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Your Handy Guide To Tonight's Primary Results
Due to the wonders of modern technology, there is no need to stay up late or wait until morning to find out who's won tonight's Democratic primaries!
Here's how it works: States that use electronic voting with no paper trail will be won by Hillary Clinton. In those states, her win will deviate in her favor from the exit polls, often beyond the margin of error. States that use paper ballots will be won by Bernie Sanders, with results that are consistent with the exit polls.
Ready? Here we go! In alphabetical order:
CONNECTICUT
Voting method: Paper ballot
Result: Sanders winning with 50% reporting
DELAWARE
Voting method: Electronic voting
Result: Clinton winning with 99% reporting
MARYLAND
Voting method: Paper ballot
Result: Clinton winning with 21% reporting (the exception that proves the rule?) 
PENNSYLVANIA
Voting method: Mixed: paper ballots/electronic voting
Result: Clinton winning with 48% reporting
RHODE ISLAND
Voting method: Paper ballot
Result: Sanders winning with 91% reporting
For more on the wonders of electronic voting, see the two related posts below.
1. Why Electronic Voting Is a BAD Idea - Computerphile
2. How Paper Balloting Was Sabotaged in America
How Paper Balloting Was Sabotaged in America
If you've clicked this post, you probably already know that electronic voting machines are a disastrously bad idea. (If you don't, I encourage you to visit this recent post.) What you may be wondering is, How did we ever become so dependent on them, and so quickly?
In the segment below, taken from a "Dan Rather Reports" episode back in 2007, Rather suggests a disturbing possibility. It appears that in order to get America to rush headlong into electronic voting, the Florida "Hanging Chads" fiasco was deliberately created.
Thank you to felix_numinous, who directed me to this video. 
Why Electronic Voting Is a BAD Idea - Computerphile
Not a new video (first published in December 2014), but worth viewing now if you're interested in the integrity of U.S. elections (both the primaries and the general).
Hillary Receives Massive Boos for Refusing to Release Goldman Sachs Transcripts
Bob, weave, distract. Bob, weave, distract. Repeat ad infinitum.
Remarkable HRC Group Thread
Get a load of the thread below. It features two cartoons sharply critiquing the undemocratic nature of superdelegates. And the HRC supporters love them. Either they aren't understanding the artists' intent (which is bad), or they understand the artists' intent and just don't care (which is worse).
If you visit, it's probably best not to comment: First, out of respect for their protected space (and posting a critical remark over there will probably get you banned from the group); and second, because I'm interested in any new posts they may add to the thread.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=97798
Seabeyond, you can look in the mirror and define yourself however you want.
Trust me, no one's trying to take that away from you.
But it's a bit precious and unrealistic to enter a debate and insist that no one is allowed to characterize your statements or attitudes. Free speech, and all.
I've been honest throughout this debate, even admitting error and conceding a central point (that Sanders' "Yup" was a lie, albeit a small one). No, the problem is, you simply don't like what I have to say and apparently don't have the emotional resilience to engage in debate. I get it.
No offense meant, and none taken.
So, basically, you're saying you've placed your hands over your ears...
... and, for whatever reason, you are unwilling or unable to debate or discuss topics with someone who holds opposing views.
It's particularly disappointing that you didn't read my post prior to this one, since I think you might have liked it. Oh well.
Clearly you want to pull the plug on dialogue here, so have a good day. 
LOL. I see you are down to your weak-sauce responses now.
In all seriousness, thanks for the thread. It's been a lot of fun debating this topic, and I mean that sincerely. I've gotten a somewhat better since of who you are and I don't mean that in a bad way, either. By and large, all your questions strike me as honest and civil, which is always a good thing.
I hope you haven't been offended by some of my sharper retorts. I enjoy debate, try to do it with a sense of humor, but there's no denying that it can be rough-and-tumble.
I've learned a bit, too. Yes, Sanders uttered a lie with that "Yup!". To my mind, it's not a big deal, but it was a lie and I think he knew it: If you watch your own video, you'll see he looks down a moment while delivering that "Yup!", which tells me he knew the answer wasn't true.
What do I wish Sanders had done? Well, in a better world, he would have held up his hand and said something to the effect of, "Let me stop you right there, Joy. I don't know if I'm going to get a chance to meet the Pope. I hope I do, and we'll see about that. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. For the time being, I'm simply attending, by invitation, a Vatican conference, and I'm honored to be a part of it."
But this is in the midst of a heated primary, I think Behar's question caught him by surprise, and he was in front of a large studio audience, just waiting to cheer. The situation with the Vatican was still unfolding and the Vatican had not excluded the possibility of meeting the Pope (nor have they). So Bernie Sanders was human and uttered the "Yup." I can forgive him for that. It's probably too much to ask you to forgive him the "Yup," but you might suprise me. 
Hey, when you do anything that embarrasses me, I'll be sure to let you know.
In the meantime, I'll just keep pointing out your errors and spin.
1. If you really want to be the only individual who claims that Senator Sanders isn't attending a Vatican conference, you're welcome to claim that turf. I mean, heck, there are people out there who claim that Barack Obama was born in Kenya, and no one can convince them otherwise. The fact that PASS was founded by Pope John Paul II, its leaders are appointed by the Pope, it receives funding from the Vatican, and it's located in Vatican City clearly carries no weight with you. So, congratulations. You've made yourself a bubble.
2. I'm even more impressed, albeit not favorably, with your inability to grasp the difference between a chancellor and a president. I don't think you understand something rather basic here: The Vatican is a religious organization, and PASS was created by the Vatican. Are you with me so far? Good. Monsignor Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo is a Bishop in the Roman Catholic Church and a close advisor to the current Pope, a fellow Argentinian. He was appointed chancellor of PASS by its founder, Pope John Paul II, 22 years ago. Margaret Archer has been in office less than two years and will be replaced by another academic in three. She is a layperson, which means she holds no office in the Roman Catholic Church. If you honestly think that a Pope would make a layperson the superior of a Bishop, then maybe you need to pause a bit and rethink that.
Numerous organizations have stated that Sorondo is Archer's superior, yet you somehow think you are better informed due to your misreading of the verb assist in the PASS bylaws. I've explained to you repeatedly, to no effect, that in organizations that have both a president and a chancellor, the role of president is largely ceremonial and that the chancellor has the real authority, as in the example of Germany's president, Joachim Gauck (who you've probably never heard of), and Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel (who you probably have heard of). But you persist in error on this. So once again, congratulations. You've made yourself a bubble.
3. As far as Wyoming goes, you seriously think I am, or was, unaware of the delegate counts? Please. The fact remains that Bernie Sanders won Wyoming handily, by a 12% margin in the popular vote. Every major news organization has loudly declared him the winner. But if, for reasons of spin, you want to declare that Hillary "actually won," carry on. I'll send yet another bubble your way.
OMG, I wish all DU threads were this much fun.
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