Sen. Sanders Wins in West Virginia Democratic Primary

[cal04]

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has won the West Virginia Democratic primary, NBC News projects, a victory that will add yet more fuel to his argument that he should remain in the race despite badly trailing front runner Hillary Clinton in the overall delegate count.

The win comes one week after Sanders prevailed in Indiana's Democratic primary and two weeks after Clinton dominated a series of contests in the northeastern United States.

Democrats also voted on Tuesday in a presidential "beauty contest" in Nebraska, although the delegates from that state were all previously assigned during a March 5 caucus. In that contest, Sanders won 15 pledged delegates, compared to 10 for Clinton.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/sanders-wins-west-virginia-democratic-primary-n571356



Bernie dominant in West Virginia at all income levels.
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias

[doc03]

1. That is no supprise but they will vote Trump in a landslide in the fall. n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. HELL YES! Thank you, cal04!

I can't wait to see how bad he beat her!



PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[A Little Weird]

3. That's awesome

But how can they know so soon? Have they really counted a majority of the votes already?

[Peachhead22]

6. Since they called it so soon

Must mean Bernie's win was overwhelming!

[A Little Weird]

10. Thanks!

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. Exit polls. Bernie's KILLIN' IT tonight with WV Independents! Clinton is HATED

(that's putting it mildly too) in WV! The coal miners are mad as hell at her because she was caught talking out of both sides of her mouth about coal mines. In one state she told the people she was shutting down the coal mines and then went to WV and said just the opposite! She's a LIAR and she got caught doing it...and a coal miner called her out for it.

GO BERNIE!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[840high]

9. Good!

[A Little Weird]

11. Thanks!

I think that's going to be the case in Kentucky too - at least in eastern KY.

[in_cog_ni_to]

12. You're welcome!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[TIME TO PANIC]

4. K & R!

[egalitegirl]

5. A defeat for Bush family, Goldman Sachs and the Military Industrial Complex

This is a defeat for the Bush family, Wall Street, the warmongers and all people who support the candidate of Wall Street without realizing that they have been duped into supporting such a candidate.

[saltpoint]

8. Democrats supporting Bernie Sanders today in

West Virginia likely have economics on their minds, and justifiably so, given how frequently the U.S. Congress keeps denying workers economic democracy.

Who in the Clinton bunker will understand the resonance of Sanders' win in West Virginia on this issue? Tonight I am thinking of John Kennedy's win in the West Virginia primary in 1960 over Hubert Humphrey. I like that vote as I read back on it.

But this vote is a different vote, and it handed a victory to Sanders because, IMO, Sanders' force of emphasis on personal economics of the American worker was resonant in many West Virginia households. I don't think Trump could carry West Virginia against Bernie Sanders in a general election.

This was an early call this evening. The strong majority voting for Bernie Sanders tonight would not have much cared to have been told their first choice for the nomination should drop out.

[silvershadow]

13. k&R