Sanders wins big in the West
Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) won Alaska, Washington
and Hawaii on Saturday, March 26. Speaking in Wisconsin after his Alaska
win, he said, "We're making significant inroads in Secretary Clinton's
lead." (Reuters)
By Anne Gearan March 27 at 3:59 AM
Sen. Bernie Sanders scored victories in the Democratic caucuses in
Washington, Alaska and Hawaii on Saturday, three Western-states contests
that the independent senator from Vermont had been favored to win.
During an address in Wisconsin, Sanders thanked Alaska for a resounding
victory. He claimed strong momentum in Washington state.
We knew things would begin to improve when we moved west, a smiling
Sanders said to huge applause. The Washington results came in as he spoke,
and he drew a deafening cheer when he read the news aloud.
That is what momentum is about! Sanders shouted.
Dont let anybody tell you we cant win the nomination or win the general
election, Sanders continued. Were going to do both those things.
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After winning Democratic caucuses in Alaska and Washington state, Sen.
Bernie Sanders rallied with supporters in Madison, Wis. (Reuters)
Results from Hawaiis caucuses werent reported until about 3:40 a.m.
Sunday, Eastern time.
[March 26 caucus results by state]
The delegates he captured in the sweep dented but did not seriously damage
front-runner Hillary Clintons lead in the race for the Democratic Partys
presidential nomination. Winning all three states, however, buoyed his
insurgent challenge, as the contest moves back to large, delegate-rich
states in the Midwest and Northeast.
Clintons campaign conceded that Sanders had the edge in all three contests
Saturday, but it claimed that even the largest prize, Washington, will make
little difference in the dynamics of a primary contest that she has long
been favored to win. Clinton campaigned in Washington for one day last week,
whereas Sanders spent several days there. Neither candidate campaigned in
person in Hawaii and Alaska.
Clinton did not campaign Friday or Saturday.
[Sanders pulls even with Clinton in national poll]
Sanders campaigned hard in Washington, the most populous state to vote
Saturday, and one well-suited to his populist economic message. His
supporters filled more than 15,100 seats at the Seattle Mariners baseball
park on Friday night, according to his campaign.
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Dont let anybody tell you that Hillary Clinton is the strongest Democratic
candidate to take on the Republicans, Sanders said. It is not true.
A CNN/ORC survey last week gave Sanders a 20-point lead over Republican
front-runner Donald Trump in a head-to-head contest. Clinton held a 12-point
lead over Trump in the same survey.
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The rally Friday was the independent senators sixth such large rally in the
state, which offers 101 delegates. Hawaii offers 25 delegates and Alaska 16.
In all cases delegates are awarded proportionally, so Clinton will still
pick up delegates in contests she loses. Overall, however, her roughly
300-delegate lead over Sanders may be reduced.
Sanders spent millions on television ads in the three states. One ad
featured Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who is one of Sanderss most
high-profile backers. Sanderss wife, Jane, campaigned for him in Hawaii.
[Sanders builds grass-roots enthusiasm for Democrats]
Sanders hopes that momentum from victories Saturday will carry forward to a
much-watched contest April 5 in Wisconsin, which shares borders with two
states Michigan and Minnesota that Sanders won over Clinton in previous
contests. Wisconsin, however, also shares economic and demographic
characteristics with Ohio and Illinois, Midwestern states that have gone for
Clinton.
Both candidates are expected to campaign in Wisconsin over the next few
days, but they are both also looking ahead to contests later in April. The
next big prizes on the Democratic calendar are New York, which allocates 247
delegates on April 19 and Pennsylvania, with 189 delegates, on April 26. A
swath of four other Eastern states also vote on the 26th: Maryland,
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware together offer 195 delegates.
Because of Clintons current lead 1,223 pledged delegates to 920 for
Sanders and because Democratic convention delegates are distributed
proportionally to the primary results, Sanders will have to win upcoming
contests by very large margins to catch up.
Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook has predicted strong performances for
Sanders in the current string of caucuses and primaries but told supporters
earlier this month that it is nearly impossible for Sanders to make up
ground.
All eyes are on New York, where Sanders hopes to collect large numbers of
delegates and embarrass Clinton in the state she represented as a senator
for eight years.
