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Hillary Clinton

George II

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1. That's the point - winning states doesn't necessarily mean winning delegates.

Reply to BlueMTexpat (Original post)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 02:46 PM

Mar 2016

Even if it was, Sanders would be woefully behind - Clinton has won 18, Sanders 14. And Sanders has won states in the lower range of delegates, Clinton in the higher range. That's why she has a ~230 delegate lead.

The way the two states shape up, Sanders will win roughly 44 delegates in Wisconsin, Clinton 42 and Sanders will win 98 delegates in New York, Clinton 149.

So, they're "tied" for wins in the next two primaries, but Clinton has 191 delegates, Sanders 142. Sanders' "tie" will leave him 49 delegates further behind.

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That's the point - winning states doesn't necessarily mean winning delegates. George II Mar 2016 #1

You think the Bernie folks want super delegates now, just wait until the upaloopa Mar 2016 #2