Democratic Freak States Holy Saturday results thread (1st caucuses begin @1pmET)

[Gass3268]

True or false, Washington will be be Bernie's biggest state that he wins nationwide?

I'm gonna say true.

[Gass3268]

True or false, Washington will be be Bernie's biggest state that he wins nationwide?

I'm gonna say true.

What about Michigan?

For whatever reason I thought Washington was bigger than Michigan. Doh!

[Gass3268]

Dang Bernie got 89% in Wahkiakum County.

[Gass3268]

Dang Bernie got 89% in Wahkiakum County.

Obama only got 62% in the 2008 caucuses!  What's your source?

CNN

[Gass3268]

Is Seattle going to be the first major urban center to go for Bernie? Because pretty much all big cities that have voted so far have gone for Clinton, even Boston.

Denver, Grand Rapids, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Salt Lake City were other major urban areas to go for Bernie

[Gass3268]

"Freak States"?

Simpsons quote, check out the first post.

[Gass3268]

Pacific County 2008: 55% Obama
Pacific County 2016: 81% Sanders

Dang!

[Gass3268]

Crazy numbers from these states. They definitely help him make up for his extreme under performance in the south.

I mean, kinda. If these states had anywhere near the population the southern states had, Sanders might  have had a chance.

Washington has only 6 less delegates than North Carolina. Nothing to scoff at.

[Gass3268]

Seattle is possibly the most liberal major city in the country, with SF and Portland being its two closest rivals.  We elected a legitimately evil "Trotskyite Socialist" Kshama Sawant to our city council, the far-far-far-far-left newspaper everyone reads, The Stranger, is run almost exclusively by gay communists,  and we have a giant statue of Lenin.  My precinct had a bunch of hippies with dreadlocks and those organic-store purses that are made to look like they were sewn together from patches, and there were a couple millenials in brown jackets standing together with hammer and sickle pins and red star hats.

So much lol in this.

[Gass3268]

Sorry if this was mentioned before, but does Alaska have a 15% threshold?

Yes, like all Democratic states.

[Gass3268]

Bernie could be the Goldwater of the left. He might not succeed now, but his message is showing that the youth want to return this party to the party of labor, not soccer moms.

One can only hope. Got nothing against soccer moms and they are welcome to come on board, but labor needs to be at the front.

[Gass3268]

MSNBC calls Washington for Sanders.

AP/NYT does as well.

[Gass3268]

Soccer moms work too.

And, unlike Bernie's college student base, actually vote in midterm elections as well. Reorienting the party towards young people is stupid.

Nobody said college students, Comrade Funk said labor, a group that does vote in midterms.

[Gass3268]

Sanders attacking Scott Walker. Nice!

[Gass3268]

Soccer moms work too.

And, unlike Bernie's college student base, actually vote in midterm elections as well. Reorienting the party towards young people is stupid.

Nobody said college students, Comrade Funk said labor, a group that does vote in midterms.

Well good thing labor unions have overwhelmingly endorsed Clinton then.

There is a difference between union leaders and everyday union members. That being said the International Longshore and Warehouse Union just endorsed Sanders.

[Gass3268]

Soccer moms work too.

Looks like soccer moms in Washington broke for Sanders!

God bless soccer moms!

Also liking these named attacks against Governor Walker. Smart strategy!

[Gass3268]

Grant County 2008: Obama 55.1%
Grant County 2008: Sanders 78.9%

[Gass3268]

Kittitas County 2008: Obama 66.9%
Kittitas County 2012: Sanders 77.4%

[Gass3268]

Clallam County 2008: Obama 71.%
Clallam County 2016: Sanders 68.6%

[Gass3268]

I think all states should have primaries. And, I think if Washington Republicans can have a primary for delegates, Democrats should certainly do so as well. I would hope this is something the party can work on for the future once we have our nominee.

Agreed, but it sounds like the Washington Caucus is relatively new. Used to be a primary, but they switched.

[Gass3268]

I think all states should have primaries. And, I think if Washington Republicans can have a primary for delegates, Democrats should certainly do so as well. I would hope this is something the party can work on for the future once we have our nominee.

Agreed, but it sounds like the Washington Caucus is relatively new. Used to be a primary, but they switched.

Huh?  Caucuses have existed in Washington for many years, it's just that there's also a primary.  The Republicans have sometimes split the delegate allocation between caucuses and primary, but I don't think the primary has been used for delegate allocation on the Dem. side for a while.

It's what I heard from CNN And MSNBC.

[Gass3268]

Hawaii ballot:



Again, with the alphabetical order.  Seems like virtually every caucus state uses alphabetical order.

RIP Zombie O'Malley

[Gass3268]

CNN just ended coverage, said we shouldn't expect Hawaii results until midnight.

[Gass3268]

CNN just ended coverage, said we shouldn't expect Hawaii results until midnight.

Does Hawaii report their results all at once via a press conference?

If it is going to take that long, probably.

[Gass3268]

Stevens County 2008: Obama 67.3%
Stevens County 2016: Sanders 80.8%

Pend Oreille County 2008: Obama 62.8%
Pend Oreille County 2016: Sanders 77.8%