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2016 Postmortem

Stellar

(5,644 posts) Mon Jun 6, 2016, 08:54 PM Jun 2016

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Hillary Clinton has officially reached the number of delegates necessary to secure the Democratic ..

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Hillary Clinton has officially reached the number of delegates necessary to secure the Democratic presidential nomination, the Associated Press reported Monday evening.

According to the Associated Press’ count of pledged delegates and its survey of unpledged delegates, also known as superdelegates, the former secretary of state has reached the 2,383-delegate threshold necessary to lock the nomination. CBS also announced the call.

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Hillary Clinton has officially reached the number of delegates necessary to secure the Democratic .. (Original Post) Stellar Jun 2016 OP

Congratulations. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #1

I wish it had been Bernie... Stellar Jun 2016 #2

No she hasn't, she's not even close in pledged delegates. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #3

The DNC clarified the rules this weekend and you are wrong Gothmog Jun 2016 #5

"officially" Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #4

LOL, another novel definition this time for the win! HereSince1628 Jun 2016 #6

So AP is now an "official" of the Democratic Party? Full spin ahead. n/t arendt Jun 2016 #7

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

1. Congratulations.

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 08:54 PM

Jun 2016

Stellar

(5,644 posts)

2. I wish it had been Bernie...

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 08:59 PM

Jun 2016

But I will vote Blue.

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)

3. No she hasn't, she's not even close in pledged delegates.

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 09:00 PM

Jun 2016

The super delegates don't count until they vote at the convention.

Gothmog

(144,951 posts)

5. The DNC clarified the rules this weekend and you are wrong

Reply to BillZBubb (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 09:15 PM

Jun 2016

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)

4. "officially"

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 09:00 PM

Jun 2016

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

6. LOL, another novel definition this time for the win!

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 09:21 PM

Jun 2016

arendt

(5,078 posts)

7. So AP is now an "official" of the Democratic Party? Full spin ahead. n/t

Reply to Stellar (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 09:32 PM

Jun 2016

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