Bernie Sanders Polls: After Trailing Hillary Clinton By 30 Points In Illinois, Sanders Now Leads

[NWCorona]

"Bernie Sanders is nearing Hillary Clinton in Illinois, with the Vermont Senator aiming to pull off another upset win like last week’s surprising victory in Michigan.
The Sanders campaign was close to wrapped up had he last last week in Michigan, a state where polls showed Clinton ahead by a roughly 20-point margin. But instead Sanders pulled off the upset victory, propelling his campaign forward to critical upcoming votes in Ohio, Florida, and Illinois."
Oh snap! It's getting interesting!

"A CBS News poll found that Bernie Sanders now leads 48 percent to 46 percent."

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/2884101/bernie-sanders-polls-after-trailing-hillary-clinton-by-30-points-in-illinois-sanders-now-leads-just-two-days-before-voting/#KYX0eKZ1lUzV3OsL.99

[Logical]

1. Amazing! Nt

[NWCorona]

2. Absolutely amazing!

[AgerolanAmerican]

3. Incredible!

This is a comeback for the history books! Go Bernie!

[NCjack]

105. So embarrassing for the HRC campaign. At this point, Bernie was supposed to be defeated,

in debt, and begging for a deal from Hillary. Something like "Give me some help with my debt and I will campaign for you in the GE." Looks like an action point where Bill goes to the HRC campaign HQ, tells them they have failed Hillary, and replaces them with more dedicated folks.

[Barack_America]

4. Whoa. This would change everything.

[NWCorona]

6. Let's hope!

[rpannier]

154. Definitely would help

Need Ohio and Missouri or one of those two and Florida, as well as Illinois to really get the focus away from the media naysayers and force the 'we get to vote twicers', like Sen Brown (OH) and Howard Dean (Health Lobbyist) to rethink their rash positions

Even if she blows him out in NC, but he wins 3 of the other 4 big states narrowly, it makes it almost impossible to ignore and gives fence sitters more confidence to vote Sanders (IMO)

[Betty Karlson]

5. Oooh, yes please. Make it happen!

[monicaangela]

7. Senator Sanders is doing a phenominal job!

Win, lose, or draw this isn't over with the primary or the general. Time for the 99% to wake up and realize this just may be the last opportunity for a peaceful revolution that gets results.

[Dustlawyer]

42. That is it! This is something that HRC supporters just don't get, or like how the rigged system is

working for them!

[notadmblnd]

62. Congress critters should be taking notes.

Cause if Sanders wins the nomination- they're next at finding new careers.

[yourpaljoey]

85. YES!

[Dustlawyer]

152. Many will see the populist light and quickly evolve if we can get Bernie elected and prove that

we are behind Bernie even after gaining the Presidency. We have to prove that we have enough people committed to the policies that Bernie has spoken about, especially Publicly Funding of Elections. Until we can get the money out of the equation we will be unable to do anything else. We have to end their ability to influence our Representatives. I am tired of living under corporate rule!

[JDPriestly]

159. Yes!

[pdsimdars]

8. Is it from all the Clinton lies . . . or just Bernie's better message?

[Smarmie Doofus]

10. My guess it's from people realizing that they better vote for their own...

... long-term self interest.

(Which is EVERYBODY'S long-term self-interest.)

[NWCorona]

11. It's a combination

IMHO

[corbettkroehler]

156. "More Progressive By The Day"

About 10 years ago, Michael Moore said that America becomes more progressive by the day. He was right then and right today. The voters respond to the true progressive message. It's an updated version of "Yes, we can".

The fact that Mrs. Clinton offers "No, we can't" doesn't help her.

It's so doggone simple: our oldest and strongest ally, the UK, provides universal healthcare. Why can't we? Our largest trading partner, Canada, provides universal healthcare. Why can't we?

Somebody 'splain it to me!

[AgerolanAmerican]

46. To borrow a turn of phrase

"It's the integrity, stupid!"

