2016 Postmortem

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17. There is no such "super majority" rule.

Sun May 29, 2016, 10:42 PM

May 2016

Last edited Mon May 30, 2016, 08:24 AM - Edit history (1)

The only rule is that to get the nomination a candidate must have the support of 2383 delegates out of the combined total of 4765 pledged and superdelegates.

Thus, as a theoretical matter, a candidate could get the nomination with as few as 41 percent of the pledged delegates if every super delegate supported that candidate.

In reality, of course, it doesn't work that way. In reality, if a candidate wins a simple majority of the pledged debates (2026) it is a virtual certainty that candidate will also have the support of at least 357 super delegates (less than half the total number of super delegates). And that candidate will have neither a super majority of pledged nor a super majority of the supers, but they will be the nominee.

Don't know where you came up with notion that there is a "rule" requiring a supermajority of anything.

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Math - Hillary will have a heck of a time winning the required PD# [View all] floppyboo May 2016 OP

Be way way way way way way harder for Bernie, eh? Since he is sooooooo far behind? bravenak May 2016 #1

I pity you guys I really do Demsrule86 May 2016 #2

Ah, let them continue to work on their addition skills. It keeps them busy and out of trouble. eastwestdem May 2016 #3

You do have a point Demsrule86 May 2016 #8

She may have a simple majority RobertEarl May 2016 #4

Why is Bernies wife telling people that Bernie will be back in the senate on June 8? Renew Deal May 2016 #6

There is no such "super majority" rule. onenote May 2016 #17

Obama won with 51.4% of the pledged delegates BlueStateLib May 2016 #23

Obama did not win until the convention RobertEarl May 2016 #31

And yet he was widely acknowledged as the nominee after the last primaries in 2008 mythology May 2016 #40

I think you just made that up. There is no fillibuster at the convention!! WTF? bravenak May 2016 #24

Hillary won super delegates this week something like 12-1 Renew Deal May 2016 #5

There is no way she won't get the nomination if she gets most of the pledged delegates gollygee May 2016 #7

The OP addresses PD only. Should I hide all you SD hypers for meta disruption? floppyboo May 2016 #9

What is the "required number PD#"? onenote May 2016 #10

Thanks. So, in other words. we all wait for the convention? floppyboo May 2016 #12

No, the winner will be KNOWN on June 7. geek tragedy May 2016 #19

In other words, once a candidate has a majority of the pledged delegates onenote May 2016 #21

Nice spin RobertEarl May 2016 #35

Spin is saying Bernie will win. And poor attempt at deflection. onenote May 2016 #41

No Demsrule86 May 2016 #28

I'll vote for Bernie or Hillary. XRubicon May 2016 #11

^please!^ floppyboo May 2016 #14

Oh noes... not more Bernie math. procon May 2016 #13

I got it from Steve Kornaki (sp?) pretty clear no winning # for Hillary floppyboo May 2016 #15

Steve was talking about Demsrule86 May 2016 #30

Yeah,I saw it, he was explaining how Bernie math works. procon May 2016 #36

#berniemath strikes again. geek tragedy May 2016 #16

I completely agree with you! But we have to wait for the SD vote floppyboo May 2016 #20

No delegates vote until the convention. geek tragedy May 2016 #26

No you don't Demsrule86 May 2016 #32

Real Kindness and Love makes no room for fear! floppyboo May 2016 #34

Its a fantasy to think that hundreds of SD are going to switch their votes at the conventions. procon May 2016 #37

yes indeed! A Fantasy, or an inexplicable turn of events based in fact. floppyboo May 2016 #38

It's over Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #18

Trump will have a worse time making it through his republican primary then any of our D contenders. Sunlei May 2016 #22

That's not being very helpful. While I was shocked and dismayed when Hillary went floppyboo May 2016 #27

Math - Bernie will have a heck of a time winning the required SD# brooklynite May 2016 #25

No one disagrees with you! This is getting boring. Just wait till July - that's all! floppyboo May 2016 #29

Absolutely not Demsrule86 May 2016 #33

June 7th will make this website a lot more comfortable though. barrow-wight May 2016 #39