I'm Back! Alpha's Primary watchers live blog for W.V. & Nebraska
Hi guys!
Sorry I missed the last one, with family in town I haven't had a second to do anything but clean and entertain, lol!
I sent them all off to Disney Land as present for my wife's graduatio, for a few days of a quite house for me, and of course, to allow me to able to hang with my C99P Peeps for tonight's primary. 
I will update this post with the Guardians links and the TYT live feed once they go up (probably closer to 6:30ish EST).
The first polls to close will be West Virginia at 7:30PM EST followed by Nebraska at 9:00PM EST.
I look forward to seeing you guys! I got a new bottle of 12 year old barrel aged Scotch, a fresh bag and a positive feeling about tonight!
Hopefully we won't have to look at Mini-Hillary tonight much at all.
Go Bernie! This shit ain't over till WE say it's over!
Zoe and Loki are sitting here in Alpha's Election Central ready to assist me as usual (If by assist you mean repeatedly pestering me for cookies and scratchies, lol.)
I think Zoe may be in love with Bernie, whenever I have one of his speeches on TV she comes and sits right in front of it, it's actually kinda odd. (It would be scary if she did it for Clinton, I would have to cut her cookie rations which could lead to trouble. )
These should help keep you smiling until the results start trickling in.
I think this last one is obvious pro-spider propaganda. (I make my wife handle them, I would rather deal with a 6 foot snake than a 1/2 inch spider... 
)
And again I apologize for missing the last one, I hope I didn't let anyone down.
Update:
Ok, apparently the original Live Blog exploded or something and is down so here it goes again.
Here is the TYT Live feed.
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el-egIbi05o]
and here is the Guardian's vote tracker link
Comments
if Bernie says he's won WV based on exit polls...
then I assume all the networks/media have that info. So why hasn't it been called, like how Arizona got called for Hills immediately?
drama
Or maybe they are trying to make a point of those exit polls
should the "actual" results somehow turn out for Hillary like they magically have in the past. Somebody should. This primary is such bullshit.
45.6 to 45.1 Hillary ahead nt
Bernie's first lead of the night
by 16 votes
9.8% of the vote
is going to whom????
I think that MSNBC
called it for Bernie right after the polls closed. This was probably based on exit polls.
ETA:
Maybe the exit polling showed a big enough lead that Bernie was sure it wouldn't be stolen from him. Hope so.
Life is strong. I'm weak, but Life is strong.
TYT said NBC called WV for Bernie
Todd said it was more of a vote against Hillary.
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Something different
Just ran across this while looking at the w virginia hashtag:
WV was a big win for Kennedy that year
He proved a Catholic could win in a very Protestant state.
The current working assumption appears to be that our Shroedinger's Cat system is still alive. But what if we all suspect it's not, and the real problem is we just can't bring ourselves to open the box?
With 1.7% in Hillary is leading 3.2 points
Statewide results
30/1,761 precincts (1.7%) reporting
Hillary Clinton
10,495
47.0%
Bernie Sanders
9,776
43.8%
22,317 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
45.5 to 45.4
hope it's not this slow all night. Tiny little increments each update.
With 2.2% Reporting it's now a .1 point gap
Statewide results
39/1,761 precincts (2.2%) reporting
Hillary Clinton
11,415
45.5%
Bernie Sanders
11,394
45.4%
25,099 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
At this point in the race
I don't mind picking up votes against Hillary.
Trump implicitly gave his supporters to do such a thing when he told them they didn't have to vote at all today because he had it all wrapped up.
Is he going to do the same thing in other states?
Life is strong. I'm weak, but Life is strong.
3% reporting in WV Clinton still leads by .5 points.
Statewide results
53/1,761 precincts (3%) reporting
Hillary Clinton
12,981
45.8%
Bernie Sanders
12,854
45.3%
28,357 total votes
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvK1F-Thrzk]
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Sanders ahead by 4.4%
The people, united, will never be defeated.
With 6.1% reporting in WV Sanders lead jumps to 4.4 points
Statewide results
108/1,761 precincts (6.1%) reporting
Bernie Sanders
16,903
47.7%
Hillary Clinton
15,335
43.3%
35,425 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
6% reporting, Bernie is 47.7%
6% reporting, Bernie is 47.7% to Clinton 43.3%
So long, and thanks for all the fish
Bernie up by 4 now with 6% in
almost 4 1/2 pt lead
OMG Now I get it....
from "Hair". The Age of Asparagus.
