It's a wrap folks. Clinton declares the primary over.

[B2G]

May 19, 2016, 02:15 pm
Clinton: 'There is no way I won't be' nominee

Hillary Clinton thinks the race for the Democratic nomination is all but over, telling CNN Thursday there's "no way" she won't be the party's presidential nominee.

"I will be the nominee for my party, Chris. That is already done in effect. There is no way I won't be," the former first lady told CNN's Chris Cuomo.

Clinton called her delegate lead over rival Bernie Sanders "insurmountable" and said she expects him to unite behind her and rally his supporters to take on Donald Trump once she clinches the nomination.

"When I came out and withdrew and endorsed Sen. Obama, about 40 percent of my supporters said they would never support him, so I worked really hard to make the case, as I'm sure Sen. Sanders will," Clinton said. "Whatever differences we may have, they pale in comparison to the presumptive nominee of the Republican party."

She made the comments amid increasing fury between Sanders supporters and the Democratic Party that have sparked fears among Washington Democrats about whether the party will come together around Clinton.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/280565-clinton-there-is-no-way-i-wont-be-the-nominee

[puffy socks]

1. She is correct.

How is this a story?

[Trajan]

63. Puffy Brocks!

Pfffft ... Just like that ...

[puffy socks]

69. What's truly funny

is that you actually believe that's clever.

[timmymoff]

110. It's quite clever and dead on

[onecaliberal]

2. You will NEVER be POTUS, lady...

[StayFrosty]

4. Who will be president then?

[NWCorona]

21. Bernie or Biden.

[LanternWaste]

59. Creative prophecy... with sprinkles!

Creative prophecy... with sprinkles!

[NWCorona]

65. Mmm sprinkles!

[Art_from_Ark]

106. Is there an echo around here?

Is there an echo around here?

[NWCorona]

87. But he still has far less baggage than Hillary.

[NWCorona]

90. I still get your point tho

[NWCorona]

93. Same here!

[Baobab]

115. had enough neoliberalism and trade deals

its time to return to Democratic values.

[obamanut2012]

135. I'm a Biden supporter but: Anita Hill, credit card companies

Anyone saying Joe has "less baggage" than Hillary is

[NWCorona]

137. I didn't say he didn't have any but just the foundation puts Hillary leaps and bounds over Biden.

[Fast Walker 52]

10. I disagree. I can't see Trump being POTUS, that is for sure

[pdsimdars]

32. But she can't beat him. So if she's our nominee, hello President Trump.

[Fast Walker 52]

39. how do you know she can't with such certainty? Trump is a dangerous clown, and he has plenty of

problems with his own party. In the end, i think voters will see Hillary as a serious, knowledgeable candidate. Trump is more like Sarah Palin.

[Yurovsky]

48. She's not out of the woods wrt the FBI investigation...

and regardless it just underscores the widespread belief that she's a crook, and a greedy one at that.

She went into politics for fame and fortune. Bernie went into public service to serve, nothing more.

America will support Bernie over Hillary or Trump. She's needed every bit of her control over the DNC & the primary process to barely eek out a lead over Bernie, the most unlikely nominee you could have chosen a year ago.

She needs to focus on staying out of jail and let Bernie beat Trump.

[nadinbrzezinski]

58. Ah same mentality when people said he could never, ever, cross my heart

by the nominee

People never learn... he is dangerous, but he is no clown.

[Fast Walker 52]

103. I'm not saying never, but I can't see it. Besides, plenty of people seem convinced Hillary

will never ever win.

[nadinbrzezinski]

109. That is the difference between you and me

I can, and could, took me a week, of re-reading that first launch spiel, over and over and over again. There was something oddly familiar about it.

[Fast Walker 52]

111. you mean Trump's speech?

[nadinbrzezinski]

114. Yes, his campaign launch speech

And I rememberer telling my husband, he will be nominee, and then he has a very good change of getting the whole enchilada.

