Hillary Clinton Defeats Bernie Sanders In Maryland Primary

[Cali_Democrat]

Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton breezed past Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in Tuesday’s Maryland primary, handily winning a state in which she had maintained a substantial lead all year.

Major networks called the race soon after polls closed. With 95 pledged delegates at stake, Maryland is the second-biggest prize in the Democratic contests held on Tuesday, after Pennsylvania. All five contests — including Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island — allocate their delegates proportionally, and Clinton’s total delegate haul will depend both on her margin of victory in each congressional district, and her overall statewide margin.

Sanders has faced a significant uphill climb on his quest for the Democratic presidential nomination ever since Clinton’s strong showing in the March 1 “Super Tuesday” primaries, but has managed to stay in the race with a string of victories in Western states and an upset in Michigan. After a double-digit loss in delegate-rich New York last week, his path to the nomination has hinged on a mathematical fluke that would require lopsided victories in the remaining contests. Clinton’s victory in Maryland makes the prospect of an eventual Sanders nomination still more implausible.

Maryland was an ideal state for the Clinton campaign. Sanders has struggled to woo black voters away from Clinton throughout the primary contest, and Maryland’s black population of 29 percent is more than double the national average. Maryland is also home to much of the Washington “establishment” that Sanders rails against in his stump speeches.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-maryland-primary_us_571f7f18e4b0f309baee89a8

[ucrdem]

1. LOL, jinx!

[pnwmom]

2. It isn't a mathematical "fluke" that would require him to get lopsided victories in the remaining

contests.

It is the mathematical reality that Hillary is far ahead in the contests that have already occurred.

[LiberalArkie]

3. I figured that. Maryland just about always goes status quo. Too close to DC

[PatrynXX]

4. with 0 % reporting :O n/t

[liberal N proud]

5. What's that tapping I hear?

[bl968]

11. The burial of the Democratic party

Because if Hillary loses to Trump it's all over for them, they are done forever. 30-40% of the democratic party will not vote for her in the general. Most of the millennials and independents won't as well.

I personally will not vote for any candidate now or in the future who doesn't have a ironclad record, and real progressive agenda for the future. Hillary's I'm a progressive who likes to get things done shtick won't get my vote for her or any other faux progressives. No more DINO's Corporate, or conservative Dems ever!

[sus453]

12. nor my vote

I feel sad for the future of this country unless Bernie pulls off a miracle. The audacity of hopelessness.

[Democat]

14. You'll be voting for Trump, so who cares

Bye.

[Kingofalldems]

19. Of course they will.

They think they're fooling someone.

[bl968]

21. I will be exercising my rights

Sorry no, I will be writing in Bernie. Only in your head is exercising my right not to vote for Clinton in to a vote for Trump. that's like saying a vote for Clinton is a vote for Trump which would probably be more accurate.

[rtracey]

18. non unity

Not unifying behind the party shows who DINO's are. There is MORE to the elections then president. Senate, House, local all tend to turn off coattails of the party.

[rtracey]

6. hmmm interesting

Funny thing is some polls have been extended until 9 pm and no results are supposed to be out until after 9 pm.... so how do they know who won yet.

[bl968]

7. Maryland results already smell off

Maryland · 95 delegates 0% reporting

Candidate Delegates Percentage Votes
Hillary Clinton (won) 46 0.0% 0
Bernie Sanders 17 0.0% 0

Not one single vote has been counted yet she won and has 46 delegates? LOL

[rtracey]

8. well

well I wont comment on what has been counted or not, my understanding is results are not supposed too be announced until after 9 pm.

[RATM435]

9. Two republicans will win the great state of maryland tonight.

[ucrdem]

10. Delaware too ...

[billhicks76]

13. CIA & NSA Country

They always back their neighbor DC. And of course wars abroad and at home...it's their meal ticket.

[Cha]

15. Tweets on Maryland Win.. Mahalo Cali~

Ed Demaria ??@Eddie_Dynamite
MD Dem Exit poll: 22% of voters identify as "very liberal"; 61% of them voted for Hillary Clinton #DemPrimary
11:46 AM - 26 Apr 2016
91 91 Retweets 93 93 likes

Benchmark Politics ??@benchmarkpol
Minority turnout seems generally up across the board.
11:16 AM - 26 Apr 2016
58 58 Retweets 71 71 likes

Benchmark Politics ??@benchmarkpol
61% "Continue obama's policies" in MD.
11:42 AM - 26 Apr 2016
59 59 Retweets 74 74 likes

https://theobamadiary.com/2016/04/26/chat-away-814/

[riversedge]

16. REC for the morning crowd

[Cha]

17. Mahalo Maryland!

[Kingofalldems]

20. I see the republicans are not liking this.