Sanders wins delegate-rich California, NBC News projects

[left-of-center2012]

NBC News projected Thursday that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., won last week's Democratic primary in California, the state with the most Super Tuesday delegates.

With 88 percent of the vote in, Sanders leads with 34.3 percent of the vote. Former Vice President Joe Biden is in second place, with 27.6 percent. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg are in third and fourth place, with 13.3 percent and 12.9 percent, respectively. Warren and Bloomberg have dropped out of the race.

California has 415 delegates at stake. Currently, Sanders has picked up 202 of them to Biden's 148, according to NBC News. Overall, Biden is leading the two-man field with 848 delegates. Sanders has 695.

Although California did not put Sanders in the lead, NBC News exit polls showed that he won 54 percent of voters under age 45, 49 percent of Latinos, 41 percent of liberals and 44 percent of independent-leaning voters. He also led all candidates among men and women, as well as among white and nonwhite voters.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sanders-wins-delegate-rich-california-193117239.html?.tsrc=jtc_news_index

[George II]

1. Total delegate count as of this morning: Biden 905 (+164), Sanders 741.

[NurseJackie]

3. Bernie is woefully behind!

[George II]

6. As of this morning, he's behind in every single remaining state.

[NurseJackie]

16. Horribly run campaign.

It's a good clue to what a Sanders admin have been like... Disorganized, off message, out of sorts. He's the wrong man. This is 2020 ... We don't need a 1950s style revolution.

[LizBeth]

32. He won N Dakota.

[George II]

33. Yes, barely - Sander 8 delegates, Biden 6.

[LizBeth]

37. Lol. Yup. But still he has N Dakota population of 760k

[Thekaspervote]

13. Joe's delegate lead is going to explode following this coming Tuesday!

[NurseJackie]

39. The winners and losers will be well-defined.

HINT: Biden will not be the loser. Bernie will not be the winner.

[still_one]

2. Not only did Sanders under perform in California, if Bloomberg wasn't on the ballot Biden would have

won

[NurseJackie]

4. Thank you!

[Turin_C3PO]

7. That's true.

I don’t think Bloomberg should have ever entered the race. He could have helped just as much by putting his money to defeating Trump (which he’s doing now) or supporting Biden.

[still_one]

9. Absolutely

[Pachamama]

26. +100000

Exactly

[mikeysnot]

29. and you know this how?????

[still_one]

38. Just look at Bloomberg's numbers. Those votes would have gone to Biden

After Iowa and NH the media was blaring how it was over for Biden

Those Bloomberg supporters would have gone for Biden but were concerned by the misrepresentation of the media, also because of those that voted early here

[beastie boy]

5. Sanders gets delegate-poor victory in the delegate-rich California.

He was projected to net 150-200 delegates there. He netted 54. Underwhelming. Even Bernie can't spin it.

[BlueIdaho]

11. Too little, too late. nt.

[NurseJackie]

28. Truly pathetic

number. Humiliating.

[Cha]

34. Thanks for fixing it.

[Sloumeau]

8. Is it terrible if I enjoy watching Bernie get creamed...

week after week?

Sure Bernie, stay in as long as you like.

[beastie boy]

14. It's a guilty pleasure.

Sort of like watching the road-raged driver next to you veering off into a ditch because he is only paying attention to his rage. He didn't have to go there, but he did.

[Kahuna7]

22. +1,000,000

[HarlanPepper]

30. Shouldn't guilty pleasures contain some element of guilt.

[Cha]

35. LOL..

Yes. And why should we feel guilty?

[TwilightZone]

17. There's a practical sense to it, as well.

The more solid Biden's win is, the less likely anyone is going to put up with nonsense from Sanders supporters at the convention and beyond.

Less drama, less media attention, fewer distractions.

[Cha]

36. Good point

[Demsrule86]

18. No it can't be...I feel the same way...and being completetly perfect of course it must be right.

P.S. I think it is because I am f'ing sick of having a finger waved in my face and being told I am not a 'real' Democrat but either a corporate or establishment Democrat depending on the day. I remember a Sanders poster basically saying I was selfish...to want a few comforts when I retire...I need to give it all up so Sanders can have what he wants. I have real resentment about this...nursing a grudge.

[Kahuna7]

21. Not at all. Doesn't everybody?

[DownriverDem]

10. If only

Bernie would do what is best for the Democratic Party & Biden and get out of the race. His staying in only feeds the Bernie Bros hate and gives trump ammo to attack Biden. Get out now Bernie!!!! You give false hope to your supporters,

[helpisontheway]

12. Congrats to Bernie! However, this race is over delegate-wise. Nt

[SidDithers]

15. Bernie picked up 53 or 54 delegates from "delegate rich" California...

Biden got all of that back from MS and MO alone.

+32 in MS
+20 in MO

It's only about delegates.

Sid

[BGBD]

19. Winning California

and $.50 will get him a cup of coffee.

[yaesu]

20. Congrats Sen. Sanders! nt

[MineralMan]

23. Bernie needed a bigger win that that, though.

He didn't get it. The delegate count tells the tale. Early voting is the reason.

[intheozone]

24. He still didn't get over 35% of the vote, his

ceiling is below 35%.

[Renew Deal]

25. Bernie is lucky that Bloomberg was in there

[Faux pas]

27. Delegate count

per https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/democratic_delegate_count.html#!

biden: 878 sanders: 725

[LizBeth]

31. 6.7% lead. Not close to what was projected.