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2016 Postmortem

beachbumbob

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2. But but but...super delagates don't count

Reply to ruggerson (Original post)

Sun May 29, 2016, 06:36 PM

May 2016

Until the convention....nonsense

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Repeat After Me: 2383 [View all] ruggerson May 2016 OP

But...but...but annavictorious May 2016 #1

LOL! barrow-wight May 2016 #35

But but but...super delagates don't count beachbumbob May 2016 #2

Correct and as I posted elsewhere rock May 2016 #7

They do not count until they are cast at the convention (eom) Samantha May 2016 #17

You're a Bernie supporter rock May 2016 #33

Repeat after me, you're counting super delegates. Much farther away. Joob May 2016 #3

because thats what we do in our presidential primary season ruggerson May 2016 #4

If that were true she'd win with just 70 of the super delegates left out of the about 135 remaining Joob May 2016 #6

the way they count super delegates ruggerson May 2016 #8

I understand, I added an edit up above. Joob May 2016 #9

in other words, you poll them demwing May 2016 #25

Its only far away MFM008 May 2016 #5

Repeat after me: Welcome to Ignore. Hiraeth May 2016 #10

Super delegates do NOT count in that total! Don't believe me? Listen to the DNC -> jillan May 2016 #11

The media will call it for Hillary around 9ish after New Jersey. But before California. asuhornets May 2016 #13

The media can call it whatever they want... k8conant May 2016 #15

That is how it works..plz tell me you are joking thinking Sanders can still win. asuhornets May 2016 #16

No, I am not joking. k8conant May 2016 #18

I'm not badgering..but actually we will find out in 10 days. but ok. asuhornets May 2016 #21

Ok. k8conant May 2016 #23

2383!!!!!! asuhornets May 2016 #12

Above 2383, it's Bernie ProgressiveEconomist May 2016 #14

I'm excited! grossproffit May 2016 #19

So polling people are actual votes now? lmbradford May 2016 #20

So why was the 2008 primary different? TimPlo May 2016 #22

Obama was declared the winner once he had clinched both the pledged delegate lead geek tragedy May 2016 #24

wow, post #243 and TimPlo comes out swinging! demwing May 2016 #26

Oh, but Obama was!! He became the presumptive nominee around june 3 when many SD's riversedge May 2016 #27

No the media might of called him that TimPlo May 2016 #30

Timplo droppin' truth bombs. Respect. Joob May 2016 #31

Incorrect mythology May 2016 #32

Your post has a condescending tone and is very likely to change kayakjohnny May 2016 #28

I have to admit ruggerson May 2016 #34

It won't. Fawke Em May 2016 #40

If you Sanders supporters don't like this, you better get out there and harass some more eastwestdem May 2016 #29

oops, did it again ucrdem May 2016 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author ucrdem May 2016 #38

In the year 2525 Electric Monk May 2016 #36

Thank you. I suspect that when President-elect Clinton is being sworn in on Jan. 20 ucrdem May 2016 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author Fawke Em May 2016 #41