(I'm not always this dumb.)
The people, united, will never be defeated.
I have had that tune in my head
since reading Alpha's essay. Now I will always think "Asparagus" too.
Thanks, Alpha!
6.9% Reporting: Sanders Leads by 5.9 points
Statewide results
123/1,761 precincts (6.9%) reporting
Bernie Sanders
18,636
48.3%
Hillary Clinton
16,352
42.4%
38,558 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
48.3 to 42.4
Bernie pulls into the lead!!
7% reporting in
7% reporting in
Bernie 48.3%
Clinton 42.4%
So long, and thanks for all the fish
I'm arguing with myself
about why Trump would turn his supporters loose. Arrogance? Maybe. But he doesn't want to run against Bernie, does he? Clinton would be a much easier target. Maybe he doesn't want to run against Biden. I'm sure he has more info than I have and maybe he knows something.
Life is strong. I'm weak, but Life is strong.
He did recently say something to the effect of
how much he'd love to run against "Crooked Hillary" and that it would be fun. Bernie Sanders? Not so much.
The people, united, will never be defeated.
Look at these exit poll results before they change them
Look how Sanders support is consistent across all income levels and across the political spectrum from very liberal to moderate, and tell me why the DNC can't recognize which candidate is viable for the general... sigh:
http://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2016/primaries/democrat/west-virginia/e...
ETA:
This one is particularly interesting - Bernie leads among both those who want more liberal and less liberal policies in the next administration. He can appeal to a whole lot of people, whether liberal or conservative.
And the second one - he did better among people with coal workers in family, then flip flopping liar Hillary who pandered to the coal workers instead of telling the truth:
I believe the DNC recognizes him as viable
They know the people will come through, especially if he's running against Trump.
What they don't like about Sanders is the he doesn't represent their best interests. Bernie is only interested everyone else's best interest. How selfish. /s
The people, united, will never be defeated.
Going to take a break
in 10 minutes and watch NCIS. Hope to see a huge crushing defeat of Hillary when I look again.
Damn, Trump is taking WV by almost 60 points.
I wish our party was rejecting the establishment candidate like the Republicans are...
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
8% reporting in
8% reporting in
Bernie at 48.6
Killary at 42.0
So long, and thanks for all the fish
7.5% in: Bernie 48.6-42% w00t!
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With 8% reporting Bernies lead continues to grow.
Statewide results
142/1,761 precincts (8%) reporting
Bernie Sanders
20,050
48.8%
Hillary Clinton
17,037
41.5%
41,088 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
West Virginia is pulling for
West Virginia is pulling for change!
So long, and thanks for all the fish
must still be too close to call, eh?
meanwhile I'm having fun reading dumb Hillary loving comments on Facebook.
For God's sake don't go to The Wasteland (TOP)
"Just call me Hillbilly Dem(exit)."
-H/T to Wavey Davey
10.5% Reporting Sanders leads by 6.3 points
Statewide results
142/1,761 precincts (8%) reporting
Bernie Sanders
20,050
48.8%
Hillary Clinton
17,037
41.5%
41,088 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
11% reporting in,
11% reporting in,
Sanders 48.8%
votes 22,742
Clinton 41.6%
votes 19,391
So long, and thanks for all the fish
Of course they do seem to
Of course they do seem to prefer a close race to make it seem better for Clinton, landlsides would show her as too weak.
So long, and thanks for all the fish
Nebraska Called for Trump.
with 0% reporting...
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Well, he is the only one left in the race... :) n/t
True, but there are other candidates on the Ballot still. :)
I am not surprised though.
I am however now quite convinced that if we Nominate Hillary America will elect Trump in November.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
13% reporting
13% reporting
Votes
Bernie Sanders
49.3%
25,149
Hillary Clinton
40.9%
20,869
So long, and thanks for all the fish
With 12.8% in, Sanders lead is now 8.6 points
Statewide results
227/1,761 precincts (12.8%) reporting
Bernie Sanders
25,149
49.3%
Hillary Clinton
20,869
40.9%
51,008 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Someone should
probably tell the staff at the great orange ugly that there's a primary today - they seem to have forgotten.
