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Whimsey

(236 posts)
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 07:50 PM Jun 2016

If Hillary wins a enough pledged delegates tonight to have a majority of pledged delegates

Will the Sanders campaign and its supporters think the democratic process has worked? Or will a majority of pledged delegates and popular vote not be enough?

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If Hillary wins a enough pledged delegates tonight to have a majority of pledged delegates (Original Post) Whimsey Jun 2016 OP
They know Hillary will end up with a majority of pledged (elected) delegates based on the voting Cali_Democrat Jun 2016 #1
Hillary has a current majority of pledged delegates WhiteTara Jun 2016 #2
Whimsey means 2026, a majority of all pledged delegates. Garrett78 Jun 2016 #4
Thank you Garrett Whimsey Jun 2016 #5
Just let it play out Dem2 Jun 2016 #3
Sanders supporter here who thinks Hillary should be nominee bigwillq Jun 2016 #6
Good for you Whimsey Jun 2016 #7
Steve Karnacki (spelling) On MSNBC says....... jzodda Jun 2016 #8
No if,... rufus dog Jun 2016 #9
 

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
1. They know Hillary will end up with a majority of pledged (elected) delegates based on the voting
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 07:52 PM
Jun 2016

in primaries and caucuses.

That's why they're saying the voting was rigged and therefore illegitimate.

WhiteTara

(29,704 posts)
2. Hillary has a current majority of pledged delegates
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 07:57 PM
Jun 2016

she will continue to have more pledged delegates no matter what tonight brings. Delegates are proportional.

Or do you mean she'll reach 2383?

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
4. Whimsey means 2026, a majority of all pledged delegates.
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 08:00 PM
Jun 2016

And of course she'll surpass that number tonight, as we've known for months that she would.

Replace caucuses with primaries and she likely would have surpassed that number well before tonight.

 

Whimsey

(236 posts)
5. Thank you Garrett
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 09:36 PM
Jun 2016

I was naïve in thinking everyone on the site understood the difference between superdelegates and pledged delegates because there has been so much criticism of the democratic party for the use of superdelegates. Generally the criticism is their use is undemocratic. So if Hillary wins a majority of the pledged delegates will the dissenters concede she has won?

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
6. Sanders supporter here who thinks Hillary should be nominee
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 09:41 PM
Jun 2016

Because of her pledged delegate lead.

I think the process has worked.

 

Whimsey

(236 posts)
7. Good for you
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:10 PM
Jun 2016

And MSNBC has just declared her the pledged delegate winner. So now let's trounce Trump!

jzodda

(2,124 posts)
8. Steve Karnacki (spelling) On MSNBC says.......
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:12 PM
Jun 2016

He just stated that HRC will get the nomination outright without super delegate help.

 

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
9. No if,...
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:33 PM
Jun 2016

She won the majority of pledged delegates now, this was basically over after the NY Primary. Held out hope for a miracle but no luck.

Bernie will concede in the next couple of days, people will be pissy. I am over it already.

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