2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Evidently needs reposting: Hillary is NOT winning the popular vote. That's not how primaries work. [View all]Demsrule86
(68,539 posts)You picked a bad example, because in the Washington primary which makes it easier for all to vote( although it was non-binding), she cleaned Bernie's clock. Sorry about that ...but this brings us to my next interesting point. More people vote in primaries than caucuses...and Washington is a particularly bad example because in a primary that awarded no delegate three times as many people came out and voted for Hillary than in the caucus where Bernie won by a large margin (small turnout) and was awarded 72 delegates which while he technically won, does not indicate the will of the voter. The primary clearly shows this.
"Far more voters took part in Washingtons Democratic primary than its state caucus, preliminary counts indicate. Roughly 230,000 people participated in the Democratic caucus, The Stranger reported in March. In contrast, more than 660,000 Democratic votes had been tallied in the primary as of Tuesday, according to The Seattle Times. That lopsided reality makes it more difficult for Sanders to argue that his candidacy represents the will of the people."
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/washington-primary-bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton/484313/