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MSNBC just called Mississippi for Clinton. No figures yet. (Original Post) MADem Mar 2016 OP
That was a real nail biter! NurseJackie Mar 2016 #1
Heh heh! I know the polls said she would win, but she did VERY well, apparently.... MADem Mar 2016 #8
K AND R! JaneyVee Mar 2016 #2
Great! livetohike Mar 2016 #3
Not really a shocker... Buddyblazon Mar 2016 #4
Nice pic.... riversedge Mar 2016 #5
That IS a nice pic! nt MADem Mar 2016 #11
No, not shocking at all. She was expected to win; not sure if everyone thought it would be as MADem Mar 2016 #9
K&R mcar Mar 2016 #6
GRAPH---> How did @HillaryClinton win the Dem #MSprimary? riversedge Mar 2016 #7
That female demographic is larger than many thought it would be, I believe. nt MADem Mar 2016 #10
I think you are right. Hillary seems to be gaining some back--slowly riversedge Mar 2016 #13
That ironic. Matariki Mar 2016 #12
Isn't Mississippi winner take all? grossproffit Mar 2016 #14
Yes,but ONLY if the candidate wins more than half the vote. It looks like that will happen, too. MADem Mar 2016 #15

MADem

(135,425 posts)
8. Heh heh! I know the polls said she would win, but she did VERY well, apparently....
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 09:14 PM
Mar 2016

I think that state will more than counterbalance VT given there are 36 delegates up for grabs, compared to just 16 that Sanders won in VT (FWIW I am not even talking about Supers in this conversation).

She got more than half of the white vote, and so far, 89 percent of the black vote. It looks like a pretty decisive win.

riversedge

(69,724 posts)
5. Nice pic....
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 09:09 PM
Mar 2016


Missouri for Hillary and 191 others follow
BBC Breaking News Verified account ?@BBCBreaking 3m3 minutes ago

US media project @HillaryClinton as the winner of the Democratic Mississippi primary http://bbc.in/1UcBmZn

MADem

(135,425 posts)
9. No, not shocking at all. She was expected to win; not sure if everyone thought it would be as
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 09:16 PM
Mar 2016

convincing as the estimates are sounding to this point.

We'll know more as the evening progresses.

riversedge

(69,724 posts)
7. GRAPH---> How did @HillaryClinton win the Dem #MSprimary?
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 09:12 PM
Mar 2016






CBS News Politics ?@CBSPolitics 7m7 minutes ago

How did @HillaryClinton win the Dem #MSprimary? http://cbsn.ws/24zybjn

Matariki

(18,775 posts)
12. That ironic.
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 09:19 PM
Mar 2016

Winner called. No results. I guess exit polls count unless they point to vote tampering

MADem

(135,425 posts)
15. Yes,but ONLY if the candidate wins more than half the vote. It looks like that will happen, too.
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 10:42 PM
Mar 2016

But we need to wait until all the precincts report in before counting any chickens.

Mississippi is both a winner-take-all and proportionate state. If a candidate wins over 50 percent of the vote, they will be awarded all of the delegates the state has to offer, thus honoring the state's case-by-case winner-take-all system. However, if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, the delegates will be awarded proportionately to the percentage of the vote a candidate received. But candidates also have to receive at least 15 percent of the vote to get any delegates at all. For Republicans, the state offers 40 delegates while the Democratic Party has 41.



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