[monicaangela]

55. THIS^^^^

[tabasco]

57. Definitely both.

I have lost respect for Clinton due to her slimeball campaign and gained respect for Bernie for staying on message and campaigning tirelessly.

[Plucketeer]

76. Bernie has made it clear - clear that we're at a fork in the road

With graphs as evidence and the reality of what we common folks lives are like these days, it's up to us to pursue what's in our best interests. He knows - and tells - that he can't make the choice OR the changes for us - a line that politicians have snookered us with for eons. He's simply showing us that it's WE who have our destiny in hand. We have the CLEAR choice to buy into the establishment bullshit or ditch it for a country that's been ours to claim all along.

[jwirr]

80. IMO Bernie's better message. Hillary often talks around the

issues and also seems out of touch with the problems of today.

[Nyan]

153. Could it be that the Clinton camp underestimated how unpopular Rahm Emanuel is?

That may have played a part.

[Left Coast2020]

162. I'll take Bernie's better message for $500 Alex.

[Joe the Revelator]

9. If Hillary doesn't win her home state....

...then this thing is ovah.

[Joe the Revelator]

14. She was born their dude. Its her home state.

[Joe the Revelator]

17. She finished High School there. It wasn't like she moved when she was 2 years old. Its her home

state.

[NWCorona]

18. Agreed!

[Joe the Revelator]

27. Look up what the definition of 'home state' means man. I can't say it as many times as i want...

...because it doesn't ever cease being factually correct.

[Kittycat]

94. You can define it however. Locally, reality is different from national perceptionz

We live here. I was born & raised in central IL, live in NoIL. Her birth and grade school ties to IL maybe rooted in the state boundary, but her ties are only in northern corporate/lobbyist money. Not the community! You can argue, you can spin, I'm just telling you that never in my years here has IL been viewed as her "home state".

[Person 2713]

128. Do you live near Park Ridge or the NW side of Chicago?? Maybe you should get out to other areas

Cuz if you did you would realize Illinois is a big state . You are one person

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

138. Maybe you should re-read kittycat's post?

[Person 2713]

140. What ?real people do not live on the NW side ?only corporations ? I am not even a Hillary fan

but I know the area she is from .
Also no one claims this (IL)is Obama's home state . Hawaii is , even though he left there after high school I believe

[Kittycat]

139. No. I don't live in Park Ridge where she was born.

LOL. Reading truly is fundamental. Like most Chicagoans with roots IN STATE, we have friends and family all around, and get about just fine. Btw, I love seeing so many local and state supporting Bernie. The new polling number this morning were nice to see. The saying is true, once people get to know him, they love him.

[Person 2713]

129. Not only is it her home state she has many ties still up in the NW side

[Merryland]

28. I left Ohio after high school for Merryland

That doesn't make Merryland my home state.

[Divernan]

60. Home is where the heart is, babe!

That's why come every Thanksgiving, Americans hit the road in record numbers.

There's no place like home for the holidays
So no matter how far away you roam
If you long for the sunshine of a friendly face
For the holidays you can't beat home sweet home.

From Atlantic to Pacific
Gee the traffic is terrific.

Or is that the annual holiday the Clintons spend with the Kissingers in the Dominican Republic?

[roguevalley]

93. I love and live in alaska but oregon is my home

[Divernan]

54. It is her home state; Arkansas is Bill's home state

Homestate
One's Native State, they are usually born here, but most be from here to call it their homestate. (United States)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Homestate

Certainly New York, where she moved to carpet bag a Senate seat is not her home state; nor is Washington, D.C., although Clintons own residences in both places.

I was born and raised in Illinois - left when I was 21; the same is true for my siblings and many of my cousins - we all refer to Illinois as our home state.

[Wednesdays]

110. While I think there's merit in Hillary claiming IL as her home state,

I think the other candidates have a far stronger claim to theirs.

Ted Cruz and Alberta, for example.

[FailureToCommunicate]

31. Will Hillary campaign claim it as her home state...until your primary is over?

Oh and Welcome to DU!

