The key flaws in Sanders' argument that he still has a path to the nomination:
Everyone can credit Sanders with conducting a campaign that has exceeded expectations. Fine. But here are his two key arguments for continuing to the convention and contesting the nomination at the convention, and there are some very deep flaws in them.
1) He continues to assert he has a political revolution going on with more energy and that this will draw out more voters and ensure his victory in the general election. Well, he has drawn out a lot of young people. But his numbers are actually much less than Hillary's, less than Obama's were, and he hasn't forged a wide and diverse coalition. He is appealing only to certain demographics. And he isn't producing a LONGTERM political movement.
2) He claims he will be stronger against Trump based on current polls. But those polls don't mean diddly squat right now. He hasn't been the subject of YEARS of relentless attacks as Hillary has. He has not been fully vetted. No negative campaign machine has been launched against him yet. If he was the nominee, just wait until they start running the endless ANTI-SOCIALIST ads with red hammer and sickle flags. His poll numbers would plummet.
The best thing for Bernie to do at the end of this primary contest is to gracefully concede and support Hillary. She will have either all the pledged delegates she needs, or very close to it. And she will have MANY more popular votes. She will have more primary contest wins. Trying to contest the convention would be futile and counterproductive. It is going to be reality time for the Sanders campaign. In fact, it already is.
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