Why would you be surprised HRC won Texas. She's been 40 points up in most polls and win by about 30 points. She's clearly, and by a wide margin, the more conservative of the two Democrats in the primary. And she and Bill both have long ties to Be exams dating back to their work in the McGovern campaign in 1972. Bernie Sanders does not have similar ties. Plus, there are a number of Democrats who, like he, prefer Sanders in the abstract, but be.ieve that Hillary has a better shot at winning the general election, and therefore voted (and donated) to her.