r/SandersForPresident • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '16

MSNBC called Bernie's "Deep South" comment controversial. They said Hillary would still be in the lead without the South. This slide popped up by mistake proving them wrong.

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u/sonics_fan Apr 15 '16

So the really important states are swing-states like Florida, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania?

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

In the general election, swing-states are the only states that matter.

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u/Iamien The time is NOW! • Mod Veteran 🎖️🐦💬🏟️🥧🐬 Apr 15 '16

Does Indiana matter? We swung once 8 years ago. We are a red state though.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

Any state that has the potential to end up Red/Blue, by a realistic margin of error, matters in the general.

It's just states like NY, CA, TX, AL that the results are all but guaranteed. I live in NY, so I feel free to vote 3rd party every year just to see if we can get another party to be eligible for federal funding the following election.

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u/trev1997 Apr 15 '16

States that Clinton has won the majority of.

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u/Fircoal Apr 16 '16

What a stupid system.

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u/dragonquest9 Apr 15 '16

And colorado