It would be the neighborly thing to do
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” -Voltaire
Oh brother.
I haven't looked. I would guess that they know Bernie is going to win and they don't want to have to make a headline to that effect, so they are just skipping it. What a sad sad place.
Sad but true
they usually manage a terse one line diary but not even that this evening. Primary - what primary?
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” -Voltaire
not a legitimate primary
only Hills wins are real primaries, like Michigan and Florida in 2008 when the DNC said they wouldn't count and she was the only one who didn't withdraw her name....yet then went on to claim those were valid votes and therefore she had a higher popular vote than Obama....Believe it or Not!
The revisionism
from 2008 is surreal. Also love the way that the Hill people neglect to mention that California was on Super Tuesday then. Michigan and Florida were a complete embarrassment. The lack of integrity is mind boggling.
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” -Voltaire
Bernie
ahead 49.3 to HRH 40.9% w 12.5% reporting (Guardian)
Don't believe everything you think.
Go Bernie Go!
Go Bernie Go!
So long, and thanks for all the fish
13% reporting
13% reporting
Votes
Bernie Sanders
49.3%
25,149
Hillary Clinton
40.9%
20,869
So long, and thanks for all the fish
13.4% Reporting Sanders leads by 8.4 points.
Statewide results
237/1,761 precincts (13.4%) reporting
Bernie Sanders
27,030
49.2%
Hillary Clinton
22,432
40.8%
54,969 total votes
I wanna see a BIG lead.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Looks like a good night for Bernie.
Heading out for an hour walk with the boys.
Hope when I get back this goes from a lead to a blow out.
See y'all later.
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15.2% Reporting 49.3-40.6 Sanders over Clinton
MSNBC now called WV for Bernie
Statewide results
269/1,761 precincts (15.2%) reporting
Bernie Sanders
28,620
49.3%
Hillary Clinton
23,560
40.6%
58,086 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Sanders now leads by 9 points! Keep chugging Bernie!!!
Statewide results
294/1,761 precincts (16.6%) reporting
Bernie Sanders
31,146
49.3%
Hillary Clinton
25,471
40.3%
63,165 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Nice Go Bernie!! n/t
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Okay, I hate thinking like this.
There's 10% of the vote unaccounted for. All night long across the board. 10% is a vote for neither.
So 10% of the voters came out ONLY to vote on down ballot measures?
I get this suspicious feeling like someone is taking a 10% slice out of something hoping no one notices.
I'm not one prone to conspiracy theories, but I am good at math and probability.
The people, united, will never be defeated.
there's apparently another name on the ballot
on the reddit site someone mentioned a guy who's actually in prison that is running = 10%
Yeah, in Maryland, there was someone named
Roddy Rodriguez on the Presidential ballot.... so I guess maybe 10% are voting for a random third person. Still seems high.
Hell, I'd be tempted
to vote for a guy who's in prison.
Life is strong. I'm weak, but Life is strong.
That does seem high for a neither vote
a few percentage points seems more believable. But maybe there are WV Dems who support Trump so don't want to vote for either??
i was wondering about that
i didn't understand how the vote totals for Sanders and Clinton only totaled 89%.
**edit**
this post is in the wrong place. i still seem to be hitting the wrong reply button on occasion when i'm doing this. criminy!
16.6%
Don't believe everything you think.
Maybe I missed it
For whom is the other 10% of the vote going?
supposedly a guy in prison is on the ballot
Here's my guess.
Either 10% of the voters came out to ONLY vote on down ballot measures, or someone is nullifying 10% off of one of the candidates votes.
The way WV delegates are distributed takes into account votes that receive less than 15% of the total (in this case 'none of the above' has 10% of the vote). In this case those 10% are split proportionally among the remaining candidates (i.e., the ones that got more the 15%).
I applaud those 10% who don't really care about the Democratic Presidential Nominee (because after all...it's been over since March) but still came out to vote on the down ballots. That is what a responsible voter is.
On the other hand, I flick boogers at the people who would erase votes from one candidate in order for the losing candidate to be able to transfer delegates won by the other candidate to themselves.
