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Thursday, May 19, 2016
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Common Dreams
As Sanders Readies for California, Clinton Announces Primary Process
'Already Done'
"We are in till the last ballot is cast," says Sanders. "There is no way
that I won't be [nominated]," says Clinton.
by
Nadia Prupis, staff writer
Hillary Clinton told CNN's Chris Cuomo on Thursday that she believes the
nomination has already been decided. "I will be the nominee for my party,"
Clinton said. "That is already done, in effect. There is no way that I won't
be." (Photo: Screenshot/CNN) Bernie Sanders has reiterated his promise to
stay in the presidential race until the Democratic convention in July, and
is throwing his weight behind a number of progressive initiatives in
California as the state's primary approaches there on June 7.
As rival Hillary Clinton told CNN's Chris Cuomo on Thursday afternoon the
nomination was "already" hers, Sanders refuses to discount California
voters-more than 1.5 million of whom have registered to vote since January.
"I will be the nominee for my party, Chris. That is already done, in
effect," Clinton said. "There is no way that I won't be."
In contrast, during a rally in the city of Carson on Tuesday, Sanders told
the more than 10,000 people in attendance, "This is, in a sense, the
beginning of the final push to win California. There are a lot of people out
there, many pundits and politicians, they say Bernie Sanders should drop
out, the people of California should not have the right to determine who the
next president will be. Well, let me be as clear as I can be.... We are in
till the last ballot is cast!"
The Vermont senator followed that up by endorsing a ballot measure to
legalize recreational marijuana in the state, telling the rally, "I do not
live in California. But if I lived in California, I would vote 'yes' to
legalize marijuana." He also previously endorsed a state initiative to
combat soaring drug prices.
California will be the last state to cast ballots in the
primaries-Washington, D.C. will hold the final vote on June 14-and has the
largest amount of pledged delegates at stake with 475 up for grabs.
As International Business Times calculates it, Sanders has an uphill climb
ahead of him:
FiveThirtyEight has Clinton with a 94 percent chance of winning the state,
but there are parts of California, with many young people, that could
benefit Sanders. Still, winning the state would require an enormous
organizing effort, and the Vermont senator's top aide in California recently
left the campaign. The state is also very diverse, and Clinton has continued
to do better among Latino and black voters.
California also uses a semi-closed primary system, which is not in Sanders'
favor. However, California residents appear to be excited about the upcoming
primary, with new statistics showing more than 1.5 million voters either
re-registering or signing up for the first time since January 1. That number
is expected to surpass 2 million by the registration deadline, which is May
23.
An overwhelming amount of the growth comes from Democrats. There's been a
218 percent jump from January to May in 2016 compared to that same time
period in 2012. And 188 percent of the growth comes from voters between ages
25-30, a demographic which tends to support Sanders.
"Sen. Sanders' message of income inequality and corrupt campaign finance are
resonating so strongly with the people of California they are registering to
vote in record numbers," campaign manager Jeff Weaver said Wednesday. "If
this is any indication of voter excitement and turnout, Bernie has a strong
chance of winning in California."
What may help even more is if Clinton keeps her promise of debating with
Sanders in California ahead of the primary. The two campaigns agreed in
January to schedule a debate there this month, but Weaver pointed out that
Clinton's side has yet to follow through.
"More than half way through the month of May, we hope Secretary Clinton will
soon make good on her campaign's commitment and agree to a time and place
for a debate," he said. "There are issues of enormous importance facing the
people of California and our nation and the people of our largest state
deserve to hear the Democratic candidates opinions."
At any rate, Sanders' campaign is pushing forward against the odds, and his
senior strategist told the New York Times that their only focus is on "what
happens between now and June 14."
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As Sanders Readies for California, Clinton Announces Primary Process
'Already Done'
Published on
Thursday, May 19, 2016
by
Common Dreams
As Sanders Readies for California, Clinton Announces Primary Process
'Already Done'
"We are in till the last ballot is cast," says Sanders. "There is no way
that I won't be [nominated]," says Clinton.
by
Nadia Prupis, staff writer
. 49 Comments
. Hillary Clinton told CNN's Chris Cuomo on Thursday that she believes
the nomination has already been decided. "I will be the nominee for my
party," Clinton said. "That is already done, in effect. There is no way that
I won't be." (Photo: Screenshot/CNN)
. Bernie Sanders has reiterated his promise to stay in the
presidential race until the Democratic convention in July, and is throwing
his weight behind a number of progressive initiatives in California as the
state's primary approaches there on June 7.
. As rival Hillary Clinton told CNN's Chris Cuomo on Thursday
afternoon the nomination was "already" hers, Sanders refuses to discount
California voters-more than 1.5 million of whom have registered to vote
since January.
. "I will be the nominee for my party, Chris. That is already done, in
effect," Clinton said. "There is no way that I won't be."
. In contrast, during a rally in the city of Carson on Tuesday,
Sanders told the more than 10,000 people in attendance, "This is, in a
sense, the beginning of the final push to win California. There are a lot of
people out there, many pundits and politicians, they say Bernie Sanders
should drop out, the people of California should not have the right to
determine who the next president will be. Well, let me be as clear as I can
be.... We are in till the last ballot is cast!"
. The Vermont senator followed that up by endorsing a ballot measure
to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, telling the rally, "I do
not live in California. But if I lived in California, I would vote 'yes' to
legalize marijuana." He also previously endorsed a state initiative to
combat soaring drug prices.
California will be the last state to cast ballots in the
primaries-Washington, D.C. will hold the final vote on June 14-and has the
largest amount of pledged delegates at stake with 475 up for grabs.
As International Business Times calculates it, Sanders has an uphill climb
ahead of him:
FiveThirtyEight has Clinton with a 94 percent chance of winning the state,
but there are parts of California, with many young people, that could
benefit Sanders. Still, winning the state would require an enormous
organizing effort, and the Vermont senator's top aide in California recently
left the campaign. The state is also very diverse, and Clinton has continued
to do better among Latino and black voters.
California also uses a semi-closed primary system, which is not in Sanders'
favor. However, California residents appear to be excited about the upcoming
primary, with new statistics showing more than 1.5 million voters either
re-registering or signing up for the first time since January 1. That number
is expected to surpass 2 million by the registration deadline, which is May
23.
An overwhelming amount of the growth comes from Democrats. There's been a
218 percent jump from January to May in 2016 compared to that same time
period in 2012. And 188 percent of the growth comes from voters between ages
25-30, a demographic which tends to support Sanders.
"Sen. Sanders' message of income inequality and corrupt campaign finance are
resonating so strongly with the people of California they are registering to
vote in record numbers," campaign manager Jeff Weaver said Wednesday. "If
this is any indication of voter excitement and turnout, Bernie has a strong
chance of winning in California."
What may help even more is if Clinton keeps her promise of debating with
Sanders in California ahead of the primary. The two campaigns agreed in
January to schedule a debate there this month, but Weaver pointed out that
Clinton's side has yet to follow through.
"More than half way through the month of May, we hope Secretary Clinton will
soon make good on her campaign's commitment and agree to a time and place
for a debate," he said. "There are issues of enormous importance facing the
people of California and our nation and the people of our largest state
deserve to hear the Democratic candidates opinions."
At any rate, Sanders' campaign is pushing forward against the odds, and his
senior strategist told the New York Times that their only focus is on "what
happens between now and June 14."
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