[Wednesdays]

104. Her state after the primary

will be the state of shock.

[cui bono]

116. LOL!

Let's hope it's from losing, because at this point it's getting to where if she wins it will be shocking!


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[Jarqui]

82. Her parents lived in Illinois for 40 years after she was born

They moved to Arkansas for the last six years of her father's life. Her father died in '93 and her mother moved to Washington, DC.

First place she lived on her own was MA when she was 26 after schooling there - two years before she married Bill. She and Bill rented some places in the latter 70s and invested in Whitewater but the 80s were in the Governor's mansion in AK and the 90s in the White House - houses they did not own.

"Home" for Hillary probably during the first forty years of her life and certainly the first 26 or 27 years was Illinois where her parents were. She married Bill when she was 28, four years after she started dating him.

[Carolina]

101. Not so fast

I was born in Chicago, Illinois... lived there for 4 months, but returned frequently through adulthood because my Dad's family lived there.

I was raised and lived in DC for 41 years... my mother's family home.

I moved to SC 20+ years ago because of husband; it's his home.

I pay taxes in VA because of a family farm with ancestral graveyard dating back to the revolution.

Home is where the heart is and DC will always be the home of my heart despite being a native Chicagoan currently living in SC who will retire one day to my beloved ancestral in VA!

[white_wolf]

145. I think losing Illnois is a big loss for her, but

I don't agree with the "home state" thing since I believe home is where you make it. Though, I suppose I'm getting a bit too sentimental. Politically speaking you are correct that a loss in Illinois would be a bad sign for her campaign so let's keep hoping for a Sanders victory.

[A Simple Game]

44. Don't be pushing her on New York, many of us take exception to that.

And I think our primary will show that.

[Nightjock]

71. You got that right SG!

I live here and I am literally amazed at how many people ditched Hillary for Bernie in NY. I have no doubt-NO DOUBT- this state is going to Sanders.
We are living through something historic.

[Doitnow]

126. No wonder she refused to debate in NY. Been wondering about that.

[RoccoR5955]

69. I doubt she will get her current home state of NY

Many folks here find her a carpetbagger. Even though she won the Senate race here, her opponent was one of the worst, so folks voted against him, not for her.
I don't care what the polls say, I know what I see.

[reformist2]

70. So is her home state really New York?? Does she have a home state at all???

[bonniebgood]

88. Hell YES she has a home State. If home is where the heart is, then Money and Power

is her home state.

[Carolina]

102. Welcome to DU!

And I agree with you

I was born in Chicago... lived there for 4 months, but returned to Illinois frequently through adulthood because my Dad's family lived there.

I was raised and lived in DC for 41 years... my mother's family home.

I moved to SC 20+ years ago because of husband; it's his home.

I pay taxes in VA because of a family farm with ancestral graveyard dating back to the revolution.

Home is where the heart is and DC will always be the home of my heart despite being a native Chicagoan currently living in SC who will retire one day to my beloved ancestral in VA!

[Kalidurga]

13. While I agree this would be a great win...

I don't think this is the "home" state she must win. Many people don't think of it as her home state. They think things like the First Lady of Arkansas or Hillary Clinton New York Senator. I want her to lose New York just as much for that reason.

[dorkzilla]

72. We aren't enamoured of Little Miss Carpetbagger

I'm guessing she moved here because it's less trouble moving the bags of money from Wall Street to Chappaqua than to Little Rock.

But it's not her home state either (not that you're suggesting that).

Interesting that no one seems to want to claim her as their own...

[Kalidurga]

75. I am well aware that New York isn't her home state. I am sure New Yorkers are as well.

I am not so sure of the average person though. Many wouldn't be able to tell you who the VP is right now.

