Shakesville: Sanders says he's "entitled" to superdelegates. Oh.
Meanwhile: "Bernie Sanders Says Superdelegates Should Follow Voters' Will in Landslide States."
Bernie Sanders said on Sunday that he and Hillary Clinton were heading to a "contested" convention this summer because she will need superdelegates to secure the nomination, a claim that clashes with the accepted definition of a contested convention. He also said that superdelegates who have supported her should switch to him instead.
At a news conference in Washington, Mr. Sanders said that the Democratic convention in July would be contested because "it is virtually impossible for Secretary Clinton to reach the majority of convention delegates by June 14 with pledged delegates alone," and that she "will need superdelegates to take her over the top." He added: "In other words, the convention will be a contested convention."
A convention is typically understood as contested when a candidate cannot reach the necessary delegate count using both pledged delegates and superdelegates, typically party officials and state leaders who are not bound to any candidate.
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"If I win a state with 70 percent of the vote, you know what? I think I am entitled to those superdelegates," Mr. Sanders said.
Emphasis mine.
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/05/01/bernie-sanders-says-superdelegates-should-follow-voters-will-in-landslide-states/?_r=0
So, Sanders believes he is "entitled" to superdelegates' votes, and also doesn't understand what a contested convention actually is. Also: Even if the system worked precisely the way he wants it to work, and he got all those superdelegates to which he feels entitled, guess what? He'd still be losing—because Clinton has had more decisive victories in bigger states with larger numbers of superdelegates.
So, this, too—like all of his other excuses for why he is losing—is bullshit.
Sanders' fundraising has dropped off a cliff, so it's obvious that a significant number of his supporters have resigned themselves to the fact that he's lost. The only people still in denial seem to be the diehard conspiracy spinners and the candidate himself.
http://www.shakesville.com/2016/05/oh-bernie-todays-edition.html
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Good morning, Cha! 
We had our 2016 election.
So far, 80% "Ready for Hillary"!
You're welcome, America! 
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/AL-D
how Cool is that?!
America thanks you, smart voters! 
funny 'cause it's so true.. like President Obama says .. don't let them bamboozle you! 
that show over there @ camp sanders.. now there's no doubt.
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Aloha and I wish you a wonderful day!
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The truly disgusting part about Bernie's contested convention aspirations is how he thinks he's entitled to override the will of POC/women.
https://twitter.com/theonlyadult
term and so do many other PoC. Thanks in advance! 
He isn't forced to say anything. Others do feed him headlines, obvious after he over-reacted to the one about Hillary insinuating he was "unqualified" and that turned out to have been just a made-up headline, but ultimately he is the candidate and is responsible for his campaign.
He has always loved talking while others listen. As a young man he saw his chance amidst other young people during protests, and he has gravitated to a microphone ever since--even if he really doesn't have anything fresh or important to say, and perhaps he doesn't even care as much about things as he pretends--he likes to be the important big guy in the room. This helps to explain why he has not attracted many Congressional colleagues to his side, because they would have to stand behind him and not likely ever get their back scratched in return. Listen to how many times he uses the pronoun "I" when he speaks. On the flip-side he assumes to speak for "the American People."
Sanders has gone off the rails due to his own pomposity. I have always wondered if he has a personality disorder.
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