2016 Postmortem

TheDormouse

(1,168 posts) Wed Mar 9, 2016, 09:55 PM Mar 2016

Delegates count: Clinton 762 vs Sanders 549--Need 2,383 to win

They're still close, but some media (for example, the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza) are not explaining the difference between actual delegates won in the primaries and caucuses vs superdelegates' votes.
If you include superdelegates' votes, Clinton has a strong lead, but superdelegates can change their votes. Delegates allocated based on primary/caucus votes can't be so easily changed.

https://interactives.ap.org/2016/delegate-tracker/

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Delegates count: Clinton 762 vs Sanders 549--Need 2,383 to win (Original Post) TheDormouse Mar 2016 OP

After the first vote the pledged delegates can change their votes. Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #1

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for now. If Bernie catches up to her in pledged delegates and the superdelegates don't change, it liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #3

They are at the moment. They're not locked to her though nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #4

It could lead some Sanders supporters to stay at home. TheDormouse Mar 2016 #5

It's extremely misleading casperthegm Mar 2016 #6

Thinkingabout

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1. After the first vote the pledged delegates can change their votes.

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Wed Mar 9, 2016, 09:57 PM

Mar 2016

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liberal_at_heart

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3. for now. If Bernie catches up to her in pledged delegates and the superdelegates don't change, it

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Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:01 PM

Mar 2016

will be the death of the Democratic Party.

TheDormouse

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4. They are at the moment. They're not locked to her though nt

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Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:05 PM

Mar 2016

TheDormouse

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5. It could lead some Sanders supporters to stay at home.

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Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:06 PM

Mar 2016

It's misleading.

casperthegm

(643 posts)

6. It's extremely misleading

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Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:16 PM

Mar 2016

The media should know better. I've been emailing each networking, calling them out on it. I'm sure that many people are not aware of the difference, which could cause them to think the difference is greatly in Clinton's favor, which in turn could cause them to not vote.

What the hell ever happened to unbiased media reporting? I mean even CNN, who I used to trust, is pulling this crap.

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