Hillary Clinton

ProudProgressiveNow

(6,165 posts) Sun Jun 5, 2016, 03:12 AM Jun 2016

Clinton sweeps in U.S. Virgin Islands

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton scored a sweeping win in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday, picking up all seven pledged delegates at stake as she inched tantalizingly close to the Democratic nomination.

She is now just 60 delegates short of the 2,383 needed to advance to the November general election.

"We are the only state or U.S. territory where she got 100 percent of the delegates," he said, citing in part the large voter turnout. "It was great, and we are ready for the national convention."

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5c4c01d4189d472bace3c381f03bfb6a/clinton-moves-closer-nomination-sweeps-virgin-islands

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Clinton sweeps in U.S. Virgin Islands (Original Post) ProudProgressiveNow Jun 2016 OP

Daaayyyuuummm! She took the whole thing? How selfish. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #1

Wow.. I heard it was 6-1 and that's close but not entirely a "sweep".. Cha Jun 2016 #2

per the rules mercuryblues Jun 2016 #12

Right.. that's fantastic!.. I know a lot more now than I did when I wrote that post.. Cha Jun 2016 #13

After I replied mercuryblues Jun 2016 #14

Good Morning! I love the way the Virgin Islanders Cha Jun 2016 #15

Same here mercuryblues Jun 2016 #16

Wow.. that's complaint #2 that I've seen the sanders campaign accuse Puerto Rico of.. and Cha Jun 2016 #17

sanders followers think she won only because rich people voted for her. nt msongs Jun 2016 #3

Of course! sarae Jun 2016 #7

Yes she did! Cha Jun 2016 #4

Waking up to great news! Thank you V.I. livetohike Jun 2016 #5

Let me get my broom, cause it's a sweep! BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #6

I had no doubt she would win Coolest Ranger Jun 2016 #8

Hill, YEEEESSSSSSSSS! Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #9

Dayum all 7? workinclasszero Jun 2016 #10

So happy she did....... Iamaartist Jun 2016 #11

I *heart* the VI! BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #18

Tarheel_Dem

(31,443 posts)

1. Daaayyyuuummm! She took the whole thing? How selfish.

Reply to ProudProgressiveNow (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 03:20 AM

Jun 2016

Cha

(305,400 posts)

2. Wow.. I heard it was 6-1 and that's close but not entirely a "sweep"..

Reply to ProudProgressiveNow (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 03:45 AM

Jun 2016

so is this cnn article and update?

"We are the only state or U.S. territory where she got 100 percent of the delegates," he said, citing in part the large voter turnout. "It was great, and we are ready for the national convention."

Thank you PPN!

mercuryblues

(15,102 posts)

12. per the rules

Reply to Cha (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 07:12 AM

Jun 2016

a candidate has to get at least 15% of the vote for a delegate. The Bern got 12.something percent. No Delegates for you.

Cha

(305,400 posts)

13. Right.. that's fantastic!.. I know a lot more now than I did when I wrote that post..

Reply to mercuryblues (Reply #12)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 07:27 AM

Jun 2016

My favorite snips//

The party said Clinton won 84.2 percent of the vote, while Bernie Sanders earned 12.2 percent. Under Democratic National Committee rules, a candidate must win at least 15 percent of the vote to be eligible to receive delegates.

People were excited and overjoyed when Bill Clinton came to visit," said Cecil R. Benjamin, who chairs the party there. He noted that in addition to the seven pledged delegates, all four of the Virgin Islands' superdelegates are now backing Clinton. Superedelegates are party officials who can back any candidate.

"We are the only state or U.S. territory where she got 100 percent of the delegates," he said, citing in part the large voter turnout. "It was great, and we are ready for the national convention."

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5c4c01d4189d472bace3c381f03bfb6a/clinton-moves-closer-nomination-sweeps-virgin-islands

Mahalo, mercuryblues~

mercuryblues

(15,102 posts)

14. After I replied

Reply to Cha (Reply #13)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 07:33 AM

Jun 2016

I saw your post down thread. I was going to delete my post. But I decided to leave it up so I could say Good Morning.

Cha

(305,400 posts)

15. Good Morning! I love the way the Virgin Islanders

Reply to mercuryblues (Reply #14)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 07:48 AM

Jun 2016

are so proud they gave Hillary a Clean Sweep!

mercuryblues

(15,102 posts)

16. Same here

Reply to Cha (Reply #15)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 08:02 AM

Jun 2016

In PR they are setting the record straight with the Sanders campaign "election fraud" complaints.

The claim that the Democratic Party is delaying the certification of the Sanders' poll workers is preposterous. The first complete set of pollworkers for tomorrow's primary we have certified were all from the Sander's Campaign."

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/dem-primaries/282237-puerto-rico-democratic-party-denies-wrongdoing-in-primary

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