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« on: April 28, 2016, 11:03:50 AM »
Did the Rhode Islanders rather want to express their genuine love for Bernie, or rather their blazing hatred for Hillary?
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« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2016, 11:14:04 AM »
Uh, neither? It's possible a majority of voters preferred Sanders to Hillary without having a "genuine love" or "blazing hatred" for either.
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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2016, 11:14:35 AM »
Quote from: White Light on April 28, 2016, 11:14:04 AM
Uh, neither? It's possible a majority of voters preferred Sanders to Hillary without having a "genuine love" or "blazing hatred" for either.
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« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2016, 11:22:56 AM »
Option 1.

Given the economics of Rhode Island I wasn't too surprised that Bernie won there.
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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2016, 11:29:52 AM »
Rhode Island is a left-wing state. To the left of the local Democratic Party. That's why a left-wing independent got elected the governor before last.
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« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2016, 01:23:10 PM »
Quote from: Famous Mortimer on April 28, 2016, 11:29:52 AM
Rhode Island is a left-wing state. To the left of the local Democratic Party. That's why a left-wing independent got elected the governor before last.

I always thought RI was a right-wing Democratic state. Really. Who's right?
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« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2016, 01:46:26 PM »
Clearly anti-Hillary, and I'm very concerned about Trump taking the Island State this fall.  Democrat candidates don't usually win without RI.

Oh despair, Trump will win.  : (
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« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2016, 01:57:17 PM »
Yes.
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« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2016, 02:12:03 PM »
Quote from: Famous Mortimer on April 28, 2016, 11:29:52 AM
Rhode Island is a left-wing state. To the left of the local Democratic Party. That's why a left-wing independent got elected the governor before last.

Lincoln Chafee is left-wing now?
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« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2016, 02:12:52 PM »
Quote from: Figueira on April 28, 2016, 02:12:03 PM
Quote from: Famous Mortimer on April 28, 2016, 11:29:52 AM
Rhode Island is a left-wing state. To the left of the local Democratic Party. That's why a left-wing independent got elected the governor before last.

Lincoln Chafee is left-wing now?

He's not, but he ran or claimed to be running to the left of the Democratic nominee in 2010.
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« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2016, 02:15:30 PM »
Quote from: whyCarly? on April 28, 2016, 02:12:52 PM
Quote from: Figueira on April 28, 2016, 02:12:03 PM
Quote from: Famous Mortimer on April 28, 2016, 11:29:52 AM
Rhode Island is a left-wing state. To the left of the local Democratic Party. That's why a left-wing independent got elected the governor before last.

Lincoln Chafee is left-wing now?

He's not, but he ran or claimed to be running to the left of the Democratic nominee in 2010.

Ah, OK. I should pay more attention to Rhode Island politics.
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« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2016, 02:22:17 PM »
Whoa, I must've repressed Chaffee out of my mind because I thought Rhode Island's previous governor was Carcieri.
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« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2016, 02:59:47 PM »
Quote from: Figueira on April 28, 2016, 02:12:03 PM
Quote from: Famous Mortimer on April 28, 2016, 11:29:52 AM
Rhode Island is a left-wing state. To the left of the local Democratic Party. That's why a left-wing independent got elected the governor before last.

Lincoln Chafee is left-wing now?

Why do you seem incredulous? Lincoln Chafee is more liberal than most Democrats, including the presumptive Democratic nominee for president.
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« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2016, 03:03:16 PM »
Quote from: sportydude on April 28, 2016, 01:23:10 PM
Quote from: Famous Mortimer on April 28, 2016, 11:29:52 AM
Rhode Island is a left-wing state. To the left of the local Democratic Party. That's why a left-wing independent got elected the governor before last.

I always thought RI was a right-wing Democratic state. Really. Who's right?

The party fixers and establishment is right-wing Catholic. The voters are not anymore.
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« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2016, 03:58:33 PM »
Quote from: Famous Mortimer on April 28, 2016, 11:29:52 AM
Rhode Island is a left-wing state. To the left of the local Democratic Party. That's why a left-wing independent got elected the governor before last.

No.
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« Reply #15 on: April 28, 2016, 03:59:52 PM »
Quote from: NerdyBohemian on April 28, 2016, 03:58:33 PM
Quote from: Famous Mortimer on April 28, 2016, 11:29:52 AM
Rhode Island is a left-wing state. To the left of the local Democratic Party. That's why a left-wing independent got elected the governor before last.

No.

Dude, you thought Hillary was going to win it.
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« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2016, 04:07:17 PM »
Quote from: Famous Mortimer on April 28, 2016, 03:59:52 PM
Quote from: NerdyBohemian on April 28, 2016, 03:58:33 PM
Quote from: Famous Mortimer on April 28, 2016, 11:29:52 AM
Rhode Island is a left-wing state. To the left of the local Democratic Party. That's why a left-wing independent got elected the governor before last.

No.

Dude, you thought Hillary was going to win it.

You're correct and I admit to being shocked by it. But we also have Gina Raimondo as our governor, the state's biggest anti-public education advocate as lt. governor (both of which defeated far more progressive options in their primaries) and a very conservative Speaker of the House. Hardly "left-wing" figures.

The state also hates Lincoln Chaffee and Raimondo who both endorsed Hillary. Was it retaliation? Who knows.
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« Reply #17 on: April 28, 2016, 06:01:21 PM »
Quote from: Famous Mortimer on April 28, 2016, 11:29:52 AM
Rhode Island is a left-wing state. To the left of the local Democratic Party. That's why a left-wing independent got elected the governor before last.
This is just wrong.
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« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2016, 06:10:29 PM »
RI was an open primary, so that was really the main reason he won. It would have been interesting to see who would have won the states that were closed if they were open primaries.
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« Reply #19 on: April 28, 2016, 06:14:37 PM »
Quote from: standwrand on April 28, 2016, 06:10:29 PM
RI was an open primary, so that was really the main reason he won. It would have been interesting to see who would have won the states that were closed if they were open primaries.

Only Connecticut would've flipped.
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« Reply #20 on: April 28, 2016, 06:21:18 PM »
Quote from: IceSpear on April 28, 2016, 06:14:37 PM
Quote from: standwrand on April 28, 2016, 06:10:29 PM
RI was an open primary, so that was really the main reason he won. It would have been interesting to see who would have won the states that were closed if they were open primaries.

Only Connecticut would've flipped.

I meant out of all the US
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