Hillary Clinton Is Dominating Bernie Sanders After Picking Up 87 More Superdelegates - PoliticusUsa

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Hillary Clinton Is Dominating Bernie Sanders After Picking Up 87 More Superdelegates
Hillary Clinton has picked up 87 more superdelegates this week to 11 for Bernie Sanders. The new wave endorsements have powered Clinton to a 481-55 delegate lead according to the AP.
Jason Easley - PoliticusUsa
Thu, Feb 18th, 2016 at 2:46 pm

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Hillary Clinton has picked up 87 more superdelegates this week to 11 for Bernie Sanders. The new wave endorsements have powered Clinton to a 481-55 delegate lead according to the AP.

According to the AP, winning primaries and caucuses won’t be enough for Sen. Sanders:

If these delegates to the party’s national convention continue to back Clinton overwhelmingly — and they can change their minds — Sanders would have to win the remaining primaries by a landslide just to catch up. He would have to roll up big margins because every Democratic contest awards delegates in proportion to the vote, so even the loser can get some.

After the initial contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sanders has a small 36-32 lead among delegates won in primaries and caucuses. But when superdelegates are included, Clinton leads 481-55, according to the AP count. It’s essentially a parallel election that throws Clinton’s lopsided support from the Democratic establishment into stark relief.

Clinton is crushing Sanders in the delegate primary. While pundits and supporters are focused on the popular vote, Hillary Clinton has been cleaning up with delegates. Thanks to her superdelegate advantage, close defeats are as good as victories for Hillary Clinton. South Carolina will award 59 delegates to 43 for the Nevada caucuses, and Clinton remains poised for a double-digit victory in South Carolina.

The Clinton campaign is campaigning hard in Texas with an eye towards the 252 delegates that will be awarded in the Lone Star State on March 1 (Super Tuesday). The Clinton camp is also focused on Georgia (116 delegates) and Virginia (110 delegates) as top Super Tuesday targets.

Unless Bernie Sanders pulls off a big win in Nevada, Hillary Clinton could be poised to go on a big delegate run over the next two weeks.

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Link: http://www.politicususa.com/2016/02/18/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-picking-87-superdelegates.html

[Maedhros]

1. It's no surprise that Hillary's aptitude is for selling access for support.

She's been doing that for the entire campaign.

See the paid-off local bottom-feeders
passing themselves off as leaders
kiss the ladies, shake hands with the fellows
then it's 'Open for business!' like a cheap bordello

And they call it 'democracy'...

- Bruce Cockburn

[virtualobserver]

4. oh, the convenience of lobbyist delegates!

let your fingers do the walking, let the money do the talking.

[onecaliberal]

2. WOOO HOOOO 4 more wars, 4 more wars, 4 more wars

Cut my SS, leave me with perpetual debt, imprison our fellows for decades... AWESOME!!!

[libtodeath]

3. "While pundits and supporters are focused on the popular vote, Hillary Clinton has been cleaning up"

Says it all,if she had honor she would immediately disavow any until the popular vote total is in or enough regular delegates.

[bunnies]

5. Note to voters: Fuck you.

Good strategy.

[highprincipleswork]

6. If superdelegates decide this nomination, the Democratic Party is doomed. At least for 2016.

[farleftlib]

17. What you said.

But do they really care about us? They only acknowledge us plebes once every 4 years and now we can forget about that if we don't do as we're told.

The battle will go to Hillary but the war will be won by the Republicans.

[reformist2]

7. If she wins with Superdelegates, the 'Democratic' Party will be a national joke.

[kristopher]

8. She might buy the nomination this way but it will cost her the election.

I see a Independent run in the cards for someone that thinks they can unite the Bernie and Trump economic supporters into a new coalition to challenge the D/R establishment.

[AOR]

20. Everyone has a breaking point...

when you're being fucked over at every turn. Sanders just might yet say fuck you and run as an Indy if these Democratic Party establishment hacks continue on with their bullshit of buying the nomination for Clinton.

[Punkingal]

9. Screw them....

[Vinca]

10. Super delegates can change their votes.

If Bernie gets the popular vote of the party, the super delegates will have a choice: switch to Bernie or destroy the party.

[WillyT]

12. This Is True, But She Must Be In A Panic To Be Buying Them Up left And Right Lately...

Link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511264163

[Segami]

11. Why have a primary?

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Just coronate her without going through this democratic charade.

[boomer55]

13. superdelegates = bought and paid for cronies for the establishment

[senz]

14. She wants to force her way in.

The American people should have a say on this.

[WillyT]

15. Oh... We Will... One Way Or The Other...

[elehhhhna]

16. well fu k the primary then

The party has spoken?

Way to destroy what's left of Dem credibility. If there's any left.

[WillyT]

18. They Are So Tone-Deaf To Everything Else, I Doubt They've Even Considered The Blowback...

That Would Come Their Way.

We're not gonna take it
Never did and never will
We're not gonna take it
Gonna break it, gonna shake it,
Let's forget it better still

- Tommy/The Who