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Thinkingabout

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15. Since Hillary is ahead of Sanders in pledged delegates, he needs to get 87% of the rest of the
Mon May 2, 2016, 11:31 AM
May 2016

pledged delegates it will be impossible for him to acquire the amount of pledged delegates to win the nomination. There are 168 super delegates left who has not endorsed, two of those are the Clintons, and many more who will wait until the convention before endorsing, it isn't going to happen. Sanders is showing he is willing to get beat again at the convention. He is trying to have it both ways, he says super delegates are not democratic but he is out trying to get their endorsement. He should have started his play twenty five years ago.

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Sanders is full of crap.. stonecutter357 May 2016 #1
Up to his eyeballs... workinclasszero May 2016 #2
There's that. Cha May 2016 #8
Good morning Cha. stonecutter357 May 2016 #9
Good Morning, Alabama! Cha May 2016 #11
And "more southern" Alabama! yallerdawg May 2016 #20
That's right.. timely reminder, yallerdawg.. we have two Alabamans here in Hill's Group.. Cha May 2016 #21
Three charlyvi May 2016 #40
We need hip waders... DemonGoddess May 2016 #19
lol Cha May 2016 #22
Odd statement for somebody behind by 3 million in the popular vote tonyt53 May 2016 #3
The very idea he's promoting would still doom his candidacy Rose Siding May 2016 #5
Give him ALL the delegates in states that he won in and give Hillary All in the states that she won Jitter65 May 2016 #4
Really, I don't want a whiner like BS to by our President. nt Jitter65 May 2016 #6
Oh yes he did say that.. and that's been his problem all along.. he feels entitled while Cha May 2016 #7
Well put Cha! pandr32 May 2016 #10
Yeah, it all comes down to this, pandr.. there were questions who was running Cha May 2016 #12
Agreed! pandr32 May 2016 #29
You, too.. best kind! I just saw this pertinent tweet from Propane Jane you'll be interested in.. Cha May 2016 #31
he has failed on many levels tonyt53 May 2016 #33
It seems like they just glommed onto who would take what they were selling Cha May 2016 #36
Hi, tony53. I'm asking you to please not call People of Color "minorities". I've always hated that BlueCaliDem May 2016 #37
Geez Louise, Sanders sounds ridiculous SharonClark May 2016 #13
It rankles me especially because of his support among youth Rose Siding May 2016 #17
While Jane manages the campaign, Weaver and Devine are looking for the tax returns. Koinos May 2016 #41
Very Presidential! Her Sister May 2016 #14
Since Hillary is ahead of Sanders in pledged delegates, he needs to get 87% of the rest of the Thinkingabout May 2016 #15
There you go again...telling the truth! pandr32 May 2016 #30
It does not play into establishing his integrity, who in the hell is winding him up and sending Thinkingabout May 2016 #32
I wonder about his state of mind pandr32 May 2016 #38
No! No! You really don't understand, do you? jmowreader May 2016 #42
The most entitled man in America - just ask him. eom UtahLib May 2016 #16
So true.. I wish he didn't feel so entitled.. 'cause he gets Nothing! Cha May 2016 #23
Well that's his whole problem right their misterhighwasted May 2016 #18
bernie gets Nothing! Cha May 2016 #24
And yet, voters only matter when supporting BS. Iliyah May 2016 #25
It was HE and HIS supporters who expected a "coronation." He was to be "Greeted as a liberator" IamMab May 2016 #26
News Flash: Bitter Old Man Admits to Being a Sore Loser. procon May 2016 #27
I'm starting to think the Sanders end times Blue Idaho May 2016 #28
All those huge rallies.. NastyRiffraff May 2016 #34
If the rules required automatic delegates to be assigned to the winner of a state. LiberalFighter May 2016 #35
Dana Carvey catches Bernie perfectly Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2016 #39
You see in a REAL revolution, the way democracy works, realmirage May 2016 #43
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