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The results are early, but the turnout is high, and it looks like Sen. Bernie Sanders is on his way to a landslide win in Washington.

With just 7% of the vote and five rural counties reporting in Washington, Bernie Sanders is leading 75%-25%.

The Seattle Times reported that Sanders could be able to hold his 3 to 1 margin over Clinton:

As caucus results rolled in, Sanders appeared headed for a landslide win. In initial results from five small counties, Sanders was beating Clinton by a 3-1 margin. (The early numbers were based on about 7 percent of statewide precincts, and larger counties, such as King, Pierce and Snohomish had yet to come in as of 1 p.m.) At Seattle’s Town Hall, the 900-capacity meeting space couldn’t accommodate all the caucus-goers trying to squeeze in, leaving some precincts to meet in the parking lot.

Sanders has been drawing big crowds in the state, so he was expected to do very well. However, it looks like Washington will be a blowout win for the Sanders campaign.

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Sen. Sanders is very strong with Independent voters, so open caucuses benefit his campaign. Sanders needs to win 58% of the remaining pledged delegates to catch up to Hillary Clinton, and it looks like he is going to blow past his needed number in Washington today.

Washington is the big prize on “Western Saturday,” and it looks like The Evergreen State is going to go for Bernie Sanders in a big way.