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Related: About this forumFinal predictions: Hillary vs Bernie in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island
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Five states are set to vote this Tuesday in the democratic primary race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. These states come late in the process, with Clinton already leading by hundreds of delegates and millions of popular votes and now seeking a knockout, while Sanders looks to put a dent in her lead and rebound from his New York loss. Here are my final predictions for Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island:
Maryland: This the consolation prize for the day, mathematically speaking. Maryland has 95 delegates, and as is the case with all states, its democratic delegates are awarded proportionally. The final average of polls has Hillary up by 24%. In closed primaries where her lead has been in the twenties, its been less consistent but shes tended to indeed win by a number in the twenties. So my admittedly nonspecific final prediction is that Hillary will win Maryland by somewhere between 20% and 29%. That would break down to perhaps 59 delegates for Hillary and 36 for Bernie.
Connecticut: The current polls say Hillary leads the state by an average of 5.6%. In closed primaries where Hillarys lead is in the single digits, shes tended to finish slightly below it. So my prediction is that Hillary wins Connecticut by 5%, giving her 29 delegates and Bernie 26 delegates.
Delaware: Late-arriving polls say Hillary is up by an average of 7.5%. Im going to once again predict that Hillary wins the state by 5%. With that kind of tight margin and a low delegate count to begin with, it could turn out that Hillary ends up with eleven delegates and Bernie ends up with ten. If he won by a small margin, that would flip.
Rhode Island: The only poll in this state, released two days ago, has Hillary up by 9%. Because Rhode Island is the only semi-open primary of the day, Im going to predict that Hillary wins by something much smaller, perhaps by 3%. Because there are an even number of delegates, they could be split evenly, twelve to twelve. Hillary fans wont like it, but its the same tiny-delegate math that allowed her to get half the delegates in Wyoming when Bernie won the popular vote. However is she won by something closer to 9%, she might indeed get thirteen delegates here.
Overall: I expect Hillary Clinton to win all five April 26th states, and while thats not a certainty, the polls unanimously agree with me. Bernie Sanders has no chance of winning the two big states, which is bad new for him because he desperately needs both. Of the three smaller states, Rhode Island may be his best chance of an upset due to the unpredictable nature of the semi-open format. In total I have Hillary winning 222 delegates on this day, and Bernie winning 162. That wouldnt be a disaster for him in a close contest, but this race was already a blowout. Hillary will end the day within 220 delegates of clinching the nomination, which shell be assured of picking up in subsequent states before the convention.
And, in the end
The love you take
is equal to the love you make.
We Can All Work It Out......where tough Dem
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)No name-calling, no belittling, just numbers. Close to the same numbers that Nate Silver's group has come up with.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)The Gravis poll that produces a spread of 7 with 5% of the responders identifying as African American. Unless there was a mass exodus since 2010, that's not acceptable when the population of the state is 21% African American. In 2008, Black voters accounted for 25% of the turnout. DE should be a big Clinton win.
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)pandr32
(11,594 posts)...and singing Ray Charles' "Hit the Road Jack" while Hillary Clinton earns the lion's share of delegates and votes.
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)pandr32
(11,594 posts)sheshe2
(83,815 posts)The east coast races may be called before I make it home from work!
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)Thinkingabout its almost over... then comes the GE....but we will get though it...
Tommy2Tone
(1,307 posts)and great news.
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)Treant
(1,968 posts)I'm calling PA +10, MD +20, DE +5, CT +1 and RI -3 (a Sanders win, the only one of the night).
Total delegate haul to be around +30 Clinton--a solid win, but not overwhelming.
Why? I bloody hate to be disappointed, that's why.
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)Tommy2Tone
(1,307 posts)This is over. The only question is when Sanders will admit defeat?
Treant
(1,968 posts)But knowing how the polling has been (usually picking the right winner, but the margins are in question), I always go conservative and lower on delegate counts.
That way Tuesday night is fun and relaxing.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)SharonClark
(10,014 posts)Cha
(297,378 posts)bushVSGore. Never again.
Totally Underestimate.. It worked for Wyoming!
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)As 200,000 additional votes to her lead there
BlueMTexpat
(15,370 posts)Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)This one does love their music.....thank-you
BlueMTexpat
(15,370 posts)that it might not work.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)With the latest polls from today showing things tightening, I came up with about a 30 more delegate lead.
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)Only thing I worry about someone playing hanky panky with the votes...
Walk away
(9,494 posts)staying up as long as I can to see all the calls. Just think, we will all be hanging out here, at Bill's, Boo's and over at TVP. Every state we get through even 50/50 is a win for us because we are so far ahead!