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In reply to the discussion: A note to some people who are finally calling for everyone to join together [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)For example, both Nebraska and Washington had caucuses and primaries. The caucuses counted and the primaries didn't. Bernie won the caucuses, by a landslide in Washington, but he lost both primaries. In Washington, Hillary got 38,000 more votes than he did in the primary, whereas he won the caucus by 72% to 27%. In Nebraska, Hillary got almost 5,000 more votes in the primary, whereas she lost the caucus by 57% to 43%.
Other caucus states were Iowa, Nevada, American Samoa (all of which Clinton won), Minnesota, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Washington, Maine, Idaho, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii, Wyoming, North Dakota (and some territories like Guam and Northern Marianas. Other than Maine, Washington, and Hawaii those are fairly conservative states that Bernie would be expected to lose.
In Kansas, at least, it is the state legislature that requires the caucus, so that is in the hands of the GOP by a huge majority.