Live Blog: Super Duper Tuesday Primary Election Returns
Posted: March 15, 2016 Filed under: U.S. Politics | Tags: Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, primary election returns 186 Comments
Good Evening!!
This will be short and sweet, because I’m still feeling very under the weather.
The cable networks are starting to give hints about the exit polls in the five states that are holding primaries today. It’s all pretty general so far, and I’m not math wizard enough to get much out it. It looks like it’s closed in Ohio and Illinois, and Missouri is still a mystery.
If Hillary performs as well as expected in Florida and North Carolina, she will end the night with an increased lead in pledged delegates. Bernie would need to win one of the big Midwestern states by a landslide to gain any ground on her.
As for the Republicans, I’m assuming Trump will win at this point. I don’t really care about them, but if you’re hearing interesting things about the GOP race, feel free to share them.
We’ll find out pretty soon what will happen on both sides. Polls will be closing in all of the states pretty soon and voting will be over everywhere by 8PM ET.
I’ve enjoyed watching the vote counts at the New York Times so far. FiveThirtyEight has an excellent live blog as well.
What are you hearing? Let us know in the comment thread and enjoy yourselves. Remember that Hillary already has a huge lead in pledged delegates; so don’t freak out if Bernie wins Ohio and/or Illinois, especially if it’s close.
peej
Carissa
bostonboomer
ecocatwoman
mablue2
Mama Lopez
peggysue22
quixote
skydancingguestblogger
Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)
Sky Dancing 
Have at it, folks!
Al Giordano’s delegate projection for Florida:
For NC:
There are no winner take all for states for democrats. Isn’t that right.
Obviously, we’ll have to wait awhile for results in OH and IL, which look to be close.
Good gawd massive numbers of Democrats are voting as Republicans to stop Trump. That could really screw over Hillary.
Yes, I just saw that, very disturbing. If we lose Ohio, this will certainly be the reason. If the numbers are as large as mentioned, I don’t know how we can overcome that loss of votes.
The polls show a greater number of Bernie voters doing that in Ohio. Where are you getting your numbers and what are the numbers?
On MSNBC … Don’t know whose voters are doing it but the crossover is massive. They said labor union families and life time Dems doing it Strategically and telling exit pollers that.
Voting for Kasich to stop Trump is kind of like voting for emphysema to stop a heart attack.
Do they have zero sense of strategy? It’ll be way easier for Clinton to beat Trump than Kasich. Kasich has had atrocious policies in Ohio, but he doesn’t act like an escaped reject from a bootcamp for tinpot dictators.
Or are they so altruistic they want nothing except to rescue the US from the global shame of such a hairball? In that case they’re just stupid. He’s already out there. It’s way too late to hush it up. And if their nonsense puts Clinton’s nomination in jeopardy, and Sanders is the nominee, then — congratulations! — you just elected President Trump.
None of this makes sense to me. Hasn’t the Rush of Limbaugh been encouraging his bots to mess with the Democrats? Could that be what we’re seeing here?
Evidently in the blue Dawg Dem counties Dems are heading for Donald Trump. I think the pollsters will be red-faced tonight. Ohio has gone nuts!
I’m hoping her voters were the early voter.
I am so damn worried about this.
Guess we have to see. It’s a crazy election, that’s for sure!
http://www.salon.com/2016/03/15/youre_kind_of_a_trickle_down_media_whore_samantha_bee_tries_fails_to_reason_with_actual_donald_trump_supporters/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
I plan to stay disgustingly positive tonight–just warning you all. As long as Hillary increases her delegate lead, I’ll be satisfied. Let the Bernie bros celebrate their symbolic victories if there are any.
Al Giordano is projecting delegate gains for Hillary in Ohio even if Bernie gets a narrow win. The reason is two urban districts that are heavily African American. He also says to watch Jewish suburbs like Shaker Heights. In Boston Jewish areas voted more than 60 percent for Hillary.
The cities in Ohio will come in late so we have to be patient.
Al also suggests that Jewish communities in IL may be resentful of Bernie’s attacks on Rahm Emmanuel and his constant attack ads on Hillary there.
