Sanders backers worry that Clinton will clinch nomination before California’s polls close

[Iamaartist]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/31/sanders-backers-worry-that-clinton-will-clinch-nomination-before-californias-polls-close/


EMERYVILLE, Calif. — With just one week to go before this state's primary, supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders are starting to ask whether media coverage will skew results by declaring Hillary Clinton the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party.

"Here's what's really bad," said RoseAnn DeMoro, the executive director of the pro-Sanders union National Nurses United, after the candidate held an event with its members. "At 5 o'clock, evidently, there's this plan for the media, if Clinton wins New Jersey, to say: 'This is over. She's got it locked up.' That's a lie. That's a lie."

"It's a lie," a nurse in the audience said loudly.

[Clinton decisively wins Democratic primaries in 4 states]

DeMoro was referring to not-so-secret plans for media outlets, which have been keeping their own delegate counts, to mark the moment when Clinton wins the 2,383 delegates needed to clinch the nomination. The Associated Press's count, the basis for many other media outlets, has Clinton at 2,312 — 1,769 won in primaries and 543 superdelegates. There are 12 delegates up for grabs in the U.S. Virgin Islands on June 4, and 67 more in Puerto Rico the next day. At her current pace, Clinton would hit the 2,383 target on June 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern time, when polls close in New Jersey and the state's 142 delegates are parceled out.

"This is what I call trouble, what I'm about to start here," Chris Matthews said on MSNBC last week. "At 8 o'clock that night, Eastern time, the networks — including this one — will be prepared to declare that Hillary has won.

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I cant wait until BS will go home to Vermont soon , and the closest he will get to the white house is to pass it on the way to the senate..if even he still has his job...

Bye BS

[WhiteTara]

1. Don't the nurses have a superpac for Bernie?

I thought that it was illegal for the candidate to coordinate with the candidate. Or maybe those rules don't apply.

[Iamaartist]

4. Not sure... I thought so to.....

[jmowreader]

26. For most candidates, superPACs can't coordinate with them

https://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2012/01/31/nine-things-you-need-know-about-super-pacs/

Bernie, however, thinks these rules don't apply to him.

[NYC Liberal]

2. "Math is a lie," a nurse in the audience said loudly.

Fixed it.

[Iamaartist]

3. His suppoters never knew what the word Math meant...

She will win by Math they still don't get it...

[NYC Liberal]

5. Math is rigged!

We need to change the laws of mathematics so that 1,545 delegates is greater than 2,291 delegates.

[Iamaartist]

8. Maybe they need a course in basic math.....unreal with his supporters....

[sarae]

13. LOL

That's soooo unfair!! Who decided that 1,545 is actually more than 2,291? Just because some stupid mathematician says so doesn't mean it's true!

[Sparkly]

40. We need to take on the Big Numbas!

The system has to work for little numbas, too!

[sarae]

41. HAHA

I can hear him saying that.

[BootinUp]

15. lol nt

[SunSeeker]

6. Here's some music for their whining...

[Iamaartist]

12. LOL

[sarae]

14. But...but...

it's RIGGED!! Bernie said so!!!

LOLOLOLOLOL

[Treant]

7. It's a lie!

She won't really have all those delegates because...time zone math or something.

However, it does look like Clinton will clinch the nom either when New Jersey closes, or possibly even before it opens when she wins VI and PR, and some supers declare.

[DemonGoddess]

9. ^^^This!!!

and yes, that nurses group has a superpac that supports Bernie

[Iamaartist]

16. They are worried time is running out

[Treant]

18. The Bernie Clock

currently only measures time in one time zone.

And that time is always, "Too late."

[yallerdawg]

10. The bigger "lie" would be for the press to be silent...

when the candidate meets the required number of delegates to win the nomination!

I think they will be able to call it before June 7th - wouldn't that be ever so much more annoying?

[Iamaartist]

17. Good one LOL

[Cha]

43. Yeah, like BS wants to muzzle Free Speech.. nobody gets to talk but

BS!

