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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I've been a Bernie guy all the way, but let's face it: for all intents and purposes Hillary [View all]CentralMass
(15,265 posts)59. The numbers..
At this point 3,149 standard delegates have been awarded
Hillary has 1,716 and Bernie has 1,433. So Hillary enjoys a 283 delegate lead at this point.
While the reported super delegate count committed so far is Hillary 524 to Bernie's 40. Bernie's 40 out of 564 superd's is 7% of the 564 while Hillary's 524 is 93% of the 564 who have committed to date. Clearly a sham, and the superd's don't officially commit and get tallied until the convention and can and most likely will change.
Bernie is 283 delegates behind and can tie or surpass Hillary in standard pledged delegates before the convention and before she can secure enough standard delegates to win the nomination.
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I've been a Bernie guy all the way, but let's face it: for all intents and purposes Hillary [View all]
Fast Walker 52
May 2016
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I would prefer Bernie as the nominee but I don't know about "real opportunities"
Fast Walker 52
May 2016
#4
Laugh all you want. You supporters of Hillary do a lot of laughing and making fun of
bkkyosemite
May 2016
#49
"his campaign managers are still busy drawing hefty checks while telling supporters that a win is..
Yavin4
May 2016
#58
she at least realizes the science of climate change is real, that's important
Fast Walker 52
May 2016
#6
Not mutually exclusive to fight Trump AND fight to make the election meaningful
Armstead
May 2016
#13
I agree and I love Bernie. But I want to see the GOP destroyed this cycle. They are fucking due.
Fast Walker 52
May 2016
#33
I agree, but think we should remember that it is possible to walk and chew gum at this point
Armstead
May 2016
#43
I think Bernie is bamboozling his millions of supporters, and I want the same thing.
kstewart33
May 2016
#44
Walk the plank? In what way? Gonna want to meet them in the middle of the plank and
TheKentuckian
May 2016
#69
Have to get rid of machines for 2020 to be a honest election and corporate shills out of
bkkyosemite
May 2016
#34
Trump may turn out to be a disaster, but there's a lot of anti-DEM sentiment this year
bigwillq
May 2016
#19
A candidacy ends on election day. A movement doesn't. Whether Sanders wins the nomination or not,
Vote2016
May 2016
#22
I agree. It's also important to realize what a joke Trump is, and how vulnerable the GOP is
Fast Walker 52
May 2016
#27
It's only critically important for voters in Ohio and Florida to realize Trump is a joke
Vote2016
May 2016
#63