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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 06:21 PM Jun 2016

LOL: Bernie Sanders has flipped a grand total of zero superdelegates so far

Here's a telling exchange between MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell and Jeff Weaver, manager of Bernie Sanders's campaign, on Tuesday afternoon:

Mitchell: "Have you flipped any superdelegates yet?

Weaver: "No."


The entirety of Sanders's remaining chances in this race — such as they are — rest on persuading large numbers of superdelegates to switch from supporting Hillary Clinton to supporting him. Without such a broad-scale switcheroo, Sanders loses. Because of math.

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What Sanders needs to do, then, is not only to find an argument that convinces superdelegates that they should switch their support to him — which he has not yet done even one time — but also to do it on a grand scale.

Read more:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/07/bernie-sanders-has-flipped-a-grand-total-of-zero-superdelegates-so-far/
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LOL: Bernie Sanders has flipped a grand total of zero superdelegates so far (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Jun 2016 OP
LOL that'll convince them. gordianot Jun 2016 #1
He would have to flip hundreds of them! madaboutharry Jun 2016 #2

madaboutharry

(40,209 posts)
2. He would have to flip hundreds of them!
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 06:27 PM
Jun 2016

His argument that he is more electable is BS. Hillary has had 25 years of negative right wing crap flung at her. Bernie has not had the right wing hate machine go after him yet. He would not do better once the commercials calling him a Bolshevik start running. And that's what they will do, they'll tattoo a an old Soviet flag to his forehead. He would have a lot of problems in a general election.

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