Live Blog: The Northeast brings it home!
Posted: April 26, 2016 Filed under: 2016 elections, Live, Live Blog | Tags: Mideastern Primaries 298 Comments
Good Evening!
These are the states that are voting today in the 2016 Presidential Primaries! Here are the number of Democratic Delegates up for grabs as well as the expected poll closing times.
Maryland · 95 delegates
Delaware · 21 delegates
Connecticut · 55 delegates
Pennsylvania · 189 delegate
Rhode Island · 24 delegates
Last poll closes at 8:00 PM ET for all 5 states
Here’s some of the things to consider when watching the returns. The first most important thing is will the front runners close the deal? Polls show both Clinton and Trump ahead in these states.
A sense of inevitability is growing around both the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaigns, and they could easily build on that momentum this Tuesday. Democratic and Republican voters will cast their primary ballots in five states — Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island — where the respective front-runners hold solid leads.
In delegate-rich Pennsylvania, Trump has a 13-point lead over his closest competitor Ted Cruz, while Clinton has a seven-point lead over Bernie Sanders, according to a CBS News Battleground Tracker survey released Sunday. All told, there are 556 delegates at stake –172 for Republicans and 384 for Democrats.
Will the leaders sweep the five states? Politico has listed some of the key counties for each of the candidates. Of course, we’re interested in Pennsylvania with its huge swath of delegates. The state’s urban areas will influence the overall vote which means that Hillary’s minority support is crucial.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County: Allegheny County, which includes Pittsburgh and the immediate suburbs, holds more GOP voters than any other county in the state.
Pennsylvania’s “loophole primary” makes the focus on specific districts for Republicans trickier, but Allegheny is still a key battleground. Kasich was born and raised in the county, in McKees Rocks. Trump visited Pittsburgh earlier this month.
The county includes all or part of three different congressional districts: the 12th, 14th and 18th.
On the Democratic side, Allegheny is battleground territory: Clinton won it by almost nine points in 2008. A similar performance there on Tuesday could close the door on Sanders’ underdog bid at a statewide victory.
Lackawanna County: This is Clinton territory: She won Lackawanna by a yawning margin in 2008, 74 percent to 26 percent.
Clinton claims Scranton roots that served her well eight years ago. And it’s no surprise one of her closing events in the state was in Dunmore, just outside Scranton, last Friday. (Her husband held an event earlier this month at Scranton High School.)
These are mostly white voters who stuck with Clinton eight years ago. The question is whether they will still serve as a firewall for her on Tuesday, or jump to Sanders, as a number of white Democrats have in other states.
Philadelphia: Clinton managed to win statewide eight years ago despite losing Philadelphia by nearly a two-to-one margin, 65 percent to 35 percent.
This time around, the African-American base in Philadelphia should be strong for Clinton. But the city is also a big college town, and enhanced youth turnout could help Sanders.
Clinton has the backing of former Mayor Michael Nutter — who backed her over Obama in 2008 — and also from longtime supporter Ed Rendell, another former Philadelphia mayor and former two-term governor, who will be under pressure to reinstate his turnout machine to help the former secretary of state.
Here’s the ratfucking meme of the day–likely pushed by BernieBr0s–that simply isn’t true.
Here’s a contender for weird/fake endorsement of the day: A Grand Dragon of the California branch of the KKK allegedly told Vocativ, an organization “at the nexus of media and technology,” that it is endorsing Hillary Clinton. “She is friends with the Klan,” said Will Quigg, citing as evidence her friendship with Bobby Byrd, the long-time United States senator from West Virginia who was in the KKK as a young man. Quigg also claimed the organization had raised $20,000 in anonymous donations for the Clinton campaign.
This is fairly obviously B.S. The Clinton campaign denies it has received nearly that much money in anonymous funds, and the Vocativ reporter even noted that he factchecked and verified the campaign’s claim using F.E.C. filings. But hey! A Klansman said the name “Hillary Clinton” with a gleeful smile on his face, so take that for what it’s worth, which is probably roughly nothing.
