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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Should Super Delegates overrule the people (popular vote) ? [View all]MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)67. Super Delegates count when calculating total needed to nominate
Otherwise Obama would not have secured the nomination on June 3.
The more important number would be 2026 or half the pledged delegates. The argument being that whoever gets half the pledged delegates will secure the nomination after that number is met.
Sanders now needs 58% of all remaining delegates to reach that number which requires blowouts of nearly two to one votes in all of the remaining states.
Ironically, that is now the threshold of delegates Hillary needs to reach 2382 pledged delegates for an outright win.
Either way, you are not doing the math correctly.
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Should Super Delegates overrule the people (popular vote) ? [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2016
OP
They won't have to. Hillary will have more than enough pledged delegates for the win.
leftofcool
Mar 2016
#1
Which implies that the fix is in, in case Sanders does overtake her after all.
Betty Karlson
Mar 2016
#6
To take a mere 50% +1 pledged delegates, Sanders would have to get a blowout victory...
MohRokTah
Mar 2016
#14
Still trying to deflect from the tacit admission that you guys are ready to fix the convention.
Betty Karlson
Mar 2016
#17
Why would anyone think we have the influence to put the fix in on anything?
Rose Siding
Mar 2016
#42
Super delegates did not switch until the nomination had already been secured in 2008.
MohRokTah
Mar 2016
#9
I think that if Sanders should, miraculously, win enough delegates to win outright,
Agnosticsherbet
Mar 2016
#13
"An internet conversation with a wise person is worth reading a thousand books."
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2016
#79
I prefer to follow the will of the voters. Also FL and MI were disputed.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2016
#29
Well now wait. The person with the highest popular vote count may not have more delegates
Recursion
Mar 2016
#31