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Indiana Presidential Primary

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05.03.16 | 10:08 am

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But Sanders needed a 20-30-point win to “win” tonight, and that isn’t happening.</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment odd depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for dave48" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4491bb/64.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-indiana-presidential-primary/37109" rel="external" class="url">dave48</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="May 3, 2016">May 3, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>It’s extremely early (only about 1% of returns are in while I’m writing this) but what’s interesting about these early returns is that Clinton appears to be winning throughout the state. Normally, Sanders does well in rural areas while Clinton wins in the big cities, but that doesn’t appear to be the trend so far in Indiana. We’ll see if things continue that way as more returns come in.</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment even depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for reggid" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a9a28c/64.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-indiana-presidential-primary/37109" rel="external" class="url">reggid</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="May 3, 2016">May 3, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>ABC calls IN for Trump. Oh, the shock of it all. Where’s my fainting couch?</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment odd depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for hychka" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/user_avatar/forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/hychka/64/11094_2.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-indiana-presidential-primary/37109" rel="external" class="url">hychka</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="May 3, 2016">May 3, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Looks like gop is saddling itself up on tramp to ride off into oblivion.<br> Gosh, I’ll miss the stupid.</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment even depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for reggid" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a9a28c/64.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-indiana-presidential-primary/37109" rel="external" class="url">reggid</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="May 3, 2016">May 3, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>I’m really hoping Cruz stays in until the convention – with every passing day, his odds of getting punched in the face go up significantly.</p></div> </article> </li> </ol> <div class="respond comment-respond"> <h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title"> Continue the discussion at <a class="wpdc-discourse-topic-link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" 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