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In reply to the discussion: Have people been claiming that Clinton will reach 2383 via pledged delegates alone? [View all]wallyworld2
(375 posts)30. Bingo!
No matter how you cut it
That is just how it is.
And there are some fanatics that just won't hear it.
And they make up all sorts of special rules or claims as a way to ignore that simple reality.
These un-elected, selected, Superdelegates have not voted and will not vote until the convention.
Where pledge delegates have actually been voted in to represent a candidate.
I was just kicked out of the Hillary group for saying just that.
They've had enough of democracy I guess.
But primaries are just that, they are not coronations.
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Have people been claiming that Clinton will reach 2383 via pledged delegates alone? [View all]
Garrett78
May 2016
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Nor does Jeff Weaver control the nomination process. Using the now desperate Sanders campaign...
George II
May 2016
#34
Clinton currently has 1770 of the needed 2328 delegated needed, she will not have the those before..
slipslidingaway
May 2016
#20
So what is today's philosophy of how superdelegates should decide on their candidate?
George II
May 2016
#35
Bullshit. She will secure the nomination before the polls close in CA on June 7
MohRokTah
May 2016
#3
I state that the super delegate count will not be known until the convention.
CentralMass
May 2016
#8
And that is a completely false statement. We know for a fact 537 have committed to Hillary.
MohRokTah
May 2016
#11
But stating it is a requirement to have a super majority of pledged delegates os NOT factual
MohRokTah
May 2016
#17
There are over 150 super delegates who are not committed and are rightfully waiting for the...
slipslidingaway
May 2016
#23
Try telling that to the 500+ superdelegates that have made up their mind. You know, since...
George II
May 2016
#38
I don't have any problem with people arguing that SDs (or PDs for that matter)...
Garrett78
May 2016
#32
Some would switch if the person they had been supporting failed to win the most pledged delegates.
Garrett78
May 2016
#33
That's inaccurate. She will secure the majority of pledged delegates, but not the nomination.
morningfog
May 2016
#37
Hillary needs 256 pledged delegates to clinch the majority of pledged delegates--2026.
LuvLoogie
May 2016
#6
Yes, and it's all but a guarantee that Clinton will maintain her pledged delegate lead.
Garrett78
May 2016
#31
This isn't difficult. The only number that matters is 2026. The candidate with 2026 pledged wins
Recursion
May 2016
#15
If you go with the 2383 number, you must also go with the 2305 as Hillary's delegate couont
MohRokTah
May 2016
#21