Democratic Indiana Primary results thread (first polls close at 6pm ET)

[Lief 🗽]

Wow, the Bernie Bros win tonight and still they're angry and sexist. SAD!

[IceSpear]

Hillary finally flipped Marion County. Crazy that it was so close though.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Wow, the Bernie Bros win tonight and still they're angry and sexist. SAD!

Well, I'll admit to be perpetually angry.  We've lost this battle, after all.  But I don't see where the sexism has shown through. 

[Gass3268]

Hillary finally flipped Marion County. Crazy that it was so close though.

Bernie has done very well in Midwestern cities. He's generally won the white vote, split the Hispanic vote, and kept the margins manageable with African Americans.

[jimrtex]

Turnout in Perry County:

Democrats: 2472
Republicans: 2414

[SATW]

so kewl bro

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Congratulations to Sanders on his win in Indiana. However, now it is time for him to unite the Democratic Party because the GOP is going to unite as best they can behind Trump

Uhhh... Bernie is an independent, and many, many of his supporters are independents.  It's not our damn party.  Take it and shove it.  

Why can't Her Highness unite it?  Why do you need us?  

Sad.

Independents are sad?  More independents than members of our two awful parties.  The independent mindset must have something right about it.

There isn't an 'Independent' mindset.

[The Free North]

Still feeling the Bern, eh?

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

What's wrong with Hancock County tonight?

[ElectionsGuy]

There were more votes for Ted Cruz tonight than Bernie Sanders. Looks like Indiana will be a Trump state in November.

[Gass3268]

There were more votes for Ted Cruz tonight than Bernie Sanders. Looks like Indiana will be a Trump state in November.

Kinda amazing that Obama won there in 2008. I guess it was just the perfect storm (Bush fatigue, sort of native son).

[Alcon]

There were more votes for Ted Cruz tonight than Bernie Sanders. Looks like Indiana will be a Trump state in November.

There's really very little historical correlation.

[publicunofficial]

There were more votes for Ted Cruz tonight than Bernie Sanders. Looks like Indiana will be a Trump state in November.

Trying to correlate primary turnout to general election turnout never works out, man. I'm not saying you're wrong, but primary turnout means NOTHING.

[IceSpear]

Not to mention the fact that, ya know, the Republican contest was completely pivotal while the Democratic contest was fairly irrelevant.

[ElectionsGuy]

Okay, I get it. I just thought it was an interesting statistic that could interpreted.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Congratulations to Sanders on his win in Indiana. However, now it is time for him to unite the Democratic Party because the GOP is going to unite as best they can behind Trump

Uhhh... Bernie is an independent, and many, many of his supporters are independents.  It's not our damn party.  Take it and shove it.  

Why can't Her Highness unite it?  Why do you need us?  

Sad.

Independents are sad?  More independents than members of our two awful parties.  The independent mindset must have something right about it.

There isn't an 'Independent' mindset.

There aren't a huge number of people in this country who don't see either party as a solution to the problems we face?  Lol.  

Take a seat, hack.  You're not worth my time.  

[Gass3268]

Let me know if I'm crazy or not.

If Kasich doesn't run for President, Sanders wins Ohio? I'm just looking at the map and I think he makes it close if so many Democrats and Left Independents didn't jump over to vote for Kasich.

[Fusionmunster]

Let me know if I'm crazy or not.

If Kasich doesn't run for President, Sanders wins Ohio? I'm just looking at the map and I think he makes it close if they didn't jump over to vote for Kasich.

It wasnt close in 2008 either, so maybe voters in Ohio just like Hillary.

[ElectionsGuy]

Let me know if I'm crazy or not.

If Kasich doesn't run for President, Sanders wins Ohio? I'm just looking at the map and I think he makes it close if so many Democrats and Left Independents didn't jump over to vote for Kasich.

The Ohio map was odd. Nothing like the other contests, almost all counties went to Clinton, it looks like Sanders didn't even contest the state. Definitely think it would've been closer, but probably not a win.

Also, I think Trump would've won Vermont more handily if Sanders didn't run.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Let me know if I'm crazy or not.

If Kasich doesn't run for President, Sanders wins Ohio? I'm just looking at the map and I think he makes it close if they didn't jump over to vote for Kasich.

It wasnt close in 2008 either, so maybe voters in Ohio just like Hillary.

Yea, I can see that.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2015/PPP_Release_OH_50216.pdf

37-55.  Voters love Hillary Clinton alright!

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Congratulations to Sanders on his win in Indiana. However, now it is time for him to unite the Democratic Party because the GOP is going to unite as best they can behind Trump

Uhhh... Bernie is an independent, and many, many of his supporters are independents.  It's not our damn party.  Take it and shove it.  

Why can't Her Highness unite it?  Why do you need us?  

Sad.

Independents are sad?  More independents than members of our two awful parties.  The independent mindset must have something right about it.

There isn't an 'Independent' mindset.

There aren't a huge number of people in this country who don't see either party as a solution to the problems we face?  Lol.  

Take a seat, hack.  You're not worth my time.  

I think considering your behaviour this season, you're the last person who should throw 'hack' around.

And my point... which you chose to ignore so you could make another proclamation wasn't that there are people who are Independent and don't feel part of the two-party system, but that there isn't an 'Independent mindset' that unites them or signifies a movement. Because the whole concept of the Independent has been shattered in the last decade. There isn't anything that defines someone as an Independent, other than not registering with a party... that's it.  

[Averroës Nix]

Turnout in Perry County:

Democrats: 2472
Republicans: 2414

It also appears to be Clinton's fourth best county in the state, after Ohio (very small number of votes), Scott, and Lake.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Congratulations to Sanders on his win in Indiana. However, now it is time for him to unite the Democratic Party because the GOP is going to unite as best they can behind Trump

Uhhh... Bernie is an independent, and many, many of his supporters are independents.  It's not our damn party.  Take it and shove it.  

Why can't Her Highness unite it?  Why do you need us?  

Sad.

Independents are sad?  More independents than members of our two awful parties.  The independent mindset must have something right about it.

There isn't an 'Independent' mindset.

There aren't a huge number of people in this country who don't see either party as a solution to the problems we face?  Lol.  

Take a seat, hack.  You're not worth my time.  

I think considering your behaviour this season, you're the last person who should throw 'hack' around.

And my point... which you chose to ignore so you could make another proclamation wasn't that there are people who are Independent and don't feel part of the two-party system, but that there isn't an 'Independent mindset' that unites them or signifies a movement. Because the whole concept of the Independent has been shattered in the last decade. There isn't anything that defines someone as an Independent, other than not registering with a party... that's it.  

My behaviour?  Sorry, dad.  I'm sure the docile teen loyalists that flood this place are easier to get along with because they love picking a team, but i don't roll that way.  

And rejection of the two parties is clearly enough in my eyes.  It's not like the two parties don't have their own pissing matches.  There are plenty of advantages to aligning oneself with the Dems or GOP.  To reject it shows more than enough agreement to consider the collective.

[Averroës Nix]

RIP decent looking primary map

It's not so bad, actually: http://i.imgur.com/6NfRLiS.png

[Fusionmunster]

Sanders spent millions in Indiana. Hillary spent nothing, literally  0 dollars. They'll probably split the delegates, i'd call this a good night for Clinton.