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[dramatis]

Welcome to the General Election Border Checkpoint.

The soundtrack: Without pizzicato, we have nothing

May Primary States
View Results: NY Times | DecisionDesk HQ (light)

Delegate counts are pledged delegates only.

Washington (state)
Primary (R) | 5/24 | 44 delegates | Winner: Trump

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Indiana
Primary (D) | 5/3 | 83 delegates | Winner: Sanders | Sanders 44 delegates, Clinton 39 delegates
Primary (R) | 5/3 | 57 delegates | Winner: Trump | Trump 57 delegates
Detailed results

Guam
Caucus (D) | 5/7 | 7 delegates | Winner: Clinton | Clinton 4 delegates, Sanders 3 delegates

Nebraska
Primary (R) | 5/10 | 36 delegates | Trump 36 delegates
Detailed results

West Virginia
Primary (D) | 5/10 | 29 delegates | Winner: Sanders | Sanders 18 delegates, Clinton 11 delegates (tentative)
Primary (R) | 5/10 | 34 delegates | Trump 34 delegates
Detailed results

Kentucky
Primary (D) | 5/17 | 55 delegates | Winner: Clinton | Clinton 28 delegates, Sanders 27 delegates
Detailed results

Oregon
Primary (D) | 5/17 | 61 delegates | Winner: Sanders | Sanders 35 delegates, Clinton 26 delegates
Primary (R) | 5/17 | 28 delegates | Winner: Trump
Detailed results

Delegate count source: FiveThirtyEight Delegate Counts and Targets

Democrats: Entrant must have a passport

Hillary Clinton (As of 05-24-2016) Pledged Delegates: 1771 | Superdelegates: 508 | Total: 2279

Bernie Sanders (As of 05-24-2016) Pledged Delegates: 1499 | Superdelegates: 42 | Total: 1541


Number of pledged delegates needed to reach majority of pledged delegates: 2026

Republicans: No weapons or contraband

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump

Withdrawn from race: Foreigners require an entry permit

Withdrew on 5/3/2016 Ted Cruz (with VP candidate Carly Fiorina) Delegate Count (05-06-2016): 546

Withdrew on 5/4/2016 John Kasich Delegate Count (05-06-2016): 154

Polls if you want to check them
HuffPost Pollster (Upcoming Primary Races)

RealClearPolitics

Notes
Theme of thread is Papers, Please, a game by Lucas Pope. Play it if you haven't already!

Remember to be civil to each other.

 

[HylianTom]

Damn, May got here quick!

Spoiler

dramatis:

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

The fate of the nation rests in Indiana's hands.

 

[dramatis]

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[studyguy]

Fantastic thread. May is gonna be wild.

 

[Quonny]

Finally, time for Indiana to shine.

And hopefully not just a shiny turd like we've been the past couple years.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Finally, time for Indiana to shine.

And hopefully not just a shiny turd like we've been the past couple years.

Couple?

 

[Sean C]

Ted Cruz has a unique way of coming across as both a zealot and completely insincere. That's a real talent.

 

[Snake]

Jeb's passport is a mess.

 

[El Odio]

These primary thread themes just keep managing to almost top each other. Beautiful work.

 

[studyguy]

Can I have a California Games theme for next month?
We're actually gonna matter for once and not just be the last guy in voting on a done deal.

 

[Quonny]

Couple?

you cant make me remember

 

[davepoobond]

haha, great theme...

 

[ivysaur12]

Couple?

No, they had 08! And Joe Donnelly! And... And... Leslie Knope?

 

[User 85168]

Amazing thread and artwork!

 

[Balphon]

No, they had 08! And Joe Donnelly! And... And... Leslie Knope?

Tippecanoe was pretty important, I guess?

 

[Brinbe]

Fantastic job. Love the theme.

Anyway, gonna be hilarious when Hillary/Trump just win again.

 

[Box of Kittens]

Awesome OP!

There seems to be legitimate movement towards Trump in the polling. I'm thinking he sweeps Indiana's congressional districts (and therefore gets all of Indiana's delegates). Barring massive polling errors or a total collapse, he's going to be the nominee.

The Democratic side is essentially over but I'm still curious to see how Indiana goes (not just who wins but also where they win), largely because I grew up there.

 

[B-Dubs]

Great thread, nice job!

 

[catmincer]

Can I have a California Games theme for next month?
We're actually gonna matter for once and not just be the last guy in voting on a done deal.

Seconded! I feel you can do wonderful things with the seagull.

