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Hillary Clinton

RBInMaine

(13,570 posts) Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:32 PM Mar 2016

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If Washington (and other states) was a primary, this would be so much closer.

Caucuses stink. If it was a primary, this would be closer with many more votes. I do give Bernie and his people credit for being more motivated to turn out to a caucus, but wish these could all be primaries. Many older voters just don't want or can't take the time to come out to a long caucus. Same with working people and people with kids (unless there is an absentee process, which some have and others don't have).

In the end, Bernie picks up some additional delegates tonight, but nowhere near enough to stop Hillary's momentum. Plus she will get some delegates. Soon come big primary states like WI, PA, and NY where Hillary will win and win big.

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If Washington (and other states) was a primary, this would be so much closer. (Original Post) RBInMaine Mar 2016 OP

Let Bernie have these. The really big states are coming up. leftofcool Mar 2016 #1

WA is an open primary. We can expect some right-wing Hortensis Mar 2016 #2

Which is why the WA Democrats pick their delegates via the caucus Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #4

Oh. When was the primary? Hortensis Mar 2016 #5

Washington has a caucus March 26 and a Primary April 5 so wait and see. bahrbearian Mar 2016 #3

leftofcool

(19,460 posts)

1. Let Bernie have these. The really big states are coming up.

Reply to RBInMaine (Original post)

Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:42 PM

Mar 2016

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

2. WA is an open primary. We can expect some right-wing

Reply to RBInMaine (Original post)

Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:52 PM

Mar 2016

Hillhaters to vote for Sanders to try to retire her.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,919 posts)

4. Which is why the WA Democrats pick their delegates via the caucus

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 26, 2016, 08:13 PM

Mar 2016

The primary's just a beauty contest.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

5. Oh. When was the primary?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 27, 2016, 07:29 AM

Mar 2016

Didn't you just have the caucus?

bahrbearian

(13,466 posts)

3. Washington has a caucus March 26 and a Primary April 5 so wait and see.

Reply to RBInMaine (Original post)

Sat Mar 26, 2016, 08:00 PM

Mar 2016

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