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2016 Postmortem

demwing

(16,916 posts) Sat Mar 26, 2016, 07:37 PM Mar 2016

58% of remaining delegates? [View all]

so far tonight, Bernie has claimed 84% of the delegates:

http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results

27/32= .844 or 84%, in states as politically different as WA and AK. Can't wait to see HI's results

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58% of remaining delegates? [View all] demwing Mar 2016 OP

58% of all the remaining primaries? I was curious about this. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #1

Bernie has to win 58% of the delegates for all remaining states just to catch up to Hills leftofcool Mar 2016 #2

Yes, and this will be the happy stretch, to be followed Hortensis Mar 2016 #4

Please, tabasco Mar 2016 #8

You have noticed that Bernie won SheilaT Mar 2016 #10

fun with math! DLnyc Mar 2016 #19

LOL, it will go down seeing as he's clearly winning >58% today jfern Mar 2016 #20

Wrong, it will go down below 58% due to winning more than 58% today. (eom) eomer Mar 2016 #24

Why will it go up tomorrow? karynnj Mar 2016 #27

Crickets from the special math department. DemocracyDirect Mar 2016 #29

It will go down! Math, as Hillary fans chant. morningfog Mar 2016 #32

It's "tomorrow" and Bernie now has to win about 56.5% of remaining delegates. eomer Mar 2016 #37

Not following your math? Ruby the Liberal Mar 2016 #3

Delegates awarded so far = Bernie (27) + Hillary (5) demwing Mar 2016 #5

Gotcha - thanks Ruby the Liberal Mar 2016 #12

Appears to be the early count of confirmed delegates, edgineered Mar 2016 #6

Why do they do that on proportional contests? Ruby the Liberal Mar 2016 #11

Why continue talking to myself when able to answer rhetoric? edgineered Mar 2016 #13

I don't use the WP, NYT or any other media. LiberalFighter Mar 2016 #14

Thanks. They account for the missing delegate in UT and ID edgineered Mar 2016 #16

I think part of the problem with them is not updating later on. LiberalFighter Mar 2016 #17

Adage change: My kingdom for a bookmark... nt edgineered Mar 2016 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Ruby the Liberal Mar 2016 #15

I see that you FAV'D this Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #26

You support Senator Sanders, right? Ruby the Liberal Mar 2016 #31

A cinch if we can end election fraud Lorien Mar 2016 #7

Remember, each state that delivers more than 58% of their delegates demwing Mar 2016 #9

Thanks to LiberalFighter for the GreenPapers link. edgineered Mar 2016 #21

So Bernie is still outperforming the 58% mark demwing Mar 2016 #22

It makes me happy edgineered Mar 2016 #23

I know everyone is saying a big win in NY but I bet it's going to be a big suprise. Zira Mar 2016 #25

This native NY-er says Autumn Colors Mar 2016 #28

New York may decide the nomination. DemocracyDirect Mar 2016 #30

The for the insight!m. morningfog Mar 2016 #33

Back when me and the dinosaurs were growing up edgineered Mar 2016 #35

Fingers crossed (nt) Autumn Colors Mar 2016 #36

NY is very important, and each percentage point is big. edgineered Mar 2016 #34