by Kim D.
Last night five northeast, liberal states held their presidential primaries and previewed the potential challenge between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. One of Trump's strongest arguments for his bid for the Republican nomination is that he can win states that in past elections have voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic nominee - i.e. the blue states.
Last night proved what most conservatives have been saying all along - he can't. In a match up between Trump and Clinton, she wins and does so "bigly." Let's take a look at the results:
Connecticut:
Trump: 28 delegates - 122,519 votes
Clinton: 27 delegates - 169,713 votes
Total Republican candidate votes: 208,176
Total Democrat candidate votes: 322,658
Delaware:
Trump: 16 delegates - 42,472 votes
Clinton: 12 delegates - 55,950 votes
Total Republican candidate votes: 67,807
Total Democrat candidate votes: 92,609
Maryland: ,
Trump: 35 delegates - 237,132 votes
Clinton: 53 delegates - 533,656 votes
Total Republican candidate votes: 419,751
Total Democrat candidate votes: 815,356
Pennsylvania: ,
Trump: 17 delegates - 892,702 votes
Clinton: 91 delegates - 918,649 votes
Total Republican candidate votes: 1,537,696
Total Democrat candidate votes: 1,638,560
Rhode Island: ,
Trump: 9 delegates - 39,059 votes
Clinton: 11 delegates - 52,493 votes
Total Republican candidate votes: 60,381
Total Democrat candidate votes: 119,213
Total Trump delegates won: 105
Total Trump votes won: 1,333,884
Total Clinton delegates won: 194
Total Clinton votes won: 1,730,461
Total Republican votes cast: 2.293,811
Total Democrat votes cast: 2,988,396
So we can follow along with the liberal media and celebrate the yuge wins last night for the Donald, that is if we are blind to their agenda, knowing that the Republican party is on the edge of nominating the one candidate who loses bigly to Hillary in November - numbers don't lie and they are in Clinton's favor in a general election. We can also follow along with the Common Coreish dumbing down of the primary process and admit that the one who wins the plurality of votes must be elected president because the voice and will of the American people will have spoken.
Another significant factor to consider is that when compared to the last time Clinton ran for her party's nomination in 2008, the Democrat voting turnout has slipped by 20%. By all indications, the Republicans have increased voter turnout; however, it appears to be not enough for a Republican to win in the traditional blue states - even if Bernie fans decide to stay home should Clinton win the nomination.
What's more telling are the states in which Sanders beat Clinton handily, the ones who came to the polls determined to say "Never Hillary." Most of these are in the West and have also indicated that they are either conflicted about Donald Trump or they say "never" to him.
So what's the point? If the "Never Trump" voters stay home, Clinton wins handily. On the converse, if the "Never Cruz" voters, who appear to mainly reside in the Northeast, stay home, so what - the Republican nominee will not win these liberal leaning states but would have a good chance to best Hillary with the support of more conservative populated states. Bottom line - in a liberal vs. liberal match up in the 2016, Hillary wins by simply running in the party with which she openly identifies.
The moral of this story, based on factual numbers, is that the only way the Republican party wins the White House in 2016 will be if they have a nominee that paints with bold colors and offers a stark contrast to the progressive Democrat nominee. Trump nor Kasich fits this profile. Only one man - one candidate in this race does. Can you open your eyes and see who that is?
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