I’ll follow your lead, but I have to confess: I want Bernie to go 0 for 5 and be crushed, crushed.
I feel the same way, but it’s a delegate game now as we learned back in 2008 when Hillary was winning the big states and still losing ground delegate-wise.
I am the same, crush them all, if only to shove it in the face of all the MSM talking heads who can’t stop talking about Bernie, who they desperately want to win.
No one is talking about Clinton’s likely win in Florida, which is like the queen of the swing states in the general.
However, I am trying to take bb’s lead and stay positive. For worst case, she kills it in NC and FL. Even if she doesn’t win OH, MO, IL, it wil be close so Sanders will net very few delegates.
Now in the clutching at straws and/or optimism category: I wonder if all the focus on Trump’s grossness, including sexism, won’t drive up the women’s vote for Clinton in the midwest. She already wins women most places but maybe the events of the last week will influence people to think more toward the general.
If you’re a real sadist you should want the Bernie bros to suffer, hoping against hope that he can somehow catch up. LOL!
Why is Steve Kornacki always screaming?
I’m dying to get into the real results. I’m just annoyed by these yakkers and the exit-polling stuff.
You’d be much better off watching CNN.
I’ll see if I can get CNN USA here. I get CNN International.
MSNBC sucks soooooo bad these days.
Tell me about it! I’m a suffering Lib who doesn’t know where else to go. Many times a day I have to turn it off after less than 2 minutes, I’m not kidding.
I just go on Twitter and pretty much leave the TV off these days.
FL closes at 7ET, OH, NC at 7:30, MO and IL at 8.
In FL we will get the results within a short period because more than half already voted and because Hillary will win big.
There is a time delay in Fla.
Clinton at 66% in FL — that is about 140 delegates.
Good news I can stream CNN USA on my computer, bad news I’m immedaitely greeted by Gloria Borger! Why can’t I catch a break for once?
I hope for all my TV suffering, Bernie will go 0 for 5.
ROFLOL!
If FL only has 99 delegates for Repugs how was Rubio going to catch up on that? Even if he got all he would be behind.
Rubio never had a chance.
Wapo is reporting at <1% dems, Clinton 50.2% to Sanders 41.1%
Everyone in DC area know that the metro is going to close down tonight?
FL Dems <1% Clinton 65.1% vs Sanders 32.5%. Repub. <1% reporting Trump 62.3%, Rubio 17.9%, Cruz 14.3%, Kasich 3.8%
Yor are right, Mablue, we are getting some early returns. <3% reporting Clinton 59.2%, Sanders 38.6% other 2.3%
1.6% reporting Clinton 62.2%, Sanders 35.4%. Lake Co is already at 65%
Good CA news! Lake Shasta has filled 31′ in 8 days!!!! Yeyeyeyey!
All my friends have been showing photos of all the damn water every where……….Over on 299E, Hwy 3 road, the entire road washed out. It’s a freaky mess. But the water is so important.
Places where we use to have picnics are flooded, and I’ve never seen it like that in my many years living there.
It’s going to be a good year!
Oh, 20 more feet needed to be FULL.
It looks like we might one more storm this weekend. I don’t know how big it will be
Where are you at roof?
The Repub results haven’t changed much, Trump is still ahead by twice.
I’m still peeved about MSNBC, I can’t find any transcripts from the last town hall.
Dems 5.4% reporting Clinton 66/5, Sanders 31.7%
Repubs 4% reporting Trump 45.4%, Rubio 27.3%, Cruz 15.6%, Kasich 6.5%
Dems 10.2% reporting Clinton 66.8%, Sanders 31%
The exit polls CNN is reporting for NC are closer than I expected. Hillary still way ahead. She is also ahead in Ohio and IL according to CNN exit polls.
Ohio — CNN is “estimating” not projecting 53 to 46 for Clinton, based on exit polls only
Repubs 11.5% reporting Trump 46.1%, Rubio 26.7%, Cruz,15.8%, Kasich 6.7%
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Ohh!
How cute is that.
Fl Dems 15.6% reporting Clinton 66.8%, Sanders 31%,
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
yes, yes, yes.
Rubio should be humiliated if these numbers hold.