[dorkzilla]

79. True, sad but true. Nt

[nolabels]

81. Ronald Reagan and Nixon are somehow tied onto California

But we mostly don't claim them because one can be pretty sure they found both of them under a rock

[gussmith]

123. Observer

When New Yorkers allowed Hillary Clinton to move into their politics and elected her as senator I was amazed. Was it just expediency and awe at a former first lady that disrupted the Democratic party establishment, people who had earned positions of leadership in New York? Let's hope the current climate of political involvement shows that the voters are more aware, educated and expectant of leader-based results in the political process.

[Karma13612]

19. By Home state, do you mean IL or NY or AR?

Only kidding.

It's just that she has planted a flag in more than one state based on various history. I know that NY is where she was a US Senator so many feel she will 'take NY". Then there is AR where Bill is from. And IL where she was born.

Should be interesting.
I will be happy if Bernie can tie her in IL.
If this poll is accurate, this could be further proof of the momentum that Bernie is building.

And it just might be in enough time to take the lead and the nomination. In any event, this campaign is allowing all the states to vote. We are going to the convention!

Go Bernie!!!

[harun]

35. Depends what primary is up next, lol.

[Karma13612]

108. LOLOL true!! eom

[Lizzie Poppet]

56. That depends on what the definition of "home" is.

Assuming we have "is" figured out now...

[Karma13612]

109. +2 eom

[FreakinDJ]

16. What a difference Honesty and Integrety make

[nxylas]

20. Nate just increased his chances of winning to 2%

[6chars]

43. Landslide!

[closeupready]

95. lol - oh that makes me chuckle.

[bvf]

121. Wow. *Double* what he gave him in Michigan? n/t

[Else You Are Mad]

21. When were these polls released?

I only ask if this resulted from the two Clinton snafus and recent endorsements or is it the result of pollsters not wanting to end up with pie on ther face again after this Tuesday.

Either way, GO BERNIE!

[NWCorona]

32. I'm not sure really

But that is some good questions

[winter is coming]

52. Polling conducted March 9-11.

If you follow links from the OP, you can work back to the YouGov site, where they give the methodology.

[Else You Are Mad]

53. Thanks!

[xloadiex]

22. YES!!!!

This would be such a victory

[99Forever]

24. For any that still doubt.

We (The Sanders Team) have always intended to win this battle to return control of OUR Nation to We the People.

We are a movement and Bernie is our voice. We the People will not be denied any longer.


Feel the Bern

[A Little Weird]

25. Cool

I really don't put a lot of faith in polls these days but I sure hope that one is true.

[dchill]

30. I'm feelin ya.

[Buzz Clik]

26. Making Sanders the favorite. If Hillary wins, biggest upset ever!!!!

[leftofcool]

36. Other polls still show her leading by 9 points

[Buzz Clik]

37. Second biggest upset ever?

[nxylas]

125. Bernie winning Florida would be the second biggest upset ever

The biggest would be him winning Florida and Illinois. Is that too much to hope for?

[Buzz Clik]

127. I guess. Michigan wasn't an upset. The public and media had no idea what was going on there.

I think we have this figured out now.

[mucifer]

33. Not to be a downer but early voting could hurt Bernie here

He wasn't as popular a week ago. It could make a difference. Of course, we do have a few more days until the election.

[NWCorona]

38. That always is a possibility

[Person 2713]

131. and same day registration I think

[Divernan]

34. Suck on that Rahm!

[reformist2]

39. Michigan voters told everyone else: Don't vote for who's "going to win", VOTE FOR WHO YOU WANT!!

The subtle brainwashing of polls, telling people to not be a loser, to vote for the winner, is very insidious. Nobody talks about it, but it's there. Sadly, and I hate to say it, it's why a lot of people vote the way they do.

Michigan voters basically said "f*** the polls, I'll vote for who I want to win!" And that has changed everything.

[marions ghost]

45. If Bernie wins the nomination

we're gonna owe Michigan a LOT.

[notadmblnd]

67. All we want is decent paying jobs

Oh- and roads. We need roads desperately.

[marions ghost]

83. Not too much to ask

with ya.