Last Tuesdays three contests, however, illustrate the difficulty for
Sanders. He won in Idaho and Utah, and fell short in Arizona. He collected
73 delegates while Clinton netted 55. Her overall lead in pledged delegates
remained above 300.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders scored victories in the Democratic caucuses in
Washington, Alaska and Hawaii on Saturday, three Western-states contests
that the independent senator from Vermont had been favored to win.
During an address in Wisconsin, Sanders thanked Alaska for a resounding
victory. He claimed strong momentum in Washington state.
We knew things would begin to improve when we moved west, a smiling
Sanders said to huge applause. The Washington results came in as he spoke,
and he drew a deafening cheer when he read the news aloud.
That is what momentum is about! Sanders shouted.
Dont let anybody tell you we cant win the nomination or win the general
election, Sanders continued. Were going to do both those things.
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Results from Hawaiis caucuses werent reported until about 3:40 a.m.
Sunday, Eastern time.
[March 26 caucus results by state]
The delegates he captured in the sweep dented but did not seriously damage
front-runner Hillary Clintons lead in the race for the Democratic Partys
presidential nomination. Winning all three states, however, buoyed his
insurgent challenge, as the contest moves back to large, delegate-rich
states in the Midwest and Northeast.
Clintons campaign conceded that Sanders had the edge in all three contests
Saturday, but it claimed that even the largest prize, Washington, will make
little difference in the dynamics of a primary contest that she has long
been favored to win. Clinton campaigned in Washington for one day last week,
whereas Sanders spent several days there. Neither candidate campaigned in
person in Hawaii and Alaska.
Clinton did not campaign Friday or Saturday.
[Sanders pulls even with Clinton in national poll]
Sanders campaigned hard in Washington, the most populous state to vote
Saturday, and one well-suited to his populist economic message. His
supporters filled more than 15,100 seats at the Seattle Mariners baseball
park on Friday night, according to his campaign.
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Highlights from Bernie Sanderss campaign, in pictures
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The senator from Vermont has become Hillary Clintons chief rival in the
contest for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Dont let anybody tell you that Hillary Clinton is the strongest Democratic
candidate to take on the Republicans, Sanders said. It is not true.
A CNN/ORC survey last week gave Sanders a 20-point lead over Republican
front-runner Donald Trump in a head-to-head contest. Clinton held a 12-point
lead over Trump in the same survey.
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The rally Friday was the independent senators sixth such large rally in the
state, which offers 101 delegates. Hawaii offers 25 delegates and Alaska 16.
In all cases delegates are awarded proportionally, so Clinton will still
pick up delegates in contests she loses. Overall, however, her roughly
300-delegate lead over Sanders may be reduced.
Sanders spent millions on television ads in the three states. One ad
featured Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who is one of Sanderss most
high-profile backers. Sanderss wife, Jane, campaigned for him in Hawaii.
[Sanders builds grass-roots enthusiasm for Democrats]
Sanders hopes that momentum from victories Saturday will carry forward to a
much-watched contest April 5 in Wisconsin, which shares borders with two
states Michigan and Minnesota that Sanders won over Clinton in previous
contests. Wisconsin, however, also shares economic and demographic
characteristics with Ohio and Illinois, Midwestern states that have gone for
Clinton.
Both candidates are expected to campaign in Wisconsin over the next few
days, but they are both also looking ahead to contests later in April. The
next big prizes on the Democratic calendar are New York, which allocates 247
delegates on April 19 and Pennsylvania, with 189 delegates, on April 26. A
swath of four other Eastern states also vote on the 26th: Maryland,
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware together offer 195 delegates.
Because of Clintons current lead 1,223 pledged delegates to 920 for
Sanders and because Democratic convention delegates are distributed
proportionally to the primary results, Sanders will have to win upcoming
contests by very large margins to catch up.
Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook has predicted strong performances for
Sanders in the current string of caucuses and primaries but told supporters
earlier this month that it is nearly impossible for Sanders to make up
ground.
All eyes are on New York, where Sanders hopes to collect large numbers of
delegates and embarrass Clinton in the state she represented as a senator
for eight years.
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Last Tuesdays three contests, however, illustrate the difficulty for
Sanders. He won in Idaho and Utah, and fell short in Arizona. He collected
73 delegates while Clinton netted 55. Her overall lead in pledged delegates
remained above 300.
Anne Gearan is a national politics correspondent for The Washington Post.
