Hillary Clinton

LiberalFighter

(50,928 posts) Wed Apr 27, 2016, 09:40 PM Apr 2016

There are some over at the Sanders group that have a serious math problem.

On more than one occasion they get confused and think that the automatic delegates are not included when determining if a candidate has the needed delegates.

They want to use the majority of all delegates as the winning number needed but it has to come entirely from the pledged delegate group. The convention rules does not exclude automatic delegates nor do they defined it only as pledged delegates.

It is the basis for their argument that there will be a contested convention allowing Sanders to win the nomination.

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There are some over at the Sanders group that have a serious math problem. (Original Post) LiberalFighter Apr 2016 OP

See I read that as meth problem Gomez163 Apr 2016 #1

I read it as a sexist jerk issue. nt DURHAM D Apr 2016 #5

No that was the McCain group 72DejaVu Apr 2016 #6

Heh Gomez163 Apr 2016 #8

huh, maybe they need to learn basic DemonGoddess Apr 2016 #2

Grasping at straws....all it is... beachbum bob Apr 2016 #3

Their math is fine. Their problem is they think everyone else is an idiot. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #4

All of the delegates - pledged and super - vote at the same time on stopbush Apr 2016 #7

SO YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S A CHANCE? ???????? Gomez163 Apr 2016 #9

lol Maru Kitteh Apr 2016 #14

How can you say that? johnp3907 Apr 2016 #10

Yes that was a mess to decipher. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #12

"The goalposts have been moved so often, they have wings and a jet engine now." IamMab Apr 2016 #11

Bernie Math. n/t Lil Missy Apr 2016 #13

Gomez163

(2,039 posts)

1. See I read that as meth problem

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 09:41 PM

Apr 2016

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)

5. I read it as a sexist jerk issue. nt

Reply to Gomez163 (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 09:44 PM

Apr 2016

72DejaVu

(1,545 posts)

6. No that was the McCain group

Reply to Gomez163 (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 09:51 PM

Apr 2016

Gomez163

(2,039 posts)

8. Heh

Reply to 72DejaVu (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 09:52 PM

Apr 2016

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)

2. huh, maybe they need to learn basic

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 09:41 PM

Apr 2016

reading, writing, and arithmetic?

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

3. Grasping at straws....all it is...

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 09:42 PM

Apr 2016

To be expected to deny reality....

Buzz Clik

(38,437 posts)

4. Their math is fine. Their problem is they think everyone else is an idiot.

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 09:43 PM

Apr 2016

I weary of them.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

7. All of the delegates - pledged and super - vote at the same time on

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 09:52 PM

Apr 2016

the first ballot.

Gomez163

(2,039 posts)

9. SO YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S A CHANCE? ????????

Reply to stopbush (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 09:53 PM

Apr 2016

Maru Kitteh

(28,340 posts)

14. lol

Reply to Gomez163 (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 02:47 AM

Apr 2016

johnp3907

(3,731 posts)

10. How can you say that?

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 10:33 PM

Apr 2016

They must be really good at math because I'm really bad at it and I can't make head nor tail of this:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280186766

LiberalFighter

(50,928 posts)

12. Yes that was a mess to decipher.

Reply to johnp3907 (Reply #10)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 11:41 PM

Apr 2016

He got it wrong on what Sanders would need. But using his math requiring 2,383 delegates from just the pledged delegates. He would need 1,012 of the remaining 1,016 delegates. That is just over 99.6% needed. How out of this universe is that? Maybe because there is a .4% margin they think they have a chance.

IamMab

(1,359 posts)

11. "The goalposts have been moved so often, they have wings and a jet engine now."

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 11:29 PM

Apr 2016

That's a great quote I read somewhere, although the attribution escapes me right now. It's not my quote, I'll admit, but it's still a good one.

Lil Missy

(17,865 posts)

13. Bernie Math. n/t

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:21 AM

Apr 2016

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