Democratic Primaries

Celerity

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18. the OP is wrong, do the maths yourself

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 11:01 PM

Feb 2020

What Jones said was correct.

There were 4,051 pledged delegates and 714 superdelegates in the 2016 cycle.

That is 4765

2383 was the magic number needed to win

based off just pledged delegates only, she had 2271 (47.66% of ALL delegates)

she was 112 delegates short until the superdelegates were added in

from the OP's own link

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Is Van Jones trying to rewrite history in order to help Bernie now? [View all] pnwmom Feb 2020 OP

It sickening how these Bernie surrogates have to twist the truth to help him win. honest.abe Feb 2020 #1

LOL. Van Jones is not a Bernie surrogate. DanTex Feb 2020 #16

Why would he lie for him? Bernie didn't give Hillary any delegates. pnwmom Feb 2020 #30

He didn't lie. People are so used to the media lying to smear Bernie that when someone like DanTex Feb 2020 #32

It was a falsehood. How do you know whether he was lying pnwmom Feb 2020 #33

Van Jones told the truth. Obviously. DanTex Feb 2020 #34

He told an undeniable falsehood. The only question is whether it was a deliberate lie. pnwmom Feb 2020 #35

He told a plain truth, and it's bizarre to try to deny that. DanTex Feb 2020 #37

Prove it. Show me a single reliable source that says Hillary needed delegates FROM BERNIE to win. pnwmom Feb 2020 #38

Hahahahahahahaha. Good story. brush Feb 2020 #41

I never watched his show and I never will. honest.abe Feb 2020 #48

Van Jones seems to be a man on a mission, and it's not to help the Democratic Party. George II Feb 2020 #2

I can't stand him. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #12

He pontificates and seems so smug about it. He's no political genius. George II Feb 2020 #15

Yep. Jones is always, always, in the middle of some posterior osculation stunt. brush Feb 2020 #46

I heard Van Jones say that and wanted to smack him. W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #3

Van Jones : Donald Trump Became President of the United States Tonight lapucelle Feb 2020 #4

van jones is a tool for trump Cha Feb 2020 #10

Some people ignore the facts. LiberalFighter Feb 2020 #5

Right. What was major news was that on June 7th Hillary won the nomination pnwmom Feb 2020 #6

Van is one of the biggest idiots on TV. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #7

No doubt.. and there's so many of them. Cha Feb 2020 #11

you are misreading it, she did NOT have a majority of ALL the delegates, only the majority in terms Celerity Feb 2020 #8

You are misreading it. She had enough to win the majority of pledged delegates pnwmom Feb 2020 #9

no, you are wrong, sorry Celerity Feb 2020 #13

Van Jones lie is that she needed some of Bernie's delegates to put her over the top. pnwmom Feb 2020 #17

now you are moving the goalpost Celerity Feb 2020 #19

No, I'm not. Van Jones falsely said she needed Bernie to give her delegates. pnwmom Feb 2020 #22

Thank you! Cha Feb 2020 #14

the OP is wrong, do the maths yourself Celerity Feb 2020 #18

He FALSELY said Hillary needed some delegates FROM BERNIE to go over the top. pnwmom Feb 2020 #23

I have not seen that, I only addressed the fact she did not have enough to win outright Celerity Feb 2020 #28

He did say that, and here's another poster who heard the same thing I did. pnwmom Feb 2020 #29

well then he is a damn fool, but again that was not what I was disputing Celerity Feb 2020 #31

He just said it tonight, so I doubt it's online yet, if it ever will be. nt pnwmom Feb 2020 #36

does he have his own show? or was he a guest on another show, and if so, whose show? Celerity Feb 2020 #39

I'm not certain but I think I saw him on Anderson Cooper's show. pnwmom Feb 2020 #40

thanks, I will try and track it down, seems like a really shit thing to say Celerity Feb 2020 #42

Thanks for understanding why I was so shocked, Celerity. pnwmom Feb 2020 #43

all good, I was just got hung up on the other part, which was off on the maths, and blew past Celerity Feb 2020 #44

And obviously I could have expressed myself more clearly the first time. pnwmom Feb 2020 #45

damn internet! lololol Celerity Feb 2020 #47

Van Jones is not a serious person kacekwl Feb 2020 #20

This is kind of funny, really. Everyone is so used to the media constantly bashing Bernie DanTex Feb 2020 #21

Van Jones made a false point. Hillary didn't need a single delegate from Bernie. pnwmom Feb 2020 #24

Prove it. Show the source that spread this lie you believe. blm Feb 2020 #26

Personally? My opinion of Van Jones is lower that a snake's belly passing through a trench. nt Blue_true Feb 2020 #25

Jones is a Sanders/Tulsi fan Metodiko Feb 2020 #27