# Super Tuesday thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tuesday-thread/746746>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [February 21, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tuesday-thread/746746 "2016-02-21T22:34:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tuesday-thread/746746/1 "2016-02-21T22:34:45Z")

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Looks like it’s time to open one.

It will be interesting to see what spin the media will put on Hillary’s near-certain cleanup on Super Tuesday. On the one hand, it will be tempting to view it as a crushing death blow for the Sanders campaign. On the other hand, the race will then move on to states where Sanders should be much more competitive, so anything short of a complete disaster on Super Tuesday should be survivable for Sanders.

Per [538.com,](http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/bernie-sanderss-path-to-the-nomination/), the races to watch are Minnesota, Massachusetts and Colorado. Despite the fact that he will be way behind in delegates at the end of the day, sweeping those would suggest Bernie could have a shot at a comeback. Picking off Oklahoma and/or Tennessee would be really good signs.

My prediction: we will be hearing that Super Tuesday is absolutely crucially important during the leadup to it, and not so much the day after, when the fate of the Republic will be seen to hang entirely on the voters of Kansas and Nebraska.

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**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tuesday-thread/746746/2 "2016-02-21T22:51:14Z")

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Prediction: Trump drops out because of YUUUUGE brain tumor that Obama gave him and was created in Kenya. Endorses Mitt Romney.

(A guy can dream…)

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tuesday-thread/746746/3 "2016-02-21T22:56:05Z")

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Just for those of us who don’t have the participating states memorized:

Alabama  
Alaska Republican caucuses  
Arkansas  
Colorado caucuses  
Georgia  
Massachusetts  
Minnesota caucuses  
Oklahoma  
Tennessee  
Texas  
Vermont  
Virginia  
Wyoming Republican caucuses

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**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tuesday-thread/746746/4 "2016-02-21T22:58:48Z")

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Point of information – and someone correct me if I’m wrong – but I believe Super Tuesday is March 1 for both the Dem and Pub primaries or caucuses and will include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Wyoming.

ETA: Ninja’d by **Frank**!

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**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tuesday-thread/746746/5 "2016-02-22T00:36:15Z")

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> [@Locrian](#):
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> Prediction: Trump drops out because of YUUUUGE brain tumor that Obama gave him and was created in Kenya. Endorses Mitt Romney.
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> (A guy can dream…)

It will be the BIGGEST BRAIN TUMOR EVER and will convert his neurons into DIAMONDS! All other brain tumors will look like LOSERS next to it!