2016 Postmortem

lagomorph777

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31. No matter how many times we debunk this lie, it keeps coming back today.

Thu May 5, 2016, 03:36 PM

May 2016

No, we are not falling for this nonsense.

We are not talking about differential equations or calculus here. Simple arithmetic.

Delegates Clinton Sanders Delegate
Delegates+Supers 4763 2205 1401
Delegates Won 4051 1683 1362
Superdelegates (712) 522 39

Counting only elected delegates (i.e. the legitimate delegates):

To get a majority of PDs (2026):
Hillary needs 343 more PDs
Bernie needs 664 more PDs

There are 1006 PDs still available. Absolutely it is a narrow path for Bernie. But it is a complete lie to say it's "mathematically impossible" for Bernie. Not an opinion, not a perception. A complete, mathematical, provable LIE.

As for supers, Bernie has pointed out that the ones who choose to defy the popular vote in their states do so at their political peril. Most of them are also elected officials!

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/democratic_delegate_count.html

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Politico: It's mathematically impossible for Bernie to win with pledged delegates [View all] stopbush May 2016 OP

Gee, the media and corporate Dems have OwlinAZ May 2016 #1

Last anyone looked, it's the system Sanders agreed to be a part of stopbush May 2016 #2

but he's special and above all that nt msongs May 2016 #8

Bogus argument....Hillary isn't going to reach 2383 with pledged delegates either virtualobserver May 2016 #3

... MrWendel May 2016 #4

Hillary DU is a one trick pony---and that pony is named Ridicule. virtualobserver May 2016 #7

It's so easy to ridicule the ridiculous Stuckinthebush May 2016 #9

Whatever makes you feel good about yourself. virtualobserver May 2016 #12

Winning the Nomination... MrWendel May 2016 #20

so "good" it motivates you to ridicule others virtualobserver May 2016 #21

Motivation? MrWendel May 2016 #26

You spelled doody wrong. virtualobserver May 2016 #27

At no time during our conversation... MrWendel May 2016 #28

you just did virtualobserver May 2016 #29

Yes. MrWendel May 2016 #30

I thought it was named Liar lagomorph777 May 2016 #32

It's over... Mike Nelson May 2016 #5

Don't waste your breath. Beacool May 2016 #6

IN Bernie math, "majority" means ">50%" lagomorph777 May 2016 #33

Terrified? Please......... Beacool May 2016 #35

So relax. Your candidate is juuust fine... nothing to see here.. lagomorph777 May 2016 #36

K & R Scurrilous May 2016 #10

So quit whining and let the Primaries finish! whistler162 May 2016 #11

The only person whining is Sanders. stopbush May 2016 #13

Spelling correction: "The only person WINNING is Sanders" lagomorph777 May 2016 #34

And it's also mathematically impossible for Clinton to win with pledged delegates. jeff47 May 2016 #14

Wrong. It is highly improbable that Hillary would win stopbush May 2016 #15

So you're gonna claim she could get every single delegate from here out jeff47 May 2016 #19

It's not my fault that you don't know what the phrase stopbush May 2016 #22

No, it's your fault for excluding a large portion of math jeff47 May 2016 #23

Here ya go: stopbush May 2016 #24

K&R CajunBlazer May 2016 #16

Debbie Wasserman Schultz called the election for Hillary last September AgingAmerican May 2016 #17

There's plenty of uncommitted Superdelegates left though NorthCarolina May 2016 #18

About 151. Sanders is getting about 6% of the supers, so stopbush May 2016 #25

No matter how many times we debunk this lie, it keeps coming back today. lagomorph777 May 2016 #31