Hillary slaughters Bernie in South Carolina

[Nonsensei]

88% to 12%. Yeouch.

[Baruch]

That is what a southern conservative state would do for closet Republican ;-)  Many of the votes came from their African-American community ... because they don't trust Jews from Vermont, and they see the former Arkansas First Lady as one of their people (regionally).  And they don't mind what Bill was up to before, during or after the White House.  Also Bernie's promises don't look like they would ever get past Congress anyway.  The African-American leadership knows that the D-leadership will continue to take care of their corrupt little selves (Jesse Jackson types), just like the union leadership got took care of, not their members (schlubs).  We will know much more, the day after Super Tuesday, which is only 4 days away!

Bernie is about 20 years too late.

[GreatLife]

Dropping from that high point now... but it has to hurt.

I believe that Bernie is feeling the Bern tonight...

[Baruch]

Dropping from that high point now... but it has to hurt.

I believe that Bernie is feeling the Bern tonight...

Personally sad ... Bernie and I are both Jewish, and I have much more politically in common with him than any other candidate, so I would like to seem him nominated.  If he hangs on money-wise, all the way to the end, he may yet win, because nationally he leads Hillary.  But he has to hold on.  There isn't going to be a bandwagon for him to the convention.

[AllPurposeAtheist]

I figured HRC would win big here in SC. It's not the end of Sanders, but it's close.  To bad Bernie isn't young with dashing good looks, but he may have shaken up part of the Democratic party enough to inspire someone else next election..tough to tell right now.
What I hope is that this hasn't fractured the party so badly that the R's get total control of both chambers of congress, the white house and SCOTUS.  If that happens we're all fucked.
I guess it's about time for Trump to 'turn over a new leaf' so he and his $2 hooker wife become born again evangelicals and fall in line with the R's..

[josephpalazzo]

88% to 12%. Yeouch.

In terms of delegates: Clinton 39, Sanders 14

So far in the race: Clinton 541, Sanders 84  (2383 to win nomination). Hillary is steadily pulling away. With the South basically hers, I don't see how Sanders can pull it off  on super Tuesday... except for divine intervention...

[Atheon]

Didn't they have the election last week? Or was that North Carolina?

[SGOS]

Democrats are progressive, but conservatively so.

[Baruch]

Didn't they have the election last week? Or was that North Carolina?

Sometimes the R primary is on a different weekend than the D primary.

The gerrymandering of primaries is like that of districts.  The South gets its licks in first, not NY, not IL, not CA.  FL and TX are South, but a big states.

[GreatLife]

In terms of delegates: Clinton 39, Sanders 14

So far in the race: Clinton 541, Sanders 84  (2383 to win nomination). Hillary is steadily pulling away. With the South basically hers, I don't see how Sanders can pull it off  on super Tuesday... except for divine intervention...

You are counting super-delegates who have not yet been allocated.  Not really fair.  If you count only the delegates that have been selected, Bernie gains on the percentages.

The only relevance of Clinton having the support of the super-delegates is if we have a contested convention - something that looks less likely with each passing day.  It could also be argued that she has locked down the democratic establishment by goading these super-delegates into supporting her publicly - no doubt that it helps the campaign.  This is how Obama beat Clinton back in 2004 - he was the candidate that locked up all the super delegates in that contest.

[Nonsensei]

In terms of delegates: Clinton 39, Sanders 14

So far in the race: Clinton 541, Sanders 84  (2383 to win nomination). Hillary is steadily pulling away. With the South basically hers, I don't see how Sanders can pull it off  on super Tuesday... except for divine intervention...

Yeah but the lions share of Hillary's delegate count are superdelegates, that can change their vote during the convention and probably will if Bernie has the superior number of regular delegates by then.

Regular delegates voting based on the actual will of the people?
Hillary: 93
Sanders: 67

Thats a lot less of a landslide isnt it. The count with the superdelegates included is smoke and mirrors bullshit propagated by people who want to give the impression that the race is already over and Hillary won.

[Shiranu]

Clinton is going to win... no surprise there. I prefer Sanders but he is just too much of a one-trick pony to get excited over.

[Mermaid]

Clinton is going to win... no surprise there. I prefer Sanders but he is just too much of a one-trick pony to get excited over.

I am starting to lose my faith in America's vote. I can envision a scenario in which Trump beats Clinton in the general election. I really want to be wrong about that.

[SGOS]

I am starting to lose my faith in America's vote. I can envision a scenario in which Trump beats Clinton in the general election. I really want to be wrong about that.

I can too.  He's very popular, and people are excited by him.  Hillary is just more of what the Democrats usually offer.

[josephpalazzo]

I am starting to lose my faith in America's vote. I can envision a scenario in which Trump beats Clinton in the general election. I really want to be wrong about that.

It's a very distinct possibility as: (1) Many Sanders' supporters will either vote for Trump or abstain voting, (2) Trump does better than Clinton with the independent voters. If those two conditions remain as such until next November, Trump wins.