Bernie Sanders Wins Super Saturday, Sweeping the Democratic Caucuses

[Lorien]

Bernie Sanders has now won in New Hampshire, Vermont, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska, after defeating Clinton on Super Saturday. Sanders swept the caucuses in Kansas and Nebraska, while Clinton won Louisiana's primary. As the Democratic race tightens, Sanders continues to demonstrate an advantage over Clinton when it comes to caucuses, in which passion plays such a vital role.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-hanley/bernie-sanders-wins-super_b_9392154.html

[kgnu_fan]

1. Go Bernie....!!!!

[pkdu]

2. Its all about the delegates , and he went further behind tonight both in

total delegates and Target Delegates. (from 538)

"Now you might be saying, but didn’t we expect Sanders to do poorly in Louisiana? Yes, that’s true. But according to our delegate targets, which takes that into account, Sanders is now 3 delegates further behind the pace he needs to win a majority of pledged delegate than he was at the beginning of the day. Considering he was already running 82 delegates behind his delegate goals, he needs to be exceeding his delegate targets.

Overall, it was actually a bad day for Sanders by the math, even with his two wins."

[msongs]

4. yes but MASSIVE victories in nearly empty states are still an accomplishment nt

[Lorien]

11. Whatever gets you through the night!

Non right wingers have something to celebrate!

[noiretextatique]

24. If Clinton had won, you'd be crowing. So just eat crow eom

[litlbilly]

9. blah blah blah, try again

[roguevalley]

16. she won't win her states in the general election

[DrDan]

26. and BS will win KS and Neb in the GE? - good luck with that

[marions ghost]

30. The south is going solidly for Trump in the GE

...against Bernie, though, there is a chance that close races could happen.

[FarPoint]

33. Yes, it was not a true win...

Less delegates than Hillary Clinton garnered. So, we move on....

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Lorien.

[Gregorian]

5. Onward!

[Jenny_92808]

6. Yes!!! Go Bernie! n/t

[AzDar]

7. Go, Bernie GO!!

[CoffeeCat]

8. So excited!!

Very excited for this primary process to continue with Bernie fighting all the way to the convention!!!

[OhZone]

10. Congrats to Bernie on winning more states!

Congrats to Hillary on winning more delegates!

[deurbano]

21. I like your style.

[frazzled]

12. Yeah, but they're blood red states; so they shouldn't count, right?

In the 2012 elections, NE went for Romney 61% to Obama's 38% ; in Kansas, it was Romney 60%, Obama 38%. That's way redder than either South Carolina (55% to 44%) or Louisiana (58% to 41%)!

According to the majority of posts on this page a week or two ago, red states don't even count. And these states are even redder. He's gonna lose the general election!

Just a little back at ya!

[JDPriestly]

17. It's really strange how the ultra-conservative states vote first.

Amazing.

The more likely liberal states, Colorado New Hampshire, Vermont, Mass., that have voted thus far have gone more for Bernie than for Hillary. But it is utterly amazing how the primary process is front-loaded with very conservative states, the Southern states, Kansas, Nebraska (hasn't voted for a Democrat in a presidential election since 1964), Oklahoma, etc.

Hillary fans are finding a lot of hope in the fact that so many Southern states have voted for her, but the big, liberal states have not yet voted: Oregon, Washington, California, New York, and many, many more.

[onehandle]

13. Cough

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511423003

[Godhumor]

14. The race tightens? The margin is farther apart than when the day started

And there are three less states for Bernie to make back the difference.

[JDPriestly]

18. Very few of the larger liberal states have voted thus far.

It strikes me as very strange how the primaries are front-loaded with conservative states. I never cared about this before.

It is not an accident, I suspect.

Bernie has done well in the slightly liberal states. We shall see what happens when the primaries are held in truly liberal states.

[silvershadow]

15. Bernie is doing just as he has in every race prior. Rock on! He will close stronger than

he starts, and surprise many.

[JDPriestly]

19. Hillary has done well in the initial states, but they are the conservative states.

It is amazing that Bernie has done as well as he has in conservative mid-west states like Kansas and Nebraska. Amazing.

[silvershadow]

22. I thought so too. I am pleased as punch so far, to tell you the truth. nt

[quantass]

20. +1

[Garrett78]

23. But the race didn't tighten. It got looser.

No matter who you support, it doesn't do any good to deny reality. The fact is Clinton gained ground and Sanders lost ground on Saturday. That's just math; it's undeniable.

[DCBob]

25. A blatant lie in that article.. the race did not "tighten".

Hillary gained 8 delegates last night. The misinformation campaign from the Bernie die-hards continues.

[Kentonio]

27. But, but I thought we were told he could only win Vermont?

[Renew Deal]

28. How does the race tighten when he falls further behind?

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

29. With every state he wins, Sanders makes history.

First Jewish candidate of a major party to win state after state, first 'socialist' of any stripe to do so.

[BlueMTexpat]

31. Congratulations to

Bernie on his wins in KA and NE!

But he slipped even further behind in the delegate and popular vote counts. Mixed blessings.

[beachbum bob]

32. So getting less votes and delegates is winning?...lol