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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumOverall popular vote: Hillary + 2.2 Million over Trump, + 3,16 Million over Sanders
Once Again, Hillary received more votes than Trump in ALL FIVE states last night
Maryland: 533K to 237K
Pennsylvania: 918K to 892K
Delaware: 55K to 42K
Connecticut: 170K to 122K
Rhode Island: 52K to 39K
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/democratic_vote_count.html
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Overall popular vote: Hillary + 2.2 Million over Trump, + 3,16 Million over Sanders (Original Post)
factfinder_77
Apr 2016
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So what kind of metric do you recommend using for differentiating candidates ?
factfinder_77
Apr 2016
#6
Pollsters already know how to do this, to anticipate the odds of matchups.
CentralCoaster
Apr 2016
#8
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)1. Nice! And she got 3x more votes in NY than Trump. 3x!
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)2. Hillary is the one.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)3. Hillary will be the next President!!!
peggysue2
(10,811 posts)5. YES!
CentralCoaster
(1,163 posts)4. IF she's the nominee, I don't think she's going to win.
Primary turnout numbers are virtually meaningless, can't be applied to the dynamics of the general election.
But go ahead if it somehow makes you feel better about your candidate.
factfinder_77
(841 posts)6. So what kind of metric do you recommend using for differentiating candidates ?
CentralCoaster
(1,163 posts)8. Pollsters already know how to do this, to anticipate the odds of matchups.
And Sanders comes out ahead more often and by larger margins than Hillary.
onecaliberal
(32,489 posts)7. Closed primaries means millions not voting but
Something tells me you like it that way