Sanders is speaking now?

[MSMITH33156]

That's really early. According to MSNBC, Clinton's camp doesn't think she will win Massachusetts, so not sure why he is speaking this early.

[stonecutter357]

1. He can do the right thing.

[Her Sister]

2. Probably won Vermont since they closed 20 mins ago

13 States

Think 1st State to close is American Samoa. (Results by 4 or 5 pm eastern time)
7pm, 3 States: Vermont, Virginia and Georgia
8pm, 5 States: Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennessee, Massachusetts
8:30pm, 1 State: Arkansas
9pm, 2 States: Colorado and Minnesota
12am, 1 Sate: Alaska

[Haveadream]

3. I don't understand the timing

There are still several contested states to go. He pretty much did the same thing in SC by not even showing up to concede in the state. Maybe he knows more than we do due to exit polls. Maybe he's trying to take the sting out of the losses. To me, it seems more demoralizing to just focus on VT. Many of his people worked hard, GTVO, caucused and went to the polls the other states.

[MSMITH33156]

6. Yes strange

You think he would at least wait until people on the West Coast are home from work.

[displacedtexan]

4. It must be close to his bedtime.

Of course, I'm just kidding. Maybe he's speaking there and traveling somewhere else afterward. Clinton will speak at 8:30pm EST.

Edited to add: That's a huge sea of white people cheering for him!

[BlueCaliDem]

15. Well, it's Vermont.

[riversedge]

5. Big crowd in VT for Bernie. just started speaking in VT --msnbc

[riversedge]

7. Sanders said it is good to come home to VT --His wife is with him

[riversedge]

8. Corruption, billionaires. so far his usual stump speech

[Treant]

9. Get it out of the way.

He's got a bunch of press releases to write and release for the states he loses.

[DemonGoddess]

10. I have the TV

muted. I don't particularly want my ear drums assaulted by the curmudgeon

[MSMITH33156]

13. Smart move

I could have done without listening to this. The only new stuff here is he threw in some Vermont anecdotes.

[Rose Siding]

11. Did he mention Hillary?

When she wins she thanks him for good race. Or did he congratulate her for GA and VA?

[BlueCaliDem]

18. Nope. Listened to his entire speech and didn't hear her mentioned other than implying that

she was part of the establishment - the establishment that believes his ideas are "too big" (which they are for a president - but not for a liberal Senate and House and we ain't got those!).

[Rose Siding]

20. Yeah yeah I heard. She's establishment, his ideas are just too good

Whatevs. Tacky not to congratulate her on the race.

[MSMITH33156]

12. Interesting that he inadvertently

made the case for why he has lost when he started talking about delegates. "It's not about states, it's about delegates."

So when he gets blown out 6 times, wins 1 in a blowout, and 5 are "virtual ties", how does that work for him?

[displacedtexan]

19. Jeez! That's what Rubio said last week.

Yikes, Bernie. You didn't say that when you got 60% of the vote in NH but ended up losing in the delegate count. And how many superdelegates do you have? Hmmm?

[DesertRat]

14. His wife Jane is in tears

He's not my primary choice, but I'd take him in a heartbeat over Trump.

[ucrdem]

22. Not looking good

it might just be Vermont tonight ...

[book_worm]

16. He's trying to get votes in states that are going to begin caucusing tonight

hoping people will get out and vote at the last minute--MN & CO.

[anotherproletariat]

17. Just seems like a bad idea to talk so early...for two reasons

One possibility...he wins Massachusetts and then it's just awkward to come back out again, or

He doesn't win much more and without his supporters/rally to cut away to, he is pretty much forgotten by the media for the rest of the night.

[ucrdem]

21. NPR guy just suggested it's to get supporters out of there when the losses start rolling in

which seems very likely. . .