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Calm down there Nigel. For all the problems of the US electoral system, Bernie is showing us that maybe it is possible to fix it through the ballot box. Give him a chance.
"Tom is a well known racist, and like most of them he won't admit it, possibly even to himself." - Ed Seedhouse, October 4, 2020.
Sanders is going to have get something like 55% of the remaining delegates to win since Clinton has a lock on loads of super delegates.
Yah, majority opinion appears to be he still has a steep hill to climb.
Super delegates can change their opinions. They just need to feel the bern.
Bernie doesn't need to win the nomination, to be a winner.
At the least, he has brought important issues forward and hopefully has moved Hillary in a positive direction. I can live with Hillary as President. Any of those Republicans, horror show.
Last edited by Bob Gillanders; Thursday, 11th February, 2016, 02:23 AM.
I've always wondered why the people who whine about the 1% don't become CEOs and bankers if the jobs are so easy and pay so well then donate 99% of their income to the less fortunate.
This could be a Nancy Reagan-style 'War on Poverty' slogan: Just Get A CEO's Job!! Problem solved.
"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." - Aesop
"Only the dead have seen the end of war." - Plato
"If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination." - Thomas De Quincey
Brutality. Actually, what it proves is that online harassment by males is pretty well universal, whatever the political stripe. But there's no reason to blame the candidate for the conduct of his/her supporters.
Dogs will bark, but the caravan of chess moves on.
Bernie Sanders wins big in New Hampshire primary!
Hurrah. :)
He may have won the election but as they showed on the late night comedy network, Hillary actually tied Bernie because of the super-delegates which supposedly all went Clinton's way. So in terms of delegate counts the result of a 60% to 39% victory is that they split the delegates 15 to 15. Not very democratic despite the name of the party in charge of these shenanigans.
He may have won the election but as they showed on the late night comedy network, Hillary actually tied Bernie because of the super-delegates which supposedly all went Clinton's way. So in terms of delegate counts the result of a 60% to 39% victory is that they split the delegates 15 to 15. Not very democratic despite the name of the party in charge of these shenanigans.
Super-delegates is the way the party establishment keeps outsider anti-establishment types out.....may be an obstacle Bernie just can't overcome?
I've always wondered why the people who whine about the 1% don't become CEOs and bankers if the jobs are so easy and pay so well then donate 99% of their income to the less fortunate.
"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." - Aesop
"Only the dead have seen the end of war." - Plato
"If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination." - Thomas De Quincey
Re: Sid's question. That looks like a typo. Running for two different CP's? I don't think so.
I see, you seem to imply that it is the same Nigel Hanrahan (your good self) but the Government seems to have one of the Communist parties listed incorrectly, So which one of the Communist parties did you run as a candidate for? The Communist Party of Canada or The Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) or perhaps The Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist)(Manitoba) or The Communist Party of Canada (Manitoba) ? The second party I listed seems to have a very interesting history however if the 1986 and 1988 and Manitoba General election pages are correct you appear to have been a candidate for The Communist Party of Canada (Manitoba) in the Fort Rouge Riding in 1986 and the Sturgeon Creek Riding in 1988 in addition to running for The Communist Party of Canada in the November 1988 federal election in the Winnipeg-St James electoral district.
Look's like you have not learned anything from history judging by your posts for the last few years here on chesstalk.
I'm curious too. Don't you have anything positive to say about the first Jew in US history to win a Presidential Primary?
I am not aware of any "Jew" that won a US Primary, if you are referring to Bernie Sanders he appears to have only achieved a tie in the New Hampshire primary tied with Hilary Clinton in terms of delegates.
By the way, from where I sit, someone's ancestral origin including my own does not bear any relevance on the merit of their achievement. You might have a fascist like view on how one measures what is relevant but I do not. Make no mistake about it, the Soviet brand of communism and Putin's brand of democracy is nothing but thinly veiled fascism with a dash of kleptocracy thrown in.
Last edited by Sid Belzberg; Monday, 15th February, 2016, 09:57 AM.
if you are referring to Bernie Sanders he appears to have only achieved a tie in the New Hampshire primary tied with Hilary Clinton in terms of delegates.
WHAT? Well, back to Mr. Internet for help.
Pledged Delegates - based on popular vote
Bernie Sanders 15
Hillary Clinton 9
Unpledged Delegates - based on ???
Bernie Sanders 0
Hillary Clinton 6
So total New Hampshire delegates - 15 each.
But, those unpledged delegates can change their votes!
Oh, us elections are so,.....convoluted..err,..umm....complex!
And yes Virginia, the Republicans have unpledged delegates also.
Last edited by Bob Gillanders; Sunday, 14th February, 2016, 11:56 AM.
Super-delegates is the way the party establishment keeps outsider anti-establishment types out.....may be an obstacle Bernie just can't overcome?
Bob A
Well Bob, another state has passed judgement on Bernie Sanders.
A crushing loss, Bernie has no chance, his candidacy is over, just a footnote when a crazy old man socialist had a dream.
Or at least, that is how the mainstream media is reporting it today.
Don't you believe it.
I get a chuckle about how they say it's all about momentum, they they fail to see the momentum of the Sanders movement. He was 20+ points behind Clinton in December, and now losses Nevada by just 5 points. Hmmm, looks like momentum to me!
It is still an uphill battle, but.....
Last edited by Bob Gillanders; Sunday, 21st February, 2016, 02:16 PM.
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