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Chichiri

(4,667 posts)
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 08:15 PM Apr 2016

It's official: Wyoming is a tie.

Bernie won the popular vote handily enough, but Hillary employed MATH, and as a result they're taking 7 delegates apiece. I certainly didn't see this coming!

So Bernie came in 2 delegates behind target in Wisconsin, and now 4 behind target in Wyoming, which means he needs to exceed his targets by 6 delegates in future states. Not hard? Maybe, but keep in mind that 1) most of those targets already well exceed the 50% threshold, and 2) Hillary is bound to win at least some of these coming states. So he can't really afford a 6 delegate loss.

Now let's see about New York.

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It's official: Wyoming is a tie. (Original Post) Chichiri Apr 2016 OP
Great work by Team Hillary! mcar Apr 2016 #1
Wow! Kaleva Apr 2016 #2
Congrats to the staff on the ground, and the campaign staff for the delegate strategy. IamMab Apr 2016 #3
Brava Hillary sheshe2 Apr 2016 #4
Sanders is way behind his targets Gothmog Apr 2016 #5
I was bracing for another 75-80% caucus victory by Bernie book_worm Apr 2016 #6
Wait. Treant Apr 2016 #7
I'd really like to know how that MATH worked for her but that will be coming. Cha Apr 2016 #8
 

IamMab

(1,359 posts)
3. Congrats to the staff on the ground, and the campaign staff for the delegate strategy.
Sat Apr 9, 2016, 08:23 PM
Apr 2016

And many thanks to the Sanders campaign for the week of multiple, repeated, seemingly-neverending unforced errors.

book_worm

(15,951 posts)
6. I was bracing for another 75-80% caucus victory by Bernie
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:17 AM
Apr 2016

but had no idea that HRC would wind up getting 44% and carrying some of the bigger counties and split the delegates. This could be an indication that Bernie's horrible week last week is starting to hurt him nationally.

Treant

(1,968 posts)
7. Wait.
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:42 AM
Apr 2016

There's a Philadelphia Inquirer article hitting...and Sanders performed no better than he did in the New York Daily News.

(edited--wrong article, sorry!)

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20160408_What_Bernie_Sanders_said__Q___A.html

This was the original article, which is an opinion piece, but still interesting:

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/under-the-sun/Bernie-offers-little-beyond-making-us-mad-as-hell.html#duO4k5d8ehycZIe6.99

I'd do an OP, but I'd rather not get hidden again this week. It makes me reflux.

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