CNN and MSNBC *FINALLY* call California for Hillary 82% reporting

[Maru Kitteh]

Statewide results

18,248/22,359 precincts (81.6%) reporting

Hillary Clinton 1,680,074 56.4%
Bernie Sanders 1,272,238 42.7%

[leftynyc]

1. Good night for Hillary

She went over the top (in both pledged and super delegates) earlier in the evening but it's nice to see her voters didn't just stay home content with the news she had clinched.

[Maru Kitteh]

8. Exactly. I was concerned about turnout but it all worked out.

Still wish the AP "announcement" would not have happened when it did.

[leftynyc]

9. Me too

It was so unnecessary. Why they didn't wait for one freeking day is something they'll have to answer for.

[boston bean]

2. It wasn't Bernie or Bust. It was California or Bust. nt

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[brush]

3. There never should have been a doubt — too diverse a state . . .

Don't get why the Sanders camp were so optimistic about his chances in California.

We've seen his poor performances in large diverse states with primaries (no vote suppressing caucuses) play out, without much variance, throughout the primary season.

And this was an open primary where independents and repugs could vote and skew the results.

[LenaBaby61]

6. To KEEP seeing those "weird" polls saying that Hillary .....

Was ahead by only 1 or 2 percentage points

I live here, and I pretty much knew Hillary would have a comfortable win. Not an 18 percentage point win but a very solid 7 to maybe 10 percentage point win. She KILLED with absentee ballots, and almost everybody I know (Yours truly) votes by absentee ballot. I live in a very diverse part of LA County and never saw many Bernie signs or bumper stickers--mostly Hillary and Kamala Harris signs and bumper stickers. Not that yard signs mean a darn thing, but I'm just saying

[LenaBaby61]

4. Yes...

Because most of what's left to count are pro-Hillary areas/counties.


Congrats on what looks to be your YUUUUGE California win Hillary

[Sancho]

5. Not even close.

[Bubry]

7. But...Western Illinois University, which always predicts the right winner...

Said Bernie would win. #fail

[Surya Gayatri]

10. She lands the "Big Enchalada"...bon appetit, Hillary!

[Jack Bone]

11. I thought they called it Monday night...nt

[auntpurl]

12. Fantastic results - look at those numbers!

I am thrilled for her!

[Maru Kitteh]

13. WAY better than I was hoping for

What a NIGHT!

[anotherproletariat]

14. I believe Sanders called this 'the big enchilada'

I'm so proud that most of my fellow Californians were not fooled by empty promises. Congrats Hillary and all those who worked so hard for her here!