"Sorry, Bernie Bros, delegate math not adding up for Sanders" (Clinton Group)

[Stuckinthebush]

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/03/sorry_bernie_bros_delegate_mat.html

NOTE TO ALERTERS: The title of the article has "Bernie Bros" in it.

I've often wondered whether it hurts more as a candidate to get beaten by one vote or by a landslide. It's like if the University of Alabama ever manned up and played UAB. If you were a Blazer, which would be worse, to get shutout by the Crimson Tide, or lose by a field goal in overtime? Yeah, it's easy to say that the nailbiter would be some sort of moral victory, but that's not the way the close ones feel in the moment.

That's where Sen. Bernie Sanders and his supporters are right now. He's outkicked his coverage. Someone who was supposed to be an also-ran, who was doing this to make a political point, for a moment appeared to be within striking distance. But Hillary just split the uprights. I try my best never to say there's a 100 percent or zero percent chance of anything, but it's hard to see how Sanders has any path to victory now. But try explaining that to Sanders' supporters. I feel for them. I do. But here's the facts about where things are right now.

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However, it's also time for Sanders' supporters to begin preparing themselves for a gentle landing and not try to kneecap the Democrats for the sake of making a point, the same way Ralph Nader gave the country George W. Bush. It's time for them to come to terms with what's at stake, and not risk losing it all over losing a little.

Politics is about compromise, not sabotage. That's the sort of thing a Trump supporter would do.

[HappyinLA]

1. When reality set in for them

they are going to crash hard.

[NurseJackie]

3. The sooner the better. I can't wait for this thing to be over with.

[LannyDeVaney]

9. Me either.

Let's get Mrs. Clinton in office and move forward. Good lord, this is all insane.

Thanks to President Obama and Sec. Clinton for remaining the only adults in the room. I don't know how they've stopped themselves from just running out of the romper room screaming.

[pandr32]

18. I agree!

They at least understand what is at stake here.

[yallerdawg]

2. Just a paid political commentator's opinion.

I find this one part over the top and just a little cruel.

UAB and Alabama Crimson Tide? I don't think I would have gone there!

[Stuckinthebush]

4. Hey, now!

UAT should play UAB!

[Thinkingabout]

5. The delegate count is going to be hard to overcome. Just splitting the

delegate for the rest of the primaries is not going to obtain the needed count to get the nomination.

[Stuckinthebush]

7. I think Chichiri said...

He'd have to win 55% of all races left. Ain't gonna happen

[Thinkingabout]

10. I don't think he will but it will take some more to change the picture. Even if he breaks even with

Hillary in the primaries on pledged delegates is she still has 472 super delegates to Sanders 23 super delegates.

[Cha]

6. Thank you, Stuck!

[Stuckinthebush]

8. You are welcome, Cha!

Onward to the win!

[LannyDeVaney]

11. I can't wait to see these same type comparisons and calculations after Tuesday ...

Let's see how they come to terms with what's at stake on Wednesday.

[Blue Idaho]

12. Why does math

Hate Bernie Sanders?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. Under the bus with you math

[Her Sister]

17. Math is part of the establishment!

Always has been~ always will!!! lol!

[CajunBlazer]

14. I am proud of my home town newspaper and our local writing talent

An excellent article and I find it interesting that Kyle Whitmire, the author of the piece, refers to the UAB/Universtity of Alabama situation. Everyone in Birmingham understands that comparison completely.

I am a huge UAB fan and as you might have heard our "masters" the University of Alabama Board of Trustees and their assassin, Ray Watts, who they installed as our president, did their best to shut down our UAB football program. They were afraid that it would someday in the future UAB would dare to challenge "THE UNIVERSITY" of Aloabama for football supremacy in the state of Alabama. (As if that was ever going to happen.) If there was ever a present day Cain and Able story of of a big brother trying to kill off his little brother, this was it. Absolutely sickening! We fought long and hard and forced them to give our program back.

Some day hopefully someone will write a book on the subject. It would make a great movie; David overcomes Goliath, good and persistence victorious over pure evil.

[Stuckinthebush]

15. We are very lucky to have Kyke here in the Ham

He's so good.

I'm buying my season tickets as soon as I can. Perhaps we will see each other at a Blazer game!

[DemonGoddess]

16. great article!

Politics is about compromise, not sabotage.

That's the sort of thing a Trump supporter would do.