It looks as though a last-minute surge thanks to the residents of Jefferson County handed Hillary Clinton a win in Kentucky, although Bernie Sanders seemed to hold on to a slim lead most of the night.
https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/732743118311723008
MSNBC gets the graphics and music going. @HillaryClinton is the apparent winner in KY
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) May 18, 2016
So instead of calling a state MSNBC has established the brand new "Apparent Winner" category
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 18, 2016
“apparent winner” is not a thing, @chucktodd
win or win not
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) May 18, 2016
Just how close was this horserace? At one point well into the ballot count the margin was a mere three votes.
Hillary Clinton leading Bernie Sanders in Kentucky by….. THREE votes. pic.twitter.com/6mXpGnccBF
— Joe Sonka ? (@joesonka) May 18, 2016
There’s a lesson here, and that is that no matter what people say, every vote really does count.
.@BretBaier: “If you didn’t think every vote counts, look at #Kentucky in this Democratic race.” #FoxNews pic.twitter.com/Tkwmqr8eTb
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 18, 2016
A win for Sanders would have been nice for the sake of momentum, and given him some good news to pass along at his rally tonight, but this game is all about delegates.
NBC calls narrow win for Hillary Clinton in Kentucky, a victory high on symbolism and low on delegate impact.
— Matt Viser (@mviser) May 18, 2016
AP still labeling the Kentucky race too close to call; in terms of delegates, it really doesn't matter
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) May 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/brad_dallas/status/732740644532301825
This looks like a job for… SUPERDELEGATE!https://t.co/DXWgDAQQdj
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 18, 2016
It's exciting and all, this Kentucky nail biter. But utterly meaningless. If they split the delegates, @BernieSanders has made up no ground
— (((JonathanWeisman))) (@jonathanweisman) May 18, 2016
In delegate terms, KY win/loss doesn’t matter much. But Clinton broke Sanders’s “racking up wins” narrative heading into June.
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) May 18, 2016
Mostly bragging rights, though. If Hillary wins KY, she probably ends up with ONE more delegate than Bernie
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) May 18, 2016
AP reporting 12 pledged delegates each.
Meaning Bernie got nowhere.
Sad trombone.
— Gus (@Gus_802) May 18, 2016
It's not over. Bernie could still win. He just needs to get 137,589,737% of the remaining delegates.
— Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) May 18, 2016
Let's be real: we're all freaking losers. This KY stuff is all about one or two delegates, and the nomination fight is, in reality, over.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) May 18, 2016
Clinton must have learned by now not to brag too much.
So w race all but over, the almost certain D nominee wins Kentucky by a half a point in a closed primary – and that's good news for her?
— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 18, 2016
Update:
And in news that should surprise no one:
JUST IN: Bernie Sanders has won the Oregon Democratic primary, the Associated Press reports. https://t.co/nY4RljLEhY pic.twitter.com/6KUuN2KKBQ
— ABC News (@ABC) May 18, 2016
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is projected winner in Oregon Democratic primary https://t.co/v5lUFeVsmj #Decision2016 pic.twitter.com/gof2ZKzZ4Q
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 18, 2016
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