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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I just heard that Billary and Bernie tied in the Iowa caucuses, so they flipped coins to determine the winner.
She must be proud of the fact that she had to rely on a coin toss to defeat a 74 yr old avowed socialist who is to the left of Obozo.
This stuff is just hilarious.....you can't make it up. |
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Location: SW MO | I’m more proud (NOT) that the feature of our country rides on a coin toss |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Boy shes trucking now,lol 
And I bet shes just so proud of herself..
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| I listened to coverage on npr all day they never mentioned a coin toss it was very very close one percent. |
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Location: the end of the rainbow | The list of choices for this presidential election leaves me frightened. |
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Location: 31 lengths farms | I think, if I heard correctly on the radio, that their were 6 precints that came down to coin flips, Hillary won all 6 of them. If Sanders had won half those he would have been declared the winner in Iowa. Really, a coin toss is what we came up with??? Who kicks off in a football game gets decided by a coin toss and look how many times that has been screwed up!
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Location: Northwest Florida | I heard the coin toss, but assumed it was a rumor! |
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Balance Beam and more...
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Rumor is true.
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Location: Montana | I have to agree with crossspur about the future of our country resting on a coin toss. However, I do think it is funnier than heck that after Trump declined to go to the debate last week, he lost the caucus in Iowa to Cruz.
Edited by mtcanchazer 2016-02-02 5:30 PM
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| She won by 4 votes, not a coin toss. |
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Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | Tsy - 2016-02-02 4:28 PM She won by 4 votes, not a coin toss. Thank you for the clarification, I've been busy and haven't had a chance to see the news, although I'm not sure if a coin toss or 4 votes really makes a big difference, not much margin either way.
Edited by mtcanchazer 2016-02-02 5:32 PM
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Tsy - 2016-02-02 5:28 PM She won by 4 votes, not a coin toss.
http://abcnews.go.com/WNN/video/hillary-clinton-wins-coin-toss-iowa-36659913
And another..
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won six back-to-back coin tosses against opponent Bernie Sander's camp at a half-dozen Iowa precincts where voting results were too close to call Tuesday morning — a mathematical feat that raised eyebrows and a few questions.
The 1-in-64 odds of Clinton successfully winning six coin flips across Polk, Jasper, Cedar and Johnson counties during a deadlocked Iowa caucus prompted confusion and concern from political experts and social media users.
“It is curious,” said Dr. David Bridsell, Dean of the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College. “You don’t want the awarding of delegates to come down to heads or tails.”
Edited by Nevertooold 2016-02-02 5:34 PM
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| run n rate - 2016-02-02 4:40 PM
I think, if I heard correctly on the radio, that their were 6 precints that came down to coin flips, Hillary won all 6 of them. If Sanders had won half those he would have been declared the winner in Iowa. Really, a coin toss is what we came up with??? Who kicks off in a football game gets decided by a coin toss and look how many times that has been screwed up!
I heard the same thing. Six coin flips. AND WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT YOU CAN WIN SIX IN A ROW HMMMMMM?? |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | For anyone that really cares how the Iowa Caucus worked and doesn't understand it...here is an explanation.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/iowa-caucus-work-important-article-1.998846
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Location: 31 lengths farms | jbhoot - 2016-02-03 3:36 PM
run n rate - 2016-02-02 4:40 PM
I think, if I heard correctly on the radio, that their were 6 precints that came down to coin flips, Hillary won all 6 of them. If Sanders had won half those he would have been declared the winner in Iowa. Really, a coin toss is what we came up with??? Who kicks off in a football game gets decided by a coin toss and look how many times that has been screwed up!
I heard the same thing. Six coin flips. AND WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT YOU CAN WIN SIX IN A ROW HMMMMMM??
Exactly, I'd be headed to Vegas with those Odds. Something stinks.
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | komet. - 2016-02-02 4:00 PM
LOL!!!
That's one of the funniest posts I've seen in quite some time.ETA, the one with Hillary crying and Bill's reassuring words about Mandela.
Edited by Bear 2016-02-02 5:56 PM
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I'm guessing the coin they used had a Jackass on both sides and Hillary called tails 6 times. Bernie probably didn't care anyway since they basically split the delegates. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | komet. - 2016-02-02 4:00 PM LOL!!!
This is just to funny..Thanks for the laugh Komet you did good.  |
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BHW Resident Surgeon
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Hillary: "Hey Bern, heads I win, tales you lose......whaddaya say? Ready? Go....call it."
Bern: "Um...duh.....OK sounds swell......tails!"
Hillary (cackling)......."feel the Bern? Ha ha ha ha ha ha!" |
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| run n rate - 2016-02-02 5:44 PM
jbhoot - 2016-02-03 3:36 PM
run n rate - 2016-02-02 4:40 PM
I think, if I heard correctly on the radio, that their were 6 precints that came down to coin flips, Hillary won all 6 of them. If Sanders had won half those he would have been declared the winner in Iowa. Really, a coin toss is what we came up with??? Who kicks off in a football game gets decided by a coin toss and look how many times that has been screwed up!
I heard the same thing. Six coin flips. AND WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT YOU CAN WIN SIX IN A ROW HMMMMMM??
Exactly, I'd be headed to Vegas with those Odds. Something stinks.
Exactly! Why don't they just hand her the presidency if they are going to CHEAT the whole election anyway. |
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Holy Fruit Loops!
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Location: Colorado | Leave it to the good Doc. to post half a story......
If you all have never actually participated in a Caucus like Iowa it is an interesting part of our democratic process.
There were several coin flips in differant counties across the state. This is actually something that has been done for a very long time. The vote is an actual head count in the room. If tied each side gets to try and get others to change their minds. But the coin flips were for delegates that go to the State level. Not six in a row in the same room, or evan the same county.
Think back 100 years.. citizens road to the county seat and decided who they would support at a state level. If 10 citizens were there and 5 backed person A and the other 5 backed person B they would flip a coin.
I find it sad that so many seemed to get a very short version of Civics in school. I find it fascinating.
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| Npr has covered it for two days and has never mentioned a coin toss they stated it was won by a wafer thin margin, Wall Street journal covered it didn't mention it, i don't have television in my home so i depend on the radio i couldn't stand all the reality shows and the content that people watch i think it really effects people.
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