine, and the rest of it, I really don't care.

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  28. emrysa8:33 PM

    hey 8:23 you don't have to read it, because apparently you know it all. no need to get another take on it, you are the expert.

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  29. Anonymous8:45 PM

    "Why South Carolina may be the first of Many Big Losses for Bernie" - http://www.vox.com/2016/2/27/11128240/south-carolina-primary-sanders-clinton-polling

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  30. Anonymous9:12 PM

    When will Bernie's Revolution actually start???? Time is running out!

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  31. Anonymous9:53 PM

    I guess the Bernie Bro's are feeling the Bern tonight huh?

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    1. Anonymous8:52 AM

      Keep baiting the "Bernie Bros" and see what happens come November.

      You won't have a President Clinton without bringing the Bernie Bros over to your side, if the Bros vote Trump then it's over.

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    2. Anonymous9:27 AM

      If the "Bros" would ever vote Trump, fuck 'em.

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    3. Anonymous10:51 AM

      @ anon 8:52 am

      Sorry, but you aren't that important. Hillary has the minority vote and that far exceeds the pothead vote.

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  32. Anonymous1:13 AM

    Hillary gave an awesome speech tonight. She really has improved as a candidate and I think she can thank Senator Sanders for that.

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  33. Anonymous3:43 AM

    One thing about Hilary, she is tuff! She can hold her own. She does not coward. She gets back up. Unlike a republican woman kissing the stinky ass of some male bully punk and begging him for a job? geez pathetic. Republican women seem so desperado for that bully approval. Women who don't stand up for women in need of support and justice is a terrible waste of uterus.

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  34. Anonymous3:46 AM

    Elect a Clinton and watch the heads spin.

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    1. Anonymous1:54 AM

      http://www.salon.com/2016/02/28/the_case_against_hillary_clinton_this_is_the_disaster_democrats_must_avoid/

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  35. Anonymous12:52 AM

    Was there a big chunk of independents that voted over on the Republican side even though they polled positively for Benie?

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  36. Anonymous12:59 AM

    Here is some real meat to argue against:


    http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/bernie-gets-it-done-sanders-record-pushing-through-major-reforms-will-surprise-you

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