New Hampshire 2016 Democratic Primary thoughts
@ahol888 (51)
Joliet, Illinois
February 10, 2016 12:26am CST
Everyone knew that Sen. Bernie Sanders would easily defeat former Sec. of State Hillary, but many did not think that the margin would be so wide. With 92 percent of the vote in, Sanders is currently ahead 60% to 38%.
However, there is one problem with this victory. Although this win appears to look stellar on the surface, Clinton still ended up with more delegates within the state of New Hampshire. Clinton won 15-13 with delegates due to the superdelegates in full support of her. Quite possibly, Sanders could win the majority of the states, but still lose the primary decisively due to a projected 90% of the superdelegates siding with Clinton. If Clinton wins in this fashion, then the Democratic base will not be too enthusiastic heading into November.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Feb 16
It's all about momentum and this win despite the true delegate support strengthens Sanders later on. You have to remember this was supposed to be a formality for Clinton to breeze to the nomination and Bernie is forcing her to spend money now and be on the defensive and doing damage to her candidacy.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
10 Feb 16
If only the people knew, Grandma tried to explain to me but i still don't get it.
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