2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary's Magic Number: 309; Bernie's Magic Number: 589 -- Neither will clinch until California
We're getting to the home stretch. The Magic Number represents the number of pledged delegates needed to clinch a majority of the pledged delegates. It is widely understood that the pledged delegate winner will be the nominee, with the super delegates covering any short fall between the pledged delegate count and 2,383 total delegates needed to be the nominee.
It is a race to get to 2,026 pledged delegates. Hillary needs 309 and Bernie needs 589.
There are 183 pledged delegates available between now and June 7. Obviously, this race will not be decided before June 7.
On June 7, 694 pledged delegates are at stake.
The only east coast state on June 7 is NJ, with 126. In other words, the race will not be over until the polls close in California, at 11:00 pm EST.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)Its over.. its been over. Time to focus on Trump.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)Plus, Bernie is amassing delegates for influence on the platform at the convention.
The nomination is all but decided, but we have 27-34 more days of the primary race.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)Agreed on the influence thing.. but he might lose some of that influence if he gets plastered on June 7th which is a possibility.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)Zorra
(27,670 posts)and economic justice and equality.