Comments on: In case you’ve been stranded on a desert island recently, today is the NH primary

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:14:48 +0000

Just to lighten the mood.

https://babylonbee.com/news/new-political-bible-adds-r-or-d-after-each-characters-name

By: OldTexan

OldTexan — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:33:38 +0000

I have a memory of being a 10 year old and going with my mother to take my grandmother to vote in a local election. As we came out of the local Fire Station I asked my grandmother and mom who they voted for. My mom took me by the ear and walked me away a bit ant told me that in our country the vote was a personal sacred act of independence and then she went on to tell me that my grandmother had marched in the early 1900’s to help win women the right to vote as they wished for whom ever they wished.

Sometimes we tend to forget to show up, shut up and just, damn it, vote.

By: JimNorCal

JimNorCal — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:57:43 +0000

“a prediction without reading the polls. I predict Sanders wins, Buttigieg second, Klobuchar third”

Looking good.
Amy’s result is the surprise.

By: huxley

huxley — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:35:09 +0000

Actually Deval Patrick is still running, but in deep stealth mode. I did find a CSPAN clip of Patrick in NH — 77 minutes worth if you can stand it:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?467896-1/deval-patrick-campaigns-hampshire

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:18:43 +0000

Sanders and Warren together would be about 37% (at this point). That’s a significant chunk for the party to cope with. Somehow, I can’t see either Buttigieg or Klobuchar taking the country by storm in November.

By: huxley

huxley — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:11:44 +0000

Pretty sad for Biden, if one is inclined to charity. I thought he would fade months before this. I guess he represented the Quest for Sanity to Beat Trump but became The Light That Failed.

Impressive for Klobuchar, who I thought would get lost in the shuffle. More Quest for Sanity.

I’m still not sure why Warren has done so poorly. I guess she became A Plan Too Far. Democrats would rather not know the specifics of how Santa steers his sled to your house, then climbs down the chimney to deliver all the presents.

Bernie retains the Mystery of Santa Claus.

By: OldTexan

OldTexan — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:20:12 +0000

And moving on Bloomberg is the Joker in the Deck !

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:16:18 +0000

PJ Media has the votes as they are reported:

https://pjmedia.com/blog/liveblogevent/live-drunkblogging-the-new-hampshire-primary/

With about 25% in, it’s Sanders 28.25%, Buttigieg 22.43%, Klobuchar 19.28%, Warren 10.31%, Biden 8.3%. Unless Warren gets a huge bump from counties that border Massachusetts, she’s toast.

By: OldTexan

OldTexan — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:01:07 +0000

Were I still a Democrat I would have to vote for Amy Klobuchar over the rest of the nest of vipers. I kind of can’t stand the rest of the pack and she has a lot of flaws as a prosecutor. What a mess for the Dems.

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:28:05 +0000

https://www.redstate.com/tladuke/2020/02/11/here-are-the-vegas-odds-for-who-wins-new-hampshire-tonight/

“You still have time to place your bets on who will win the New Hamshire primary tonight.”

You say New Hamshire, I say New Hampshire;
You spell it hampster, I spell it hamster.

https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/millennial-writer-cries-for-mother-at-work-when-editor-corrects-her-spelling/

Somewhat surprisingly, the auto-fill came up with “hampster misspelling story” as soon as I put in “hampst” — didn’t even have to check my bookmarks. I’m surprised that somebody’s spell-checker let that error go through, though.