Primary frontrunners verge on sealing the nominations

[SecularMotion]

Bernie Sanders's surprising upset of Hillary Clinton in the Michigan Democratic primary has put her long-anticipated coronation on hold for at least a few more weeks. Meanwhile, Republican Donald Trump, though he won there and in three other states on Tuesday, may have to wait at least another week, depending on the GOP primary outcomes next Tuesday in Ohio and Florida.

In Ohio, Gov. John Kasich hopes to win big and remain in the race, thereby prolonging the stop-Trump movement that was kicked off last week by 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney. And in Florida, the scheme also needs a much less likely comeback by Sen. Marco Rubio.

Despite Ms. Clinton's loss in Michigan by less than a percentage point, she picked up more Democratic convention delegates than Mr. Sanders -- 68 in Michigan to 65, and 32 to 6 in Idaho. Also, as Ms. Clinton expects an eventual bonanza of super-delegates awarded to party and congressional officials, it seems only a matter of time before she has the 2,342 delegates needed for her party nomination. The latest Associated Press tracking gives Clinton 1,221 delegates, with 2,973 still to be chosen. Mr. Sanders has 571 in the same accounting, with 166 uncommitted.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-primary-frontrunners-verge-on-sealing-the-nominations-20160310-story.html

[Marr]

1. If they throw it to Hillary with super delegates, the party establishment will be admitting that

they'd prefer a Republican president to a liberal.

The polling says Hillary doesn't have a chance of beating a Republican even if legitimately nominated. If it's stolen by the same entrenched system that Sanders' campaign is based on fighting, forget it. She'll be trounced.

[NurseJackie]

9. Ha! :-D

[Marr]

11. What on earth are you laughing at? This isn't a game.

If Hillary gets the majority of votes in the primary, or the majority of real delegates, then she should absolutely be the nominee. But Sanders' whole campaign is based on mistrust of a rigged establishment; political, business, media, etc. If Hillary gets the nomination through super delegates, it will only validate everything he's talked about, and the only votes Hillary will get in the general election will be from die hard fan club members. All of them put together couldn't fill a Fiat.

[NurseJackie]

13. Them's the rules. Griping and hyperanalyzing ...

... won't change them. He knew what the party rules were before he became a Democrat and you can't change them after the contest has begun. Like it or not, you'll have to live with them. All the teeth gnashing and clinched fists and table pounding and threats and dire predictions and insults will have no effect. Best to move on and work with what you've got. (Wasn't it Devine who helped to create those rules in the first place?)

[HERVEPA]

2. The usual trash including super-delegates

[DebDoo]

3. Idaho?

When did Idaho vote?

[dchill]

5. Tuesday was the Idaho Republican Primary

[DebDoo]

6. ...

"she picked up more Democratic convention delegates than Mr. Sanders -- 68 in Michigan to 65, and 32 to 6 in Idaho."

[dchill]

7. The Idaho Democratic Caucus is Tuesday, March 22nd.

You info is somewhat flawed.

[dchill]

4. Equally likely, based on any kind of observation at all:

"Primary frontrunners verge on losing the nominations"

[Lucinda]

8. KNR Thank you!

[99Forever]

10. Bullshit.

[cherokeeprogressive]

12. "long-anticipated coronation" Post shit like this... don't get angry when "coronation" is mocked.