Some how, I can’t see the Klan supporting the candidate that has the overwhelming support of black voters, can you?
Grab your popcorn and let’s watch Hillary win some more on her way to the White House!!!
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Sky Dancing 
Exit poll demographics looking good for Hillary! Fingers crossed for YUGE wins!
Great!! I’m just getting the TV on and there’s Cruz. blech!!
Oh Holy Mother please….let this be the end of it. #Hilary2016
I hate Bernie and Jane. They both need to go purify themselves in the water of Lake Minnetonka.
I think I can finally breathe.
Have my HRC iced tea in hand, pass the popcorn please!
https://twitter.com/AlGiordano/status/725104196136112128
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/rep-donna-edwards-files-complaint-to-extend-baltimore-voting-hours/2016/04/26/86373736-0bf5-11e6-a6b6-2e6de3695b0e_story.html
yes!!!
First results in 5 minutes
Good news for now, Murphy is home. Remove 40 cc fluid, and he had a built up of tissue, but the xrays didn’t show bone tumor, just hard tissue. So we have him on anti-inflammatory meds, and sleeping meds so he doesn’t thrash about. He was having trembles due to deep REM. All in all, I am still not so sure, but we can’t afford to send him to Boise, with specialist and cost for extensive scans, and full testing. It was expensive enough, and we really got creamed with taxes this year. But we wanted to see what happens in the next few days or week before we make a decision. Happy he is home, and after a few days, take him on a walk, well just take it from there.
Bring on the Vote. Hillary Yay..
Hugs to Murphy and you.
Yes, glad you got some good news.
TY Skydancers
That is wonderful Fannie.
Gentle pats for Murphy. Good news. Take it easy on yourselves, too.
I’m happy you have him with you Fannie. I too have a dog that is sick with congestive heart failure and we’re just playing it by ear. I wish you peace.
Thanks, I really appreciate all of your concerns, and Mouse, we just have to deal with it a day at a time. They are so much a part of our lives, and have our personalities too, and give so much happiness. Luv to you.
Wolf-might be able to call some races at top of hour.
Polls closed!
Hillary winner in Maryland!!!!
Projections:
Trump wins significantly in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Maryland
Clinton wins Maryland significantly.
Strange to hear the exit polls in Pa. showing Trump winning twice as many evangelicals than Cruz did. I guess the more they hear Cruz talk, the more they can’t stand him.
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OMG! Funny but scary at the same time.
So real, sharing.
I’d be worried big time!
But maybe Trump would want to lead, since he’ thinks he’s “good at war.” Send him to the front lines and he might solve the whole Trump problem once and for all.
I’m happy to be here with you all.
Right back at you!
We are all happy you are here too.
OMG! MSNBC has Hugh Hewitt on. I switched to CNN.
And CNN HAS THE BERN………
Bernie speaking already.
Is he really convinced that he will win the nomination? Jay-Z!
Same old same old😣
CNN finally cut him off. I now love them.
Sanders speaking now and all he can do is talk polls for general over Trump. Idiot. No one has attacked him yet and he has big negatives.
and now he’s arguing independents should be able to vote in dem primaries every where … he’s an asshole.
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Speaking of conspiracy theories:
An Elaborate Hillary Clinton Facebook Conspiracy With Coordinated Attacks and Porn? No, Just a Glitch
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/26/an-elaborate-hillary-clinton-facebook-conspiracy-with-coordinated-attacks-and-porn-no-just-a-glitch.html
Saw this being taken seriously and just about shook my head off my neck.
They’re really grasping at straws now.
Suffer from Bernieism.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/04/04/are_kasich_sanders_strongest_for_general_election_130178.html
Oh jeebus & mudlarks. The idiocy, it hurts.
Looking good for Hillary in CT.
Same with Penn. She is leading there but they’re still calling it too early.
She will win PA no doubt.
Al G. projected Bernie by 6 points in RI, now he’s not sure Bernie will win.
the polls there have been all over the place
Most important states for Hillary: Pa., Ct. and Md. She’s got Md., let’s keep our fingers crossed, maybe all of them.
