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mk  ·  3130 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ted Cruz Ends His Campaign for President

Hillary needs about 181 to get the nomination atm, that's just over 1/3 of California and there are about 200 up for grabs before CA. I don't think Bernie can mathematically get a contested convention.



galen  ·  3130 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh, my bad. I wasn't counting superdelegates.

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thenewgreen  ·  3130 days ago  ·  link  ·  

mk -One thing Bernie is calling for is that the SuperDelegates in the states where he overwhelmingly beat Clinton, that they overwhelmingly vote for him.... Not sure how much this could change the landscape. According to him it allows for a "narrow" pathway to victory.

Clinton has one, as of yet largely untapped resource:

I watch this speech once a year to learn more about public speaking. It's one of the greatest modern speeches imo.

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mk  ·  3130 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    mk -One thing Bernie is calling for is that the SuperDelegates in the states where he overwhelmingly beat Clinton, that they overwhelmingly vote for him.... Not sure how much this could change the landscape.

Of course they won't though. If they were on the fence, they wouldn't have pledged already. Also, Bernie would need those super delegates that pledged for him in states that Hillary won not to be guided by the same rationale. Also, it's a tough argument to make when you are laying off most of your staff.

Hillary has the nomination. Bernie knows it. He is a Senator. As long as he campaigns he has to have a path that he can point to, but his real consideration at this point isn't about how he wins the nomination.

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thenewgreen  ·  3130 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't disagree with any of that. The wheels are in motion, I wonder though of the money he has raised that has not been used, can it be funneled to the DNC now? Meaning, if people are still donating to Bernie are the essentially donating to Hillary and other down ticket dems?

His sticking around could be for money purposes.

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mk  ·  3130 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I doubt it. I am sure Hillary would rather have the nomination now than a bit more money. I don't think they are going to be wanting for funds.

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