2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Hillary And Bernie were to both be in the GE, Bernie would beat her hands down. [View all]PufPuf23
(8,756 posts)Context for the Kentucky primary today and also the 2016 campaign in general.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/20/primary.wrap/
Note the article is 5/20/2008. I recommend read the entire article, it is short.
Some excerpts:
Hillary Clinton won Kentucky by 30%
From the article:
Neither candidate is expected to reach the 2,026 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination.
That means the race is likely to be settled by "super-delegates" -- party leaders and officials who will cast votes at the Democratic convention in August.
After Kentucky's results came in, Clinton thanked her supporters for handing her a win "even in the face of some pretty tough odds."
"Tonight we have achieved an important victory," she said in Louisville.
Clinton beat Obama across all age groups, income groups and education levels in Kentucky.
"It's not just Kentucky bluegrass that's music to my ears. It's the sound of your overwhelming vote of confidence even in the face of some pretty tough odds."
Two-thirds of Clinton's supporters there said they would vote Republican or not vote at all rather than for Obama, according to the polls.
Forty-one percent of Clinton supporters said they'd cast their vote for McCain, and 23 percent said they would not vote at all.
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Thanks again for the context XemaSab