2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPopular vote so far: Clinton 3,401,138 Sanders 2,240,812
Please feel free to make any corrections. I had a bit of free time this morning.
Data taken from http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president
Alabama C 309,680 S 76,376
Arkansas C 142,910 S 64,072
Colorado C 49,102 S 71,627
Georgia C 536,250 S 213,464
Iowa C 701 S 697
Massachusetts C 588,590 S 568,378
Minnesota C 71,047 S 114,265
Nevada C 6,309 S 5,668
New Hampshire C 95,252 S 151,584
Oklahoma C 139,338 S 174,054
South Carolina C 271,514 S 95,977
Tennessee C 245,304 S 120,333
Texas C 927,433 S 471,891
Vermont C S 112,426
Clinton 3,401,138
309,680 + 142,910 + 49,103 + 536,250 + 701 + 588,590 + 71,047 + 6,309 + 95,252 + 139,338 + 271,514 + 245,304 + 927,433 + 17,707
Sanders 2,240,812
76,376 + 64,072 + 71,627 + 213,464 + 697 + 568,378 + 114,265 + 5,668 + 151,584 + 174,054 + 95,977 + 120,333 + 471,891 + 112,426
LexVegas
(6,060 posts)riversedge
(70,204 posts)HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)The electorate of the greatest super power on earth really doesn't strongly care about who chooses who they vote for...
We oughtn't wonder how we got to 'here'.
Freddie Stubbs
(29,853 posts)the least votes.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)Saved me work!
Hillary is the big leader by this metric.
Now to take a look at the pledged delegate spread.
grossproffit
(5,591 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)So I don't know what you are trying to say here. Also, there are 34 more primaries and over 75% of the delegates yet to be determined.
Let's not jump to confusions. Let's just relax and see what happens.
Enjoy the show!
onenote
(42,700 posts)Why is that? Obama won states that Clinton won in 2008.
You don't seem to understand the relationship between the primary and the GE.
longship
(40,416 posts)I am saying that no Dem candidate will ever win the EVs in those southern states. Secy Clinton also has to win in the states which Dems have carried in the recent presidential elections. She has done that, a couple of which were fairly close, but Sen. Sanders has handily won some, too. I would agree that VA was a big one for her.
But too many Clinton supporters have been posting that it is over for Sanders, and they've been doing so for weeks. Well, that doesn't go over so well when these results are much more nuanced than an overwhelming Clinton win where one could state that.
And I acknowledge that I am somewhat spinning a bit here, but this is still far from over.
I hope I have been more clear.
My best to you.
onenote
(42,700 posts)Just as neither Clinton nor Sanders are likely to prevail in Oklahoma.
And why, exactly, does Clinton need to win Democratic primaries in states that Democrats have carried in recent elections? As noted, Obama didn't win in NY or CA, but he handily carried those states in the GE. In fact, he lost the CA primary by 8 points and then won the GE by 14.
My point is that there is no basis for correlating the outcome of a primary with the outcome of the GE in the same state. If nominated, I would fully expect Bernie to take Mass in the GE. And even though Trump lost the OK primary, I would fully expect him to defeat either Sanders or Clinton in that state in the GE.
longship
(40,416 posts)And have some fun.
The best thing about that is we don't need to tear ourselves apart along the way.
Sound like a good plan?
onenote
(42,700 posts)For us to cede back any of that advantage by not standing together would be tragic.
longship
(40,416 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)2008 vote total for Obama and Clinton after Super Tues 16,069,022
2016 total Sanders Clinton today: 5,641,950
We are not nearly so far along in the voting this cycle than we were post Super Tues in 08.....
riversedge
(70,204 posts)ernest lamonica ?@ErnestLamonica 42s43 seconds ago Queens, NY
Trump: 1.87 million votes. Clinton: 2.13 million votes. This is from Super Tuesday results. Almost a General Election prediction? HRC Wins.
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)If so, this should be an OP!
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)They are still competitors?
MaggieD
(7,393 posts)Looks like socialism isn't very popular.
DrDan
(20,411 posts)I guess that part was not explained as well as it should have been - it's more fun just being part of a "revolution"