CT doesn’t have that many delegates and if it’s close she won’t gain much. MD and PA are the big ones. Al Giordano predicted she would gain about 42 delegates on her lead.
Since 1 Apr she has 47 super delegates, and Bernie has only picked up 8 super delegates. There is no path for Bernie.
Rhode Island called for Trump with Kasich second.
R I, did the same damn thing Az. did, close down 70% of the voting polls. Ashols.
That is horrible, and people should file complaints as it is always in the poor neighborhoods where people don’t have access to transportation.
Yeah, Bernie gets up there talking about the poor, you would have thought he could have gotten 100 buses in to take the poor to the polls. Do something to help democrats, and help Hillary get elected.
I have hardly any signal to interact, but I’m here. Thanks for all your efforts!
Glad you’re here!
Glad you’re here too!
I’m glad you’re here.
Thanks!
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Interesting. He predicted CT would be close and Hillary would only gain 1 delegate. But looks like PA win will be bigger than expected for Hillary.
I think if Bernie thought he would win CT, he would have waited to give his speech.
He’s given his primary-night speech already? Maybe he wants to make sure he gets the air time. Then he’ll go off hunting for caucus states.
MSNBC calls Delaware for Hillary!
Wonder why the hell CNN won’t call it, they keep saying projection, but will not say it.
They were slow with NY last week.
CNN calls Delaware for Hillary.
Wondered about the delay too.
Delaware called for Hillary and Trump.
Sweep of Five for Trump.
Cruz isn’t even coming in second tonight.
Cruz is definitely third in CT
Delaware goes to Clinton, per NBC.
I watched the 1992 Clinton v Bush Race for the White House. Fantastic stuff. Thanks for the tip you guys.
I am getting antsy.
Yep.
Stay calm. She will prevail☺
Even if Bernie wins by a little bit, Rhode Island……….remember he loses.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/apr/26/northeast-primary-live-updates-trump-clinton-sanders-acela-cruz-kasich-election-2016
Her supporters have known it all along!
Devine’s fighting hard to keep his $800,000/month paycheck.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/apr/26/northeast-primary-live-updates-trump-clinton-sanders-acela-cruz-kasich-election-2016?page=with:block-57200438e4b091fcbac533f9#block-57200438e4b091fcbac533f9
Pennsylvania for Hillary! Crowd cheers! Go Hillary!
Yay, Pa………Cheers.
CNN calls PA for Hillary!!
Yey!
Those coattails in Penn. is going to be very important for Hillary. I saw where Pat Toomey was slightly ahead, and we got to change that.
What about the dem Senate primary?
Well, Pat Toomey ought to be worried about now, even though the general election is still months away. I am going to have to look that up Jslat.
Jslat…………yes! Katie McGinty won and will go up against Toomey.
Wapo has RI at 17.8% with Sanders 58.7% vs Clinton 39.7%
I’m watching CNN because I like how John King does,the delegate board.
CT still in range. RI may not go Hills tonight. But still, big night for our girl!!!!
I hope that isn’t sexist. I can honestly say if we were talking about Bill I would absolutely call him our boy!!!
DE will cancel out RI. Hoping to pull out win in CT.
DE has her winning by 20 points. RI spread not as large for the Bern.
BenchmarkPolitics has called CT for Hillary…
Spot on.
That would be a full on Whoo-Hoo!
I hope so. Sanders will be insufferable if he wins that and RI
Fingers, toes and eyes crossed CT comes through for her.
If Bernie (Howard Beale) Sanders wins RI I hope he shows his ungracious, classless, angry ASS! I hope he shows his real character on television.
“I’m as sad as hell, and the media’s not gonna fake it anymore!” – Bernie Beale
Let’s hope they ignore him!
Wapo has CT at 32% reporting with Sanders 50%, vs Clinton 48.1%. However, Hartford is only 26% reporting and she is ahead there.
Has Hartford completed their count?
