A SANDERS **TRIFECTA**: HUGE WINS IN ALASKA, WASHINGTON AND HAWAII

[BigBearJohn]

http://eastcountymagazine.org/sanders-trifecta-huge-wins-alaska-washington-and-hawaii

March 26, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) -- Three states held Democratic presidential caucuses today—and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders soundly defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by hefty margins in all three western states. (There were no Republican matches today.)

In Alaska, Sanders won a whopping 81.6% of the vote, while Clinton took just 18.4% with 100% of precincts reported. Washington state was won by Sanders with 72.7% of the vote to Clinton’s 27.2% with 99% of precincts reporting.In Hawaii, Sanders is ahead with 69% of the caucus votes after 57% of precincts reported.

That puts him on track for a net gain of about 65 delegates across all three caucuses.

Sanders beat Clinton in Alaska and Washington by even larger margins than President Barack did in the 2008 election. Washington is among the nation’s most liberal states, much like the west coast states of Oregon and California that have yet to go to the polls.

Hawaii is one of the most racially diverse states in the nation, with only 24% of the population white; 42% are Asian, 9% Pacific Islanders, 2% African-American and the rest multi-racial or other.

In contrast to Hawaii, Alaska has a population that is 69% white, 16% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 4% Asian, 3% African-American and the rest other or mixed races. Alaska, home to substantial anti-establishment sentiment, earlier awarded the lion’s share of its delegates in the Republican primary to Donald Trump.

[GreydeeThos]

1. Celibrate - Bernie is only losing by 237 delegates now

Bernie will have enough delegates to tie Hillary sometime in August.

[Barack_America]

3. June 7, actually.

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. kick rec n/t