Steve Kornacki right now on Joy Reid's show - looks like Sanders "flipped" another SD to Clinton!

[George II]

He had 41 a few days ago, now only 39. Way to make friends and influence people.

Superdelegates:

Clinton 527
Sanders 39

Pledged Delegates:

Clinton 1771
Sanders 1497

Totals:

Clinton 2298
Sanders 1536

Clinton ahead by 762 delegates, only 85 from clinching the nomination.

[DCBob]

1. Are there any reports of Hillary supers flipping to Sanders?

That is Bernie's strategy to win so I just wonder how that is progressing.

[Rose Siding]

3. Haven't heard of that happening and I bet it would be big news.

[DCBob]

9. No doubt and dozens of ops here with hundreds of recs.

That's probably the best evidence there are none.

[Thinkingabout]

2. This will happen more before the convention.

[Iliyah]

4. I've read that happened about a month ago.

The two SD's don't want their names out there BECAUSE, well you know why.

[BootinUp]

5. WooHoo! Thanks Bernie! LOL

[Cha]

7. If you want to read a report on why Emmett Hansen II Flipped.. it's posted right below this..

[Cha]

6. Well, here's one.. I did a report on him.. the 17th of May.. Emmett Hansen II~Virgin Islands..

Bernie Sanders is trying to persuade Democratic Party superdelegates backing Hillary Clinton to flip their allegiance as a last-ditch bid for the nomination, but one Sanders supporter is going the other way.

Emmett Hansen II, the Democratic National Committeeman for the U.S. Virgin Islands, decided to shift his support to Clinton after a weekend briefing on her plans for U.S. territories that followed months of dissatisfaction with Sanders’ lack of concrete positions.

His reasons go right to the heart of Clinton's critique of the Sanders campaign. Hansen said that while he’s a believer in sweeping change, he also wants to get things done.

“There are no more windmills to joust against and no more mountains to climb,” said Hansen, a native of St. Croix who was on the Sanders campaign's list of publicly committed superdelegate supporters. “It comes down to one thing: what’s best for the Virgin Islands, to be fully incorporated into the United States.”

Among Clinton's pledges: giving the territories the ability to vote in presidential elections, and providing the same Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid benefits that are available in the 50 states.

Hansen said the decision to switch wasn't easy. He had been communicating with the Sanders campaign for months, pushing his aides to commit to taking detailed positions on issues affecting the U.S. Virgin Islands. He said the answers weren't forthcoming. ``I know a million different ways not to answer a question,” he said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-05-17/sanders-quest-for-superdelegates-loses-one-after-virgin-island-official-flips-to-Clinton

"I know a million different ways not to answer a question,” he said."

Ain't that just like BS.

https://theobamadiary.com/2016/05/17/a-tweet-or-two-351/#comments

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1107136887

Mahalo, George~ ;hi:

[Hekate]

12. Mahalo indeed. You know what, Cha? Islanders can relate to islanders...

Hawai'i was still a Territory when my family moved there, and I had a child's-eye view of the Statehood debate. Even though it has become controversial in the past couple of decades, and believe me when I say I understand why that is, at the time it was a very urgent consideration of our powerlessness vis a vis the US government and the benefits of full citizenship.

If the US is going to hold offshore territories for whatever reason, we should be meticulous in our treatment of the people who live there.

I am glad Hillary gets that. I'm not really surprised that Senator "One Size Fits All" doesn't really.

[Cha]

15. Mahalo for your experience from back in the day, Hekate, when

Hawaii became a state and what other off shore territories are going through.

As Emmett Hansen II said.. it's all about "what's good for the Virgin Islands".. and sanders didn't answer their questions or return their phone calls.. who does that? Not the first report I've heard of this..

Hillary with all her experience on the world stage would get that.

August 21, 1959 Hawaii became a state

[Koinos]

8. As the convention approaches...

More and more Bernie superdelegates are going to head for the exit.

You don't want to be the last one off a sinking ship. That is not a good career-building choice.

[SharonClark]

10. I like that pledged delegate difference of 274

Sanders can't honestly claim 'the people' support him over Hillary.

[beachbumbob]

11. Be more leaving sanders...

[SaschaHM]

13. There is going to be a flood of SD endorsements after PR...

Sure, NJ and CA are going to take her over the top 2 days later, but someone is going to want to be the person that is delegate #2383.

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. K&R!