California or bust? Clinton hopes to strike gold in pivotal vote

[NeoConsSuck]

If Hillary Clinton ends up losing California to Bernie Sanders, it will be because of voters like Nallely Perez.

Perez personifies what a Clinton supporter was supposed to look like: a 24-year-old Latina who grew up idolizing the former first lady as a groundbreaking woman in politics. But when she votes in California’s Democratic presidential nominating contest on Tuesday, Perez will be supporting Sanders.

“Everything that I would stand for, he has said it,” said Perez, a student at California State University, Long Beach, who said she likes Sanders' promises of tuition-free college and universal healthcare. “We found our voice in him.”

On the Republican side, Donald Trump has earned the nomination for the Nov. 8 election, and Clinton is close to capturing the number of delegates she needs to head the Democratic ticket. Her campaign expects that a win in New Jersey earlier on Tuesday will secure the nomination.

But a loss in a populous Democratic stronghold like California could lend credence to Trump’s claim that she is a weakened candidate.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-california-idUSKCN0YR0D1

[LonePirate]

1. In 2008, Obama lost CA to Clinton by 8 points. Look what he accomplished as a weakened candidate.

[geek tragedy]

2. California is not pivotal. Who wins or loses only matters in terms of how

fast Bernie's ego deflates.