[reformist2]

68. Michigan was the official "turning point" - the "tipping point", if you will.

Everyone knew Bernie was growing in strength, but few were willing to admit he could break through and
win it all. After Michigan, it's obvious he can do it. Even the strongest Hillary fans are worried now...

[JGug1]

40. Bernie Ahead?

Nate Silver probably better update his prediction. He still has Clinton at >99%
Seriously, if Nate Silver really is that far off, he better get back to the drawing boards. Maybe his prediction will update later today or tomorrow.

[thereismore]

41. His model isn't suited for this election year.

We should ignore him.

[Bluenorthwest]

48. Nate has an inherent set of flaws in his 'model', first he uses other people's data-garbage in,

garbage out. Second and most important is that his 'model' is about the past, he looks back to times when the country was very different and says 'this is what happens'. He fails to look at the present when predicting the future. His model is this: The Past + Stuff People Say = My Prophecy

[SheilaT]

107. Bingo.

Nate had it absolutely right in 2008 and 2012. I only know a small amount about polling, so I can't really figure out why he's being so wrong right now, but I think the essential problem is that his modelling simply does not capture change or momentum. Bernie is about change, and he has a lot of momentum going forward.

There's also still a certain amount of name recognition still going on. Everyone, of course, knows who Hillary Clinton is. People are still learning about Bernie. By now the majority of people at least know his name, but they're still learning what his message is, what he actually stands for And as they learn those things, more and more turn to him. Again, that's something Nate Silver just isn't equipped to capture very effectively.

[Samantha]

158. I think it is a flaw in the way he polls - Sanders is an anomaly in the manner he attracts voters

I said right from the beginning he carries a majority of Independents (at that time it was 51 percent) and that Hillary could not win if she did not increase her numbers of Independent voters. There are far more Independents registered than Dems. So while Hillary may carry a majority of Dems in a race, it will be offset against Sanders by a host of Independent voters, as well as some Republicans (he generally gets 25 percent of Republican votes when he runs in Vermont). So Michigan was not really a fluke, but a mirror image of what is going to be happening in primary races. If Nate (who I regard highly) does not factor this into his equation, instead of just averaging out the other pollsters who do exactly the same thing, he is going to miss the mark. IMHO

Sam

[JeffHead]

47. He's leading 2 to nothing in this Illinois household. nt

[Person 2713]

130. I have seen nothing but Bernie signs and stickers . I was thinking maybe the Clinton campaign

thought this state was a done deal . Big miscalculation on that may show up on Tues, or her networking will squeeze her through. Her buddies could make sure some polls in some areas uh don't open on time until everyone is at work and school. That happened in the last election here.

[Ferd Berfel]

49. Hot Damn - We are working hard to make this happen

here in Northern Illinois.

In about 2 hours I'll start spending the rest of the day and early evening Phone banking for Bernie!

BTW

Have you Fed The Bern lately? It's time to send another donation:

[marions ghost]

59. Keep it up

GOTV Northern Illinois

have fed the Bern, will again

[jwirr]

84. Just donated another $27 plus the usual $15 monthly.

[Ferd Berfel]

87. Good on ya

wish I could afford that much.

[NCjack]

100. I'm investing in Bernie2016 for my granddaughters' future. If this campaign bridles

the plutocrats, it will be the best investment I ever made.

[pangaia]

50. In 1597, in the Battle of Myeongnyang Strait during the Imjim War,

the Korean, naval commander Yi Sun-Sin with 13 ships defeated a far superior Japanese fleet of between 115 and 300 ships.

For one thing, Yi understood the unusual tides of the strait better than the Japanese commanders and used them to his advantage.

Many of the men under his command were fearful of the Japanese because they had recently been badly defeated by the Japanese while under another Korean commander.

At first, when Yi attacked, they would not follow. So, Yi attacked alone in his flagship and stopped the first line of Japanese ships.. But it was clear he could not defeat the Japanese alone, with just one ship. When the other captains saw this, they rallied to Yi and joined in the battle.
Thus, with brilliant tactics, winning the support of his troops and understanding the tides and currents in the strait, Yi defeated the "more powerful" Japanese fleet.

