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Related: About this forumJohn Lauritis: The Math of The Convention
https://johnlaurits.com/2016/06/15/the-math-of-the-convention/
The Math of the Convention
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The National Convention:
The Math, as it stands on June 15th
The Straight Numbers
First of all, for those of you who may not have heard C/inton has not clinched the nomination & Super-delegates do not vote until July 25th. She does not have the 2,383 pledged delegates that are needed to clinch nor will she, as there are no more primaries. Anyone who says otherwise is either a liar or they simply dont know what theyre talking about.
As of now, June 15th, according to the Green Papers (bookmark them, theyll never lie to you like the NYT does), the pledged delegate count stands thusly:
Bernie Sanders | 1,833 / 45.2%
Hillary Clinton | 2,218 / 54.8%
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Something to Keep in Mind
Remember: now that all of the 4,051 pledged delegates are accounted for (they shouldnt be, but thats another issue ), every delegate that we gain whether from state conventions, from recounts, from updated California results, or from whatever else each delegate is taken from $hillarys total and added to Bernie Sanders total. In other words, while there are 385 delegates between C/inton & Sanders, we only need half of that number to catch up make sense? We dont need to gain 385 delegates we only need to gain 193 delegates to take the lead.
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....more at link
it is a two way street at the convention. otherwise, it is not democratic.
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John Lauritis: The Math of The Convention (Original Post)
hopemountain
Jun 2016
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Jennylynn
(696 posts)1. We GOT this!!


hopemountain
(3,919 posts)2. it's the ability to keep focused on
the issues - and all of us
snot
(10,931 posts)3. K&R'd!