2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Rumble [View all]malthaussen
(17,193 posts)I'm a control freak, I'm never confident when the results of something depend on other people.
I think the road to victory for Mr Sanders has been sketched out well enough, he and his staff know at least some of what they have to do to win, and the energy and enthusiasm are not lagging, despite the best efforts of the nay-sayers, and are increasing. Will it be enough? There are a lot of delegates to make up. Mrs Clinton is running out of easy victories, but it is delegates who will nominate the candidate. Even when she "loses" a state, she gains delegates. This is understood, so the question is whether there is enough time and enough surge to overcome her present advantage. Then there is the matter of superdelegates. One presumes some will hold out for Mrs Clinton whatever occurs before the primary. I'm guessing the majority will jump on whatever bandwagon looks to be fullest when the time comes. If Mrs Clinton has more delegates than Mr Sanders when the convention convenes, then they will flock to her side. If the reverse is true, then much may depend upon how great a lead Mr Sanders has. It is in any event a formidable task. That Mr Sanders and his staff are up to the task, I have no doubt: but you have boxed, you know that the better man does not always win.
Rumble? I've been rumbling all along, in my own poor fashion.
-- Mal