For Clintonites who are feeling down about yesterday. Or even if you're not.

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Wednesday March 09, 2016 · 5:07 PM PST

2016/03/09 · 17:07

Hello fellow Clintonistas!

Like many of you, I found yesterday’s defeat in Michigan a very bitter pill to swallow.

I have been feeling down all day.

It wasn’t the loss itself what I found painful, it was the total unexpectedness. I did not think she was going to win by 37%, but I never thought she would lose.

After all, she lost by 1.5%. By any measure a very close race.

But all those damn polls had us seeing stars.

But, regardless of the headlines, Hillary won the day!

Let’s look at the numbers:

She started the day with a lead of 199 delegates. Per 538, she ended the day with a lead of 219 delegates.

She won the delegate count 93 to 73. That’s 56%.

She lost one state by 1.2%, but won the other by an astronomical 66.1%

As for the popular vote, she won 756,242 to 631,570. That’s a net of 127,672. She got 54.58% of all the votes.

Are these numbers reason to feel down? Hell, no!

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