2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: With The Maine Win Bernie Pulled In More Delegates Than HRC This Weekend = Media Silence [View all]TexasTowelie
(127,529 posts)but scoring an extra point or a field goal is meaningless no matter where the goalposts are placed when the other team puts up touchdowns.
We will get a much clearer idea where the race is heading over the next ten days when the results are counted in eight jurisdictions and another 1,000 delegates (over 20% of the pledged delegate count) are awarded.
As far as "unbelievable" is concerned we will need to wait for time to pass to make a judgment on that statement---the demographics on DU do not mirror the demographics of Democratic voters overall which is why many have left or reduced their participation on DU over the past several months. Quite frankly I think it is unbelievable to think that Sanders is going to overcome a deficit of 600+ delegates (including superdelegates) when over 1/3 of the contests are decided, there is proportional representation by states, and based upon the polling information that is available. Where is the deep reservoir of Sanders' voters that he can draw upon to narrow the lead?
If I end up being wrong then you can point back to this post sometime down the line, but in the meantime I'll stand by my analysis.