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mother earth

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Tue Mar 15, 2016, 11:19 PM Mar 2016

Clinton Will Build Her Biggest Lead on March 15. Sanders Will Erode It After That. [View all]

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2016/03/clinton-will-build-biggest-lead-march-15-sanders-will-erode.html

I’m keeping this short to put a very simple idea into your head. Because of the way the Democratic Party voting calendar is structured this year, Clinton’s largest lead will occur on March 15. After that, most of Sanders’ strongest states will vote.

What this means is simple:

Hillary Clinton will grow her lead until the March 15 states have voted.
Bernie Sanders will erase that lead — partly or completely — after March 15.
How much of Clinton’s lead he will erase depends on your not buying what the media is selling — that the contest is over.
In most scenarios where Sanders wins, he doesn’t retake the lead until June 7, when five states including California cast their ballots.
March 15 is the Ides of March; a good way to remember the date. The message — gear up for a battle after the Ides of March, and don’t let the establishment media tell you what to think. They won’t be right until the last state has voted.
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You are right, Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #1
Absolutely, we need to enlighten everyone so as not to lose hope, which is just what they wanted. mother earth Mar 2016 #5
Exactly! kath Mar 2016 #7
Bless you, mother earth. senz Mar 2016 #25
Absolutely, the times they are a changing.... mother earth Mar 2016 #37
Thanks for sharing beltanefauve Mar 2016 #2
You do the same in whatever capacity you can. We are fighting propaganda & the machine. mother earth Mar 2016 #6
I will beltanefauve Mar 2016 #10
Good to know! highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #3
but bernie started something. even if he's not the DesertFlower Mar 2016 #4
I'm not quietly going away, and I'm not losing hope. THIS race is not over, I want everyone to mother earth Mar 2016 #8
Bernie must stay in GoldenSF Mar 2016 #9
Bernie says he's staying in the race to the Convention Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2016 #11
welcome to DU! renate Mar 2016 #17
Hey welcome fellow yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #19
Here's hoping that you're right. JeaneRaye Mar 2016 #12
The Best Is Yet To Come Impedimentus Mar 2016 #13
It ain't over until Hillary sings... Baadger Mar 2016 #14
And the News Organizations are ignoring Bernie Ccarmona Mar 2016 #15
K & R! chwaliszewski Mar 2016 #16
I am wondering which way California will lean yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #18
There is a lot of time between now and then! Paulie Mar 2016 #20
A lot of people are sayin its over.... yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #21
Lots of those people have been saying that since October. Paulie Mar 2016 #23
We sent more money tonight. I hope everyone who can does too. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #34
JD Priestly made a point on another thread, the marijuana states seeking to legalize will be on mother earth Mar 2016 #38
Thank you all.... mithnanthy Mar 2016 #22
That's what we do for each other, and that's how we win. mother earth Mar 2016 #39
The oligarch has had her time. senz Mar 2016 #24
Yup... Legends303 Mar 2016 #26
Stick around, you haven't seen anything yet. The primaries were frontloaded for Hillary, that's how mother earth Mar 2016 #40
K & R AzDar Mar 2016 #27
Hopeful and inspiring message NowSam Mar 2016 #28
yes - and it has been so damn close in the hopemountain Mar 2016 #29
He may erode it some, but he won't overcome it. One needs to be realistic. 4lbs Mar 2016 #30
Really? LOL, we should listen to the opposition? The ones that have marginalized all of us from mother earth Mar 2016 #41
Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #31
It's a contraction Ginbat Mar 2016 #32
Welcome to DU! Mister Ed Mar 2016 #35
Thanks. The results hit me hard tonight because I have a sister in Ohio who, I know, voted JDPriestly Mar 2016 #33
Just keep in mind, the primaries were frontloaded for a Southern victory which in my mind mother earth Mar 2016 #42
I can't wait in_cog_ni_to Mar 2016 #36
Let naysayers do what they do, and we keep forging on, like Bernie. This shift in thinking and mother earth Mar 2016 #43
K&R felix_numinous Mar 2016 #44
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