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riversedge

(70,047 posts)
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 09:49 AM Mar 2016

Hillary Clinton Back on Track to Win Democratic Nomination "double the


largest lead Barack Obama ever had over Hillary Clinton in 2008"

Politics
Mar 16 2016, 3:19 am ET
Hillary Clinton Back on Track to Win Democratic Nomination
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/clinton-back-track-win-dem-nomination-n539696

by Alex Seitz-Wald



https://twitter.com/Deemoney521/status/710068019146444800

Momentum grows for Hillary Clinton after wins in five states 2:31

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Bernie Sanders' upset in Michigan last week may have simply delayed the inevitable. Political reality came crashing down on the insurgent candidate Tuesday night as front-runner Hillary Clinton appeared to sweep all five primaries held: Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois and Missouri.


Clinton headed into Tuesday's contests with a more than 200 pledged delegates lead, and her campaign now expects to walk away from the night ahead by more than 300 - double the largest lead Barack Obama ever had over Hillary Clinton in 2008.


Read this story on msnbc.com.

"Boy I'll tell you, this is another Super Tuesday for our campaign!" Clinton exclaimed at a raucous primary night party here. "We are moving closer to securing the Democratic party nomination and winning this election in November."
[Watch Hillary Clinton's Full Speech on Primary Night]
Watch Hillary Clinton's Full Speech on Primary Night 13:43

Sanders' campaign will likely continue, but in what form? His message is still resonating with Democratic primary voters and money is still flowing in, but the nomination itself is looking increasingly out of reach. .................
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Still, the rest of this month's contests are mostly in smaller states with fewer delegates, and nickle-and-diming his way through caucuses will not get him the nomination. Sanders is simply running out of runway. Half the states have now voted, and more than half the delegates have been pledged. .......
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Hillary Clinton Back on Track to Win Democratic Nomination "double the (Original Post) riversedge Mar 2016 OP
K&R! stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #1
This cast a bright light on the Math of this election. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #2
KNR Lucinda Mar 2016 #3
Go Hillary! With momentum, and the likelihood that Trump livetohike Mar 2016 #4
K&R! Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #5

livetohike

(22,118 posts)
4. Go Hillary! With momentum, and the likelihood that Trump
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 09:56 AM
Mar 2016

will be the GOP nominee, I wouldn't count Hillary out of any caucus wins.

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