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March 22, 2016 Contests in Arizona, Idaho and Utah
March 22 Reps: AS, AZ and UT
149 Delegates (131 Pledged)
Summary: Clinton won the biggest contest of the day, the
primary in Arizona, but Sanders came out a bit ahead in pledged
delegates by virtue of lopsided wins in the Idaho and Utah caucuses.
ARIZONA PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (75 pledged delegates)
CLINTON |
SANDERS | OTHERS (4) |
TOTAL |
262,459 (56%) |
192,962 (41%) |
10,814 (2.3%) |
466,235 |
Organization: CLINTON
|
SANDERS
OVERVIEW
As
much
a
story
as
outcomes
of
the
Republican
and
Democratic
contests
were
the long lines and confusion, which Secretary of State Michele Reagan
termed "completely unacceptable (+)."
Particular
attention
focused
on
Maricopa
County
where
the
County
Recorder
only
had
60 poliing locations running for over 1.9
million registered voters, and 724 voting precincts in the county.
In the
lead up to the primary Hillary Clinton held a GOTV event at Carl Hayden
Community High School in Phoenix on March 21, On March 20 Former
President Bill Clinton did a GOTV event with former U.S. Rep. Gabby
Giffords at Sunnyside High School in Tucson, and a GOTV event at
Central High School gym in Phoenix. U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom
Perez did four events in Phoenix on March 21. The campaign also
reported that, "Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and Captain Mark
Kelly, California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, actor Sean Patrick
Thomas, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and former Texas State Senator
Wendy Davis, among others, will join canvass kickoffs, phone banks and
other activities across the state during the final weekend of GOTV."
On March
19 Bernie Sanders held a press conference on the U.S.-Mexico border in
Nogales (+) and rallied at the
Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix in the evening,. On the
evening of March 21 he rallied at Fort Tuthill County Park in Flagstaff.
Turnout
in the Democratic primary was 49.35% or 468,461 ballots cast out of
949,285 registered Democrats. Clinton
carried all nine congressional districts (closest was the 9th CD) and
14 of 15 counties (all except Coconino).
DELEGATES
85 Delegates and 6 Alternates:
50 District-level Delegates
16 At-large Delegates
9 Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials
10 Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials
Pledged
delegate allocation: Clinton 42, Sanders 33.
IDAHO CAUCUSES (23
pledged delegates)
CLINTON |
SANDERS | MORE |
TOTAL |
5,065 (21.21%) 86 |
18,640 (78.04%) 298 |
179 (0.75%) |
23,884 384 |
numbers underneath percentages are state delegates
OVERVIEW
Sen. Sanders made a couple of visits to Idaho, rallying at Skyline High
School in Idaho Falls on March 18, and at Taco Bell Arena at Boise
State University on March 21. Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan
campaigned for Clinton at Boise State on the evening of March 17.
(Idaho Republicans voted in a presidential primary on
March 8 and the regular state primary occured on May 17).
REACTION
Idaho Democratic Party
March 28, 2016
Huge Turnout for
Idaho Democratic Presidential County Caucuses
With many caucus locations at capacity, the day ended with nearly
24,000 people caucusing statewide. The previous record was 2008, with
21,000.
The question of the day asked repeatedly by media everywhere: What’s
driving all of this turnout?
The answer is three-fold;
Idaho Democrats have been
growing and getting stronger.
We have focused on building our local parties, which are closest to the
people. That work has grown the base of folks who are talking to their
neighbors about issues that matter. When people get a moment to block
out the white noise of GOP propaganda and 24-hours of rightwing,
shout-shows, they see that Idaho Democrats put communities, families,
workers, and businesses first. When people learn what Idaho Democrats
stand for, they stand with us.
Both the Bernie Sanders and
Hillary Clinton campaigns worked hard in Idaho.
For a couple of months, they did that grassroots work that gets
overlooked by the press. They made phone calls, they visited houses,
they activated volunteers. Both campaigns worked very hard and are to
be commended for what they did.
Bernie Sanders held rallies
twice in four days before the election.
That revved up the crowds. As a side note: when Bernie Sanders visited
Idaho Falls, more than 3,200 people showed up for him. When former GOP
candidate Marco Rubio visited, 700 people showed up for him. GOP
candidate Ted Cruz drew 3,000 to a rally in Coeur d’Alene. But Sanders
eclipsed that number with his 7,000 strong rally in Boise.
To see full results of Tuesday’s primary elections: Click here.
Tuesday was wonderful. That kind of energy can translate into real,
positive change for Idaho. We are working with local parties to help
welcome and engage new voters who want to make a better future for
Idaho and our world.
That said, the Idaho Democratic Party have heard from many folks who
wanted to participate but could not do so due to work, family and
travel conflicts. Others were unable to wait in lines that, in some
locations, were long. (It’s worth noting that the press reported great
cheer and enthusiasm from folks waiting in line in Ada County … the
common theme, “It’s awesome to see all these Idaho Democrats!”)
As for the lines in some places, the IDP had a reservation system in
place to help our volunteer army estimate crowd sizes. Just a couple
weeks before the caucuses, best estimates showed crowds slightly below
2008 levels. As the estimates appeared to grow, the week before the
election had Ada County, Kootenai, Bannock adding locations. The
reservation system worked up to a point: In the last day, 10,000 people
signed up to caucus. Frankly, that’s not a reservation–that’s barely a
warning. With numbers swelling by 30 percent in the last 24 hours,
there was very little organizers could do to adjust. Understand,
counties have been planning caucuses since last July. And, in the final
analysis, the hundreds of volunteers pulled off a successful event in
the face of impressive last-minute challenges.
As for folks who wanted to participate, but could not, Idaho Democrats
are already reviewing the results of the election and proposing
solutions. One popular solution is to engage in the Idaho primary
election. That is a solution that IDP’s elected leadership is seriously
considering.
DELEGATES
27 Delegates and 2 Alternates:
15 District-level Delegates
5 At-large Delegates
3 Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials
4 Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials (+)
Pledged delegate allocation: Sanders
18, Clinton 5.
State Convention: June 16-19, 2016 in Boise.
UTAH CAUCUSES (33
pledged delegates)
CLINTON |
SANDERS |
OTHERS (2) |
UNCOMM. |
TOTAL |
16,166 (19.81%) |
62,992 (77.19%) |
34 (0.04%) |
334 (0.41%) |
79,526 |
OVERVIEW
Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Salt Lake City on March 21,
delivering a foreign policy speech at West High School (while missing
the big AIPAC conference in Washington, DC) and then holding a rally
there. Chelsea Clinton did three events in Salt Lake City on
March 15, a Latino breakfast, an organizing event at the campaign's
state headquarters, and a women's event.
DELEGATES
37 Delegates and 3 Alternates:
22 District-level Delegates
7 At-large Delegates
4 Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials
4 Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials
Pledged delegate
allocation: Sanders 27, Clinton 6.
State Convention: April 22-23, 2016 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City.