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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)"Bernie Sanders Could Still Win the Democratic Nomination -- No, Seriously" says Huff-Post [View all]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/bernie-sanders-could-still-win-the-democratic-nomination----no-seriously_b_9898436.htmlAfter Clintons Indiana loss, John King had told CNN viewers that if Sanders were to win nine out of ten of the remaining contests, theres no doubt that some of the super-delegates would panic. Theres no doubt some of them would switch to Sanders. What he has to do is win the bulk of the remaining contests. Would that send jitters, if not panic, through the Democratic Party? Yes. Yes it would.
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Super-delegates would be meaningless if their only purpose were to validate the primary and caucus results, which is why that consideration had absolutely nothing to do with their creation. When super-delegates were created in 1984, it was in fact to avoid a repeat of what had almost happened in 1980: a candidate with no shot at winning the general election almost becoming the popular-vote and pledged-delegate winner. It may seem counter-intuitive to some now, but the Democratic Party in 1984 wanted a mechanism available to vote down the Partys prospective nominee the popular-vote and pledged-delegate winner if that person couldnt be elected in the November general election. So when Howard Dean, former presidential candidate and Democratic National Committee Chair, said several months ago that he would cast his super-delegate vote without regard for the popular vote or pledged-delegate race, he was only stating what has been true about super-delegates for 32 years now: their role in the process is only activated either (a) to validate a historically weak front-runner who isnt able to clinch the nomination via pledged delegates alone (in which case the super-delegates are active, and yet things would be no different if they didnt exist), or, more profoundly, (b) to preclude the nomination of someone who cant win the general election.
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If Sanders runs the table in 2016, it will mean the following has (by June 7th) happened:
Sanders has won 19 of the final 25 state primaries and caucuses (not a typo);
Sanders is within a few hundred thousand votes of Clinton in the popular vote;
Sanders has won 54 percent of the pledged delegates since Super Tuesday; and
Sanders is in a dead heat with Clinton in national polling.
Much, much more at the above link. And kudos to CNN's John King, who appears to have initiated the "run the table" scenario on CNN.
So cheer up, Sanders' supporters, and the next time someone tells you Sanders can't win, smile and tell them he is running the table.
Sam
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"Bernie Sanders Could Still Win the Democratic Nomination -- No, Seriously" says Huff-Post [View all]
Samantha
May 2016
OP
Of course, why do you think her followers want so badly for him to quit. They are terrified
rhett o rick
May 2016
#5
Thanks for the OP Sam. We must continue to fight those that would enslave us
rhett o rick
May 2016
#22
The more desperate the Powers That Be get, the more dirty tricks they pull and the
rhett o rick
May 2016
#87
And I bet that's the best you can come up with. No posts of substance from your side. The side
rhett o rick
May 2016
#25
I agree. I am here to discuss issues and not to put up with the boasting and gloating
rhett o rick
May 2016
#86
The arrogance of those siding with the Rich and Powerful is getting tiresome.
rhett o rick
May 2016
#85
I really, really wanted to add that paragraph and a couple of others but let me say
Samantha
May 2016
#23
As the article clearly denotes, akbacchus, Bernie very much still has a chance
Samantha
May 2016
#55
the same guy also wrote this: John Kasich Will Be the Republican Nominee for President
dlwickham
May 2016
#81