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Hillary Clinton

Treant

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15. Savalez is right!

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Wed May 4, 2016, 09:26 AM

May 2016

Consider--you and I are in a really simple race with 100 delegates available.

You have 40, I have 30. 30 remain, so to tie, I need 20 (66%) and you only need 10 (33%).

We're in a state race with 10 delegates. I get 6 and you get 4--so I won and I'm closer!

Er, no I'm not. Now only 20 delegates remain, I have 36 and need 14 of them--70%! You only need 6 of the 20, or 30%.

Basically, if you aren't meeting the percentage of what you need on the total remaining in a given contest, you fall further behind.

Since Indiana was fairly large compared to the remaining delegates, it had the potential to shift the race a bit. But since it was close, it didn't.

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Tonight’s Win Is Not Likely To Help Sanders [View all] savalez May 2016 OP

Higher than it was before Indiana.. how does that work, savalez? Cha May 2016 #1

Good question. savalez May 2016 #3

Thanks.. yeah, one of those numbers guys! Cha May 2016 #5

Savalez is right! Treant May 2016 #15

Mahalo for that thoughtful Math lesson, Treant.. Cha May 2016 #16

Open Primary, Treant May 2016 #17

I do hope Guam got wind of BS' surrogate, Tim Robbins, dissing and dismissing them.. Cha May 2016 #18

Oh snap Iliyah May 2016 #2

Sanders only has a 5 percentage point win to show for his $1.8+ million ad buy in IN. SunSeeker May 2016 #4

Poor BS.. he just got too far behind to ever catch up.. now who's faut is that? Cha May 2016 #6

Yup, it's about the votes, and Sanders will never get enough to catch up. SunSeeker May 2016 #10

I really appreciate you explaining this to me/us, SunSeeker.. Also, I hear Hillary didn't Cha May 2016 #11

haha <3 the graphic! sarae May 2016 #13

But if it is a harbinger of California the nomination could be up for grabs. Kablooie May 2016 #7

You don't understand the Math.. you have to #FeeltheMath.. Cha May 2016 #8

Not at all. VERY different demographics, size, etc. Bernie is too far behind. RBInMaine May 2016 #9

Hillary only has the need for 168 delegates, the more the merrier. Thinkingabout May 2016 #12

538 on Sander's Math Her Sister May 2016 #14