Does Bernie speaking now mean Mass is a toss up?

[Jitter65]

Why wouldn't he wait 15 minutes to wrap Mass in the celebration?

[grossproffit]

1. Wasn't he just declared the winner in Vermont?

[MoonRiver]

2. We will know soon!

[onehandle]

3. No. Going out on a brief high.

Very brief.

[bigwillq]

4. Is he still in VT?

Maybe it's his VT victory speech. I am not watching.

[MgtPA]

5. That's what it is.

[firebrand80]

6. LOL, I doubt it

[JaneyVee]

7. MA is kind of a tossup.

[MADem]

11. Ma is neck and neck. BS might win it. nt

[JaneyVee]

14. Thats why they call it a tossup.

[MADem]

19. Globe is live updating here every fifteen seconds--it's nailbiting!!!!

https://apps.bostonglobe.com/election-results/2016/primary/democratic/massachusetts/

[DCBob]

8. Yeah, I think he knows this is probably his only win tonight.

But regardless it was a smart political move to do his victory speech now during prime time.

[MADem]

20. Don't count chickens yet--MA is still a horserace.

https://apps.bostonglobe.com/election-results/2016/primary/democratic/massachusetts/

No matter who wins that state, it won't be by much.

[DCBob]

24. Yeah, I saw that.. also Oklahoma.

[MADem]

25. Yep, but no matter who wins those, it won't be by much at all.

[DCBob]

26. Yep.. given delegate allocation its basically a draw..

Which is basically a win for Hillary since Bernie needs to come up with some gains somewhere.

[MADem]

32. If Sanders wins, I'll give him his win. He can 'take' it the same way we took IA.

Hell, that one could have gone either way--I was a bit surprised she pulled that one out, but I was glad for her--that was hard-fought.

Your point is a fair one, though--that it becomes a game of numbers at some point in time.

[Karma13612]

23. He made a point of saying he is letting all states have a voice.

It was a great thing to say, and I was very heartened by it.

Now, I can relax and yell at anyone who says "Bernie should just quit and let Hillary concentrate on the General".

Screw her.

Bernie is taking this to the convention.

[Avalux]

9. Not sure. I thought his early speech in Vermont was a fantastic move though. n/t

[itsrobert]

10. He's getting it over with while he can claim something

The rest of the night, he's done.

[MADem]

13. No--MA and OK are tight. He could win MA if he got out the college vote and it was a beautiful day

today. Sunny overhead, nice temps, good voting weather.

[nc4bo]

15. And I think he's going to do what he said & go chill w/family & friends he hasn't seen in a while. n

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. CNN is giving it to Sanders

that was at the top of the hour

[tk2kewl]

16. Did CNN call MA for Bernie?

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. and then they called it back I think

it is now too close

[MADem]

21. MSNBC calls it Too Close To Call and I agree based on the updated results.

https://apps.bostonglobe.com/election-results/2016/primary/democratic/massachusetts/

This is a dynamic page while the results are coming in.

[AzDar]

17. Hopefully Slick Willy's Illegal Electioneering Didn't Pay Off...

[MADem]

22. He wasn't doing anything illegal. nt

[jeff47]

27. People wearing Sanders or Clinton shirts were turned away.

Because that was electioneering within 150 feet of a polling place.

Bill Clinton was standing within 20 feet of the polling place, using a megaphone to encourage people to vote for Hillary Clinton.

He did something illegal.

[MADem]

28. He did nothing illegal. Sanders could have (and maybe did, who knows?) done the same.

The former president was on the road today in the Bay State, shaking hands at polls at several stops. However, no evidence was presented that he was actively campaigning at the polls, and just being there isn’t enough to run afoul of Massachusetts’ election laws.

“Going into a polling place to shake hands, that’s not considered campaigning,” McNiff said. “There was a big crowd around when he did come, and I think people were upset at that. But campaigning is not simply being in the place.”....McNiff added that there have been no similar complaints levied against other campaigns.

One concern is that simply having the former president — husband of the Democratic frontrunner — on scene would be a de facto campaign sign, but McNiff said state law doesn’t get into those particulars.

“I don’t think that’s spelled out in the law,” he said. “People might have various opinions on that, but as long as he’s not campaigning and is just shaking hands like candidates do, it’s not a problem.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2016/03/mass_elections_official_warns_clinton_camp_no_stumping_in_polls


That dog is not hunting. Marty Walsh is an old school politician--he knows where the line is. Continuing to beat that drum is just 'not on,' as they say. I guess Marty has to go under the bus, too? Never mind his strong support for E.Warren?

smh.

[jeff47]

29. Again, he was not "just going there". He used a megaphone to campaign for Hillary Clinton

And he did so far within the 150 foot limit.

[MADem]

30. No, he didn't. nt

[jeff47]

31. Yeah, the video must not exist.

Oh wait! You replied to a post with it!

[MADem]

33. The video does not show a candidate campaigning.

I realize that's what you think, but the candidate wasn't even in the state.

The Commonwealth Secretary, William Galvin, has said that he violated no laws. You can beat this drum if you'd like, but the laws are -- and have always been -- "old pol gladhanding" - friendly in Massachusetts. This is an incredibly common occurrence in MA politics--which is why Marty Walsh was strolling around with Hillary's husband and the NB mayor did the same.

These guys know the law, and they know where the lines are. This isn't their first foray into the election fire in MA.