[Fast Walker 52]

116. I predicted he would be the nominee when he started leading consistently in the polls

I'm still far from convinced he will win in the GE. He has pissed off too many people. He's too big a flake. He's dangerously ill-informed.

But if he's elected by the American people, fuck, they deserve him.

[nadinbrzezinski]

117. You will never lose money

betting against the stupidity of the American people, and no I did not know up with that one.

[pdsimdars]

97. Someone posted a great video of Lawrence O'Donnell going over the polls and numbers.

Fascinating. And Hillary is falling down in head to heads with Trump.

Lawrence showed that in EVERY campaign Hillary was never able to reverse her trend. She always started off high and went down from there, EVERY TIME, no matter how much money she spent. That has happened between her and Bernie and it is happening between her and Trump. Bernie is still beating Trump by large margins.

[Fast Walker 52]

105. I don't think polls mean too much right now for Trump vs Hillary

the parties are at different stages.

Also, polls on average show Hillary leading.

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-general-election-trump-vs-clinton

[FlatBaroque]

12. AMEN!

[Fast Walker 52]

43. really? That's a pretty pathetic thing to feel if you're a Democrat

[ViseGrip]

26. Nope never ever!

[MariaThinks]

55. Neither will Bernie. Ever. He may not even be a senator after this.

And no one is paying him millions to give speeches.

[Art_from_Ark]

112. What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Even if Bernie does not win the nomination, he still has a Senate seat.

And Bernie doesn't give a flying fart if no one is going pay him millions to give speeches.

[Demsrule86]

107. Madam President!

And the Bern delusion won't stop her.

[underthematrix]

3. It's the math. HRC needs 9% of the remaining pledged to win

nomination while Bernie needs 91%. It is what it is.

[pdsimdars]

34. You got bad results because you started with wrong assumptions.

You'll have to do a makeup test on that math.

[yourpaljoey]

5. The FBI will correct her on that soon enough

[hack89]

8. You are really hoping that happens, aren't you? nt

[hack89]

60. Or maybe you really hate Hillary. nt

[redstateblues]

77. Lots of Trump enablers on this site

[AzDar]

85. Let's SEE: WE support a candidate who will BEAT TRUMP. YOU support a candidate who WILL NOT...

WHO is enabling Trump??

[anotherproletariat]

16. You forgot to say that all of the primaries that she won were unfair.

If Sanders supporters complained about other things the way they complain about election results

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2016/05/18/if-sanders-supporters-complained-about-other-things-the-way-they-complain-about-election-results/

[laserhaas]

44. It has nothing to do with abything but her name...IF

ANYBODY ELSE did all this 100% bullcrap of taking millions from foreigners..while Being Sec of State

And then erasing 30.000 emails from a secret server

They could possibly be shot

But not her high hubris full highness

Complete..udder BullChit

[passiveporcupine]

6. She forgot to add "It's my turn"

She is really not helping anything.

[anotherproletariat]

17. Is she wrong? nt

[passiveporcupine]

102. As wrong as Ann Romney

[boston bean]

7. Good. I am glad she has finally said this.

Bernie can suspend his campaign.

[B2G]

9. I'm sure he'll get right on that. nt

[boston bean]

11. He ought to.

[NWCorona]

23. Finally? Did you see the way Hillary snapped at Rachel Maddow?

[laserhaas]

46. Nope...missed that...Please...do tell?

[NWCorona]

51. Fyi

[laserhaas]

54. Thanks...she actually snapped but looked good doing so

Doesnt change the fact that Obama wasnt loaded down with this awful nad faith baggage

[NWCorona]

56. Yeah I thought she handled it well as well.

I can see it from her perspective and it must be frustrating.

[leftynyc]

50. So now you give a crap

about Rachel? I thought the Bernie supporters have tossed her under the bus (where she's in excellent company) when she didn't genuflect properly for your candidate.

[NWCorona]

52. I've always appreciated Rachel and still do.

I realize she has a role to play.

