NBC calls Louisiana for Hillary Clinton
Source: NBC
The 2016 presidential nominating contests move forward with primaries or caucuses in five states on Saturday.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz claimed the first two victories of the night, winning in Kansas and Maine while Donald Trump finished second in both. Polls have closed in Kentucky and Louisiana where Cruz, Trump, Marco Rubio and John Kasich await the results. In total, there 155 delegates of the 1,237 needed to secure the nomination up for grabs Saturday.
Bernie Sanders has won caucuses in Kansas and Nebraska while Hillary Clinton has won in the Louisiana Democratic primary. There are a total 126 delegates available in today's Democratic contests.
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Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)Doesn't count.
Virtual tie.
Does that sum it up? o.O
pkdu
(3,977 posts)Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)pkdu
(3,977 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,728 posts)I would love to go there, but I have to go through all of Louisiana to get there. And I despise the rest of Louisiana.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,728 posts)nearly fell out of the sky. Nope. Too old for that kind of crap.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)Shit, you driving, or you ain't going....
LiberalArkie
(15,728 posts)commuter airline the whole way. Probably LR to Dallas and then Houston then NOLA. Who in their right mind would want to go through that hell.
Bleacher Creature
(11,257 posts)Chicago1980
(1,968 posts)Because Nebraska, which Bernie won is a blue state?
Nice that you like to discount other democratic voters because the don't vote your narrative.
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)Sarcasm doesn't translate well sometimes.
Pro-tip: I don't feel "the bern".
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)erlewyne
(1,115 posts)They will vote GOP.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)INdemo
(6,994 posts)your confidence
Chicago1980
(1,968 posts)How about we get through all the primaries before people start chest thumping.
INdemo
(6,994 posts)Chicago1980
(1,968 posts)I'm more open minded than some of the extreme left purist.
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)We can ALWAYS count on someone to shit in the cereal!
iandhr
(6,852 posts)But I am of the opinion that all wins matter.
Chicago1980
(1,968 posts)chillfactor
(7,584 posts)Yeah!
riversedge
(70,302 posts)Herman4747
(1,825 posts)riversedge
(70,302 posts)Herman4747
(1,825 posts)But given Hillary's established record of duplicity, can you trust her fully on this one?
Chicago1980
(1,968 posts)because they didn't go Sanders and won't go blue in November.
Way to disenfranchise people who don't vote your candidate.
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)Suprk
(90 posts)houston16revival
(953 posts)Marco The Little Robot
running out of batteries
LannyDeVaney
(1,033 posts)wait until Tuesday when Michigan hops on the Hillary wagon!
We need a BIG car for all of these delegates pouring in.