Surely not, notoriously slow.
That will make the difference for her.
Fairfield county not in either and it was her best in polling, I think.
Yes.
At this point, Hillary has more votes than Trump in all the states.
She continues to win more votes than Trumpity. 😀
We’re approaching the 2000 delegate level!!!
Will Kasich call it a “win” by coming in a far behind second? He is such a moron.
NYT called PA for Hillary so AP must have called it.
Wapo called for her as well at only 16.2% reporting, Phillie and surrounds went strongly for Clinton.
Hillary speaks! Yes!
I need my box of Kleenex.
I hear another part of that glass ceiling cracking!!!! Love that woman!
2097 delegates
NYT: Clinton can lose every contest from now on and still win the nomination.
They broke into her speech to give the dread pirate Bernie RI.
RI is an open primary, isn’t it? I’d like to know how Dems voted as opposed to Indies.
Wapo agrees, the RI win is to Sanders, at 49.3% reporting.
I am eating my way through a bag of Kitkats.
My Fritos are almost gone!
OMG……….I made a chocolate cheesecake, and I only had a sliver, I don’t even want to think about it being gone.
Lov Fritos
With the day you’ve had, you deserve that whole cheesecake☺
Somehow the midnight hour often calls my name to the fridge. Hard to break those habits.
You are making me hungry and it’s past dinner time. I’m gonna go and get a gluten free protein style double double from In n Out. I’ll be back.
That sounds good………
Wow, big wins in PA,MD,DE!!
And hear Hillary being gracious to Sanders folks. So classy.
What an extraordinary woman!
I love her! I can’t wait until Obama starts campaigning for her too.
Me either. That’s gonna be great!
was sitting here eating popcorn with my daughter and hubby watching her. she was resplendent! HRC 2016!
I’m turning to MSNBC to see if Rachel bursts into tears.
I just can’t with them.
I went back to CNN right away. David Axelrod finally admits that Bernie has no chance.
Hartford and New Haven have yet to be counted.
Wapo says Hartford Co is 41.2% reporting and Clinton is ahead 53.4% to Sanders 44.7%. New Have is competitive at 31.4% reporting with Clinton 49.8% to Sanders 48.6%.
I noticed Sen. Bob Casey up on stage with Hillary. I heard he’s on her VP list. You know it feels so good to see her up there, and thinking about the Convention, and thinking about bringing the Party together.
I can’t see Hillary choosing a VP who is anti-choice like Casey.
Yeah, that would not help bring in Bernie’s folks.
Screw them. 80% of them were Republicans anyway.
It does seem that way sometimes.
I hear you, maybe he is on the long long list………but he was up there on stage, and I thought I heard that, I could be wrong.
Just reading this today…Wed. A big NO for Casey. Not only anti-choice but was such a big EARLY supporter of Obama and, even tho PA went very big for Hillary in 08, he and his kind were very instrumental in trying to erase her as the force she was. I can not stand him. I am from PA too. One of the “boys”, if you ask me. His office is for xxxx too. They never answer the phone. His voice on the answering machine thing can send me up a wall.
I’m with you in this. I want Julian.
He’s anti choice, that won’t work.
John King says Hillary can still win CT because the cities where she is way ahead still have lots of votes to be counted.
Agreed, 45.9% reporting with Sanders 49.8% to Clinton 48.4%. A difference of 2057 votes.
Bridgeport is still out as is most of Hartford.
I think she’ll pull out CT in the end. I wish she could have run the board, but I’m totally happy with how well she performed in the two prizes, PA and MD. She wiped the floor with old bern.
Wow, MD is only 10% reporting and Clinton has it by 66.6% in all but 2 as yet to report counties.
She is going to get a lot of delegates out of MD.
Big, Big, Biggie
How anyone with an IQ above 80 can vote for Trump is beyond me. The man is a,disaster!
Looks like more states get to join the Deep South tomight.
https://twitter.com/sadydoyle/status/725132181509672961
Lol.
