![]() 'We need a real experienced leader.'įor Sanders, turning passionate support into the party nomination has grown increasingly difficult. 'Look at this thing in Brussels,' McLay said, referring to the deadly bombings. 'And at a time when we have the momentum, we have won five out of the six last contests in landslide fashion, in all of the national polling that I have seen, we are beating Donald Trump by much greater margins than is Secretary Clinton,' he reiterated. 'Our calculations are that in fact we can win the pledged delegates,' Sanders said. Superdelegates are party faithful who can pick either candidate. Over on Meet the Press, host Chuck Todd asked Sanders if he believed he should get the nomination if he doesn't win the pledged delegates, which are bound by the results of the Democratic primaries and caucuses. 'I think their own constituents are going to say to them, hey, why don't you support the people of our state, vote for Sanders?' Sanders said. Sanders suggested that the superdelegates in states that he's won should consider supporting him instead of Clinton. ![]() He discussed the issue of superdelegates Sunday morning as well, explaining that many of them 'may rethink their position with with Hillary Clinton,' Sanders said, noting how polls show him being more competitive against Donald Trump, who is likely to become the Republican nominee. In an interview Saturday night with the AP, Sanders also said that his campaign is increasing its outreach to the party insiders, called superdelegates, who can pick either candidate and are overwhelmingly with Clinton. Senate.Ĭalifornia, another very liberal state, has also yet to vote. The campaign then swings on to more liberal Northeastern states, including one of Clinton's home states – New York – where she represented voters in the U.S. 'We did not do well there, Secretary Clinton gained a lot of delegates,' Sanders said. He frankly talked about that fact this morning with Tapper, though noted that Clinton won in 'the most conservative part of America,' talking about the more diverse American South. Those younger voters have been pivotal to his coalition as most of his dozen primary-season wins have been in states with largely white populations and in caucus contests, which tend to attract the most active liberal Democrats. In his victory speech shortly after the confirmed win, Sanders addressed the young voters who he said want to 'make America a better country and stand up and fight'. And in Hawaii Sanders took a 70.6 per cent as Clinton took 29.2 percent In Washington he took another comfortable win, as Sanders took 72.6 percent to Clinton's 27.2 percent. Saturday night, television networks gave Sanders 81.6 percent against 18.4 percent for Clinton in Alaska, where 16 delegates were up for grabs. 'We think we're going to do very well there,' Sanders said. Talking to Jake Tapper on CNN the Vermont senator noted that the upcoming primaries will take place in what Sanders called 'the most progressive part of America.' Hopefully, in such a dismal economy, the record runs will continue.Sanders took a 70.6 percent in Hawaii as Clinton took 29.2 percent The UC Berkeley was run by and the Oriental and Nuart are run by Landmark Theatres. Sadly the Majestic ended its run of RHPS not too long after this article was published. Nuart Theatre, West Los Angeles, Calif., 18 yearsĬarefree Theatre, West Palm Beach, Fla., 15 years ![]() ![]() ![]() Majestic Theatre, Madison, Wis., 19 years Oriental Theatre, Milwaukee, Wis., 21 yearsĬlinton Street Theater, Portland, Ore., 20 years venues, time-warping toward its 25th anniversary in 2000. The 1975 cult flick, famous for hemp-inspired audience participation, is still a regular event at 50 U.S. Please read this blurb from Newsweek in 1999:įRANK-N-FURTER, IT’S ALL over-at least at the UC Theater in Berkeley, Calif., which last week ended its record run of “"The Rocky Horror Picture Show'‘ after 22 years. So, In January of 2009 the Oriental celebrated its 31st anniversary engagement of the cult film. The Rocky Horror Picture Show began its midnight run at the Oriental on Januand the Clinton Street Theater run began, according to their website, in April of 1978. However, the Clinton Street Theater does come in a close second. The world record holder for the longest running engagement of The Rocky Horror Picture Show belongs to Landmark’s Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee, WI. ![]()
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