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| Sanders and Trump win West Virginia primary – campaign live | Sanders and Trump win West Virginia primary – campaign live |
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| 3.19am BST | |
| 03:19 | |
| Trump: victories a 'great honor' | |
| Trump’s campaign releases a statement on his “massive” victories tonight: | |
| It is a great honor to have won both West Virginia and Nebraska, especially by such massive margins. My time spent in both states was a wonderful and enlightening experience for me. I learned a lot, and that knowledge will be put to good use towards the creation of businesses, jobs, and the strengthening and revival of their economies. I look forward to returning to West Virginia and Nebraska soon, and hope to win both states in the general election. Likewise, my time spent last week with the great people of Oregon will hopefully lead to another victory next Tuesday. | |
| 3.13am BST | |
| 03:13 | |
| Sanders: 'we are in this campaign to win' | |
| Sanders has taken the stage in Salem, Oregon, and touted a “double-digit” victory in West Virginia, to the crowd’s delight. He asks them for a similar result next week in Oregon. “It is high time for the wealthy and the large corporations to start paying their fair share in taxes,” he says, to cheers. | |
| We have now won primaries and caucuses in 19 states. Let me be as clear as I can be: we are in this campaign to win the Democratic presidential nomination, and we are going to fight for every last vote in Oregon, Kentucky, California, the Dakotas. Now we fully acknowledge, we are good at arithmatic, that we have an uphill climb ahead of us. But we are used to fighting uphill climbs. We have been fighting uphill from the first day of this campaign when people considered us a fringe candidacy. And our message to the Democratic delegates... is while we have many areas of disagreement with secretary Clinton, there is one area where we agree, and that is we must defeat Donald Trump. And I am very happy to tell you we will defeat Donald Trump. | |
| Big cheers for the last line. | |
| 3.00am BST | |
| 03:00 | |
| In Nebraska’s beauty contest primary on the Democratic side – which did not count because the state’s Democrats, confusingly, already held a presidential preference contest that did count, a caucus won by Sanders in March – anyway Clinton “won” the primary tonight. But it doesn’t count. | |
| Many observers note that the caucus won by Sanders had about 22,000 participants while the primary “won” by Clinton appears to have had more than three times as many participants. | |
| Ironically, these Nebraska results undercut Sanders' emphasis on high turnout. Suggests many of his big wins were result of *lower* turnout | |
| Clinton wins 0 delegates in Nebraska tonight, but wins a talking point on caucuses perhaps not reflecting will of larger electorate. | |
| 2.46am BST | |
| 02:46 | |
| Sanders calls for California debate with Clinton | |
| Bernie Sanders releases a statement thanking West Virginia and calling for a debate with Clinton in California. | |
| “The delegates will decide which candidate is the strongest nominee to take on Donald Trump in November. All of the evidence indicates that I am that candidate,” Sanders says in the statement. | |
| .@BernieSanders thanks West Virginia voters after projected win, pushes for California debate with Clinton pic.twitter.com/g80nPj8Akh | |
| 2.43am BST | 2.43am BST |
| 02:43 | 02:43 |
| GOP calls Clinton loss 'embarrassing' | GOP calls Clinton loss 'embarrassing' |
| The Republican National Committee hammers Hillary Clinton for her loss: “It is nothing short of embarrassing that Hillary Clinton has now been defeated twenty times by a 74-year-old socialist from Vermont...” the statement begins. | The Republican National Committee hammers Hillary Clinton for her loss: “It is nothing short of embarrassing that Hillary Clinton has now been defeated twenty times by a 74-year-old socialist from Vermont...” the statement begins. |
| It is nothing short of embarrassing that Hillary Clinton has now been defeated twenty times by a 74-year old socialist from Vermont | |
| But what would the RNC know about embarrassing? | But what would the RNC know about embarrassing? |
| Strong statement from @reince pic.twitter.com/bykShgKEok | Strong statement from @reince pic.twitter.com/bykShgKEok |
