AP has called the Washington State primary for Hillary.

[hrmjustin]

http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/President-Democratic-Party.html

[LeFleur1]

1. Not Surprised.

Caucuses are hard to get to for many, there is no parking many places. Once there they stand and wait for awhile before things get going and people realize how things work. I wish they'd do away with them. Because of the caucuses, the most delegates for Washington will go to Bernie, but Hillary is the choice of the voters. Minnesota has the right idea. Can the caucuses.

[MFM008]

2. Most of the people I know

Didn't show at a caucus. Sanders won a caucus Hillary won the state.

[Her Sister]

14. "Sanders won a caucus Hillary won the state."

Perfect words!

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. This also happened in Nebraska.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/dem-primaries/279468-clinton-wins-nebraska-primary-but-gets-no-delegates

Nebraska and Washinton prove the notion of Sanders wide appeal is false.

[wisteria]

11. Exactly.

[Her Sister]

15. Imagine if all States had primaries??

Where would we be Today!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

22. (Closed) primaries!! :)

[Her Sister]

26. She ~HRC~ even won plenty of open ones!

Open primaries!


edit: I do prefer Closed primaries!

[TwilightZone]

4. Well, that pretty much blows their CA calculations based on WA out of the water.

[Her Sister]

16. awesome!!!

[LannyDeVaney]

5. Amazing how public votes are influenced by a group who throws out death threats like candy

[still_one]

6. so what is the difference between the Washington State primary verses the caucus?

[SaschaHM]

7. The primary is run by the state....

They need one for the other offices and they have to have a candidate on the ballot.

It's also mail-in like Oregon.

Turnout is about 3 times that the caucus too.

[still_one]

8. which one is binding?

[SaschaHM]

9. The Caucus is binding even though it requires a bigger time commitment and has a lower turnout.

[still_one]

10. I understand the mechanics. I dispise the caucus process, it excludes people

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

23. It is the most undemocratic way of voting ever! It is elitist and exclusionary. No wonder Sanders

does well in them.

The caucus system should be discarded!

[still_one]

27. I agree.

[Princess Turandot]

12. Right now 661k votes have been counted...

354,688 (53.63%) for Hillary and 306,715 (46.37%) for the progressive saviour. (source: http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/President-Democratic-Party.html)

According to Nate Cohn (NYT stat guy, who replaced 538-Nate) there are 96k votes uncounted tonight, and more to come, since they could be postmarked as late as today.

Also according to Nate C, this is now the largest turnout in any of the other May contests. (https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/735321465629872128)

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

24. ...but...but...but the Corporate Media says no one is enthusiastic on the Democratic side...and...

...and...we all hate Hillary!!!

[Aristus]

13. Yes!

Proud of my Evergreen State!

[Her Sister]

17. Yay!!! Congrats!!!

Beautifully done! Nice way to further the Narrative! awesome!

[ismnotwasm]

18. My husband and I thought it would go this way

Vey gratified

Total caucus involvement was 230,000 people. That tells you something right there. The results are very different when you get to actually vote.

[Cha]

20. 354,688 53.63% for Hillary~ what a difference, eh?

So happy! Bet they are, too..

All of the top Democratic politicians in Washington have endorsed Clinton: Inslee, Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, as well as the six members of the Democratic congressional delegation. "As far as I know, no one has changed their support," said Jamal Raad, a party spokesperson.

http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2016/03/29/23877594/washington-superdelegates-still-endorsing-clinton-spurning-pro-bernie-majority-of-state-voters

[ismnotwasm]

21. Yes!

Also why the SD's have no reason to "flip". I don't get Sanders thinking on that at all.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

25. And why should they flip for his ass? He's been mocking and insulting the Establishment Democrats

nonstop now.

Fuck him!

[caquillo]

30. Sanders obviously doesn't adhere by...

"You'll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

31. Exactly!

[riversedge]

19. Trump, Clinton win Washington state's presidential primaries

Whow. no pic of Hillary at this article site but huge on the the dick Donald!




Trump, Clinton win Washington state's presidential primaries

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-clinton-win-washington-states-presidential-primaries-093144751--election.html?ref=gs


[STEPHEN OHLEMACHER]
May 25, 2016
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, May 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump each won primaries in Washington state.

.........................

Sanders trails Hillary Clinton in the delegate count and he is running out of contests in his longshot bid to catch up.

Clinton is just 78 delegates short of clinching the Democratic nomination for president. She is on track to do so in early June, even if she loses all the remaining contests.

Clinton has 1,768 pledged delegates won in primaries and caucuses. Sanders has 1,497.

Clinton's lead is even bigger when superdelegate endorsements are included. These are the party leaders and elected officials who can support the candidate of their choice.

Overall, Clinton has 2,305 delegates and Sanders has 1,539. It takes 2,383 delegates to win the Democratic nomination.

[beachbumbob]

28. So sanders going the delegates to Hillary? She won the vote....

[George II]

29. So the primary, where people can vote in peace and not be badgered, went to Clinton by 7%, but....

....the caucus, during which voters are constantly badgered, berated, and cajoled went to Sanders by 45%. Says a lot about the "honesty" and integrity of caucuses, doesn't it.