For Pat:
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You know I will never be satisfied until I see Bernie waiting for Amtrak to haul his butt back to By.
I won’t be satisfied until he loses his reelection bid and goes away never to be heard from again.
Me too Pat. I feel the same way like you… I have to see Bernie’s ass shut down for good before I can get really excited.
I am just in awe. Hillary is just as gracious in winning as she was in losing in 2008. She really offered such respect to the Bern. Let’s hope he appreciates it.
AND returns it big-time.
He won’t.
If you look at this link you can see why Hillary can win CT. The population centers that are going big for Hillary are still reporting votes. She has a GREAT chance of winning CT.
http://www.cnn.com/election/primaries/states/ct/Dem
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Harry Enten says she’s very likely to win CT.
I love Harry.
Oh God, Chris Christie.
What’s he done now — slobber all over Trump’s shoes on TV?
Oh yeah, he’s going to be Secretary of Everything!
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/apr/26/northeast-primary-live-updates-trump-clinton-sanders-acela-cruz-kasich-election-2016?page=with:block-572014e9e4b073144087e76b#block-572014e9e4b073144087e76b
I’ve got that sticker on order!
As Dak says: Kewl
Christie has that look on his face again like “WTF is this idiot talking about?”
Yup
Nothing in yet from Newtown.
She is now ahead in CT with 62% reporting!
Maybe that assault-weapons love didn’t go over too well with CT voters.
Hillary will probably gain more delegates from MD than she did from NY. The win is gonna be that huge.
She kicked his butt in MD and it looks like she’ll widen her win margin in PA. This is a great night for her.
I am shaking. The first woman presidential nominee. I cry tears of joy. Hillary2016.
The woman who did it in 2016. Hillary Rodham Clinton, we’ll remember this forever. Here I am living in Idaho, and here with the skydancers!
I too get teary at times. Yes, this is a huge change for women and for America. I’ve wanted this so badly, along with all the rest of you, my friends, and now it’s almost here!
Truly revolutionary.
Amen, sister.
Trump is the most obnoxious person alive. STFU!!
Now I’m looking to West Virginia.
https://twitter.com/AlGiordano/status/725141261146050560
Heh. Stuff that down your gullet, Sanders.
And Trump.
I hope they choke on it!!!
PRESIDENT HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON 2016
Love it!!!
Me three.
Kisses.
I have never seen anyone as so in love with himself than Trump.
And I thought I had mercifully seen the last of Christies wife and that foolish grin and there she is up front.
He is a blowhard, and he’s TERRIFIED of HILLARY because she will KICK HIS ASS!!!
77% of the vote in CT Hillary leads by 4600 votes
She is pulling ahead of him in CT.
She’s going to win in CT. We’ll take 4 out of 5 any day of the week and the way she’s kicking his ass in MD, DE and PA, she’ll walk away with a lions share of the delegates tonight. Bernie better get busy deciding how he wants to safely land his plane before it crashes.
They just called it for her
Once the population centers began reporting she just surged back into the lead. I bet all the air went out of the berns ballon. Poor Bern, his party is almost over.
Those poor slobs having to stand there and listen to this blowhard repeat himself over and over.
Thank the goddess for the mute button. I can watch the scoreboards without listening to Drumf.
FINALLY HE LEAVES.
That self absorbed bladder mouth will never be POTUS.
Chris Christie’s wife looked like she was in shock.
Wapo say Clinton won CT at 79.9% reporting!
NBC calls CT for Hillary!
HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We never lost hope!!!!
Yay!!!!!!
Fairfield county, CT (Newtown) Went big for Hillary 59-40
Yay, we love Newtown.
Thank God.
CNN calls CT for Hillary!
HILL A REE! HILL A REE! HILL A REE!
HILL A REE! HILL A REE! HILL A REE!
HILL A REE! HILL A REE! HILL A REE!
I wish I had some champagne, but alas, I do not. Michelob here I come!!!!
Dance sky dancers’ dance.
I am happy and relieved …
Dancin’ & happy!
