Democratic voters watched. They listened.
They voted. As usual, it's a primary, so turnouts were relatively low. But, state after state, people caucused and voted in primaries. The results are clear. They decided that they wanted Hillary Clinton as the candidate. The numbers tell the story:
Clinton, Hillary Diane Rodham 15,992,580 55.62% 2,184 53.91%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" 12,270,603 42.68% 1,801 44.46%
In popular votes, Hillary has 3.7 million more than Bernie. In pledged delegates, who were allocated according to the voting results in each state, she has almost 56% compared to Bernie's almost 43%. In both, Hillary has a 2-digit lead.
The number that represents the majority of pledged delegates is 2026. Hillary now has 2184. That's more than 150 more than she needed, and there are only 20 more outstanding in the DC, primary, where she will get at least 14 of those delegates.
The voters who participated in the primaries and caucuses have spoken, in 50 states and several territories. They have expressed their opinion and voted for the candidate they preferred.
The numbers are clear. There is no getting away from looking at the numbers. They are what determine who the nominee will be. Enthusiasm for Bernie Sanders didn't result in enough votes to gain the majority of pledged delegates or of the popular vote.
To get a majority of ALL delegates, including the super delegates, Clinton needs just 200 super delegates to vote for her. Over 500 have already stated their intentions to do that.
Democrats have spoken. The answer is clear. Bernie Sanders did a remarkable job of competing, but he simply didn't succeed. He's a good guy, and I'd have voted for him and campaigned for him, had he become the nominee. He didn't do that. So, I"ll be voting for and campaigning for the Democratic nominee who did.
I am a Democrat. That's why.
Hillary 2016!
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