Clinton sweeps in U.S. Virgin Islands

[ProudProgressiveNow]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton scored a sweeping win in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday, picking up all seven pledged delegates at stake as she inched tantalizingly close to the Democratic nomination.

She is now just 60 delegates short of the 2,383 needed to advance to the November general election.

"We are the only state or U.S. territory where she got 100 percent of the delegates," he said, citing in part the large voter turnout. "It was great, and we are ready for the national convention."

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5c4c01d4189d472bace3c381f03bfb6a/clinton-moves-closer-nomination-sweeps-virgin-islands

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. Daaayyyuuummm! She took the whole thing? How selfish.

[Cha]

2. Wow.. I heard it was 6-1 and that's close but not entirely a "sweep"..

so is this cnn article and update?

"We are the only state or U.S. territory where she got 100 percent of the delegates," he said, citing in part the large voter turnout. "It was great, and we are ready for the national convention."

Thank you PPN!

[mercuryblues]

12. per the rules

a candidate has to get at least 15% of the vote for a delegate. The Bern got 12.something percent. No Delegates for you.

[Cha]

13. Right.. that's fantastic!.. I know a lot more now than I did when I wrote that post..

My favorite snips//

The party said Clinton won 84.2 percent of the vote, while Bernie Sanders earned 12.2 percent. Under Democratic National Committee rules, a candidate must win at least 15 percent of the vote to be eligible to receive delegates.

People were excited and overjoyed when Bill Clinton came to visit," said Cecil R. Benjamin, who chairs the party there. He noted that in addition to the seven pledged delegates, all four of the Virgin Islands' superdelegates are now backing Clinton. Superedelegates are party officials who can back any candidate.

"We are the only state or U.S. territory where she got 100 percent of the delegates," he said, citing in part the large voter turnout. "It was great, and we are ready for the national convention."

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5c4c01d4189d472bace3c381f03bfb6a/clinton-moves-closer-nomination-sweeps-virgin-islands

Mahalo, mercuryblues~

[mercuryblues]

14. After I replied

I saw your post down thread. I was going to delete my post. But I decided to leave it up so I could say Good Morning.

[Cha]

15. Good Morning! I love the way the Virgin Islanders

are so proud they gave Hillary a Clean Sweep!

[mercuryblues]

16. Same here

In PR they are setting the record straight with the Sanders campaign "election fraud" complaints.

The claim that the Democratic Party is delaying the certification of the Sanders' poll workers is preposterous. The first complete set of pollworkers for tomorrow's primary we have certified were all from the Sander's Campaign."

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/dem-primaries/282237-puerto-rico-democratic-party-denies-wrongdoing-in-primary

savalez

[Cha]

17. Wow.. that's complaint #2 that I've seen the sanders campaign accuse Puerto Rico of.. and

all Before the election.

Hope nobody votes for him. BS wants to put a cloud over everything that Hillary wins.

Thank you for this, mb~

[msongs]

3. sanders followers think she won only because rich people voted for her. nt

[sarae]

7. Of course!

there's always an excuse...smdh

[Cha]

4. Yes she did!

The party said Clinton won 84.2 percent of the vote, while Bernie Sanders earned 12.2 percent. Under Democratic National Committee rules, a candidate must win at least 15 percent of the vote to be eligible to receive delegates.

People were excited and overjoyed when Bill Clinton came to visit," said Cecil R. Benjamin, who chairs the party there. He noted that in addition to the seven pledged delegates, all four of the Virgin Islands' superdelegates are now backing Clinton. Superedelegates are party officials who can back any candidate.

"We are the only state or U.S. territory where she got 100 percent of the delegates," he said, citing in part the large voter turnout. "It was great, and we are ready for the national convention."

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5c4c01d4189d472bace3c381f03bfb6a/clinton-moves-closer-nomination-sweeps-virgin-islands

Mahalo~

[livetohike]

5. Waking up to great news! Thank you V.I.

Come on Puerto Rico!

[BobbyDrake]

6. Let me get my broom, cause it's a sweep!

[Coolest Ranger]

8. I had no doubt she would win

Can someone post the updated delegate count now? How much does she need to win now

[Surya Gayatri]

9. Hill, YEEEESSSSSSSSS!

[workinclasszero]

10. Dayum all 7?

BOOM!

[Iamaartist]

11. So happy she did.......

[BlueMTexpat]

18. I *heart* the VI!

Good judgment they show!