clinton vs. sanders your vote? — Page 129

From last night's exit polls, Clinton got 75% of the black vote, 67% of minorities overall, and 60% of women.

The next time we decide to have a revolution, maybe we should invite some women and some minorities.

When I vote for Hillary in November, it will have absolutely nothing to do with soul-crushingly cynical, relentlessly condescending sports-team lectures I've gotten from the older generation of Democratics I know.

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I'd be surprised if he conceded before the final primary, regardless of how he has been performing until that point. I don't think he'll be close, though, and will only remain in to further hammer his point (unlike Hillary remaining in the race in 2008, when she had an extremely legitimate argument for doing so).

The Empire State Building was turned red when the GOP was called for Trump, then it was turned blue when the Dem was called for Hillary.

And no one was disenfranchised during this or any other primary. That can only happen in November. Political parties get to choose their nominees based on whatever rules they choose.

The NY GOP is...unique. I mean, they nominated Carl Palladino for governor. I believe there are only around 2.5 million registered Republicans in NY, a state with population around 20 million.

I'm not sure if I totally agree with the idea that anyone was really disenfranchised due to the rules of the Democratic Party. Yes, there are absolute concerns about people being suddenly unregistered, and those should absolutely be investigated (and fortunately de Blasio has already announced his intention to do so), but it's not as if the party instituted these rules just to help Clinton win. They were in place before her candidacy, and parties are legally allowed to decide who gets to vote in their primaries. That doesn't mean the system can't be critiqued, but to me it isn't the same as someone being turned away during a general election.

I like Bernie Sanders a lot- I think he's done a lot to move the party to the left, he's kept Clinton on her toes in a mostly productive way, and he seems like a generally decent human being who I'd be happy to vote for in the general. But at a certain point, I lose sympathy for him since no one was forcing him to run as a Democrat. If you want to join a party and use their resources to help your campaign, then don't be mad when you have to follow their rules.

That's a lot of damned disenfranchised people



Who exactly was "disenfranchised," Borstal?

I agree with Kad re party affiliation, but NY, eight months ago please. I'm exasperated as to how all disenfranchised we've become, once again come November my vote will be more important than so many others. I think you'll see a softened Dem debate from the rest of the way in, with Sanders garnering as many concessions he can get on the platform. I don't think it will be brutal, and I also recommend like others before me, be nice to Bernie Bros. or my preferred Sandernista's. In fairness to Clinton supporters whom I've been badgering to explain why she's getting the gay vote, sorry, that's not your only issue. I realize that when I think of the social issues I'm most abhorred by, guns #1, I glossed over that.

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You're effectively disenfranchised if you're a Democrat in Mississippia voting for president Do you want a million other circumstances?

Hope she acts on guns. What's she gonna do? There's a technology that makes all triggers fingerprinted so only owner can use it. Will she do anything? I have as much faith in her getting things passed, realistic things like assault weapons ban, than I do Bernie.

You're effectively disenfranchised if you're a Democrat in Mississippia voting for president



Oh, for crap's sake,, no, you're not. Your post is an insult to generations who actually were disenfranchised.

You're both defending the electoral college. Please don't appear dumber than you already have.

But the electoral college is the most disenfranchising of all votes. We've been so concerned about super delegates that it seems we've lost sight that every way of electing a president is undemocratic as long as the electoral college exists. It's an embarrassment.

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