Thousands rallied for Hillary Clinton at Rainier Beach High School Tuesday, March 22, 2016. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
On Saturday, eighteen delegates were up for grabs in the Wyoming Democratic Caucus. While Bernie Sanders won more precincts, Hillary Clinton walked away with more delegates. The gap between Sanders and Clinton was not wide enough for Sanders to take advantage and gain more delegates after the state’s superdelegates had already pledged their support for Clinton. The final results from the caucus were Sanders with 55.7% versus Clinton’s 44.3%. In the delegate race, however, Clinton received 11 to Sanders’ 7. The next primary will be held in New York on April 19.
On Tuesday, Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton in the Wisconsin primary. The final results had Sanders over Clinton 56.6% to 43.1%. While the vote may not have been as close as Clinton’s camp would like, the delegate count remained in Clinton’s favor with Sanders only gaining a handful of delegates. The next primary event in Wyoming’s Caucus on Saturday, April 9.
Meanwhile, Clinton was in New York campaigning for their upcoming primary on April 19. Speaking at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, Clinton focused on women’s rights and women’s issues. She spoke about topics such as reproductive rights, criminal justice, and economics. Clinton particularly focused on the the minimum wage and how it disproportionality affects women and minority women in particular. Clinton said, “I’m particularly concerned about girls and women, being one myself. But more than that because we still have a long way to go before we can honestly say to our daughters, ‘Yes you can be anything you want to be, including president of the United States.’” A video from the event is below.
Yesterday, Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington held caucuses to determine their choice for the Democratic party: Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. Sanders came out on top in all three states winning Alaska (81.6% to 18.4%), Hawaii (69.8% to 30.0%), and Washington (72.7% to 27.1%) by fairly large margins. Despite the losses for Clinton, she still maintains a sizable delegate lead. The next primary will be held on April 1 in North Dakota, followed by Wisconsin on April 5.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a rally, Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Clinton won the state of Florida in the primary election. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Yesterday, Democratic primaries were held in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio. As voters were heading to the poll, Bill and Hillary Clinton met with voters in two states. Bill was in Illinois where he visited voters in Chicago. Meanwhile, Hillary was in North Carolina where she took time to talk to and take pictures with voters in the Raleigh area.
As for the results, Hillary swept all five states, something that had not bee predicted. Early in the night, the states of Florida, North Carolina, and Ohio were called for Hillary. In Florida, Hillary was the clear winner with 64.4% to Sanders’ 33.3%. In North Carolina, Hillary won with 54.6% and Sanders had 40.8%. Ohio was a wild card going into the evening, but she won there by double digits: 56.5% to Sanders’ 42.7%.
Going late into the night, the two states in contention were her home state of Illinois and Missouri. Hillary was declared the winner with a lead over Sanders of 50.4% to 48.7%. Missouri proved to be a tight race for both Democrats and Republicans. While Hillary started with an early lead, Sanders overtook her and lead by as much as 3%. But votes from St. Louis and Kansas City pushed her ahead and she won 49.6% to 49.4%. The margin of victory was 1,531 votes!
After being declared the winner in Florida, North Carolina, and Ohio, Clinton spoke to supporters at an event in West Palm Beach, Florida. During her speech, she thanked her supporters and volunteers and said the fight was not over. However, she turned her attention away from the Democratic primary to the general election against Republican front-runner Donald Trump. She said, “When we hear a candidate for president call for rounding up 12 million immigrants, banning all Muslims from entering the United States, when he embraces torture, that doesn’t make him strong, it makes him wrong.” A video of her victory speech is below.
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a post-Super Tuesday rally in New York on March 2, 2016./ AFP / Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
On Saturday, Hillary Clinton won the Democratic caucus in the Northern Mariana Islands with 54% of the vote. In defeating Bernie Sanders, she picked up four delegates to Sanders’ two. Clinton also picked up all five superdelegates from the territory further padding her delegate lead. The next round of primaries and caucuses is on Tuesday when Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio head to the polls.
Hillary Clinton soundly won the Mississippi Democratic primary with the final tally being 82.6% to 16.5%. In Michigan, Clinton’s Democratic rival Bernie Sanders pulled off a surprising upset and won the state by the narrow margin of 49.8% to 48.3%. In the delegate count, Clinton actually extended her lead due to the way delegates are assigned proportionally.
Before the final results in Michigan were in, Clinton spoke to supporters in Cleveland, Ohio. She spoke briefly about the win in Mississippi, then turned her attention to Ohio. She spoke about her plans going forward in the campaign and how the 2016 race for president is more important than ever. She addressed a number of topics including lead poisoning and how it affect Cleveland, companies outsourcing jobs, gun violence, and the economy. A video from her speech is below.
Clinton appears at a campaign event in Portland, Maine in September 2015.
On Sunday, Maine’s Democratic voters caucused and Bernie Sanders won the contest, defeating Hillary Clinton by a margin of nearly thirty points (64.3% to 35.5%). Clinton will still receive a portion of Maine’s delegates allowing her to maintain her lead in the delegate count. The next round of primaries is on Tuesday when Michigan and Mississippi head to the polls.
Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary in the state of Louisiana by a wide margin over Bernie Sanders. She won 71.2% to his 23.1% Sanders meanwhile, won the caucuses in Kansas (67.7% to 32.3%) and Nebraska (56.6% to 43.4%). Results are not yet final in Nebraska or Louisiana, and we will finalize the post tomorrow.
This evening, Clinton spoke to Democrats and supporters in Detroit, Michigan. During her speech, she congratulated Sanders on his wins in Kansas and Nebraska, and she thanked the voters of Louisiana for their overwhelming support. For the remainder of her speech, Clinton focused her attention on the general election and defeating Republican front-runner Donald Trump. She also criticized the Republican controlled Senate for refusing to confirm President Barack Obama’s appointment to the Supreme Court. Although President Obama has yet to nominate someone for the court, Republicans have vowed to block a vote. A video of Clinton’s speech is available by CLICKING HERE.
Polls are now closing across the Super Tuesday states, and results are beginning to come in from the Democratic race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. In the, Clinton won 8 primaries to Sanders’ 4. The chart of which states were won by Clinton and Sanders is below. You can also track all of the primaries (past and future) on the Primary Schedule page.
In Miami, Florida, Clinton delivered a victory speech with supporters at a Super Tuesday rally. During her speech, she congratulated Sanders for his strong showing, then she thanked all her supporters and volunteers who helped make her victories possible. She focused on the future and the road to nomination before taking a shot at Republican front-runner Donald Trump saying, “We know we’ve got work to do. It’s not to make America great again—America never stopped being great. We have to make America whole.” A full video from the rally is available on C-SPAN and is embedded below.
Hillary Clinton soundly defeated her Democratic rival in today’s South Carolina primary. While the tally is not final, Clinton’s margin of victory as of posting, with 98% of precincts reporting, is 73.5% to 25.9%. Clinton spoke to an excited crowd of supporters in Columbia following the victory saying, “Despite what you hear, we don’t need to make America great again. America has never stopped being great. But we do need to make America whole again. Instead of building walls, we need to be tearing down borders.” A video of Clinton’s victory speech is below.
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