Thanks gold for the post. I was very happy with the results last night.
I do have a serious concern that I hope folks here can explain. PA is considered one of the states that we have to win in the General to win the election. But I noticed that overall, more Dems voted in the primary than republicans. Not by much, but still more. Why are dems that motivated to vote, and will it carry over in the general?
“Why are dems that motivated to vote, and will it carry over in the general?”
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I’m in PA, in the Philly burbs. I’ve lost count of the Bernie bumper stickers and yard signs present. I’ve see one, yes, exactly one, Hillary bumper sticker.
I believe there is a strong anti-Hillary and gimme-dat base in PA. Hopefully the anti-Hillary dems stay home when Bernie is denied the nomination. And Hillary isn’t quite as big on the freebie rhetoric as Obama was.
Personally, I’m not worried about PA. There’s not a cool black guy to vote for this time. The cool white geriatric won’t win the nomination, and a grizzled, hacking, cankled shrew is not gonna motivate the voters.
” I do have a serious concern that I hope folks here can explain. PA is considered one of the states that we have to win in the General to win the election. “
Independents can’t vote in PA primaries. And Trump does have a path without PA, winning NV and one other state like IA or NH.
But in the general my guess is some Bernie voters will go Trump as well as a whole lot of Independents.
PA is considered one of the states that we have to win in the General to win the election.
sorry, but another path to the WH must be found...PA has gone Dem 6 cycles in a row, and that won’t change anytime soon, regardless of the candidate...
better to try and swing Fl, OH, and VA...Trump might do it; Cruz might swing FL, but nothing else...