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jg10003

(975 posts)
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 12:14 AM Feb 2016

How Bernie can win: prevent HRC from winning a majority of pledged delegates in the primaries....

then he (and us) has 7 weeks before the convention to convince the super delegates that HRC can't win the GE. I think this may be Bernie's best chance.

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How Bernie can win: prevent HRC from winning a majority of pledged delegates in the primaries.... (Original Post) jg10003 Feb 2016 OP
No convincing should/would be needed bernbabe Feb 2016 #1
He doesn't need to win more pledged delegates, just enough to keep HRC from reaching the 2381 jg10003 Feb 2016 #3
Yep RobertEarl Feb 2016 #2

bernbabe

(370 posts)
1. No convincing should/would be needed
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 12:16 AM
Feb 2016

If Bernie wins more pledged delegates and Clinton tries to steal the nomination with superdelegates there would be a mutiny, she would get crushed in the GE.

jg10003

(975 posts)
3. He doesn't need to win more pledged delegates, just enough to keep HRC from reaching the 2381
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 12:36 AM
Feb 2016

delegates needed for the nomination. It takes about 59% of the pledged delegates to get the nomination without super delegates. If Bernie can win 41% of the pledged delegates then the nomination is decided by the super delegates.

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
2. Yep
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 12:18 AM
Feb 2016

If the damn people don't wake up and throw off their shackles in time, then we'll have to fight all the way to the doors of the convention hall!

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