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amborin

(16,631 posts)
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 11:23 AM Jun 2016

WSJ: Clinton May Not Be Nominee

There is now more than a theoretical chance that Hillary Clinton may not be the Democratic nominee for president.

How could that happen, given that her nomination has been considered a sure thing by virtually everyone in the media and in the party itself? Consider the possibilities.

The inevitability behind Mrs. Clinton’s nomination will be in large measure eviscerated if she loses the June 7 California primary to Bernie Sanders. That could well happen.
Opinion Journal Video
Hoover Institution Research Fellow Bill Whalen on the latest Golden State poll and the implications for next week's presidential primary. Photo credit: Getty Images.

A recent PPIC poll shows Mrs. Clinton with a 2% lead over Mr. Sanders, and a Fox News survey found the same result. Even a narrow win would give him 250 pledged delegates or more—a significant boost. California is clearly trending to Mr. Sanders, and the experience in recent open primaries has been that the Vermont senator tends to underperform in pre-election surveys and over-perform on primary and caucus days, thanks to the participation of new registrants and young voters.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/clinton-might-not-be-the-nominee-1464733898

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WSJ: Clinton May Not Be Nominee (Original Post) amborin Jun 2016 OP
Ruppert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal ? You should be so proud Mr. Progressive....LOL Trust Buster Jun 2016 #1
If Sanders gets 250 delegates in California, annavictorious Jun 2016 #2
Bernie would have to beat her by 50% to just catch up. onehandle Jun 2016 #3
This guy is a Fox news and NewMax hack. No different than H.A. Goodman still_one Jun 2016 #5
Douglas Schoen, a politcal analyst for Fox News and columnist for Newsmax still_one Jun 2016 #4
I hope she's not. bigwillq Jun 2016 #6
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #7
Kick nt Derdog Jun 2016 #8
 

annavictorious

(934 posts)
2. If Sanders gets 250 delegates in California,
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 11:39 AM
Jun 2016

how many does that leave for Mrs. Clinton?

If Sanders wins by the same 8% that Clinton beat Obama by in 2008, the result will be the same as it was then. The candidate with the most delegates will get the nomination.

Sanders should be ashamed of himself for duping people in order to live the high life for a few more weeks.

still_one

(92,138 posts)
4. Douglas Schoen, a politcal analyst for Fox News and columnist for Newsmax
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 11:41 AM
Jun 2016

Nothing to see here, but another dick morris like opinion, consistently wrong

His record is as good as H.A. Goodman

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
6. I hope she's not.
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 11:49 AM
Jun 2016

I would take pretty much any other DEM besides Ms. Clinton. I wish her and her husband would just go away.

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