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HeartoftheMidwest

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32. Sorry, don't understand your math.
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 07:05 PM
Mar 2016

California alone has 548 delegates?

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/CA-D

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another tie Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #1
If Bernie takes EVERY SINGLE DELEGATE from Arizona, Hawaii, Utah, pnwmom Mar 2016 #10
all we have to do is stop her from getting 2383 Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #14
In a two candidate race that won't happen. The only way Bernie could stop her pnwmom Mar 2016 #16
if they dont switch over again, you mean. nt Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #20
They won't switch over. They ran as Clinton delegates and they're pledged to her. pnwmom Mar 2016 #26
Wait.. you assert the superdelegates ran as clinton supporters? quakerboy Mar 2016 #45
I was specifically referring to pledged delegates, not super delegates. pnwmom Mar 2016 #48
I AM GOING TO CAUCUS FOR BERNIE NEXT roguevalley Mar 2016 #63
Have fun. I hate caucuses, pnwmom Mar 2016 #65
you need to read up on alaska. we are diverse up here. roguevalley Mar 2016 #69
3.6% black. That isn't typical of the states where she has strong support. pnwmom Mar 2016 #70
wow. no one matters if you say so. I would never roguevalley Mar 2016 #88
I'd settle for a numerically fair portion of the super delegates quakerboy Mar 2016 #75
The person was responding to my post #16 that was specifically about PLEDGED delegates. pnwmom Mar 2016 #76
Well, most of them pledged their loyalty before she even announced her candidacy Scootaloo Mar 2016 #77
Bernie needs only 42% of pledged delegates to keep her from 2383 jg10003 Mar 2016 #44
If Bernie only gets 42% of the pledged delegates, in what fantasy universe pnwmom Mar 2016 #49
Bern must win Cryptoad Mar 2016 #58
That's old skool, right there. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #78
The inconvenient math peggysue2 Mar 2016 #38
No, not if Hillary decides to do the right thing & drop out... Herman4747 Mar 2016 #60
Dream on! That's all you've got at this point. n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #62
So what do you have, besides the liar you willingly choose? Herman4747 Mar 2016 #64
My candidate has a 320 delegate lead. n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #66
which means nothing if she decides to withdraw her immoral ass. n/t Herman4747 Mar 2016 #67
Get ready to withdraw your mouth from GDP once she wins the primary. n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #68
Touché hamsterjill Mar 2016 #71
Losing sucks. redstateblues Mar 2016 #79
Yes, especially when it's the entire world that loses. Herman4747 Mar 2016 #84
Or even just your own sense of self-validation. LanternWaste Mar 2016 #86
what part of clinton won means a tie saturnsring Mar 2016 #15
see #14. nt Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #17
Remember when Sanders people thought winning RED States was "meaningless"? brooklynite Mar 2016 #24
Clinton will get an extra two delegates from Missouri for winning the statewide vote. riversedge Mar 2016 #31
Thanks. I'm sure the taxpayers there will appreciate Bernie's decision. n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #2
Not sure how I feel about this... Helen Borg Mar 2016 #3
Very unlikely, but he conceded, so those two are his decision. tinrobot Mar 2016 #50
Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #4
"Hillary's folks may have cheated?" yallerdawg Mar 2016 #6
Bernie's Bros may have cheated too The Second Stone Mar 2016 #11
yellerdawg, it was the Republicans voting for BS in an open primary. Loki Mar 2016 #13
Not 'Hillary folks cheating' as so casually asserted? yallerdawg Mar 2016 #19
Indeed they are. Loki Mar 2016 #23
Lol vdogg Mar 2016 #9
Only the states in which she just barely won by extremely small margins over and over. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #22
Would you consider 'counting votes'? yallerdawg Mar 2016 #29
It's actually a very good statistical estimate of the truth redkwamya Mar 2016 #56
No, we'll never know. nt Duval Mar 2016 #55
Gore and Kerry... now, winning either of those would have saved taxpayers some hefty cash. JudyM Mar 2016 #28
Making stuff up and saying Hillary may have cheated!! SHAME ON YOU. riversedge Mar 2016 #33
Indeed. Disgusting isn't it? SunSeeker Mar 2016 #59
Good. bravenak Mar 2016 #5
Very gracious, Senator Sanders. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #7
Classy move. Very mindful of taxpayers. katsy Mar 2016 #8
It is a practical decision. It buy no one anything because the delegate numbers were split evenly. still_one Mar 2016 #12
Bernie will need to win with 65-70% of the vote to overcome the DNC counting system / FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #18
No, he'll need it to overcome her huge wins in earlier states, pnwmom Mar 2016 #21
that'll be erased in a month. be back to Square one soon. PatrynXX Mar 2016 #27
No, it won't. There are less than 300 delegates TOTAL in all 8 western pnwmom Mar 2016 #30
Sorry, don't understand your math. HeartoftheMidwest Mar 2016 #32
California isn't one of the states that's coming up in the next month. pnwmom Mar 2016 #35
Ah, didn't realize the time frame. HeartoftheMidwest Mar 2016 #46
How will he overcome a 320 delegate lead in the time he has left? pnwmom Mar 2016 #47
true although thats in June PatrynXX Mar 2016 #73
It is the Missouri Election Board .--or individual state boards. Nothing to do with DNC riversedge Mar 2016 #36
Pesky things, those facts. onenote Mar 2016 #74
Blaming it on the DNC is an easy out for so many. riversedge Mar 2016 #81
2 extra? PatrynXX Mar 2016 #25
Here's what Wikipedia says about the 2008 delegate count: pnwmom Mar 2016 #34
maybe it's a case of NYT just not telling the whole story PatrynXX Mar 2016 #72
Determined by number of votes in CDs wiley Mar 2016 #40
Good for Sanders. blackspade Mar 2016 #37
Not seeking a recount is not conceding. bjo59 Mar 2016 #39
To not request a recount when the other person is ahead IS a concession. pnwmom Mar 2016 #41
You just revealed an enlightening personality glitch. It's not about the relevance, it's about some GoneFishin Mar 2016 #83
Damn that man is a class act. Amimnoch Mar 2016 #42
What a guy! logosoco Mar 2016 #43
Huge win for Clinton!! Trajan Mar 2016 #51
Significantly less than half of one percent -- 0.2%. kath Mar 2016 #87
Why in hell doesn't he ask for a RECOUNT???? Stevepol Mar 2016 #52
CONGRATULATIONS TO HILLARY AND HER TEAM--Itis 5 for 5 Officially riversedge Mar 2016 #53
He is so honorable and REAL. Duval Mar 2016 #54
Bernie is a good guy Politicub Mar 2016 #57
K & R SunSeeker Mar 2016 #61
Burma Shave: By a whisker! Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #80
A win is a win. riversedge Mar 2016 #82
I wish he wouldn't have done that. Myrina Mar 2016 #85
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