Hillary could take Ohio tonight (I wouldn’t complain), but Illinois has more delegate votes. Illinois will likely go Dem in the General, and Ohio could go either way in the General.
Hillary is leading over 345,000 votes in Florida………..Our sunshine girl.
Clinton’s lead in FL is more votes than Sander’s total.
FL Repubs 17% reporting Trump 45.9%, Rubio 27.2%, Cruz 15.5%, Kasich 6.8%. Dems 18.3% reporting, Clinton 66.6%, Sanders 31.2%
Al G. is still expecting Hillary to win Ohio.
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
No reporting yet in OH, but in NC Dems .2% reporting with Clinton 63.6%, Sanders 33.7%. Repubs .2% reporting Trump 40.3%, Cruz 30.4%, Kasich 14.5%, Rubio 1.3%
Squashed him like a bug 😎
FL Dems 24.9% reporting, Clinton 66%, Sanders 31.8%. Repubs 20/8% reporting and the positions are pretty much the same.
So far only the overwhelmingly White counties have been counted in FL. This is going to be humiliating for Bernie!
She is also winning big in university areas.
OH is now reporting <1% Dems, Clinton 71.4%, Sanders 27.3%. Repubs Trump 47.3%, Kasich 34.5%, Cruz 11.6%, Rubio 6.1%
FL Dems 28.4% reporting Clinton 65.6%, Sanders 32.1%
FL Repubs 28.6% Trump 45.9%, Rubio 26.9%, Cruz 16.3%, Kasich 6.7%
Wow. That’s interesting.
I hope she gets her home town, and the delegate votes!
Yeah, I wonder what’s up. I did see rainstorms there and OH.
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Yet, more that would demonstrate her unquestionable ability to take this to the general election, and go up against Trumphy.
Trumpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Trumpty Dumpty had a great fall …
it kinda writes itself, doesn’t it?
Hell yeah! I can’t wait to when SHE finishes him off.
NC .6% reporting, Clinton 58.7%, Sanders 37.9%. Trump 41.1%, Cruz 33.7%, Kasich 12.2%, Rubio 10.5%
FL Dems 32.5% reporting Clinton 65.2%, Sanders 32.5%. Repubs 32.4% reporting Trump 46.1%, Rubio 26.6%, Cruz 16.4%, Kasich 6.7%
FL Dems 44.3% reporting Clinton 65.4%, Sanders 32.4%
Miami Dade is now around 73% reporting and it’s a Clinton blowout there @ 75%
Clinton wins FL!
CBS is projecting FL for Clinton with NC and OH leaning
Here’s some good news:
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Hillary even had more votes than Trumphy in Florida, no question about it.
Wapo just announced the FL win! 48.5% reporting with Clinton 65.2%, Sanders 32.6%. Repubs Trump the win @ 45.4% over Rubio 27.6% YYEY
Clinton wins Florida!!!!!
Wapo is doing something screwy with the reporting in OH. However, Clinton 109,410 @ 68.6% vs Sanders 48,442 @ 30.4%. For Repubs, Kasich 83,845 @ 44.2%, Trump 61,250 @ 32.3%, Cruz 26,800 @ 14.1%, Rubio 12,828@ 6.8%
The NYT has a map up with updating % and delegate count. Easy to follow. Clinton is way ahead in Ohio, albeit with only 1% reporting, but it’s like 70/30 Clinton so far. Narrower in NC, but still a 20 point lead. Anyway, it’s easy to follow and updating continually.
Same with Wapo, jackyt, some of us are watching the stations.
I like the NYT one myself.
NC 4% reporting Dems: Clinton 58.3%, Sanders 38.5%. Repubs: Trump 39.7&, Cruz 34.3%, Kasich 13.2%, Rubio 10.2%
Trump goons disrupted Rubio’s speech but got shouted down by the crowd.
She is also beating Trump on the number of votes cast!!!
It’s still early in OH @.2% reporting but Clinton is 68.15 vs Sanders30.5%
HRC has been declared winner of NC. It could be another blowout.
I tell you, Bella Abzug is looking down on Hillary. I can see her hat, her glasses, and a pin in her hand. This one is for you Bella, this is the campaign we been waiting for!
