Sanders then joked that there were probably more people in this room than in the state, but then thanked those in Wyoming.
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For Sanders to rack up more delegates than Clinton, he’d have to win by landslides (10 points or more) in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and California.
Wyoming, a deeply red state, isn’t exactly up for grabs in the general election; most onlookers expect the state to vote Republican, no matter who the GOP ends up choosing as its nominee.
That matters because Sanders has dominated the caucus format so far, in which turnout tends to be low and campaign organization and enthusiasm can be crucial.
As the New York Times notes, “Its more diverse population and its more traditional primary method of voting make the state friendlier territory for Mrs. Clinton”.
Clinton bypassed the state in favor of campaigning elsewhere, sending her husband and former President Bill Clinton to Wyoming to campaign on her behalf.
She said, “I think we should look where we are”.
However, Sanders’ victory will not have much of an impact on his campaign as he secures just seven of the 14 delegates from the state. He also won in Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Washington state.
Lead. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is still in front of Bernie Sanders, but he’s making up ground. Sanders has reminded voters he was born and raised in Brooklyn.
The Vermont senator has 1,088 delegate votes compared with 1,302 for front-runner Hillary Clinton, according to an e-mailed statement.
Bernie Sanders has declared victory in the Wyoming Democratic caucuses. Clinton is credited by the AP with 469 superdelegates.
“I will caucus for Hillary. Obama ever had over me”. She’s a law student at the University of Wyoming, but is originally from Georgia.
Phillip Wallach, a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, said that it does “certainly feel like Clinton is on her heels”, but he doesn’t think it will last.
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“No I don’t”, she said.
