NBC: No one wanted Hillary Clinton to win this way

[NWCorona]

"No one wanted Hillary Clinton to win the Democratic nomination Monday night -- not even Hillary Clinton.

The Associated Press’ surprise decision to declare Clinton the party’s presumptive nominee the night before voters headed to the polls in six states Tuesday has muddled the impact of Clinton’s historic accomplishment and salted the wounds of Sanders supporters.

The declaration, based on a survey of superdelegates, was quickly followed by other news outlets, including NBC News. It sent reporters scrambling and put both candidates and the rest of the Democratic Party in an awkward position as the race was called when few expected it to end.

For Clinton, this is not how she wanted to become the first woman to be a major political party’s nominee. During a monumental moment, Clinton kept the party under a lid, instead of breaking out the champagne. "


http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/no-one-wanted-hillary-clinton-win-way/amp

[MisterP]

1. "Clinton kept the party under a lid, instead of breaking out the champagne"--can anyone explain

this phrase to me?

[radical noodle]

3. There were super delegates who had come on board with her but

she asked them to wait until the voting was done. She didn't want to go over with them, she wanted to go over with pledged delegates.

[NWCorona]

4. That is a HeadScratcher™

[MisterP]

6. maybe it means she wanted to play down any "clinches"?

usually hamhanded moves are from her endless proxies and any clinching talk before the polls close could backfire (as it hopefully has)

[NWCorona]

11. I think Hillary wants to keep her distance from this announcement

But judging by the reaction here. I think some champagne was definitely broken out.

[grasswire]

19. subterfuge

She really thinks she can fool everyone.

[FarPoint]

7. The AP...they wanted to beat the scoop.

Media made this happen...Not the Democratic Party nor the Clinton Campaign.

[joshcryer]

16. She didn't want a tight race to be called with millions of ppl left to vote.

[radical noodle]

2. Maybe AP wants to help Trump?

That's all I can think...

[Hiraeth]

5. I call bullshit.

[Jack Bone]

15. hehe me too! nt

[djean111]

8. Awwwwwww.......no sale.

Really - fishing for sympathy? She deliberately ran an ugly campaign. Period.

I could care less about the "First woman" crap. I don't like her on many many issues. That's all there is to it.

[NurseJackie]

13. "She deliberately ran an ugly campaign."

[closeupready]

9. Nonsense. Winning is all that matters, by hook or by crook.

With some, of course.

[C_U_L8R]

10. Clearly AP gamed it

Why and for whom leads to a lot of guessing. But I can't say, based on past partisan shenanigans, that I put a lot of trust in the AP.

[floppyboo]

12. if she's dissapointed, or her supporters are disappointed

you really should have considered the outcome of your actions. When you are the presumptive nominee in March, and spend the next 3 1/2 months shouting victory, you are simply not going to get your big champagne 'wow' moment.

Another example of unintended consequences? Live with it.

[Jack Bone]

14. Bullshit! nt

[Hiraeth]

17. snicker

[shanti]

18. a "secret" survey of SD's

which can't be proven. suuuure, she didn't.

[aikoaiko]

20. Which is strange since Obama and Biden are the two that put her over -- supposedly.

Again, our primary system is fucked up.

[TheBlackAdder]

21. This whole primary season has been nothing but one giant Shit Show that the whole world sees.

[alcibiades_mystery]

22. Much ado about nothing...the race has actually been over for weeks

Few people will remember this little kerfuffle six months from now, much less next year.

[JimDandy]

23. This is exactly how she wanted to win: any way she could.

This is the first Democratic candidate I can recall in my lifetime that, because she was so enraged by being primaried, "win ar any cost" became the driving force behind her campaign.