Why Obama's lead in 2008 is different, and greater, than Clinton's lead in 2016
Many people on DU and elsewhere have said that while Clinton stayed in the 2008 race until June, Obama's lead was much smaller than Clinton's lead is now. Therefore Bernie should quit now rather then in June. However, as of March 27, 2008 46 out of 56 primaries & caucuses had already been held. Tomorrow, March 27, 2016, 35 out of 57 primaries & caucuses will have been held. Among the states that had already voted at this point in 2008 were CA, NY, and NJ.
The chart below shows the states that had already voted in 2008 compared to those states that have not yet voted this year. The difference is clear. Bernie's current position, while certainly not favorable, is far better than Clinton's position was on this date in 2008.
DID VOTE BY DID NOT VOTE BY[br /]3/27/2008 3/27/2016
1) CA ------------------------------------------ CA
2) CT ------------------------------------------ CT
3) DE ------------------------------------------ DE
4) DC ------------------------------------------ DC
5) MD ------------------------------------------ MD
6) NJ ------------------------------------------- NJ
7) NM ------------------------------------------ NM
8) NY ------------------------------------------ NY
9) ND ------------------------------------------ ND
10) WI----------------------------------------- WI
11) WY ----------------------------------------- WY
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12) AL 12) Guam
13) AK 13) IN
14) American Samoa 14) KY
15) AZ 15) MT
16) AR 16) OR
17) CO 17) PA
18) Democrats Abroad 18) Puerto Rico
19) FL 19) RI
20) GA 20) SD
21) HI 21) Virgin Islands
22) ID 22) WV
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23) Illinois
24) Iowa
25) Kansas
26) Louisiana
27) Maine
28) Massachusetts
29) Michigan
30) Mississippi
31) Minnesota
32) Missouri
33) Nebraska
34) Nevada
35) New Hampshire
36) Ohio
37) Oklahoma
38) Rhode Island
39) South Carolina
40) Tennessee
41) Texas
42) U.S. Virgin Islands
43) Utah
44) Vermont
45) Virginia
46) Washington