There was a consensus?
Shocking.

It is a consensus?
Shocking

TRUMP AND SANDERS TAKE NH.

Lol, CNN is running with the simple breaking news headline "Clinton Concedes to Sanders".

Slightly misleading.

"Sanders Blows Corporate Cocksucker Clinton Out of New Hampshire"

If Sanders is the one blowing, that surely makes him the cocksucker in that sentence.

Can we please have some more Republicans back out...

@KC I feel that I get no serious joy out of the republican race until its narrowed down to 2 or 3 opponents. I feel Trump has his numbers mainly due to his unique qualities. I feel the others are splitting the rest of the republican votes.

@KC, how about not? I'd much rather Trump win your primary.

I think it is interesting how this election is literally about how socialist or fascist we want our country going. really interesting to watch. I have no idea who I want to vote for and this is my first election.

I wouldn't call it my primary, as I'm not a Republican... But I really don't want Trump to get the nom.

Can I ask what you mean when you say you aren't a Republican? You're clearly pretty right-leaning, so it doesn't seem like a matter of being truly moderate. Is it just that you aren't committed to voting along party lines for the sake of voting along party lines? That doesn't make it not your primary--it's picking a candidate from a group that has all of the candidates that appeal to you--it just means you're not an idiot. Or is it that you refuse to participate in the system because it's flawed? I'd agree with that view, but I also think that it's still in our best interests to try to make the most of a flawed system, and not irreconcilable with the goal of changing it.

@ghug- technically being right-wing doesn't automatically qualify you as republican. there are dozens of right-wing political parties and affiliations that anyone can be a part of. Just as there are dozens of left-wing parties. an example is that the Tea Party is technically not the republican party but due to americas shit 2 party system they put their candidates through the republican primary. in essence america has a multi party system that narrows down to two candidates one for the left and one for the right. another example is that you may identify as socialist but that doesn't mean you are a democrat, your ideas as a socialist would just be more aligned with democrats.

Ghug why are you encouraging rightwingers to participate?

Despite what you think, Putin, people who disagree with you aren't automatically people who don't deserve to vote.

@CommanderByron "I feel that I get no serious joy out of the republican race until its narrowed down to 2 or 3 opponents" Gilmore got 12 votes at the Iowa caucus... and didn't drop out...

@ghug,

I'm definitely right of center, but I'm becoming more and more libertarian. I just generally have a strong dislike of "party" politics. I dislike the Republican party, so I find no reason to join them. I also have a lot of more "left" parts of me - such as on environment and immigration, so I really don't align well with them in everything either. I absolutely refuse to vote along party lines and will pick who I find the best candidate, irregardless of party. I also really dislike the two-party system. So, to answer your question, this is my primary in that there are a couple, or were, candidates I like(d), but not mine as in I am not a Republican.

@Putin,
Would you prefer only those who agree with you are allowed to vote or what?

@Bo,
Thank you.

Would you vote Sanders over Trump/Cruz?

I think Trump is probably the worst candidate in the running, so if it was him v. Sanders with no third party options, I would vote Sanders. Not as sure about Cruz. I'm definitely not a fan of him, but I don't know if I dislike him more than I dislike Sanders. If I do see Trump v Sanders I hope there is a decent third party who I can throw my vote too. (two parties suck)

I'm just going to leave this here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAT_BuJAI70

Yeah basically ^

Sanders is winning New Hampshire by 20 !

Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!

Yes, exactly 20 webDiplomacy points from webdiplomacy.net!

I predict that before South Carolina, we'll be down to 5 Republicans from New Hampshire:
Trump, Cruz, Rubio, Bush, Kasich

Christie, Fiorina and Carson just need to get out now. None of them have what it takes to win SC or NV.

Christie should stick around just so that he can pester Rubio in the next debate.

"Putin, people who disagree with you aren't automatically people who don't deserve to vote."

Deserving the vote has nothing to do with it. Every side wishes the other side would stay home and not turn out. It's very simple.

Every side *benefits if* the other side would stay home and not turn out. Not everyone is purely Machiavellian in intent. Some actually want a functional electoral system with civil discourse.

How is this Machiavellian? You all love bourgeois democracy but you don't recognize that elections are at least purported to be a competition?

And sorry not sorry that I don't want a demographic 2/3s of which just came out in favor of a total ban on Muslims entering America, to participate in the voting process. Sit on the couch, fascists.