Why the Clinton Camp Isn't Worried After Michigan Primary Loss

[onehandle]

The key to this confidence? Delegate math.

A Democratic candidate needs 2,383 delegates, or representatives who will vote for them at the convention, to be eligible as the party's nominee. Although Clinton has only won four more states than Sanders, she leads him by more than 200 pledged delegates, 760 to 546.

"The important point of winning the nomination is that the delegates were by no means way split evenly," Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said on a call with reporters, although he noted that he “obviously” wished the final results in Michigan had been different.

"By virtue of secretary Clinton's huge margin of victory in Mississippi versus Sen. Sanders' narrow margin in Michigan, we won many more delegates than Sen. Sanders last night,” Mook continued.

http://news.yahoo.com/why-clinton-camp-isnt-worried-michigan-primary-loss-225020135.html

[ibegurpard]

1. Yeah we know they're not worried

Carry on

[Stuckinthebush]

2. The supers

And the massive delegate edge make it almost impossible for Sanders to win. He can virtually tie the remaining races and eek out a win but still lose. Of course he won't eek out wins in all states and he cant win by a large enough margin to pull the nomination.

Congrats on his victory last night. In the end it won't matter, however. It does keep him in the game a bit longer though.

[CorkySt.Clair]

3. She won't need the supers to win

[Stuckinthebush]

5. Not at all

But it does end the Sanders run earlier with them on board.

[Barack_America]

4. They have absolutely nothing to worry about.

Except they really need to be pushing gun control harder in Ohio and Southern Illinois. They're missing a big opportunity there.

[JFKDem62]

7. Right, football is another topic for her to consider discussing in Ohio

Trashing the OSU Buckeyes would make a big impression with Ohio voters.

[revbones]

6. Um. So why all the posts here and news stories about now worrying then?

Seems like there's an awful lot of concern for something so easily brushed under the rug...

[Warren DeMontague]

8. Yes, far better to eke out a slim victory than consider that maybe there's a problem.

Heaven forfend our campaign actually ask why Millennials can't stand us, for instance. Better to keep insulting and condescending to them.

Or ask how we're gonna carry a swing state like Colorado in November if every time we're asked about marijuana legalization we pivot to 'the heroin addiction problem'.

And so on.

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. So tonight she pivots to the General?

Cuz thats what I would do if I weren't worried.