Hillary’s speech in Philly:
https://youtu.be/UQj0hjQnqs8
My mother is going to be so tickled. I can’t wait to tell her tomorrow. She’s 92 and still feisty and has enjoyed Hillary’s run for the White House. To her a woman President is magical.
To me, also. And this one will be our best in a lifetime President.
So glad your mother gets to see this, Jslat!
I under stand why it is. I’m sure she never dreamed she would live in a world where a WOMAN could become POTUS. Give her a hug from all of us girls who’ve lived long enough to see it.
My mom will be 91 in June. I’m so glad she will see a woman president in her lifetime. Eight years ago I thought that dream was over. But here we are again with Hillary!
And your momma gets to cast a vote for Hillary on May 3rd. Give her a hug for us BB.
Here’s to Ma Gandy.
I just did the math……and my math is much superior to bern’s. It looks like she is going to come of this with a net gain of 75-80 delegates. You better land that plane Sanders before it crashes and “berns”
She is rising. Must watch out for each other. Does anyone else worry?
Oh yeah. Nightmares from 2008. …
We do what we can, and try not to give energy to thoughts of what-if, other than to prepare rationally. Still, I won’t truly quit holding my breath until November results are in.
Remember, there are at least 18 million of us waiting from 8 years ago, and now more are joining us all the time!
I have nagging doubts from 2008 too. It’s impossible not to, that whole time was so traumatic. But what I comfort myself with is that unlike then, there is no way on earth any big number of SDs are going to go for Bernie. Purely based on their own self-interest, which we can count on, it’s never gonna happen. In 2008, most of the SDs switched because they saw Obama as the big money train for them, and they thought they could surf off his popularity. Bernie has no money for them, no Party support, and no coattails.
Anyway, for tonight banish the spectres of ’08 and celebrate! She’s put Bernie away and looks to kick Trump’s ass!
What happened to Bernie’s Bromentum? Bah! Pack it in dude.
Heh. He’s planning how he can be a wet blanket at the Convention. I think the bouncers should handle him.
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That’s so sweet.
Yes, lovely photo of the love they shared.
So, much FREE media is given to Trump and his attacks on Hillary using Bernie Sanders own words. Glad Erica L Smegielski’s tweet is getting noticed by Hillary supporters if not by the media.
Beautiful. She is such a brave young woman. I know her mom would be so proud.
My quick, super flash, mathematical calculation had Hillary now leading berner by 350 delegates, give or take a few. Somebody flip him over he’s done!!!!!
He’s been done since SC. We’ve just had to endure that Berning sensation.
LOL!!!! We should start sending his campaign empty boxes of Preparation H.
If anyone can do it, you can, Anon… can you change the H on the preparation box to a Hillary H?
ROFLOL!
And Tums for that awful heartBern!
“…that Berning sensation.” Fucking brilliant, dak.
Dudebro bingo!
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ROFLOL!
Donald Trump couldn’t help but let his fear of Hillary leak out in his rambling speech tonight. Whatever shall the GOP/TP and Donald Trump do? They’ve finally encountered their worst nightmare.
And when Hillary wins in November, they’re going to get the entire board. Hillary, unarmed black men and Gay PEOPLE are going to flood into the streets to vote for HILLARY 2016
Also Latinos and Muslims.
And uncontrollable independent wimmins!
Know that Donald Trump can’t beat Hillary, the GOP is in full panic mode tonight. John Boehner contacted Paul Ryan and they’re sending in the Magic Monkey to see if they can stop Hillary
http://static1.squarespace.com/static/550e0843e4b02547ba9a14aa/t/5609d26ae4b0bb749e280726/1443484492413/
She had more votes than Drumf in every state tonight.
Love and Kindness won tonight. It feels good. Big exhale. Enjoy tonight and keep going tomorrow. Thank you Hillary, you are advancing the hopes of women all round our world!
Sanders released a statement about his campaign will only be about issues now. We’ll see.
Just heard that on CNN. I’m not holding my breath. Does he intend for that to apply to his surrogates too? I doubt it.
