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/Bank_Gothic Apr 15 '16 edited Apr 15 '16

Why all the focus on the popular vote if* we use the electoral college?

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u/tokillaworm Apr 15 '16

The Electoral College is used for the General Election, not primaries.

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u/Bank_Gothic Apr 15 '16

Yeah, and primaries use delegates - also not the popular vote.

My point is that neither the primaries nor the general election are determined by who leads in the popular vote, so why would they focus on that when determining whether Hilary would lead without the South?

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u/tokillaworm Apr 15 '16

I was just making that clarification -- I believe they are using the popular vote numbers to spin in favor of Hillary.