Ahh, Bella!
You said it Fannie!
Right on, Fannie
Wapo isn’t showing that yet, but Wake Co/Raleigh was 44% reporting and she was 14p points ahead there.
OH has increased their screwed up reporting to .3%, and she is ahead 68% to 30.6%
Rubio supsended
Little Marco suspends his campaign.
suspended.
Hooray
“Ain’t no sunshine in my life.”
Okay, now I’m in happy tears! She’s leading BIG in all 5 states!!!
Girl, you said it, tears of JOY.
MO is reporting @.2% Clinton 62.7%, Sanders 30.8%, Trump 48.6%, Cruz 32.3%, Rubio 8.5%, Kasich 5.%
Geez. I saw Hillary and trump won Florida. I don’t know how you and dak are doing it BB. This is exhausting. We are in Atlanta tonight. Will be down here a bunch of times this week. My spirit is with you sky dancers. Go Hillary, let’s please settle this thing up soon.
Hi JJ! t’s good to see you. It looks like Hillary will win Ohio too.
CNN has already projected Hillary as the winner in NC!
We luv you JJ, she just got OHIO! Huge, JJ, Huge.
Glad you came out for tonight sweet JJ. Hillary……….LOOKIN GOOD!!!!
After the dust settles tonight, Bernie is going to be looking in his rear view window!
You mean he’ll be in her rear view mirror, right?
Yup, I tell you, I’ve been crying, and crying, and Kleenex everywhere. Too excited, and need to slow down.
CBS projects NC for Clinton
I hope MABlue is right about a “blowout”! Looking good.
If the exist polls are right, she will win all five states. But Bernie may win Missouri.
She is leading right now in Mo.
It’s looking like Hillary could win Ohio by more than 10 points, because the urban areas will be counted last.
Wapo only 7% reporting Gives Clinton the NC win @ 58.2%, Sanders, 38.2%. The Repubs still working on it. Trump 39.3%, Cruz 35.5%, Kasich 12.9%, Rubio 9.8%
OH now @ Dems 2.9% reporting, Clinton 66.2%, Sanders 32.6%, Repubs 2.8% reporting, Kasich 43.4%, Trump 33.7%, Cruz 14.4%, Rubio 5.9%
OHIO…………….YES, Hillary.
Wow!!!!! That is big.
AP has already called Ohio for her and the AA areas haven’t even been counted yet!!
Ohio is Yuuuuge!!!!
You are an oracle!
I can’t stop crying. Mercy.
She’s making history tonight. She will be the first woman ever to win the nomination of a major party!
I have goosebumps!!!
Big three in……….up on the big screen, first time evah. I hope I don’t start shivering.
Hillary Clinton………………Looking Good!!!!!!!!!!!!
MO is up to .7% reporting Clinton 63.8%, Sanders 32.9%, Trump 36.2%, Cruz 31.6%, Rubio 14.2%, Kasich 10.8%. and a total for both sides2.8% uncommitted, above “other”.
OH 5.9% reporting Clinton 64.9%, Sanders 33.9%, Kasich 43.3%, Trump 34.4%. Cruz 14.5%, Rubio 5.3%
Wapo gives Clinton and Kasich the win in OH!!!!
It’s nice if and when exit polls meet the actual win.
China Global Times calls Trump a racist.
I’m happy tonight! Glad to be here with you all.
!!!!!!
MO 1.3% reporting Clinton 58.8%, Sanders 38.3%, Trump 38.5%, Cruz 32.5%, Rubio, 12.2%, Kasich 10.5%
MO 7% reporting Clinton 64.5%, Sanders 34.4%. Kasich still ahead Wapo projects Clinton and Kasich winners O MY
IL 14.4% reporting Clinton 53.8%, Sanders 45.4%, Trump 41%, Kasich 23.9%, Cruz 22.7%, Rubio 10.2%
Yippety yippety dee about Ohio! Whoohoo!
I can’t wait to hear the talking heads explain this away for Bernie! I expect the mood around the table at CNN and MSNBC to be funereal.
