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Wed Apr 6, 2016, 02:40 PM Apr 2016

Delegate "do or die" totals for Sanders by end of April

By how many delegates can Sanders afford to be behind at the end of April and still have a non-absurd possibility of winning.

Not the number he needs to have a good, or a decent chance, but an actual chance.

In other words, how far can he fall behind and still claim to have a chance with a straight face? How big can Clinton's lead get before she can fairly declare that she will be the nominee?

Current delegate standings: Clinton has a lead of around 208 delegates, final divvying of Wisconsin still up in the air for a few delegates.

Total delegates remaining in April: 619

WY: 14
NY: 245
PA: 189
MD: 95
DE: 21
CT: 55


Total delegates after April: 1016

IN: 83
Guam: 7
WV: 29
KY: 55
OR: 61
VI: 7
PR: 60
CA: 475
MT: 21
NJ: 126
NM: 34
ND: 18
SD: 20
DC: 20

Keeping in mind that Clinton will earn delegates in every state (except maybe Wyoming) since we do not have winner-take-all primaries


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142 delegates or fewer (current pace of 57% of delegates after April)
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203 delegates or fewer (need to win 60% of delegates after April)
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254 delegates or fewer (need to win 62.5% of delegates after April)
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305 delegates or fewer (need to win 65% of delegates after April)
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339 delegates or fewer (need to win 66.67% of delegates after April)
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406 delegates or fewer (need to win 70% of delegates after April)
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1015 delegates or fewer (it's plausible that he wins every CD with 86% of vote)
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no such number-pledged delegates and superdelegates can overrrule the voters at the DNC
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