Hillary Clinton is projected to win the Texas Democratic primary, making it even tougher for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to fight back against the narrative that his ability to clinch the nomination is quickly fading away.
The race was called by MSNBC and CNN.
The former secretary of state was expected to win after polls showed her with a wide lead. Going into the election, the TPM PollTracker Average gave her a lead of 62.9 percent to 32.2 percent.
The win helps to solidify Clinton’s dominance in the South where Sanders has struggled to gain traction. The win also is a positive sign for Clinton as she seeks to broaden her appeal with Latino voters.
Former President Bill Clinton had campaigned for Hillary Clinton in recent days around Texas, with a message centered around restoring voting rights in the state. Texas will allocate more delegates on Tuesday night than any other state on Super Tuesday.
Sanders spent the weekend campaign in Dallas and Austin.
I love when she brings up Obama and reminds everyone how much he has done and how important it is to improve upon his policies. You go Hillary!!
Fully agree… as one of those people who wish for O’s third term = )
Time to stop pretending this is a “race” and move on to the general election.
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Time to stop pretending this is a “race” and move on to the general election.
[/quote]No. Sanders has no chance of winning, but he never did. What he needs to do is take a page from the most successful losing campaign of my lifetime: Non-Specific Drip Robertson, 1988. While Robertson failed to win pretty much anything, his campaign fired up the evangelicals and the campaign structures helped build up the Christian Coalition, making it a force on the political scene for the next decade.
Sanders has to keep going, even though his loss is pretty much inevitable unless Clinton is hit by a scandal. Even those progressives who aren’t voting for Sanders should be supporting this.
I wasn’t implying he shouldn’t, I am just referring to his “supporters” who pretty much don’t seem to be connected to the reality of why he is running and honestly think he can win, and be viable in a general election.