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In reply to the discussion: Pressure builds on Bernie Sanders to drop out of race [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)7. A couple of points:
First, Sanders has support of about 45% of those who voted in Democratic primaries, many of whom are not Democrats. Inasmuch as many independents and quite possibly republicans voted for him in primaries an caucuses, he has the support of less than 46% of the Democratic Party.
Second, Clinton has earned 55% of the pledged delegates. Why should Sanders be entitled to getting more superdelegates than her?
She is the winner, she is the nominee. No rewording, recalculation, reconfiguring of the delegates or their relative positions will change that fact.
It's over. The General Election campaign has begun.
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What pressure? From the Media?From the Clinton campaign. Certainly not from the 47% who support him
bjobotts
Jun 2016
#17
Good luck with that...he will "suspend' his campaign next week after the DC primary.
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2016
#3
You just don't get it.It's the issues Bernie wants to bring to the convention not
bjobotts
Jun 2016
#11
He has the demographics hillary needs, and who were unconstitutionally prevented
DemMomma4Sanders
Jun 2016
#6
please post your proof for your assertions that wnd (whatever that is) were unconstitutionally
msongs
Jun 2016
#27
A general rule is that if ur taxes support something it has to be open to you.
DemMomma4Sanders
Jun 2016
#30
"She is the nominee." Prove it. The superdelegates haven't voted yet and she doesn't have enough
GoneFishin
Jun 2016
#10
Keep in mind it takes more than 33% of the democratic party to win a presidenital election.
bjobotts
Jun 2016
#14
We just went through 55 for 56 primaries/caucuses where about 30 million people voted....
George II
Jun 2016
#29
Except for possibly Russia, I suspect the rest of the world strongly prefers Hillary over Trump.
LonePirate
Jun 2016
#4
so when bernie says "I will be the nominee" is proof he rigged the outcome then right?
msongs
Jun 2016
#28
That WAS a mistake. It should have said "fell 700K votes even further behind." nt
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#37
He and his platform representatives will certainly play a role at the convention.
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2016
#12
It's the future Johnny. The .1% needs to start sharing more. Greed doesn't work long term.
jalan48
Jun 2016
#33
Assuming that he's a man of his word, an independent run is ruled out. He made that pledge.
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2016
#16
I don't put anything past Bernie. He could say anything to justify whatever he decides to do
MariaThinks
Jun 2016
#20
Bernie now has NO democratic path to the nomination. He's not in the race anymore than i'm in the
MariaThinks
Jun 2016
#19
it's counterproductive to try to force him out of the race--that never goes well--
geek tragedy
Jun 2016
#39