The Tap: Saturday, March 26, 2016
The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022.
Review of the day
The excerpts below were compiled from issue #9 of The Tap, which was published on March 28, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.
Federal
- PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS:
- For more analysis on Saturday’s elections, please see: Sanders sweeps Western Saturday
- On Saturday, Bernie Sanders continued his winning streak from earlier in the week, earning victories in Democratic caucuses in Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. Sanders won all three states by substantial margins: Washington by more than 40 points; Alaska by more than 60 points; and Hawaii by 40 points. The biggest prize of the night was the state of Washington where 101 pledged delegates were up for grabs.
- Despite his wins throughout the week, Sanders still trails Hillary Clinton in the delegate count. As of 11:30 am EST on March 27, 2016, Sanders had 1,102 pledged delegates to Clinton’s 1,251, according to CNN. With superdelegates included, he trails Clinton 1,039 to 1,733. Of the total pledged delegates in the Democratic nominating process, roughly 43 percent remain unclaimed.
Preview of the day
There were no items for this day in issue #8 of The Tap, which was published on March 21, 2016. See the "Review of the day" tab for more information.
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