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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Removing the super delegates for clarity [View all]hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)39. My point is these states have a large amount of delegates and Sanders does poorly among
registered Democrats so in a closed primary he will lose.
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Well, no, you can't do that now. Superdelegates are a part of Sanders strategy
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#4
And by the way there is close to zero chance of a brokered convention in a two person race.
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#5
If Hillary gets less than 54% AND Bernie gets less than 67.5% where does that lead...
kristopher
Mar 2016
#9
Since all delegates vote it leads to one of the two going over the threshold.
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#12
I have been finding it very curious how the msm always talks about the possibility of a GOP brokered
jillan
Mar 2016
#8
If you understand the process, you know that with only two candidates, its virtually impossible
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#13
hillary can sleepwak to get the 42% of the remaining pledge delegats...its the math
beachbum bob
Mar 2016
#28
Ted Kennedy actually tried to get delegates released from their first round pledges in 80 and failed
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2016
#29
Ted Kennedy wanted for the delegates to be released from their first round pledges.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2016
#34
I don't see anywhere that the minority heavy states benefit more than others.
LiberalFighter
Mar 2016
#61
I don't see how the Mikulski Commission brought about those states going earlier.
LiberalFighter
Mar 2016
#70
I find it disingenuous for Bernie to even be on the ballot after all this time.
LiberalFighter
Mar 2016
#62
Sort of, but with a two-candidate race like this it should really be just a formality.
eomer
Mar 2016
#31
I agree, but that isn't the line the news media is promoting to help Hillary.
kristopher
Mar 2016
#35
And that is why, if Bernie really does pull it off, he will have beaten "the establishment"
pdsimdars
Mar 2016
#48
My point is these states have a large amount of delegates and Sanders does poorly among
hrmjustin
Mar 2016
#39
I always like to point out that the Democratic Party is only 31% of the electorate
pdsimdars
Mar 2016
#51
Like she did the other night, and *still* only came away with 57 more delegates ...
Myrina
Mar 2016
#50
With all the misleading posts about it being all over, it's nice to get real clarity. NUMBERS
pdsimdars
Mar 2016
#43