[laserhaas]

61. And thats what suchs about...purported...journalism

There's no purity...anymore

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. To strain to make a comparison

To strain to make a comparison would I be off bounds to say the NBA Eastern Conference Finals is over even though the Cavaliers have to win three more games to win the series.

[floriduck]

31. Straining is a major cause of hemorrhoids.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

33. You speak from personal experience?

[floriduck]

70. I'm a proctologist.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

71. Then you saved yourself a doctor's visit.

[floriduck]

72. And trying to help you from having to use the ACA.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

73. I have Medi Cal (CA Medicaid)-made available by the expansion of the program due to the ACA.

Plebeian that I am.

[floriduck]

78. I'm glad you at least have some insurance. Just hoping you don't need it. Everyone should have

coverage. But your candidate isn't on board with that right now. But she's always flip flopping. Maybe she'll learn from this.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

79. She has always supported the Affordable Care Act.

Millions of previously uninsured Americans are now receiving Medicaid because of the expansion of the program that was made possible by the Affordable Care Act.

[floriduck]

80. Yes and that left too many people uninsured. It was an okay start but fell short.

Don't be one of those, "I got mine. But you don't" kind of person. Single payer is the answer and you'd agree if you were not covered now.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

82. I got mine by being broke. That's kind a (sic) how you get Medicaid.

[floriduck]

84. Sounds odd but you're one of the lucky ones to have insurance.

Think of the millions in your shoes who can't afford that. Then think how good it would be if you and the millions had good coverage. Those people want it. You should too. I'm really trying to help this situation by supporting someone who would fight for you to get it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

95. Medicaid is good coverage.

When I broke my elbow I received treatment from an orthopedist and six sessions with a physical therapist for rehabilitation. I also got free transportation to every appointment.

I favor access to medical care regardless of ability to pay:

2015 was the first year 90 percent of Americans had health insurance. Thanks, Obama.


http://www.vox.com/2016/5/17/11690370/obamacare-uninsured-2015

I want to see the remaining 10% get coverage. We couldn't get a public option when we controlled the House and Senate so how we are going to get a public option now ?

Making promises you cant keep is not only irresponsible. It's cruel.

[floriduck]

101. I'll take whatever approach is necessary to get 100% coverage.

But some things need to change to cut costs. The pharmaceutical companies and private insurance companies need to be limited in the amounts they charge. That would go a long way towards the goal. But as long as their lobbyists continue to line the pockets of people in Congress, it won't change. Because politicians of today are as greedy as the corporations that pay them.


That's why Bernie sold me on his plan. More and more people running for office will use his approach. He has never taken money from these industries. It's happening right now in my county in WA. A Democrat is running to unseat a two term Republican member OC congress and he has modeled his campaign after Bernie. I'm sure he will do very well.

Our political mess didn't happen overnight. And it won't be fixed without time. But to leave things as they are or refuse to try is certainly no answer.

[SidDithers]

123. You dissin' my Raps?...

I'm gonna have to start throwing chairs.



Sid

[DemocratSinceBirth]

124. Nothing against the Raps.

Just a statement on reality,

[SidDithers]

125. Yah, I know...

Be nice to win a game at home, tho.

They kinda got crushed in Cleveland.



Sid

[DemocratSinceBirth]

128. It is a point I try to make on this board.

There is a difference between objective and subjective and empirical and normative.


I am a die hard Heat fan. I watch virtually all their games but I knew the Cavaliers would crush them in a seven game series. Irving, Love, and James. That's a murderers' row.

I suspect if they play the Thunder they will be slight favorites and if they play the Warriors they will be underdogs.

[SidDithers]

140. Hope lives!!...

Raps win game 3 by 15.

99-84

Sid

[Viva_La_Revolution]

14. is this the 6th or 7th time it"s been declared over?

I've lost track

[NWCorona]

25. Exactly! It was supposedly over on the first super Tuesday lol

[grossproffit]

15. BERNIE DESERVES THIS! IT'S NOT FAIR!

[Hiraeth]

129. Americans deserve to have the democratic process play out.

Now then dry your eyes. It will all be okay.