OH is up to 58.3% reporting and her win is coming in at 56.7% vs Sanders 42.3%
IL 20.3% reporting Dems Clinton 53.5%, Sanders 45.5%. Repubs 20.2% reporting Trump 41%, Kasich 23.8%, Cruz 22.9%, Rubio 10.1%
Trump goons disrupting Kasich speech. I’m sounding like a broken record.
The rural counties that are going Trump are much the same as Sanders in IL.
IN FL @ 89.7% Clinton is continuing the win 64.4% to 33.3%. Trump is maintaining the same lead. In NC @33.3% reporting Clinton is continuing the wind @ 56%. to 39.8%. The Repubs are still not declared @ 34.3% reporting. Trump 40.1%, Cruz 36.3%, Kasich 12.4%, Rubio 8.6%
MO 8.8% reporting, Clinton 50.1%, Sanders 47.8%, Trump 42.1%, Cruz 38.9% Kasich 8.7%, Rubio 6.8%
IL 27.3% reporting Clinton 52.7%, Sanders 46.4%, Repubs, 26.9% reporting Trump 40.6%, Cruz 25%, Kasich 22.3%, Rubio 9.9%
MO Dems 12.4% reporting, Sanders 49.9%, Clinton 48.2%. Repubs 11.8% reporting Trump 42.2%, Cruz 40.5%, Kasich 7.9%, Rubio 6%
Sanders is ahead in Cole Co with Jeff City. It just went to 1.52% reporting and Its now Sanders, 50%, Clinton 48.1%
IL Dems 33.1% reporting Clinton 52.5%, Sanders 46.6%,
Clearly MO is Republican, Trump’s votes alone equal both Sanders’s and Clinton’s. 16.7% reporting Sanders 50%, Clinton 48.1%. Trump 42.6%, Cruz 40.4%,
IL Dems reporting 36% Clinton 52.5%, Sanders 46.7%
MO 22.1% reporting Sanders 50.1%, Clinton 48%, Trump 43.8%, Cruz 39.7%
Any thoughts on how Springfield will go? Cook Co is reporting at just under 74%
Clinton is losing ground in MO. 22.9% reporting: Sanders 51%, Clinton 47%. Trump 43.1%, Cruz 40.3%
Yes, I think he’s going to take MO.
Trump is projected winner in IL. Dems not decided. 39.3% reporting Clinton 52.3%, Sanders 46.8%
Clinton adds a million to her overall vote total just from FL alone tonight.
Yey!!
In Lewis Co, MO, Sanders and Clinton tied at 239 votes each, 100% reporting
IL 43.4% reporting, Clinton 52.1%, Sanders 47%
Springfield still isn’t reporting.
MO, Dems: 32.2% reporting Sanders 51.3% Clinton 47%Trump 42.9%, Cruz 40.7%
She gained a little back, Saint Louis Co is finally showing #s. Sanders 50.2%, Clinton 48.4%
IL 50.9% reporting Clinton 51.8%, Sanders 47.3%. Still no Springfield.
This is annoying, We are at 53%, Still no Springfield and Lake Co is competitive, At 8.9% reporting.
MO Dems: 55.1% reporting Sanders 51.2%, Clinton 47.4%, Repubs reporting 53.5%: Trump 41.8%, Cruz 41.3%
MO 68.4% reporting Sanders 50.4%, Clinton 48.4%. Repubs 61.7% reporting Trump 41.8%, Cruz 41.6%
IL 58.4% reporting Clinton 51.5%, Sanders 47.6%
IL is 63.5% reporting and Springfield is reporting with Sanders leading. Total Clinton 51.2%, Sanders 47.9%
I’m so proud of Hillary, she took the 2 biggest prizes in tonights contest FL & OH and won decisively. She also had a convincing win in NC. I think she will pull out IL, and MO will be close. However the last 2 contest turn out, WE couldn’t have asked for better performance.
Bravo Madam President, and good night!!!
I know, It’s great!
Sweet dreams Bernie Fife
I guess we should be happy we don’t have to wait for the pony express to bring the results. MO 75.1 reporting: Sanders 50.8%, Clinton 48%, Trump 41.5%, Cruz 41.2%