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Related: About this forumHillary Clinton Celebrates Beating Expectations And Tying Sanders In Wyoming Delegates
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/04/09/hillary-clinton-celebrates-beating-expectations-tying-sanders-wyoming-delegates.html
So great.... She .Celebrates
In a statement Clinton campaign manager Robbie Mook said, We congratulate Senator Sanders on a spirited campaign in Wyoming. Outperforming expectations, Hillary Clinton tied in pledged delegates today and now leads Senator Sanders by approximately 220 pledged delegates nationwide. Thanks to the help of thousands of volunteers, Hillary is winning the popular vote by almost 2.4 million and has a nearly insurmountable lead in pledged delegates that will become harder and harder to overcome after each contest. We are grateful to our supporters who know that Hillary Clinton would be the best candidate to break down the barriers that hold Americans back.
Bernie Sanders did continue his dominance of the Western caucus states, but Hillary Clinton performed much better than anyone expected. It was anticipated that Sanders would win by 30 or more points. Instead, Clinton won the largest county in the state outright and lost statewide by 12 points. Twelve points is still a large margin, but it was less than half of what Sen. Sanders has won other caucus states by.
The pledged delegates tie means that the Sanders campaign lost a prime opportunity to make up a few delegates on Clinton. Former Sec. of State Clinton came into the caucus with commitments from four of the states superdelegates, so the split of Wyomings 18 delegates will likely be 11-7 for Hillary Clinton.
Wyoming illustrates why erasing Clintons delegate lead may be a nearly impossible task. Bernie Sanders won another battle on Saturday but continued to lose the war for the Democratic nomination. Unless something unexpected and dramatic happens, Hillary Clinton is favored to do well in both of the upcoming contests in New York and Pennsylvania.
Hillary Clinton is firmly in control and on pace to win the Democratic nomination. Momentum is difficult to measure, and can shift in an instant. After performing better in Wyoming than anyone expected, both Clinton and Sanders can make an argument for momentum being in their corner.
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Hillary Clinton Celebrates Beating Expectations And Tying Sanders In Wyoming Delegates (Original Post)
Iamaartist
Apr 2016
OP
I think the delegate count Sanders has gained in his last wins will soon be
Thinkingabout
Apr 2016
#4
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)1. Math
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Her Sister
(6,444 posts)9. Haha! Nice Graphics!!
Thanks for the article! So good!
We congratulate Senator Sanders on a spirited campaign in Wyoming. Outperforming expectations, Hillary Clinton tied in pledged delegates today and now leads Senator Sanders by approximately 220 pledged delegates nationwide. Thanks to the help of thousands of volunteers, Hillary is winning the popular vote by almost 2.4 million and has a nearly insurmountable lead in pledged delegates that will become harder and harder to overcome after each contest. We are grateful to our supporters who know that Hillary Clinton would be the best candidate to break down the barriers that hold Americans back.
Cha
(297,275 posts)2. Thank you for this from Jason Easley, Iamaartist.. well done!
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)3. Your welcome Cha.....Now on to New York with a big win.....
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)4. I think the delegate count Sanders has gained in his last wins will soon be
Negated in NY and she will increase the incline on the hill Sanders is climbing.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)6. Uh-huh!
riversedge
(70,242 posts)7. Love her smile. Thanks and REC
LAS14
(13,783 posts)8. me too - nt
stopbush
(24,396 posts)10. It's really a shame that Sanders is dragging this out. He's lost.
The Ds could be pivoting to the GE, presenting a unified front that would contrast with the R circus. Instead, Sanders is spending his time attacking Hillary with lies and sour grapes, doing the work of the Rs for them. He's also stoking the flames of Hillary hate among his zealots, rather than working to get them on the bandwagon.
I hope the DNC learns a lesson from the debacle that has resulted in allowing a DINO like Sanders to run in the D primaries. He has been and continues to be an unmitigated disaster for the Party.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)11. KNR Thank you!