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Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 05:29 AM Apr 2016

Hillary 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 state’s superdelegates, so the split of Wyoming’s 18 delegates will likely be 11-7 for Hillary Clinton.

Wyoming illustrates why erasing Clinton’s 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
Math Iamaartist Apr 2016 #1
Haha! Nice Graphics!! Her Sister Apr 2016 #9
Thank you for this from Jason Easley, Iamaartist.. well done! Cha Apr 2016 #2
Your welcome Cha.....Now on to New York with a big win..... Iamaartist Apr 2016 #3
Yes! shenmue Apr 2016 #5
I think the delegate count Sanders has gained in his last wins will soon be Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #4
Uh-huh! shenmue Apr 2016 #6
Love her smile. Thanks and REC riversedge Apr 2016 #7
me too - nt LAS14 Apr 2016 #8
It's really a shame that Sanders is dragging this out. He's lost. stopbush Apr 2016 #10
KNR Thank you! Lucinda Apr 2016 #11
 

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)
9. Haha! Nice Graphics!!
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:08 PM
Apr 2016

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.”

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
4. I think the delegate count Sanders has gained in his last wins will soon be
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 07:42 AM
Apr 2016

Negated in NY and she will increase the incline on the hill Sanders is climbing.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
10. It's really a shame that Sanders is dragging this out. He's lost.
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 11:47 PM
Apr 2016

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.

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