 

[ivysaur12]

Both polling parties's aggregates nationally have moved towards their frontrunners. I wouldn't be surprised if Indiana is reflective of that.

 

[SquashMatch]

Ted Cruz has a unique way of coming across as both a zealot and completely insincere. That's a real talent.

As a republican I could not agree more. Creepy SOB that Ted Cruz is.

 

[Kaladin]

Trump vs Clinton

Are you ready?

 

[Betty]

Great OP, that music is really well suited.

 

[AntraxSuicide]

Great thread.

May looks to mostly be a slow month, with pretty expected contests after Indiana. Then we get to the showdown on the West Coast.

 

[border]

If Trump wins in Indiana tomorrow, how are his chances of getting the nomination on the first ballot?

 

[tearsintherain]

The R race is going all the way to California, right? By my math even if Trump locks up almost all the delegates in May he still wouldn't have enough to win, but California and NJ could put him over the top on June 7th.

If Trump wins in Indiana tomorrow, how are his chances of getting the nomination on the first ballot?

You can use http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/election-2016/delegate-targets/ to track it, if he wins Indiana it is looking really good. He still will be a handful of delegates short of an outright victory, but there are ~200 superdelegates and he will only need like 20-30 of them in the first ballot, which shouldn't be that hard.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

If Trump wins in Indiana tomorrow, how are his chances of getting the nomination on the first ballot?

Pretty much 100%, unless he totally collapsed in California, which he won't

 

[Strike]

These threads have been one of the best things about this primary season. Great work.

 

[Bronx-Man]

If Trump wins in Indiana tomorrow, how are his chances of getting the nomination on the first ballot?

100% lock

 

[Paskil]

Yaaaas. Nice thread. We're all Guam.

 

[bomma_man]

Bernie looking like George costanza

 

[redmetal86]

100% lock

I couldn't resist.

 

[baxter2231]

Some of these nicknames are great. Forgets third for Perry haha !

 

[3phemeral]

Those portraits.... lol

 

[ampere]

FINE dramatis, I'll add Papers, Please to my wishlist. Nice thread

 

[Macho Madness]

If my passport is in order and they don't try to "verify" its integrity, I will vote tomorrow comrade!

 

[diablos991]

Trump is polling at 43% (over Cruz 29%).
Bet he overperforms and gets 50%+ tomorrow.

Looks like Trump is going to lock this nomination before it can go to convention.

Can I have a California Games theme for next month?
We're actually gonna matter for once and not just be the last guy in voting on a done deal.

It will be a done deal.
Trump or Hillary.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Can I have a California Games theme for next month?
We're actually gonna matter for once and not just be the last guy in voting on a done deal.

Well, I mean...

 

[studyguy]

Well, I mean...

Lol I didn't see the SUSA polls till today for my state, it was fun to dream that people would actually care about CA for once. Sometimes we want to feel special too breh lol

 

[Aaron Strife]

Lol I didn't see the SUSA polls till today for my state, it was fun to dream that people would actually care about CA for once. Sometimes we want to feel special too breh lol

I live in Minnesota. I feel your pain.

 

[jmdajr]

Heidi Cruz (his wife) calls husband 'an immigrant,' campaign staff quickly retracts

“Ted is an immigrant,” she said. “He is Hispanic. He can unify this party."

The comment was quickly corrected by Cruz’s campaign staff, which said that his wife meant to say that the Texas senator is the son of an immigrant, but it was not quick enough to pass by Trump’s ears.

 

[B-Dubs]

Heidi Cruz (his wife) calls husband 'an immigrant,' campaign staff quickly retracts

She's just trying to prove he isn't the Zodiac Killer, which he totally is.

 

[norm9]

Heidi Cruz (his wife) calls husband 'an immigrant,' campaign staff quickly retracts

Nothing gets past the Trump

 

[Macho Madness]

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

Excellent OP.

Depending on how tomorrow goes, this thread might not have legs.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Heidi Cruz (his wife) calls husband 'an immigrant,' campaign staff quickly retracts

We need a Ted Cruz edit of the Obama birth certificate.

 

[The Technomancer]

My conservative Indiana relatives are honestly probably going to stay home. I was desperately relieved to discover that they despise Trump and hate Cruz almost as much

 

[Ekdrm2d1]

Fantastic thread. May is gonna be wild.

LMAO

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

New poll. California.

Trump: 54
Cruz: 20
Kasich: 16

http://abc7.com/politics/poll-ca-vo...-for-donald-trump-vs-hillary-clinton/1318792/