[roguevalley]

96. awesome history. how is his ground game

[pangaia]

111. Later, the next year I believe,

the Ming leaders realized that the Koreans, with their help, could in fact defeat the Japanese, bitter enemies of the Chinese. So, they sent ships to assist the Korean navy....and the Koreans won.

YEA !!!

And for what it is worth, South Korea now has probably more great classical musicians per/capita than any other country on earth. :&gt )

[cui bono]

117. that's a great story. would make a nice OP!

.

[pangaia]

118. Really?

My few and far between OPs usually sink in a matter of minutes....

It is only a part of the history of Yi Sun-sin who is revered as a great and honorable hero by South Koreans. (all Koreans at the time)

I've been interested in Korean classical musicians for the last year - there are SO many great ones - and from that, Korean history and culture. AND .FOOD !!!!!!!!!!

Some of the parallels between Yi and Bernie are.... interesting

[cui bono]

119. I think so!

I bet the Bernie group would love it.

I found a dog down the street that turned out to be a Korean breed, a Jindo. I had never heard of it before so I read about it and it's an interesting breed. Used by the Korean army and good guard dogs.

The one I found had a chain around it's neck that was too tight and was about 3 feet long So hemust have broken free from a yard. Found a home for him with someone who had another Jindo and wanted a second one. Now he gets to go on a lot of hikes with his new friends.

.

[pangaia]

124. What a great story. :>))

OK, I'll do it.
I'll have to add a wiki link for the full story-- too much typing...

Thanks for the confidence..

[yourout]

51. If he can win Ohio and Illinois it's game on.

The Bernie band wagon could steam roll it's way too the nomination.

[HereSince1628]

65. no doubt, those would offset FL, Sanders also is close in MO, leads in one poll

A win in MO would help offset NC.

This would be a great end Sanders 'Droughts Of March'

[Scootaloo]

112. Florida's going to be closer than projected

No idea if it's going to be an upset, but Clinton's "big lead" is going to be cut deep by actual votes.

[Nyan]

155. God, I hope it's close.

When it comes to Florida, I'm embracing for the worst.

[Ed Suspicious]

66. It's already game on. I'm not saying it will be game over but credit

where credit is due.

[morningfog]

132. If he wins OH and IL, it is closer to game over.

[Larkspur]

58. Nabisco moving their Oreo plant to Mexico reinforced Bernie's anti-free trade message

It was a reminder of what the Clinton backed free trade deals bring to Americans -- unemployment with maybe low wage jobs for a few.

[dubyadiprecession]

61. Bernie sanders on SNL last night..

"with all due respect for my supporters, get a life!".

[UglyGreed]

63. K/R

[Karmadillo]

64. Clinton's lies and smears up to now will be nothing compared

to what we are about to see if this is being duplicated in her internal polling.

[Jefferson23]

74. Interesting, indeed. K&R Everybody lets keep working!!

[ConsiderThis_2016]

77. My little league coach used to say...

When stealing a base, don't look where the ball is... just keep running as hard as you can... to get there. Never let up, never give in, when you do you best... you'll always win!

[noretreatnosurrender]

78. Polls Can Be Manipulated

I would take the polls with a grain of salt. They could be right or they could just be trying to set Sanders up should he lose. They can then say Hillary beat the polling to try to give her an artificial bounce.

[SheilaT]

114. I seriously doubt anyone is manipulating polls

to show Bernie with a larger edge than he actually has, just to set him up in any way.

There certainly is polling that is done to show a specific result, but it's my opinion that if there's manipulation it's to show Hillary with an insurmountable lead, in no small part to convince Bernie to drop out, that he cannot possibly win. The Hillary side has been clamoring for that for several weeks now, despite the fact that her delegate lead isn't decisive by any means, and that after this coming Tuesday the primaries and caucuses still left favor Bernie.

