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So, In Looking Toward CA, Is WA Primary or Caucus Result More Telling? (Original Post) TomCADem May 2016 OP
I think it means the win Sanders needs in California isn't going to happen. hrmjustin May 2016 #1
Its the People's Revolution for Clinton Against Sander's Sellout Washington Establishment Stallion May 2016 #2
I Would Happily Give Up Super Delegates In Exchange for Ditching Caucuses... TomCADem May 2016 #4
Certain areas of Washington are considered reliable forecasts on how the Bay area will vote Godhumor May 2016 #3
It's like this MFM008 May 2016 #5
The state of Washington pugetres May 2016 #6
. hrmjustin May 2016 #7
Oh please MFM008 May 2016 #8
The primary is more telling simply for timing reasons KingFlorez May 2016 #9
The primary as Sanders doesn't do well when more people vote mythology May 2016 #10
I disagree. The fact that it was non binding can't be overlooked. NWCorona May 2016 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author artislife May 2016 #12
It means Clinton does better than Sanders in a GE. fun n serious May 2016 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author artislife May 2016 #14
I guess not. fun n serious May 2016 #15
Neither. chascarrillo May 2016 #16
It is a non binding primary nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #17

TomCADem

(17,378 posts)
4. I Would Happily Give Up Super Delegates In Exchange for Ditching Caucuses...
Wed May 25, 2016, 12:38 AM
May 2016

...and open primaries where non-Democrats can vote for the Democratic nominee. Or, as a compromise, limit caucuses to early voting smaller states, so you do not have these odd votes were a small number of caucus goers control the allocation of delegates over the larger group of primary voters.

Godhumor

(6,437 posts)
3. Certain areas of Washington are considered reliable forecasts on how the Bay area will vote
Wed May 25, 2016, 12:32 AM
May 2016

Hillary won those areas handily tonight.

MFM008

(19,782 posts)
5. It's like this
Wed May 25, 2016, 12:40 AM
May 2016

Caucuses were Saturday morning 10 thirty. Half my family couldn't sit there for 3 hours. They ran out of ballots , there was no room, you could barely breathe.

Now today we all filled out our ballots Like We Will in November. A ballot was sent to every person in Washington state whose registered and everybody voted or had the opportunity to vote, that's the difference,
today's vote is exactly like November is going to be.

 

pugetres

(507 posts)
6. The state of Washington
Wed May 25, 2016, 12:40 AM
May 2016

is required to put the names of ALL candidates on the primary ballot even if only the the republicans have a primary.

Most Dems know that and didn't even bother wasting the stamp or gas to get their ballots turned in.

But, I imagine that a lot of conservatives (knowing that they have their presumptive candidate in Trump through process of elimination) had a lot of fun filling out the Democratic selection section instead.

MFM008

(19,782 posts)
8. Oh please
Wed May 25, 2016, 12:44 AM
May 2016

They are checked you know. They look at those signatures. My sister and I have very similar writing and in 2012 they contacted us to make sure whose signature it was on the ballot and made my sister sign an affidavit that that was her signature so don't think they just threw these things in the trash.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
9. The primary is more telling simply for timing reasons
Wed May 25, 2016, 12:47 AM
May 2016

A solid win in Washington is a good sign for Clinton moving into California.

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
10. The primary as Sanders doesn't do well when more people vote
Wed May 25, 2016, 12:49 AM
May 2016

He wins caucuses where fewer people vote. California has a primary and an electorate with lots of blacks and Hispanics. That doesn't bode well for Sanders.

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
11. I disagree. The fact that it was non binding can't be overlooked.
Wed May 25, 2016, 12:50 AM
May 2016

Just look to Oregon.

I'm not saying that team Hillary shouldn't be happy and if it was me I'd run with it as well but we need to be real.

Response to TomCADem (Original post)

Response to fun n serious (Reply #13)

chascarrillo

(3,897 posts)
16. Neither.
Wed May 25, 2016, 01:57 AM
May 2016

The caucus reflected the state of the race a couple of months ago among people motivated enough to go out to a caucus. The primary reflected people who sent in a ballot, paying for their own stamp to send it in, knowing that the result would not be accepted by the Democratic Party.

I don't think that either is a good indicator of how CA will vote.

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