And here we have it. Alan Fram at @AP solicited SDs yesterday.

[Triana]

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/740252636025348096

KING: Hillary Clinton did not win the Democratic Primary, she won a secret survey of party elites

On Monday, on the eve of the most important day in the primary, on a day where not a single vote was cast, Hillary Clinton was surprisingly declared the winner of the Democratic Primary.

Tuesday was scheduled to be the single biggest day of the entire Democratic Primary season with a total of 694 pledged delegates up for grabs in California, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and New Mexico.

In the past 45 days alone, more than 650,000 new voters registered in California and the state announced that with 72% of available voters registered, it was the highest percentage of people ever registered for primaries in the state.

This should have been a celebration for the Democratic Party as it welcomed record numbers of new voters into the fold. Instead, something far more nefarious and underhanded has happened. New voters didn't put Hillary Clinton over the top. Pledged delegates didn't seal the deal. It wasn't a recount of a primary or caucus.

LINK: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/king-hillary-clinton-not-won-democratic-primary-article-1.2664569

[randome]

1. OMG! The AP actually contacted people?? How dare they!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[Bob41213]

12. Essentially they conducted a poll the day before the election...

And published a story that said the election is over, Hillary won. Using a poll to declare the election a day before the last vote? That's not a bit disingenuous?

[randome]

18. Wrong. They published a story that said she is the presumptive nominee, which is true.

And they have been in contact with the superdelegates -so I would imagine- ever since the Primary began.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[alcibiades_mystery]

29. "Day before the election"

The election has been going on for months. There was an election in Puerto Rico the day before they made these contacts.

[Lucinda]

2. AP does it every election. Not exactly the scoop of the year here... n/t

[notadmblnd]

9. Do you have any links to previous years SD Surveys?

Thanks in advance.

[Lucinda]

21. The AP archives beta isn't running anymore, but if you have a real interest

I'm sure you can search election by election and find them. Or call them.

[notadmblnd]

23. I didn't think so.

Thanks

[Lucinda]

24. As I expected...you didn't really want the info. n/t

[notadmblnd]

27. No, I wanted to know if you could back up what you said

And you can't.

[msongs]

34. bernie is losing. that's what the story says. oh well nice try nt

[notadmblnd]

38. You make no sense at all

go away.

[Maedhros]

37. Hillary supporters are logic-challenged. [n/t]

[geek tragedy]

3. yes, this is what the AP story said they did.

King is correct for the next 7 hours or so.

[NCTraveler]

4. Now you are opposed to journalism? WTF. nt.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. That's what reporters do.

Research the story.

[ljm2002]

22. "We're rounding up superdelegates"...

...that's what reporters do? Really?

[notadmblnd]

25. Don't cha know? Reporters don't report the news, they make it.

[AzDar]

6. On the eve of the largest state in the country voting? Yeah. Nothing suspicious HERE..

VOTER SUPPRESSION IN ANY FORM IS SHAMEFUL

Hard to believe anyone on DU supports this shit...

[Triana]

8. Exactly. n/t

[anigbrowl]

15. This isn't voter suppression

there was new information from the virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Primaries. That's a perfectly good reason to canvass uncommitted superdelegates and see if any of them have come to a decision. You're basically saying the press should stop working until everyone has voted, because you don't trust people to show up if they have access to information that might demotivate them.

[NWCorona]

16. I think that some people are under the assumption that California went last in 2008 as well.

[msongs]

35. bernie keeps saying HE will win and IS the winner. sounds like voter suppression attempt to me t

[Surya Gayatri]

7. Yes? What's your point? The Elections Chief at NBC explained that they regularly

contact and survey the uncommitted delegates after each new round of primary elections, in order to determine if anything has changed and to update their data.

After the VI and PR results last weekend, some surveyed supers had made a move and NBC reported it, but ONLY after AP broke the story first.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1107159091

[Triana]

11. **** after each new round of primary elections ****

NOT before people have voted!

[Surya Gayatri]

14. Hellloooo? VI and PR had just voted. NBC resurveyed, as per procedure.

[anigbrowl]

17. Are the voters in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico not people in your eyes?

Why should their votes be ignored just because they favored a candidate you oppose?

[PepperHarlan]

10. WAIT. Are you saying a reporter....called someone1?!

[Cali_Democrat]

28. hahaha

Perfect.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

13. Oh noes!!!

Journalists who investigate things? Preposterous!

So many people here act like this is the first election cycle they've been through.

[Sheepshank]

19. It's what they do...nothing unique for 2016 as you try to imply

implying something is different, is no better than lying about it.

[RobertEarl]

20. Pretty f'n slick

WE WON!!

It's an old ploy. Declare victory before the game is over.

They have been doing it from day one, so it is no surprise. Only this time they got a major news org to out themselves as spokes people. Master stroke!!

I have a feeling that the numbers from California are looking so bad for H that this preemptive strike had to be done to counter the awful news about to come.

Problem is: it doesn't really end for another 50 days. Long time in politics.

[jwirr]

30. Has there been any word from CA? Is this lie working?

[TimPlo]

31. In 2000 the news did it for FL calling it for Bush before most of votes where even done.

It was found to have a impact on the election but so what I guess. I guess Clinton supporters where happy with Bush 8 years in office as they don't seem to care about media calling elections early.

[grasswire]

32. Yes, it's a ploy from Bush v. Gore

A great effort was made in the days of the 2000 recount to establish Bush as the winner. It was an enormous PR offensive.

HRC has used the same tactic already in this campaign to establish her image as the winner before events warrant such determination.

[alcibiades_mystery]

26. Aren't these the same party elites Bernie is relying on to hand him the nomination, even if behind

in pledged delegates?

Make up your mind, Berniecrats? Are the Superdelegates good or bad today?

Maybe I should be more specific: are they good or bad at this particular hour?

Incoherent piffle.

[Optimism]

33. The superdelegates who will install Clinton in fifty days ...

... DESPITE all her many, many negatives and atrocious poll numbers will have President Trump on their very own consciences.

But then again, he's likely less of a military hawk than Hillary, so I guess that's the silver lining?

[leftynyc]

39. How DARE they

give their vote to the winner of the pledged delegate race as well as the popular vote. DAMN THEM TO HELL!!!

[Hiraeth]

36. round up? like a herd? fuck me running that is some funny shit right there.