After all, it's not that Bernie wins. It's by how much. That missing 10% has me suspicious as well. It wasn't there in the other primaries.
The people, united, will never be defeated.
Okay, if there is a 3rd party
that could explain the 10%.
Still, according to WV Delegate distribution that 10% goes proportionally to the candidates who got more. No hooliganism.
The people, united, will never be defeated.
Oh, that's good news WaveyDavey
Thanks for sharing that.
i was wondering about that
i didn't understand how the vote totals for Sanders and Clinton only totaled 89%.
I posted this over at TOP
I posted this over at TOP
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/10/1525244/-West-Virginia-Primary...
So long, and thanks for all the fish
I actually popped over to show some love and garner some hate...
God that place is revolting.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
21.4% Reporting Sanders still leads by 9.2 points!
Statewide results
378/1,761 precincts (21.4%) reporting
Bernie Sanders
36,524
49.5%
Hillary Clinton
29,745
40.3%
73,743 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
they'll probably call it for Bernie when he's up by 15 with 99%
of the vote in
"Hillary Clinton leads in Democratic Primary Race after WV"
I'm practicing my MSM headlines for tomorrow. What do you think?
Or "WV Sanders win won't effect Primary Outcomes"
Or "Sander wins WV but Clinton will win nomination"
I'm certain they won't say Bernie has a big win. So how will they spin it to make it sounds best for Hills?
Local news,
before the votes, said something like "Sanders is expected to win tonight, but Clinton will still have a massive lead in delegates." I swear.
I assume that's how they will report it on the later news after the votes as well. Probably will show a chart with the delegate count and of course including the superdelegates.
i saw a chart on MSNBC
it made it look like Clinton was only about 100 delegates from reaching the 2383 needed to win the nomination. i only turned it on briefly to see what the WV returns were and it promptly pissed me off enough to turn off the channel.
22.8% in, and Sanders lead reaches almost 10 points!
Statewide results
402/1,761 precincts (22.8%) reporting
Bernie Sanders
38,097
49.7%
Hillary Clinton
30,652
40.0%
76,676 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Woot - over 10 points now
Oh, this is where you all are.
Anyway, hopefully, WV goes with the Sanders Campaign claim.
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
25.1% in: Sanders lead jumps to 10.1 points!
Yes Finally double digits!
Statewide results
443/1,761 precincts (25.1%) reporting
Bernie Sanders
40,461
49.7%
Hillary Clinton
32,219
39.6%
81,333 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Everyone has a spread sheet
and by mine, it would be best if Bernie walked away with 61% of the vote. That would let him recover from Guam and give him a little cushion for the next one. Goodness knows he could use one.
By the way, what was 538's odds?
Life is strong. I'm weak, but Life is strong.
C'mon Bernie, I promised a 10% margin here in WV!
A friend of mine is housing the statewide coordinator for Bernie's campaign. He just texted me that Bernie called Helen to thank her 10 minutes ago! Yee haw!
"Just call me Hillbilly Dem(exit)."
-H/T to Wavey Davey
26.6 Reporting and the site is lagging, lol! Sanders lead grows!
Statewide results
469/1,761 precincts (26.6%) reporting
Bernie Sanders
41,956
49.8%
Hillary Clinton
33,338
39.6%
84,213 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
27% reporting
27% reporting
Delegates
Votes
Bernie Sanders (won)
14
49.8%
41,956
Hillary Clinton
10
39.6%
33,338
So long, and thanks for all the fish
29% now Reporting, Sanders lead holds at 10.2 points!
Statewide results
511/1,761 precincts (29%) reporting
Bernie Sanders
44,811
49.8%
Hillary Clinton
35,651
39.6%
90,020 total votes
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Bernie wins!
well we knew it an hour and a half ago
Actually - Exit polling shows
Clinton 38 - Sanders 52 among women = 14 point lead Sanders
Clinton 35 - Sanders 54 among men = 19 point lead Sanders
So with slightly more women (53%) - he should end up with approximately a 15-16 point lead, right?
Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2016/primaries/democrat/west-virginia/exit/
cbs (for one) knew but chose not to call it....#$%$#^%&ers!
Oregon next week!
Of course, the zombies at TOP
Of course, the zombies at TOP still seem to be hostile to my diary
So long, and thanks for all the fish
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