At least some of the polling has been off because they're not correctly capturing the new voters. I understand that much of the Iowa polling only counted those who'd caucused before, and since in 2012 Barack Obama didn't face any challenge to speak of, I suspect the caucus turnout was extremely low on the Democratic side, and would have been mainly older adults who'd one it before and enjoy the process. So anyone not old enough in 2008 and who didn't bother in 2012 simply wasn't included, and eight years is a very long time.

The other thing that's being missed is that the Boomers are rapidly getting older and dying off. Already the Millennial generation outnumbers the Boomers. I don't know much about GenX, and where their loyalties lie, but they're not going to be monolithic by any means.

[turbinetree]

86. Just maybe we / us the voters will have voice in this matter and it's really called ...............

principles and trust, coupled with the economics, an example of this is what is happening now on Wall Street, which my candidate is railing against, note................... these are some of the same firms that are supporting Hillary Clinton, they gave her speaking fees---------------this is a fact:

"No. In fact, the usefulness of Wall Street is an open question. Even many of the elite are asking “What good is Wall Street?” Nobel-prize winning economist and former Chief Economist of the World Bank Joseph Stiglitz even went so far as to claim most of what Wall Street does could be characterized as rent seeking or parasitic."

https://shadowproof.com/2016/03/11/wall-street-bonus-pool-double-combined-earners-of-minimum-wage-workers/


Honk-------------------for a political revolution Bernie

[Stellar]

89. Bernie's making himself heard without any help from Senator Warren.

[questionseverything]

103. wow if he is that close with likely voters we are in good shape

illinois has same day registration now which should really help turn out altho people need 2 forms of id

check out the line from his champaign rally

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280144548

[Spitfire of ATJ]

90. "....and I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids!"

[Helen Borg]

91. If the polls cannot be trusted then...

They cannot be trusted either way. I sure hope Bernie smokes Hillary though!

[2banon]

92. Hot Damn! That's what I want to hear!

Yes!

[MisterP]

97. everyone's very cautiously optimistic (we're Sandernistas, after all!)

but the important thing is now this headline is floating around--"Sanders surges 30 points in Rahm's backyard"

now the "but can he win?!?!?!?!?!" voters have something VERY big to chew on even if Obama makes a Hail-Mary endorsement

[George II]

98. Sanders has to make up more than 220 delegates - a 50/50 split isn't going to make a dent in that.

[Scootaloo]

113. Primaries end in June.

I know this is really, really difficult for Clinton supporters to understand, but every democrat is getting to vote this primary.

[George II]

120. The primaries have been going on for about six weeks, and Clinton has been widening....

....her lead each and every week.

"I know this is really, really difficult for Clinton supporters to understand" but until Sanders begins to close the gap he'll never catch up.

A sports analogy - in 1973 the Belmont Stakes was run at 12 furlongs, and the race wasn't "over" until Secretariat completed those 12 furlongs. But everyone in the stands knew that Secretariat was the winner with about six furlongs to go.

[Warren DeMontague]

141. How exciting, despite performing abysmally under expectation she may still barely eke out a win

Despite entering the race as the "inevitable" nominee and front runner, with the endorsement of pretty much the entire party apparatus, she may even beat the relatively unknown guy from Vermont who entered the race polling at 3%.

Wow, her well-honed political instincts really inspire a fuckton of confidence for the general, george.

[George II]

143. That "3%" is just rhetoric. The reason he was that low is because even HE was saying......

........early last year that he wasn't planning to run, almost up until the actual day that he declared (hmmm, if Clinton had done that it would be a "flip flop"!). Shortly after he entered the race he was much higher than 3%, and mostly because we all know that Americans root for the underdog and look for an alternate to what many believe is the "best" candidate. It's just human nature.

The fact is he is still almost 20% behind in pledged delegates (with more than one third voting already) and more so in POPULAR votes.

Finally, Warren, the only people who really thought she was "inevitable" were those who were not her supporters and used that to denigrate her candidacy (now I'm sure someone somewhere will pull up a post or two from a year or go saying the opposite)

[Warren DeMontague]

144. Step away from the team B vs. team C shit for a minute, & acknowledge that she has run a craptastic

Campaign.