[grossproffit]

138. There's no crying in politics.

[Hiraeth]

139. then delete the silly emoticon YOU posted in your reply.

[KingFlorez]

18. She's right

[pinebox]

19. The disconnect is amazing

and said she expects him to unite behind her and rally his supporters to take on Donald Trump once she clinches the nomination.

Hahahahahahahhaha! HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!

[skylucy]

68. That is what we Democrats do. It is called pulling together to defeat the Republican nominee.

HILLARY 2016

[pinebox]

96. Except I'm an indy XD

[Agnosticsherbet]

20. She needs 91 delegates. She will be the nominee.

Math is a harsh taskmaster.

[riversedge]

22. She was strong and articulate during that interview. Thank you Hillary for being

that strong intelligent woman that you are.

[grossproffit]

27. I'm so excited. I can't wait to get to work. My friends in AZ are already on the job.

They phone banked for her and are on board for the GE. They're started out as never Trump, but have turned into Hillary or bust. Who knew. muhahaha.

[auntpurl]

42. Any video of it anywhere?

[MineralMan]

24. She is correct.

She's also correct in saying that Bernie Sanders will help her win in November. Sanders will be joined by Barack and Michelle Obama and a host of other Democratic leaders in that campaign.

Some Sanders supporters may abstain from voting for Clinton, but they will be a small minority.

The primaries end, and are replaced by the general election campaign. Everyone pitches in to put a Democrat in the White House.

I hope you'll join that effort, too. Consider the alternative, and I'm sure you will.

[longship]

45. IT'S HER TURN!!!!!

It's not as much as the cheerleading as much as it is the entitlement. The US Presidency is not inherited or passed on by marriage. This has been a real ongoing problem with Ms. Clinton (and her followers, I might add). There are no turns in US Presidential elections.

Mark my words. We are all going to regret this.

I will regretfully support her in November if she gains the nod. However, her supporters are pretty damned horrible.

[MineralMan]

47. No, it's not her turn. She's running for the office.

The voters will decide if she gets it. So far, she's doing OK with them. She'll be the nominee. Then, she has to win enough votes to get the actual office.

It's not her turn. It's her opportunity to go for it. She's done it once before, and lost. She's trying again. There's no entitlement. We have elections here.

[longship]

57. POTUS is not passed on by birth or marriage!

Of particular offense is her arrogance and the hubris of her followers that for some warped reason being a spouse of a POTUS in any way qualifies one to be POTUS. There ought to be a law against that sort of thing.

Thank you, Hillary Clinton. You've (mostly) served your country admirably. Please retire now.

[laserhaas]

49. Concur

Its reprehensible

[Dawgs]

62. Sorry, but Bernie can't vote for his supporters.

There is nothing he can do to help her win.

[elehhhhna]

28. she gave that quote a year ago

Jk lol

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

29. Will she pay for the printing of the Loyalty Oaths?

Or, will she dedicate the money to the manufacturing of the "Im Not a Crook" bumper stickers?

[Baobab]

35. Arrogance is not good strategy

That increasingly annoying arrogance is one of the main reasons she should not be President.

The more we get to know her the less we like her.

Something else for the Clinton folks to consider. The ideology she espouses has no room for carve outs for women and minority owned firms because of globalization. Instead under FTAs we will only be allowed to discriminate in favor of firms from less developed countries, not prefer domestic firms based on any nationally desirable criteria unless its carved out now, like audiovisual services has been in Europe (so state owned film companies can be preserved)

Also, public education and health care insurance and services likely have to be pre-existing, perhaps even pre existing a specific 1998 deal, to be allowed.

[Waiting For Everyman]

36. You don't get there till you get there.

There's SO MUCH fortune telling going on. Everybody thinks the future is now.

Not so fast. Part of her future includes some accounting for the past. Her aides will be interviewed about her email scandal all this month and into June. And the FBI is on the back burner, heating up. We'll see how all of that plays out.