| Updated | |
| at 2.50am BST | |
| 2.39am BST | 2.39am BST |
| 02:39 | 02:39 |
| The New York tabloids roll out their Wednesday covers: | The New York tabloids roll out their Wednesday covers: |
| Stop the coronation! Hillary unravels as Bernie Sanders picks up another win https://t.co/2MoNDKcc2t pic.twitter.com/4fIY1e6ceJ | Stop the coronation! Hillary unravels as Bernie Sanders picks up another win https://t.co/2MoNDKcc2t pic.twitter.com/4fIY1e6ceJ |
| First look at tomorrow's front page...LICE PRESIDENT: 2x as many prefer head bugs to Trump https://t.co/tRy9ICBKWy pic.twitter.com/pqFLt3qAIQ | First look at tomorrow's front page...LICE PRESIDENT: 2x as many prefer head bugs to Trump https://t.co/tRy9ICBKWy pic.twitter.com/pqFLt3qAIQ |
| 2.38am BST | 2.38am BST |
| 02:38 | 02:38 |
| Trump likely within 100 delegates of 1,237 | Trump likely within 100 delegates of 1,237 |
| The 36 delegates Trump picks up tonight in Nebraska bring him to within 130 of an outright 1,237 majority. He’ll pick up significant delegates in West Virginia, too (which awards 34 total), likely bringing him within 100 delegates of victory. | The 36 delegates Trump picks up tonight in Nebraska bring him to within 130 of an outright 1,237 majority. He’ll pick up significant delegates in West Virginia, too (which awards 34 total), likely bringing him within 100 delegates of victory. |
| 2.26am BST | 2.26am BST |
| 02:26 | 02:26 |
| Sanders wins West Virginia | Sanders wins West Virginia |
| Bernie Sanders is the victor in West Virginia, the AP projects. He’ll split the 29 pledged delegates proportionally with Clinton. | Bernie Sanders is the victor in West Virginia, the AP projects. He’ll split the 29 pledged delegates proportionally with Clinton. |
| That’s two state victories for Trump and one for Sanders. The Sanders call came about two hours after polling stations closed. | That’s two state victories for Trump and one for Sanders. The Sanders call came about two hours after polling stations closed. |
| BREAKING: Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic #WVPrimary. @AP race call at 9:24 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/05JSggz0bU | BREAKING: Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic #WVPrimary. @AP race call at 9:24 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/05JSggz0bU |
| Meanwhile, Sanders leads by 10 in West Virginia where he'll likely net a few delegates. | Meanwhile, Sanders leads by 10 in West Virginia where he'll likely net a few delegates. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.28am BST | at 2.28am BST |
| 2.23am BST | 2.23am BST |
| 02:23 | 02:23 |
| It appears that it may be too late to remove the white nationalist from Donald Trump’s list of California delegates, no matter what the campaign would prefer: | It appears that it may be too late to remove the white nationalist from Donald Trump’s list of California delegates, no matter what the campaign would prefer: |
| NEW: White Nationalist William Johnson remains on Trump's delegate list. Statement from CA Secretary of State Spox: pic.twitter.com/v7DNg0QE7v | NEW: White Nationalist William Johnson remains on Trump's delegate list. Statement from CA Secretary of State Spox: pic.twitter.com/v7DNg0QE7v |
| Contacted Johnson, who said that he had been contacted by Clark to say his appointment was an error. "They just removed me and that's fine" | Contacted Johnson, who said that he had been contacted by Clark to say his appointment was an error. "They just removed me and that's fine" |
| ...but like it or not, he's a certified delegate | ...but like it or not, he's a certified delegate |
| 2.10am BST | 2.10am BST |
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| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| A third candidate besides Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders could earn a delegate in West Virginia’s Democratic primary on Tuesday night, writes Guardian politics reporter Ben Jacobs: | A third candidate besides Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders could earn a delegate in West Virginia’s Democratic primary on Tuesday night, writes Guardian politics reporter Ben Jacobs: |
