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Zynx

(21,328 posts)
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 08:56 PM Apr 2016

153.6 million people to 52.6 million people.

Including Wisconsin as a win for Bernie, because that seems like a foregone conclusion (albeit by a smaller margin than he needs), those are the populations of the states won by Hillary and Bernie, respectively.

Anyone who is lobbing out the "Is Hillary Clinton done?" questions from the Sanders camp is doing so just to get a psychological rise out of Clinton supporters.

The primary calendar has been almost destined to be very streaky with the clusters of southern states first and then caucus states. Now I think we're in a stage where there will be a lot of back and forth, but the basic delegate situation means that Sanders will have to not only win the remaining states, but win them by a lot. We're basically out of caucuses and southern states, and the remaining states look like they'll generally be within 10 points one way or the other. I don't expect the basic delegate margin to change terribly much between now and the end of the primary season.

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153.6 million people to 52.6 million people. (Original Post) Zynx Apr 2016 OP
"...doing so just to get a psychological rise out of Clinton supporters." cherokeeprogressive Apr 2016 #1
Oooh, we got some shade! GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #2
I'm sorry but we prefer fact-free political analysis here at DU. We will forgive you this time. LonePirate Apr 2016 #3
Texas: population 27,469,114 seattleite Apr 2016 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Gwhittey Apr 2016 #5
Clinton learned from what Obama did in 2008 JI7 Apr 2016 #6
Not in Nevada.....n/t blueintelligentsia Apr 2016 #7
about the overall primary and winning JI7 Apr 2016 #8
She hasn't won yet.....n/t blueintelligentsia Apr 2016 #9
in the same way Obama hadn't won this time in 2008 JI7 Apr 2016 #10
Majority of those 153 million are Republicans. Bread and Circus Apr 2016 #11
I expect frustrated_lefty Apr 2016 #12
 

seattleite

(79 posts)
4. Texas: population 27,469,114
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 10:44 PM
Apr 2016

Went for Clinton in the primary. Will never go for Clinton in the general.

What point were you making, again?

Response to Zynx (Original post)

frustrated_lefty

(2,774 posts)
12. I expect
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 12:31 AM
Apr 2016

Bernie to win WI, NY, and CA by significant margins and for Hillary to win PA. The delegate margin may be closer than you think.

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