Bernie Sanders sweeps Saturday caucuses

Bernie Sanders easily won presidential caucuses in Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii on Saturday, Politico reports.

He won 73 percent of the vote in Washington, 82 percent in Alaska, and 70 percent in Hawaii.

The dominant performance was expected by Sanders, who typically fares well in largely white states. Clinton still holds a sizable delegate lead over the Vermont senator.

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"We knew from day one that politically we were going to have a hard time in the Deep South," Sanders said. "But we knew things were going to improve when we headed west."