| Paul Ferrell, a lawyer who is running as a protest candidate against “the war on coal” could get the 15% of the vote needed to earn a delegate in West Virginia’s Third Congressional District. With 5% of precincts reporting, Ferrell was at 12%. | Paul Ferrell, a lawyer who is running as a protest candidate against “the war on coal” could get the 15% of the vote needed to earn a delegate in West Virginia’s Third Congressional District. With 5% of precincts reporting, Ferrell was at 12%. |
| West Virginia has long kept up its Democratic registration even as the state has tilted Republican at the national level. The result was that in 2012, Keith Judd, a federal convict, got over 40% of the vote against Barack Obama. Even on Tuesday, a majority of Democratic voters said they would not support Clinton in a general election against Trump. | West Virginia has long kept up its Democratic registration even as the state has tilted Republican at the national level. The result was that in 2012, Keith Judd, a federal convict, got over 40% of the vote against Barack Obama. Even on Tuesday, a majority of Democratic voters said they would not support Clinton in a general election against Trump. |
| If Ferrell does break the 15% mark, it would be yet another obstacle in Sanders’s quixotic quest to wrest the Democratic nomination from Clinton and deprive him of an essential delegate in that fight. | If Ferrell does break the 15% mark, it would be yet another obstacle in Sanders’s quixotic quest to wrest the Democratic nomination from Clinton and deprive him of an essential delegate in that fight. |
| 2.01am BST | 2.01am BST |
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| Trump wins Nebraska | Trump wins Nebraska |
| Donald Trump is the projected winner in Nebraska. Ted Cruz won’t be getting back in the race after all, it appears. The Republican race is winner-take-all for 36 delegates. | Donald Trump is the projected winner in Nebraska. Ted Cruz won’t be getting back in the race after all, it appears. The Republican race is winner-take-all for 36 delegates. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.03am BST | at 2.03am BST |
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| For readers out there uncomfortable at the prospect that Donald Trump might become president, here’s a corrective to the notion that the general election begins as a neck-and-neck race, by Stu Rothenberg writing in Roll Call: | For readers out there uncomfortable at the prospect that Donald Trump might become president, here’s a corrective to the notion that the general election begins as a neck-and-neck race, by Stu Rothenberg writing in Roll Call: |
| I’ve heard that it’s early in the presidential race and that we underestimated Donald Trump last time so we should be careful now. I’ve also heard that Trump’s strength with working-class whites could change the electoral map, giving him a path to an Electoral College win. | I’ve heard that it’s early in the presidential race and that we underestimated Donald Trump last time so we should be careful now. I’ve also heard that Trump’s strength with working-class whites could change the electoral map, giving him a path to an Electoral College win. |
| The purpose of these and similar warnings is to convey the impression that the 2016 presidential contest should be regarded as competitive. This is utter baloney. [...] | The purpose of these and similar warnings is to convey the impression that the 2016 presidential contest should be regarded as competitive. This is utter baloney. [...] |
| Given the makeup of the likely electorate, state voting patterns, the images of the candidates, the deeply fractured GOP and the early survey data, Clinton starts off with a decisive advantage in the contest. A blowout is possible. | Given the makeup of the likely electorate, state voting patterns, the images of the candidates, the deeply fractured GOP and the early survey data, Clinton starts off with a decisive advantage in the contest. A blowout is possible. |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
| 1.55am BST | 1.55am BST |
| 01:55 | 01:55 |
| Nebraska polling stations to close | Nebraska polling stations to close |
| Polling sites in Nebraska close in about five minutes. Donald Trump was immediately projected to be the winner in West Virginia, we’ll see if Nebraska is so clear-cut. | Polling sites in Nebraska close in about five minutes. Donald Trump was immediately projected to be the winner in West Virginia, we’ll see if Nebraska is so clear-cut. |