DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES Hillary Clinton
DELEGATES
1681*
Bernie Sanders
927*
*as of Primary Results up to and including March 23rd, 2016.
The Democrats have two facing off for the chance at a title fight, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Bernie Sanders is likely to start racking up a series of victories over the next two to three weeks as the Democratic primary heads out West. The big problem for Sanders is that many of the states where he is expected to do well are small. So while his supporters might be thrilled to see him on a hot streak, it’s unlikely that even sub- stantial wins will do much to change the underlying math of the race to 2383 to secure the Democratic nomination. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES Donald Trump 739* Ted Cruz 465* John Kasich 143* *as of Primary Results up to and including March 23rd, 2016. The Republican race to 1237 Delegation to secure the nomination is much tighter than that of the Democrats, with Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich still in the running. Donald Trump leads both Ted Cruz and John Kasich in the delegate count. The big question is whether Trump can reach the 1,237 delegates required to win the Republican nomination outright. DELEGATES
So come November and the election bell rings it will be very interesting to see if this is a first round knock out and over quick or if we go to the cards and the Judges’ decision.
Should it be a Trump vs. Clinton contest based on the polls as of March 21st, 2016 this is how they match up.
As we all know polls are not predictive, they only measure current sentiment and not future choices.
What matters are campaigns, platforms and voter turnout with the latter generally being that higher voter turnout is better for the Republican candidate, but this election has been like no other it is not about the past it is about the future. It has been about people wanting to be heard and we have seen a strong movement within both parties against the establishment, whatever that may be.
All I know is that for the next eight months the United States of America is the World’s reality show and everyone will be watching with a vested interest in who will OUTWIT, OUTPLAY AND OUTLAST.
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