Bernie Sanders Is Gaining on Hillary Clinton in Her Own Backyard

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Bernie Sanders Is Gaining on Hillary Clinton in Her Own Backyard

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/03/bernie-sanders-gaining-clinton-her-own-backyard

Bernie Sanders won his home state of Vermont with a whopping 86 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton, it seems, will have no such luck on her home turf.

Sanders is slowly gaining on Clinton in New York ahead of the April 19 primary. Clinton now leads Sanders by 12 points in New York's Democratic primary, according to a Quinnipiac Poll released Thursday. A poll in February showed Sanders 21 points behind Clinton in New York, and another in March showed him 48 points behind.

Sanders' growing support in New York is not altogether surprising. Born and raised in Brooklyn, the Vermont senator can also claim ties to the state. More important, the political climate in New York is favorable to Sanders. Areas of western New York resemble demographically the Midwestern states where Sanders has performed relatively well. And there is a blueprint for a progressive challenger in New York. In 2014, a law professor with no name recognition and little money or organization, Zephyr Teachout, won a third of the vote in her primary challenge to the state's incumbent Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo. Unlike Teachout, Sanders has plenty of money, name recognition, and a growing organization in the state.

Still, with Sanders trailing in the delegate count, he'll need to start racking up meaningful wins—not just close contests—in delegate-rich states like New York in order to catch up to Clinton.

[thereismore]

1. Start racking up meaningful wins? I'd say he needs to CONTINUE racking up meaningful wins. nt

[noretreatnosurrender]

5. Yup

I caught it too.

[NWCorona]

2. Yes he is!

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

3. New York is Bernie's home town. He was born and raised there.

Hillary's recent arrival there was a little more calculating.

[Karma13612]

6. Didn't it used to be called carpetbagger?

From White House to US senator for NY.

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

7. Hey now. Be careful. See my name? :)

We need Voting rights laws for the whole country. Every vote counts and count every vote.

[Karma13612]

11. ???? I only

Meant that Hillary left the White House, made NY her home and then got elected to US Senate representing NY.

From Wikipedia:

In the United States, the term is still used, usually derogatorily, to refer to individuals, especially politicians, who move to different states, districts or areas for economic or political gain.

I completely agree that we need to have better voting rights laws! I think we need a standardized primary, without the sequential voting that causes a sence of momentum or inevitability favoring one candidate over another. I suggest a 6 month window of campaigning, a national primary day with early voting. No games. A schedule of debates agreed upon and adhered to, with the dates made known to the public as soon as the dates are available. And campaign finance reform. And completely equal coverage by the MSM with strict adherence to guidelines, and get rid of the superdelegates for a start.

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

12. No problem. I guess after 35 years, I can no longer be called a carpetbagger here.

There are a lot of other names I's like to call Hillary. I just found your comment funny considering my user name. I totally agree with your point.

[Karma13612]

15. love your handle!

Hubbie and I were Wintering Texans in 2007-2008. Home is NY state.

We were in The Hill Country, near Marble falls, made it to Austin, and got to the Obama rally in San Antonio, but missed out on Houston, sadly. Hopefully next time! People in Texas are incredibly friendly. Quite impressed. And the best place we had BBQ was is Llano. OMG!!!

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

19. I grew up in New Jersey, near the City.

I arrived in Texas as a teacher in the middle of the school year, knowing no one and I didn't have a car. Five teachers offered to put me up for the remainder of the year. It totally freaked me out. The friendliness actually scared me. I'm used to it now. Now I like to freak Northern people out with friendliness like saying hello to people on the street in Boston. I love Houston. It beat out New York as the most diverse city in the States.

[CorporatistNation]

13. Here Is Rosario Dawson... Worth A Listen!

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

14. I already saw that. It left me spell bound. Great speech.

[Karma13612]

16. "Shame on you Hillary..." Best line ever. Eom

[Karma13612]

17. Knocked it out of the park, she did! Eom

[NuclearDem]

18. What town in Vermont was Sanders born in?

[CorporatistNation]

4. InAm From Buffalo e.g., Western New York, Sabres/Bills Country! Bernie HAs An Excellent Shot With

Demographics in places like Buffalo, Syracuse and especially Rochester will favor Bernie. Lots of College Towns! He is said to be planning on campaigning ... "Like He Is Running For" Governor in New York... " Likely things will work out fairly well as more people become increasingly familiar with him personally. Then the easy contrast with Hillary becomes more broadly a NO BRAINER as they see Hillary... for WHAT she REALLY IS!


Gotta be sure that the election issues are NOT skewed by Lil Debbie's minions though!

[Dragonfli]

8. What area of Buffalo? I now live on the southest side, but grew up on the lower west

Spent my best years on the upper west (not in the rich part, but the the part off Elmwood near the college)
I also spent a few years in north buffalo on Hertel near Delaware and got to watch the Italian festival below me from my front porch. (me and my room-mates at the time called the porch "the beach" for some reason) it was great for people watching and just downstairs to partake in it.

[whistler162]

9. March 1st or 15th was her home state primary

New York ain't her home state.

[Karma13612]

10. You got that right! Eom