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Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:50 AM Mar 2016

The gateway to the west is open now

First, let's make no mistake. Clinton did well tonight, sweeping Missisippi and splitting Michigan's delegates. She's still in the lead for delegates, and we've got a long road ahead of us. But the important thing is, that road is still ahead of us.

Clinton was supposed to "wrap it up" tonight, keep her double-digit lead, and send Sanders home. She failed to do so. Sanders overturned her Michigan lead, even reversing it a little. In a week. That is essential. It re-demonstrates his viability as a candidate to voters in other states, keeps him in the race, nice and solid. We're still in this race.

And the road ahead is a little less rocky. Hillary is far from done, for sure - but the states ahead have strong positives for Sanders. Especially out here on the west coast. You guys have no idea... we're out here chomping at the bit to get to vote for the guy. hell, to get to vote, period! My brothers and sisters down in California know this pain acutely - Biggest state in the union, but last to vote and thus irrelevant cycle after cycle!

don't let up y'all. it's uphill all the way. canvas, carpool, phone-bank, donate, bake a fucking cake man, I don't know, just do whatever you can to get Bernie people out there, pulling levers and caucusing.

We can get this.

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