Great point, thank you, yallerdawg~

[sharp_stick]

11. I like the line "There's this plan"

It's a massive conspiracy between the bigwigs of all the media companies and the on air talent. They all must get together in a SOHO bar and discuss how exactly to pull this off at just the right time to do the most damage to Sanders campaign.

Morons abound.

[Iamaartist]

21. I agree they will do anything to lie.....

[George II]

19. Required reading

At least Chapter 1:

Fundamentals of Mathematics

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers
Chapter 2. Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers
Chapter 3. Exponents, Roots, and Factorization of Whole Numbers
Chapter 4. Introduction to Fractions and Multiplication and Division of Fractions
Chapter 5. Addition and Subtraction of Fractions, Comparing Fractions, and Complex Fractions
Chapter 6. Decimals
Chapter 7. Ratios and Rates
Chapter 8. Techniques of Estimation
Chapter 9. Measurement and Geometry
Chapter 10. Signed Numbers
Chapter 11. Algebraic Expressions and Equations


https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/BookDetail.aspx?bookId=154

[Her Sister]

20. The system is so rigged! Who decided that New Jersey is in the East Coast !

While California is so far in the West Coast!

The only fair thing would be to have the same time on just that day!
Everything for Bernie !

The Coddling must DRAG this thing on and on....

[BobbyDrake]

23. Hey NJ, the "South" has a spot warmed up for you. nt

[Iamaartist]

32. California

Three hours behind,,, got many cousins living there..they can't admit to defect...

[sarae]

35. I'll never cease to be amazed at the stuff they come up with.

How many different ways can you accuse someone of rigging something? What's next? lol

[BobbyDrake]

22. Heck, if she wins blowouts in Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, she could have it cinched before NJ!

[jmowreader]

28. I did the numbers; without superdelegate support it's probably not possible

She needs 71 delegates to clinch. (Bernie, by comparison, needs 838 delegates to clinch.)

The Virgin Islands has 7 pledged delegates and 2 unclaimed SD. (http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/VI-D)

Puerto Rico has 60 pledged delegates and 3 unclaimed SD. (http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/PR-D)

To clinch this weekend she has to sweep both states AND take all the unclaimed SD. As much as I'd like to see it happen, there's no way it will.

Locking it up when NJ reports is fine by me.

[LannyDeVaney]

24. Call it Timezonegate.

[sheshe2]

25. It's all Hillary' fault.

[Mr Maru]

27. Sanders will show up at the White House gate, tin cup in hand

Begging for $$ to retire his campaign debt. I hope the Democratic Party tells him to go get it from his legions of precious cool kids and independents.

[Iamaartist]

31. LOL

Maybe he can join Trump


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[liberal N proud]

29. Tuesday night

[Iamaartist]

34. LOL

[stopbush]

30. If Hillary's super delegates were going to move to Sanders, they'd be doing it now.

Just like some Sanders supers have moved to Hillary in the last two weeks.

[Iamaartist]

33. By now they would have....

[sarae]

36. It's so annoying when they complain about superdelegates already being on board for Hillary

when they know that SDs will switch if the candidate is winning by other measures (like they did in 2008). How on earth can you justify flipping all the SDs when you're losing by every. single. measure? It blows my mind.

[Lil Missy]

37. It's time for reality to become the norm.

[splat]

38. It's a lie because they expect to steal it at the convention

Was I this lame for McCarthy and McGovern? Was Hillary?
Oof.

[anotherproletariat]

39. I hope at least some of these people reflect back on this time and realize how easily they were

brainwashed by a charlatan who made hollow promises. Such introspection could certainly help their lives going forward.

[Cha]

42. I am so hoping that, too, ap. That would be well Deserved Karma!

[beachbum bob]

44. anarchists never believe rules apply to them...and many of sanders followers come from that crowd

and why all the hate on hillary, the establishment and democracy has been nonstopped....in the end, those of us that believe in our country, in our democratic principles, the democratic "big tent".... and believe we can make a difference will continue with our work in electing Hillary and as many democrats as possible....sanders can decide what he wants his footnote in history to read...

he can be part of this history making election in a positive way or....not