Sunday, April 10, 2016

Why Does Bernie Win?

Bernie Sanders won the smallest state in the Democratic nomination race by a smaller-than-expected margin on Saturday, as he celebrated a seven-election winning streak that has more psychological than mathematical impact.

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Sanders has tended to fare better than Clinton in states using the caucus system rather than larger primary elections.

  Guardian
That's an interesting observation, but it implies that the reason is the size. It's possible that it could be that in caucuses, people get together and discuss the candidates. Maybe people are learning something at caucuses that they're not getting in primaries.
“News bulletin: we just won Wyoming!” he announced to cheering supporters at a rally at LaGuardia Community College in Queens.

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Clinton, who was campaigning in a cheesecake store in New York, did not immediately respond to the result.
Sort of a symbolic snapshot there in their venues.
Clinton had earlier received endorsements from all four of the state’s so-called “superdelegates”.
There's your "psychological" edge.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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