That's the big difference she somehow just forgets to mention when comparing this year to 2008. Obama wasn't under investigation for how badly he bungled his last job.

[Flighty McFlight]

37. So there is no way she can win now?

Okay, then she must concede and release all her delegates to Bernie. Effective immediately.

That is the only solution to our current issue.

[Ash_F]

38. I can think of one way...

You know... the way everyone is talking about....except her campaign.

[eastwestdem]

40. Yay! Go Hillary! nt

[pdsimdars]

41. History . . . ..

.

[LexVegas]

53. She's right. She's been kind to wait this long to declare it. nt

[Hiraeth]

130. Our Benevolent Queen. So gracious of her. I can't wait to kiss the hem of her pantsuit.

[LexVegas]

131. Don't lose mad...just lose. nt

[Hiraeth]

132. Welcome to Ignore.

[LexVegas]

133. ...

[skylucy]

64. I'm surprised she waited as long as she has to declare what has been obvious for quite a while. She

is the nominee. The campaign against Trump should have already started. HILLARY 2016!

[BootinUp]

66. You can only wait so long when the pukes are attacking. nt

[CobaltBlue]

74. B2G—Does the Democratic Party want California, New Jersey, other states to NOT vote?

[Hiraeth]

75. I hate it when she talks this way.

vile. putrid bile spews up from my guts.

[Metric System]

76. She does have math, reality and pledged delegates on her side.

[Luminous Animal]

81. Then I guess she does not want this Californian's vote.

[Demsrule86]

99. If the shows I heard are an indicator

She will get those California votes from folks who are pissed that Barbara boxed was treated like shite.

[workinclasszero]

83. She is right of course

Its not exactly breaking news at this point.

[nc4bo]

89. Well...looks like she's just gonna have to wait some more.nt

[Buns_of_Fire]

98. Whether her unification efforts are successful or not...

...I'm truly savoring the image of the well-fed useless eaters in Washington sweating in their silk undies -- even if only for a little while.

She made the comments amid increasing fury between Sanders supporters and the Democratic Party that have sparked fears among Washington Democrats about whether the party will come together around Clinton.

[Chan790]

100. I once declared myself the king of Scotland. n/t

[winter is coming]

108. And you looked positively dashing in that kilt! n/t

[Demsrule86]

104. She will be the nominee

But she said Sander should stay in until the end if he wants ...and how hard it is to stop running...very nice interview ...but of course you all just want to attack her.

[Number23]

113. Not a single word she said was wrong. Which I imagine is the cause for all of the wailing here

[litlbilly]

118. Keep your eyes on CA, new regs are off the charts and its going to give Bernie the delagates he

needs. All this new troll crap they are pulling is going to go against them big time. All the new du posters who signed on like yesterday are getting crazy. I wonder who they think is buying that crap?

[mvd]

119. Did she think this about Obama? No. She tried well into June

It takes super delegates to put her over. And Bernie can make his case to them. I think she is a little worried about how Bernie is doing lately. I have been a registered Democrat for 22 years and want to remain that way - finally my patience is paying off with Bernie's strong showing. Finally optimism that our party can focus on the working class and income inequality again. I want to vote for Hillary in the GE, but my enthusiasm is already low - statements like this won't help. At least Bernie deserves some good concessions and no inevitability statements. Leave those to her spokespeople.

[Blue_In_AK]

120. Sometimes pride goes before a fall.

[dana_b]

134. +1

arrogant woman

[SidDithers]

121. She's right...

By March 15, the remainder of the primaries were a mere formality.

Sid

[Vote2016]

122. If only she had declared "mission accomplished" in February we could have done away with all this vo

[Fawke Em]

126. Then there's no reason for her suppoters to vote for her in the last few states. Thanks!

[DrDan]

127. Spot on - of course this was already widely known

[dana_b]

136. "she expects him to unite behind her and rally his supporters"

wow - such arrogance! Well he may try and lead us to the trough but there's no way in hell we will all drink. Never.