Voted in CT this morning. A bit late due to dead car battery. Polling place wasn't busy but one poll worker said it had been extremely busy earlier. Here's hoping for RI, CT and PA especially. Don't think Maryland is possible.

In Connecticut, the turnout seemed light...
Lets hope the right people voted...

We were in 'n out in minutes, no lines at all, but that is not unusual...

Alphalop thank you so much for hosting again, I am grateful.

Lets hope for a long night and maybe a few upsets. Maryland I am giving to Clinton, but hopeful it will not be too bad of a spread.

I count on you to get through these 'events' now...

I don't know if this video has been posted but I thought it was interesting. Nomiki Konst on CNN thinks Bernie is heading towards a contested election. She does the math. Given how Bernie has been answering questions re Hillary as a VP (focusing on these primaries only) or if he is going to drop out (no all people deserve to vote), I'm wondering what those inside his campaign are seeing.

Hillary needs to win 59% of the remaining delegates.
CA is now in a dead heat. (We have already started knocking, only 50K more doors to do in our area alone -- so y'all come on over)

They are being Debbie Downers.

ballots? (and could this be why they can call a state before even one percent of the votes are in???

RI CT looking OK and PA not called. This is not over yet.

they're ahead of us in their evolution. From my chats with Repubs (on the internet, 'cause none live around here) they were angry at the establishment candidates that the Repub Party was giving them. After Reagan the order goes Bush Sr., Dole, Shrub, Shrub, McCain, Romney. Those Repubs I know forgot that Bush I and Bush II won elections and they focus on Dole, McCain and Romney, none of whom they really wanted but who were shepherded into the nomination by those who felt those candidates were electable. Which they weren't. And these people I've talked to said "no more!"

The mistake that the party made in 2010, creating the Tea Party out of nothing, led all of these discontented Republican voters to coalesce into a voting block, capable of dismissing Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, and anyone else who might seem acceptable to independents and Democrats.

At this point Kasich is sticking around just in case there's a brokered convention but the race is really between Trump and Cruz, obviously. And it looks like Trump will be even more likely after tonight to be the nominee. Anyway, those two, Trump and Cruz, are not establishment and one of them is going to be the nominee and probably the President.

Meanwhile, on the Democratic side, we have the establishment candidate being unfairly shoved down our throats, aided by near unaminous superdelegate support.

So we're probably a cycle or two away from replicating the Republican "success", if that's what it is. The Tea Party didn't get their nominee in 2012 but will here in 2016. We probably won't get ours in 2016 but can in 2020. By that time President Trump will have worn out his welcome or been ousted. With a real nominee we can win that one.

after dinner, posting if there's anything noteworthy--aside from the actual voting numbers, that is.

(I always find the exit polls to be quite interesting.)

Mollie
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Postscript:

Just got back, and heard that FSC is getting ready to give her speech (after Trump's).

Question: When did it become 'fashionable' to give victory, or concession speeches BEFORE the race results are in?

Apparently, NONE of the rules apply to the Clintons.

Whew!

At this point, I don't expect Bernie to gain the nomination, but he's won so much along the way that the ride has been worth it. Basta!, avanti!!

And I can safely inform Hillary that I won't be voting for her in November.

(Boo.......... hiss!! from the TOS pit)

but there are no numbers. WTF?