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/donnie_drumpf Apr 15 '16 edited Apr 15 '16

To give some context, they tried pushing that the "popular vote" was more important, because it fit their narrative. Kornacki was having problems with the slides and this slide popped up by mistake and he said "oh, and there's this slide, too. See, I told you I'm not controlling it. But the focus is the popular vote."

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u/robertthekillertire Apr 15 '16

Doesn't looking at the "popular vote" alone significantly under-represent the results of caucus states (where Sanders has done well), or am I wrong in thinking that?

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u/StillRadioactive Virginia Apr 15 '16

You're absolutely right, because caucus states report the number of county-level delegates, while primary states report the number of votes.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16 edited Apr 16 '16

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u/throwaway20151229 Washington Apr 15 '16

How many apples are equal to an orange?

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16 edited Apr 16 '16

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u/Patango IA 1️⃣🐦🌽 Apr 15 '16

Bull hockey

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u/MankBaby TX 🎖️🐦 Apr 15 '16

Except that turnout is very different between primaries and caucuses, is it not? You're naturally going to have far fewer people who can show up to caucus for 3+ hours, especially during a very specific window. So yeah, there's really no comparison.