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Hillary Clinton

Stuckinthebush

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24. The contested convention BS

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #17)

Sun Apr 24, 2016, 04:12 PM

Apr 2016

Is just that. Bullshit.

The Dem rules don't distinguish between pledged and unpledged in voting. Both vote at the same time with their states delegations. Therefore Hillary will easily win the nomination before they get to the last states in the roll call.

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As seen on Facebook (Hillary Group) [View all] Lisa0825 Apr 2016 OP

#BernieMath! sweetloukillbot Apr 2016 #1

It does not compute. nt Lisa0825 Apr 2016 #2

Right - OhZone Apr 2016 #3

One of our favorite shows!!!!!! all american girl Apr 2016 #13

Hmm... fleabiscuit Apr 2016 #4

Goalposts be moving... more and more all the time. nt Lisa0825 Apr 2016 #5

The ways they are trying to spin the delegate math is sad... SaschaHM Apr 2016 #6

Yeah, it's like a parallel universe in which the laws of math apply in opposite ways to each of them Lisa0825 Apr 2016 #10

BS CajunBlazer Apr 2016 #7

I know... Lisa0825 Apr 2016 #8

I so hope he doesn't get to speak @ our Democratic Convention.. he's trying to make it ugly Cha Apr 2016 #12

He's probably going to get a speaking spot in the afternoon at this point. SaschaHM Apr 2016 #14

If he is still contesting the nomination I don't think he will get a speaking spot CajunBlazer Apr 2016 #30

There's always a vote. He'll just lose on the 1st ballot, if he doesn't want to be cool and MADem Apr 2016 #16

I have a headache. Treant Apr 2016 #9

Here... this may help... Lisa0825 Apr 2016 #11

Yeah, but it gets passed around like it's true Rose Siding Apr 2016 #25

And boy do they lack a sense of perspective Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2016 #28

The math is very simple, and very wrong jmowreader Apr 2016 #15

Thank you for this. I need something to post to my Sanders FB friends. livetohike Apr 2016 #18

Explain this delusion... jmowreader Apr 2016 #22

Hillary will have more pledged delegates than Sanders, she already has more Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #17

The contested convention BS Stuckinthebush Apr 2016 #24

Maybe it's fun for them to pretend Clinton has a higher bar to meet than Bernie? Even when not true? IamMab Apr 2016 #19

At one point, you start to wonder if it's just a joke, KitSileya Apr 2016 #20

Some are RW trolls to keep the "fighting" going. Fla Dem Apr 2016 #21

Well, that is silly and just plain wrong. SharonClark Apr 2016 #23

Not an emoji, but. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2016 #26

Perfect, thanks!!! Will save it for later, as I am sure I'll have a chance to use it again. nt Lisa0825 Apr 2016 #29

The whole contested convention meme is, of course, false. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2016 #27