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stopbush

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19. Of course, it was Hillary who won when there was a big turnout, not Sanders.
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:21 AM
Jun 2016

Sanders needed a big turnout of either indies or people who don't normally vote in primaries. He got neither in CA. But turnout was still high.

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Hillary Won CA By 13 Points [View all] stopbush Jun 2016 OP
This was a massive victory and just goes to show... SaschaHM Jun 2016 #1
I worked hard with my two college-student daughters for Hillary in CA! eastwestdem Jun 2016 #37
You are AWESOME!!! savalez Jun 2016 #42
What people don't know jimw81 Jun 2016 #41
I can imagine how pleasantly surprised you were.. I know I was! Cha Jun 2016 #2
It was great to vote in CA yesterday, and it was nice to not be sweating stopbush Jun 2016 #8
Thank you! But, he spent sooo much money and time trying to change your minds.. Cha Jun 2016 #13
You are a worrier. fleabiscuit Jun 2016 #29
Not 1 or 2 points!?~~Just Amazing! Woah!!!! Boojah!!! Her Sister Jun 2016 #3
Dancing in my chair right not wryter2000 Jun 2016 #4
Well, this has been a surprise, a very welcome surprise, do you know the Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #5
According to 538, Hillary's target was only 236, and she got 256. BS' target was 239, and he only.. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #24
Thanks for the info. She actually got enough pledged delegates in California to give her the Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #25
I wasn't confident about CA, so I was more than pleasantly surprised to find that not only did she.. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #28
Yes, guess we were somewhat anxious to see the magic numbers reached, again I will be Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #31
I was pretty certain CA would go to Hillary. Why? Because more and more Californians vote by mail, BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #33
I've been gun shy on polling ever since MI, and there were recent polls showing a 1 pt. difference. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #35
I guess they forgot to put the number "3" beside the "1". :-) That said, I didn't take any polls BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #36
Felt bad for 538 jimw81 Jun 2016 #40
I saw some of that. savalez Jun 2016 #43
I thought worst case it would be within 10 points, never thought it would be double digits still_one Jun 2016 #6
There's a chance the lead could shrink down to single digits stopbush Jun 2016 #10
I guess there is, but with 94% of the vote in, I don't think so still_one Jun 2016 #12
Good.. he went up .1 more since I read it an hour ago. Cha Jun 2016 #15
Looking at what happened yesterday, plus all primaries previous primaries, Hillary still_one Jun 2016 #18
BOOM! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #7
Didn't Sanders predict a win in CA? stopbush Jun 2016 #11
most of his comments were.... RussBLib Jun 2016 #14
Of course, it was Hillary who won when there was a big turnout, not Sanders. stopbush Jun 2016 #19
Not true, there was a big turnout in 2008 Legends303 Jun 2016 #20
Hillary's win in CA in '08 was only 8 points. She blew past that last night to double digits. If.. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #26
Yes she ran a great campaign workinclasszero Jun 2016 #32
60,000 PEOPLE AT A RALLY IN OAKLAND!! stopbush Jun 2016 #22
You're kidding.. "60,000"... wow.. BS must be feelin' the bern of losing? Cha Jun 2016 #38
Bern't toast liberal N proud Jun 2016 #9
We did our part and burned it down for HILLARY! grossproffit Jun 2016 #16
Considering all the Republican effort to the contrary... robbedvoter Jun 2016 #17
Most of the polls had her up by only 2-points. She exceeded expectations in CA WI_DEM Jun 2016 #21
I'm guessing Ds decided that the Sanders experiment had runs its course stopbush Jun 2016 #23
K&R missingthebigdog Jun 2016 #27
amazing. MFM008 Jun 2016 #30
I predicted 10-15 :) BootinUp Jun 2016 #34
So you know things.. Cool. Cha Jun 2016 #39
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