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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:34 AM Mar 2020

Sanders wins Northern Mariana Islands caucus, 4 delegates

Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Northern Mariana Islands Democratic presidential caucus, grabbing four of the six delegates Saturday.

Former Vice President Joe Biden won the other two. This shrinks Biden’s lead to 154 delegates in The Associated Press delegate count.

Saturday was the first time Sanders had a bigger delegate day than Biden since Nevada’s caucuses on Feb. 22. Since then, Biden swamped the Vermont senator in South Carolina, Super Tuesday and on March 10, when six states voted.

Nola Hix, chair of the U.S. territory’s Democratic Party, said 134 people caucused Saturday on the Pacific island chain of about 53,000 people.

https://apnews.com/bdf5de197d0471306b47415c47476b26

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Sanders wins Northern Mariana Islands caucus, 4 delegates (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 OP

This is getting sad. PubliusEnigma Mar 2020 #1

Sad Sanders forum here had to type header all caps with fire & checkmark emoji for extra emphasis.nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #4

its interesting actually. drray23 Mar 2020 #2

Caucus, plus 134 total voters. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #3

Oh thank you for that. Cha Mar 2020 #10

Woohoo! Bernie is surging! :) nt Sloumeau Mar 2020 #5

I liked the pic they used for the story Hav Mar 2020 #6

"I liked the pic they used for the story" left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #7

Oh, this is not a good look. tavernier Mar 2020 #15

Biden should demand a recount. Sneederbunk Mar 2020 #8

134 voters decided for a population of 53k. That's the most undemocratic thing I've ever heard of. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #9

People that were basically Bernie or Bust showed up. Blue_true Mar 2020 #11

He probably will, but I think most Democrats know that caucuses are not representative of... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #13

Yo, Bernie! BidenBacker Mar 2020 #12

Good spot for his 4th house. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #14

PubliusEnigma

(1,583 posts)

1. This is getting sad.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:40 AM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Bernardo de La Paz

(50,927 posts)

4. Sad Sanders forum here had to type header all caps with fire & checkmark emoji for extra emphasis.nt

Reply to PubliusEnigma (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:46 AM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

drray23

(7,965 posts)

2. its interesting actually.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:41 AM

Mar 2020

I wonder why Senator Sanders message resonates better there than on the main land.
its not like he went there to hold a rally.

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

TwilightZone

(28,833 posts)

3. Caucus, plus 134 total voters.

Reply to drray23 (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:46 AM

Mar 2020

Not much data to interpret.

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Cha

(305,440 posts)

10. Oh thank you for that.

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 07:16 PM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)

5. Woohoo! Bernie is surging! :) nt

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:48 AM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Hav

(5,969 posts)

6. I liked the pic they used for the story

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:57 AM

Mar 2020

Even BS isn't happy about the win.
Not sure whether the author of that story is spinning or trolling: "Saturday was the first time Sanders had a bigger delegate day than Biden since Nevada’s caucuses on Feb. 22". Gotta take the wins you get. 60:40 split here, 60:40 (generous) split in Florida for Biden, let's call it a draw.

Until now, I actually thought this 100+ votes were some intermediate delegates representing some districts/precincts and thousands of actual voters because the population is considerably higher but: "134 people caucused Saturday on the Pacific island chain of about 53,000 people". 134 people for 6 delegates...So one part of that island was really won by Bernie with 3 people participating. A couple and their cat, I assume. Maybe the story just got it wrong.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

7. "I liked the pic they used for the story"

Reply to Hav (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:09 AM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

tavernier

(13,258 posts)

15. Oh, this is not a good look.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 08:06 PM

Mar 2020

I’m a Joe supporter, but they didn’t need to use such a horrible photo.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Sneederbunk

(15,115 posts)

8. Biden should demand a recount.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:10 AM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Tarheel_Dem

(31,443 posts)

9. 134 voters decided for a population of 53k. That's the most undemocratic thing I've ever heard of.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 06:10 PM

Mar 2020

SMH

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

11. People that were basically Bernie or Bust showed up.

Reply to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:31 PM

Mar 2020

Other people likely consider the race over. I wonder whether Sanders will use this big win during the debate as justification that people want him as President?

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Tarheel_Dem

(31,443 posts)

13. He probably will, but I think most Democrats know that caucuses are not representative of...

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #11)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 08:00 PM

Mar 2020

our electorate. I can't help but think of WA State in 2016, where they held a caucus, and a non-binding primary. BS won the caucus, but Hillary routed him in the primary. There's just no reason, in this day and age, for the old caucus system.

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

BidenBacker

(1,089 posts)

12. Yo, Bernie!

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:15 AM

Mar 2020

We just found a beautiful island in the middle of the deep blue Pacific where the people there absolutely adore you...well, 134 of them at least.

We here at DU have passed around the cap and pooled enough of our meager resources to send you and the missus there ASAP on an all-expenses paid vacation. We've already made the airline reservations and booked the hotel room. We collected enough for you to stay this long...

https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20201103T00&p0=263&font=cursive

See ya back in the States after the clock hits 0.

Have a terrific vacation and send us a post card once in a while!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

zackymilly

(2,375 posts)

14. Good spot for his 4th house. n/t

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 08:02 PM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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