Sanders edging closer to Clinton in slow California vote count

[2banon]

San Francisco Chronicle - By John Wildermuth
June 24, 2016 Updated: June 25, 2016 2:23pm

Sanders edging closer to Clinton in slow California vote count

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Ensuring accurate count

Tulchin, who works from San Francisco, is no stranger to vote counting in California, but months of tracking primaries for the Sanders campaign have given him a new perspective.

“When you see how (vote counting) is done in 49 other states, you have to ask why (California’s delays) should be normal,” he said. “It’s ridiculous.”

But Padilla, a former state senator who was elected secretary of state in 2014, sees California’s weeks-long count as a good thing, both for voters and for the state.

A speedy vote count “is going to continue to be a challenge for a big state like California,” he said. “I’ve seen it from both sides, as a candidate and as secretary of state, and I’d rather take some more time to get (the vote count) right.”

[DemonGoddess]

1. not so much

http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/president/party/democratic/

[msongs]

2. the outcome will not change nt

[grossproffit]

3. Yes, he's now only behind 428,575 votes. He was behind 475k before.

[still_one]

7. The remaining ballots also include votes for Hillary. I think some have the illusion that the

remaining ballots are exclusively Sanders. They aren't, and the delta to increases among the candidates point that Sanders won't be able to catch up

Regardless it will not change the fact that Hiilary will end up with the most pledged delegates, and most votes. That is why she is the presumptive nominee

This isn't rocket science

[pnwmom]

25. "Only" 429K? There are only 605K left to count FROM ALL PARTIES.

This was over long ago. This is just clean-up.

[grossproffit]

34. I was being facetious. I should have been more clear.

[pnwmom]

37. ...

[still_one]

4. While the count is narrowing, it is very unlikely that he will overcome Hillarys lead. The

Ballots remaining also include Hiillary votes and others than Bernie. Nothing will change significantly

[LiberalFighter]

22. They forget that Republicans and others had a primary too.

Probably at least 20% of the ballots are not Democratic votes.

[still_one]

23. absolutely

[pnwmom]

27. It is next to impossible. There are only 605K votes left to count from ALL PARTIES

and unaffiliated voters.

And he's behind by more than 400,000 votes.

[still_one]

33. no question about it.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

41. Anything is possible.

[pnwmom]

42. And maybe Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy are real. n/t

[SCantiGOP]

5. Polls at election time were 7-8%

Day after the election it looked like about a 12% win for Clinton, and it now sits at about 9%, so this is not really anything noteworthy.

[WhiteTara]

6. She leads by 8 points. When

will Bernie concede?

[MadBadger]

10. 9

[2banon]

12. I imagine when the votes are counted.

What's the hurry for conceding?

It's not as if Hillary's campaign is depending on Bernie to concede before the vote count is completed.

I don't understand the rush?

[brush]

36. You call two and half weeks a rush?

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The UK voted on and counted Brexit votes in less than a day. Cali needs to speed it the hell up and Sanders needs to get off the pot.

[Her Sister]

44. With you!

Just dragging!

[pnwmom]

38. It isn't helpful for some people to keep false hopes that she didn't win. n/t

[grossproffit]

14. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017

[WhiteTara]

16. That's pretty sad. nt

[William769]

18. Don't count on it.

[MohRokTah]

8. .

[oswaldactedalone]

9. Only 605,000

ballots remain to be counted. Most are provisionals. The fat lady is singing. Bernie ran a great race now it's time to support the Dem. nominee and Dems up and down the ballot.

[RobertEarl]

20. Bernie for VP

That's the type of support Clinton people need to begin. Stop bashing Bernie and begin praising Bernie.

[pnwmom]

29. I think Bernie has proven he would be very difficult for Hillary to work with.

Unlike Hillary and Barack, or Barack and Joe Biden, it is impossible to imagine Hillary and Bernie working closely together as a team.

[Bobbie Jo]

39. No kidding.

I don't see this pick happening.

[obamanut2012]

46. I agree

Bernie's rep in the Senate is also the same. Some people are great with delegation and committee work, and some aren't.

[LongtimeAZDem]

35. Bernie for Independant Senator from Vermont (nt)

[Her Sister]

47. The poster was not bashing Bernie!

Stop bashing Bernie and begin praising Bernie.

Stop saying people are bashing Bernie just because they're not praising him!

[zappaman]

11. ...

[MFM008]

13. uh-oh

[chillfactor]

28. Love it!

Thank you for the post...so cute!

[book_worm]

15. She will still wind up winning the CA primary

which Bernie put all his chips into winning. It's over.

[SidDithers]

17. The gap has never been below 400,000 votes, has it?...

I guess "edging closer" is a relative expression.

Sid

[pnwmom]

24. Still more than 400K votes ahead, and only 605K left to count from ALL parties

and unaffiliated voters combined.

http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/president/party/democratic/

http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2016-primary/unprocessed-ballots-report.pdf

[cosmicone]

19. I just spit coffee all over my monitor when I read the OP n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. ...

[chillfactor]

26. and it will not change a thing! N/T

[RandySF]

30. .

[PatrickforO]

31. Well...

"A speedy vote count “is going to continue to be a challenge for a big state like California,” he said. “I’ve seen it from both sides, as a candidate and as secretary of state, and I’d rather take some more time to get (the vote count) right.”"

Too bad the State of Florida didn't feel that way in 2000, or did the SCOTUS. Very sad...

[LongtimeAZDem]

32. Sanders now need 86% of all remaining ballots to win California, but

even if he gets 100% of them, Clinton already has almost three times the votes she needs there to win the pledged majority.

[beachbum bob]

43. nomination been secured for a couple months...california still has no bearing

in the end, hillary still won and sanders spent $200 million to lose

[obamanut2012]

45. lololololololololololololololololol

[Her Sister]

48. ...

[bigwillq]

49. Glad they are counting every vote, even if it won't change the outcome.

Glad they are doing this.