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Bernie Sanders says polling problems cost him big time in Arizona

WASHINGTON — A day after beating Hillary Clinton in two states, Bernie Sanders griped that he lost an untold number of votes in the third state of Arizona because of problems at the polls.

“People should not have to wait five hours to vote. What happened yesterday in Arizona is a disgrace,” Sanders said Wednesday after long lines led some voters to give up.

“We don’t know how many thousands of people who wanted to vote yesterday in Arizona did not vote,” he added.

Sanders more than doubled Clinton in ad spending in Arizona and results showing he was losing by double digits shocked his campaign.

Still, Sanders won big in Utah and Idaho, picking up a combined 73 delegates to Clinton’s 55.

But Clinton still leads Sanders in the overall count, 1,690 to 946.





Clinton has kept her focus on the general election. She made no mention of Sanders during a speech at Stanford University Wednesday.

The next delegate pick-up opportunity is Saturday at the Hawaii, Alaska and Washington state caucuses — a format that has been favorable to Sanders.





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