The proof is in the pudding as my Irish grandmother used to say.
The Berniebros aren’t gonna understand issues. Oh dear! 😄
They will probably take their balls and go play on Drumf’s team!
Yes, I meant that just the way it sounds☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
😀
LOL!!!!!
Katie McGinty beat the guys for PA Democratic Senate nomination.
Great! Just saw Donna Edwards lost to Holland for Mikulski’s seat.
Van Hollen?
Yup.
I was pulling for Edwards actually. She has been pretty loyal to Hills.
Me too.
MSNBC estimates Hillary has 2117 to 1330 for Bern.
Delegates that is ☺
Just changed that to 2156 to 1374.
Huh? She’s over 2,000.
Sorry– HRC 2156. BS 1374
Gnite all. What a great time! Hillary 2016 POTUS.
What a spectacular night. I’m so happy to see how it all played out. Y’all are the best. Thank you for blogging the night’s results. We are almost home. 😉
Did you all hear about Trump telling Sanders to run as an independent? Reminds me of Ross Perot diluting the vote and, I believe, helping Bill Clinton win. Only this time it would be helping Trump, who otherwise would be getting creamed by Hillary. Sanders better think long and hard about NOT doing it.
I’m sure there’s a part of Bernie that would like to do that, but there’s likely another part of Bernie that understands that: A) He could never win. B) He would throw the presidency to Donald Trump. And C) He would become a political Pariah, to be seen forever as the narcissist that threw our country to the wolves.
Can’t really happen. Most states have sire loser laws and it’s way too late to get on some ballots.
Good. Glad to hear that.
I. SHIT. YOU. NOT. This is the first line in the NYT article about last night’s primary elections:
Oh, oh, oh! Here’s the title of another NYT article:
“Clinton Sharpens Pitch for November”
It’s going to be a long haul until November if this is what we can expect.
Grrrrrrr.
I don’t know what the fuck they were watching last night.
We’ll have her back. And there are millions of us! Loved this on Blue Nation:
http://bluenationreview.com/trump-borrows-bernies-anti-hillary-playbook/
It didn’t work for the Bern, it won’t work for Drumf!
Have you guys seen this?
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/26/us/women-journalists-target-of-offensive-tweets/index.html
WTF is wrong with people?
The country is in denial about sexism. Period.
And we’ll see this secidm play out in Drumf’s campaign I’m afraid.
Sorry- sexism.
I had not seen it, Ron, but the saddest thing about that video is that NO WOMAN is or will be surprised by it.
Right you are
NPR article gives nod to Hillary’s historic achievement with history of women running for POTUS and VPOTUS.
http://www.npr.org/2016/04/27/475765145/clintons-road-to-the-nomination-was-paved-by-other-women-who-ran
I do love me some Shirley Chisolm. I always felt that Ferraro deserved better than to be Fritz Mondale’s sacrificial lamb, but still what she did was very important. I had never heard of Victoria Woodhull and I consider myself both a history buff and a feminist (if there is a special term for feminist dudes, let me know ….). Thanks for the link. That was great.
Shirley Chisolm was amazing. She was inspirational to me as a kid.
You’re welcome Ron.
Hey Skydancers – what a wonderful night for us all. Can’t wait for Hillary to start dismantling that orange baboon without the distraction of Bernie’s nasty divisiveness. 8 years of Hillary as President…a dream come true for everyone who wants to right the wrongs the Republicans have wrought over the past several decades.
I am done with the Bern. He is, at his worst, a petulant, cranky, egotistical, finger waving old man. I am officially pivoting toward the Drumf. He is a BULLY, a crass caraciture of a self-important blowhard with stubby fingers delivering outrageous tweets to his own misogny, a dangerous and disgusting fake.
Should have read ” a crass caraciture of a man, a self-important blowhard.. “
Caricature- seems I can’t even spell this am…
I hope the DNC finds some one to primary his ass.
Great to see you! Can you believe we’re all still standing and with Hillary.