HRC wins the Nebraska non-binding Democratic primary

[book_worm]

Hillary Clinton won the Nebraska Democratic primary on Tuesday, but she’s not getting any delegates out of it.
The Associated Press called the race in favor of Clinton, whose victory amounts to mere expression of preference but could serve as a boost to the Democratic front-runner's argument that she is a more electable candidate in open contests, particularly as she looks to pivot to the general election against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The candidates’ delegates to the Democratic National Convention were awarded in the state’s March 5 caucuces.

Hillary Clinton 40,164
Bernie Sanders 35,084
*Delegates awarded in March caucus 1385/1480 precincts


Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/clinton-wins-nebraska-democratic-primary-223042#ixzz48KlHH9nk
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[Cha]

1. Thank you for this, book.. Wow, Nebraska!

[misterhighwasted]

2. This is also a good sign for Hillary in the GE.

Good to see the #'s of Dems voting for Hillary

[Cha]

3. Yes! Amazing.. I forgot about Nebraska, mister.. was it open?

And, why doesn't she get any delegates?

I don't understand this..

"Bernie Sanders won the caucuses by 15 percentage points, receiving 15 delegates to Clinton’s 10".

Confusing! Was it Caucusing and Primary voting?

Thank you

[BlueMTexpat]

4. Some of these states really

have confused situations, IMO. The delegates were awarded at the caucus earlier on. This is something different.

I really don't understand why NE and other states just don't scrap caucuses altogether.

[Cha]

6. I heard from one of our members here.. that Colorado did after this year's primary..

It is a little weird about Nebraska.. BS got more delegates but Hillary "won" because she got more votes.. or something. lol

Main thing is she was close in a state with its demographics.

[BlueMTexpat]

7. IN the long run, I believe that

such results bode well for Hillary in the GE.

[Cha]

8. Yes, and by then she will have

even better bodes!

[72DejaVu]

5. Imagine the howling if the shoe were on the other foot

Team Slanders would be demanding that Nebraska take away Hillary's delegates and give them to Blarney.

[LiberalFighter]

9. According to the DNC rules if delegates were used in Nebraska's primary.

They would had received Stage III delegates in addition to their base delegates. Instead of 25 delegates it could had been an additional 4 delegates for a total of 29. It would had been allocated 20 delegates at the district level, 6 at large, and 3 PLEO. (Bonus delegates can only be allocated at the district and at-large level)

Stage III runs from 1 May through 14 June 2016 [Call Article C.1.]. States beginning their process during this period receive a 20% bonus to the base allocation split between the district and at-large delegates [Call Article C.2.a.].