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George II

(67,782 posts)
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 10:07 AM Mar 2016

"All of Clinton's best states are behind us"?

Not many definitive poll results are in but here are a few:

March 22 Utah Clinton 51, Sanders 42

April 19 New York Clinton 55, Sanders 34

April 26
Maryland Clinton 65, Sanders 32
Pennsylvania Clinton 53, Sanders 28

June 7
California Clinton 46, Sanders 32
New Jersey Clinton 56, Sanders 30

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"All of Clinton's best states are behind us"? (Original Post) George II Mar 2016 OP
Sanders' supporters are grasping at straws. Looking forward to polling results following livetohike Mar 2016 #1
Wishful thinking. Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #2
+1 Lucinda Mar 2016 #10
He is supposed to do well in some upcoming states shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #3
You are right....grassroots support and help are essential, and we can't afford to get complacent Tanuki Mar 2016 #11
Amen! shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #13
Who said that? They're dreaming. Cha Mar 2016 #4
Ooooh shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #5
The four remaining big ones are NY, PA, NJ, and CA... George II Mar 2016 #6
Last night's wins will most certainly widen those leads in those four large States. BlueCaliDem Mar 2016 #7
I am in NY!! Her Sister Mar 2016 #8
It's "what you do" when you're already behind and the opponent pulls even further away. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #9
I'd like to see a post-Sheriff Arpaio visit poll in AZ Rose Siding Mar 2016 #12
I think this idea comes from Facebook ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #14
Thanks for posting this Gothmog Mar 2016 #15
They're so deep in Denial Treant Mar 2016 #16

livetohike

(22,145 posts)
1. Sanders' supporters are grasping at straws. Looking forward to polling results following
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 10:12 AM
Mar 2016

this sweep last night. I don't think there are any more scheduled debates.

shadowandblossom

(718 posts)
3. He is supposed to do well in some upcoming states
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 10:26 AM
Mar 2016

I don't know the details, but one thing is that he does better in caucuses and open primary states. Caucus states like Utah also have less reliable polling from what I understand. I am still learning all of this stuff... It's my first time following an election during primaries. But all of the more reliable seeming sources that I look at, like cook political report or fivethirtyeight (both of which have seemed to be top notch to me and have helped me get whats going on) indicate she pretty well has it in the bag. But nothing in life is absolutely certain so I'm not going to get complacent. I see this as important and feel this campaign needs continued grassroots support and help.

Tanuki

(14,919 posts)
11. You are right....grassroots support and help are essential, and we can't afford to get complacent
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 11:00 AM
Mar 2016

or take one single vote for granted! Time to double down and enter the general election from a position of strength, with as much momentum as possible.

George II

(67,782 posts)
6. The four remaining big ones are NY, PA, NJ, and CA...
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 10:31 AM
Mar 2016

...and Clinton has double digit leads in all, some over 20 or even 30%.

Last night's results may even cause those leads to widen.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
7. Last night's wins will most certainly widen those leads in those four large States.
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 10:33 AM
Mar 2016

I have no doubt about that.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
9. It's "what you do" when you're already behind and the opponent pulls even further away.
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 10:49 AM
Mar 2016

But I'm not sure if anyone actually (literally, genuinely, honestly, truly) believes the happy-talk.

ismnotwasm

(41,989 posts)
14. I think this idea comes from Facebook
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 11:58 AM
Mar 2016

There is a somewhat altered 538 state by state projection that shows Sanders winning most of the remaining state. It's pretty silly.

Treant

(1,968 posts)
16. They're so deep in Denial
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 12:07 PM
Mar 2016

that they're practically residents of Ethiopia.

It's not like last night was Clinton's last win, it's that the map favors Sanders a bit for the next month or so.

But he can't match his already very kind targets, he has to significantly exceed them. She already exceeded hers by a lot in many states. And frankly, with last night's losses, he's picking up a faint aura of "loser," and that never helps.

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