Colorado Dems admit mistake: cost Bernie key delegate (told HRC but not Bernie or public)

[amborin]

http://www.denverpost.com/election/ci_29755029/colorado-democrats-admit-mistake-that-cost-bernie-sanders

Colorado Democrats admit mistake that cost Bernie Sanders key delegate


Denver Post uncovers that Democratic Party told Hillary Clinton's campaign about caucus counting mistake, but kept public and Bernie Sanders camp in the dark

Bernie Sanders won one more delegate in Colorado than first projected after the Colorado Democratic Party admitted this week that it misreported the March 1 caucus results from 10 precinct locations.

The party discovered the discrepancy a week after the caucus but did not correct the public record.

Hillary Clinton's campaign discussed the error with state party officials last week, but the Sanders campaign apparently didn't realize the issue until being informed Monday evening by The Denver Post.


Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to supporters during a campaign rally Tuesday evening in the Arts and Sciences
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to supporters during a campaign rally Tuesday evening in the Arts and Sciences Auditorium at the University of Wyoming campus on April 5, 2016, in Laramie, Wyo. Sanders won the Democratic presidential primary in Wisconsin Tuesday. (Blaine McCartney, The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)

The mistake is a minor shift with major implications. The new projection now shows the Vermont senator winning 39 delegates in Colorado, compared to 27 for Clinton.

Even if Clinton wins all 12 superdelegates in the state, Sanders can finish no worse than a split decision. The new count contrasts with prior projections from The Post, Bloomberg Politics and The Associated Press that indicated Clinton would probably win the majority of the 78 delegates in Colorado because of her support from party leaders with superdelegate status.

If Sanders lands one Colorado superdelegate — two are still undecided and others are facing significant pressure — he could win the state's delegation.

[NorthCarolina]

1. They probably just "forgot". nt

[jcgoldie]

2. Uhm

Ok so what makes this one delegate more "key" than the other 300+ he's losing by?

[Marr]

3. The post describes the situation. /nt

[jcgoldie]

5. I read it

Still doesn't explain why that one delegate is key when the candidate is getting thrashed other than some hollow moral victory in Colorado. Mathematically its insignificant.

[bkkyosemite]

4. There has been out and out deceiption throughout this primary and fraud and flipping votes.

If Clinton wins it will be a win full of the above.

[snot]

6. K&R'd.