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Hillary Clinton

spooky3

(38,053 posts) Tue Jun 7, 2016, 09:26 PM Jun 2016

Now she's off to a good start in North Dakota too:

http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results

68+% with 4% of the vote in

also hanging onto the 9 %age point lead in SD with about a third of the vote in

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Now she's off to a good start in North Dakota too: (Original Post) spooky3 Jun 2016 OP

Sanders has surged ahead in ND. HRC's lead is narrowing in SD but still good, with 43% reporting. spooky3 Jun 2016 #1

Per Benchmark: North Dakota is feeling the bern as Sanders is out to a 30 point margin with 20% rep book_worm Jun 2016 #2

yes spooky3 Jun 2016 #3

Caucuses are extremely dumb. I hope they are gone in four years. tarheelsunc Jun 2016 #4

Exactly. Caucuses enable bullies to suppress the votes of working people and parents. SunSeeker Jun 2016 #5

spooky3

(38,053 posts)

1. Sanders has surged ahead in ND. HRC's lead is narrowing in SD but still good, with 43% reporting.

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 09:33 PM

Jun 2016

I don't know why NJ hasn't been updated.

book_worm

(15,951 posts)

2. Per Benchmark: North Dakota is feeling the bern as Sanders is out to a 30 point margin with 20% rep

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 09:35 PM

Jun 2016

Well ND is a caucus and that is where Bernie does best.

spooky3

(38,053 posts)

3. yes

Reply to book_worm (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 09:37 PM

Jun 2016

tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts)

4. Caucuses are extremely dumb. I hope they are gone in four years.

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 09:58 PM

Jun 2016

Not saying Clinton would win a primary in ND, but look at the disparity between ND and SD. They are not THAT different demographically. Caucuses are long drawn-out bumbling clusterfucks that serve only to suppress the vote.

SunSeeker

(57,078 posts)

5. Exactly. Caucuses enable bullies to suppress the votes of working people and parents.

Reply to tarheelsunc (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 10:08 PM

Jun 2016

People with kids (and a life) don't have time for that shit.

There is no justification for a caucus over a primary. And there is no justification for not allowing mail-in ballots.

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