Her advisers suck, and she's playing to a political reality that is 20 years out of date, or worse. She barely seems able to understand that her statements can be fact checked on google in 15 seconds. Her "allies" - like DWS - have gone out of their way to alienate everyone from Millennials to the majority of Americans who now support marijuana legalization, and believe me, as the primary map moves out of the south and into the west, these things will matter more and more.

She was supposed to have it wrapped up by now, and she doesnt. I still think she may very well be our nominee, which is why i had hoped she would do a better job this cycle. But she hasnt. If anything it has been MORE tired, more rote, more uninspiring.

[PatrickforO]

99. Very encouraging.

A CBS news poll no less. I'm thinking it may be a higher margin than that, then.

[NCjack]

106. Thank you Michigan -- you made Bernie the come-back kid. /nt

[jillan]

115. There was no way she would win Chicago because of her ties to Rahm.

[John Poet]

122. BUMP.

I'm sure the past five days haven't helped her much, either.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

133. Sanders is taking on Trump, and people like what they ser

Hillary is wringing her hands and her campaign is asleep at the switch.
Not exactly inspiring confidence for her in a general election

[Macattack1]

134. Go Bernie..GO!!!

this could be an exciting Dem primary after all!

[AzDar]

135. ST 2 States: Get Out The Vote, And We Will WIN!!

Go, Bernie... GO!!

[Takket]

136. with Hillary needing huge numbers in Chicago to carry IL....

The Rahm endorsement might actually be what swings that state to Bernie.

[DCBob]

137. Even if this is accurate.. it wont help Bernie.

Bernie needs big wins to make up a big deficit in delegates.

[Recursion]

164. He trails by less than 5% of the total pledged delegate count

There's a bit of a head-in-the-sand aspect to that line of argument.

[OkSustainAg]

142. Bernie wins

and here is why. Just like I said he would win Michigan. Bernie will win Mo, Illinois, Ohio. Because of open primaries, Young voters, the surrounding states votes, they don't trust establishment trade deals will help them. Bernie can win Florida. They have for along time wanted to be where the political money is spent and become THE battleground state. They often go against the grain of the other southern states. Bernie can win NC because Bernie has showed he can beat the odds against the media and the pundits. The tide has turned and Bernie will be the president. He is showing to be the ONE to beat Trump.

[pangaia]

146. Confusing article.

One place says Bernie NOW LEADS.
Another--he's GETTING CLOSE.
Another he's only 6 points behind. ( similar , I guess.)
Another says he leads by 2.

Oh. well. By Tue he'll be ahead..

:&gt )))

[warrprayer]

147. K&R

Thanks!

[WillyT]

148. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[Chicago1980]

149. We'll see.

All you have to do is wait until Tuesday and see what the early vote count tallies.

Polls can be wrong as has been experienced in Michigan.

You'd be wise to hold your horses and wait 48 hours.

[angrychair]

150. Don't worry

I am sure that after Sanders wins IL, another 'big state', then they will just move the goalpost again about what Sanders has to do to "be successful ". I'm sure there will be a new 'goal' soon.

[Duval]

151. K&R! nt

[AtomicKitten]

157. WOW

[Zira]

160. I hope CBS is right an people come out to vote.

[YourAMIGO]

161. We need to get out and canvas, phone bank and Vote for BERNIE

Please tell all your friends, family and coworkers about BERNIE and how important it is to vote for him.

We need to volunteer knocking on doors and making phone calls.
Go to BERNIESANDERS.com, volunteer and find an office near you and volunteer.

This is the crucial moment in the race for the nomination.

Thank you.

[Left Coast2020]

163. What I find interesting is CBS is saying he's ahead.

How many times has ANY M$M said Bernie is ahead?

Well, other than the obvious 20 lead he had in NH.

[Recursion]

165. Wow (nt)