Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMissouri and Illinois primary results foretell tough climb for Cruz, unity challenge for Clinton
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-and-illinois-primary-results-foretell-tough-climb-for-cruz/article_2f21cea6-a55c-5252-b644-8554053a5c6b.html"On the Democratic side, the question after Tuesdays five-state sweep by Hillary Clinton is no longer whether Bernie Sanders can beat her to the nomination a realistic path is no longer there but whether she can count on his supporters to rally around her for the general election this fall.
Results in Missouri and Illinois show the Vermont senator got his expected boost from college towns, but also from many of the same kinds of rural enclaves where Trumps insurgent campaign found so many votes. It could mean that Sanders support is coming in part from those who arent voting for something, but rather against something the establishment. That opens the question of whether those voters will ever back such a quintessentially establishment candidate as Clinton."
"Cruz takes evangelical vote
On the Republican side, the good news for Cruz is that he dominated in southwestern Missouri, the states most heavily evangelical area, besting Trump by about 20 points in some counties there. Evangelicals are a bloc Cruz has wooed and yet has lost to Trump in some other contests."
"The rift between Trump and many Republicans appears to be an unprecedented one, with some GOP officials declaring publicly that they will never support Trump and would even break into a third party to oppose him. But the Sanders-Clinton conflict appears to be more of a standard primary-season dustup the kind that usually ends in party unity.
My students say, Dr. Warren, all the Sanders people I know say that they wont vote for Clinton,? said Warren, of SLU. But I think once he loses, hes going to say, Please back Hillary Clinton. That will mean a lot. I think when push comes to shove, they will come to Hillary.
One of the big stories out of Tuesday one that perhaps should unnerve Democrats is the surge in primary voter turnout among Republicans in both Missouri and Illinois, with no corresponding surge among Democrats.
In 2008, the last time both parties had open presidential primaries, more than 827,000 Missourians voted in the Democratic presidential primary, and about 588,000 voted in the Republican primary. Tuesday, more than 913,000 voted in the GOP primary and roughly 620,000 cast votes in the Democratic primary."
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
8 replies, 739 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (1)
ReplyReply to this post
8 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Missouri and Illinois primary results foretell tough climb for Cruz, unity challenge for Clinton (Original Post)
pstokely
Mar 2016
OP
peacebird
(14,195 posts)1. IF 'push comes to shove' I will write in Bernie Sanders
pstokely
(10,525 posts)2. go ahead if your state isn't in play
nt
peacebird
(14,195 posts)3. I would regardless. But thanks for your "permission" to vote as I feel
pengu
(462 posts)4. If you aren't brave enough to do it in a swing state, then what's the point?
I'm in Florida. I don't see how I could possibly vote for her, especially after this disgusting primary.
pstokely
(10,525 posts)5. were you in Florida in 2000?
nt
The party didn't listen, dissed the liberals, and they walked. I'm not sure what exactly the party expects when they're at odds with the values of a good chunk of their voters.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)8. And it was the conservadems voting for bush
And the USSC
MisterP
(23,730 posts)7. when Nader didn't lose the election
honestly, blaming Nader is the Moon landing denial of the Democratic party
it just doesn't fucking die