Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumThat whole "superdelegates are bad" thing? Yeah, they changed their minds.
Some of them, at least.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511503368
Bernie Sanders is falling further and further behind in pledged delegates but even after Hillary Clintons Tuesday romp, his campaign says theres a longshot strategy that lets him regain momentum and win the Democratic nomination by relying on superdelegates even if he comes into the Philadelphia convention still trailing Clinton.
Sanders campaign thinks the next few weeks of the campaign calendar favor him and is preparing plans to make the uphill case to the superdelegatesthe 718 activists and elected officials who can vote however they pleasethat his late-breaking momentum would make him a stronger nominee that they should support over Clinton.
Cha
(297,323 posts)stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)Cha
(297,323 posts)leftofcool
(19,460 posts)She is ahead in delegates and ahead in the popular vote.
Cha
(297,323 posts)BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)No one sees, mathematically, how he can overtake Hillary. No. ONE.
Cha
(297,323 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)He will be lucky if his numbers don't start dropping rapidly now.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)sanders people gotta grasp at straws at this point
DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)I think his admission on national television about choosing to run as a Democrat for convenience closed those doors to him.
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)In fact, I think that attitude might have contributed to the Hillary sweep. To me, Bernie's ethical, honest and decent man persona fell quite a few notches after that.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Hillary? There are lots other super delegates I dont see changing their endorsement but I can see where many more super delegates endorsements.
livetohike
(22,147 posts)him momentum. Hillary threw water on the Bern. #Feelthesteam LOL
72DejaVu
(1,545 posts)Two legs better.
mcar
(42,334 posts)Hmmm.
Gothmog
(145,326 posts)These super delegates care about the long term survival and strength of the party. Sanders has shown no interest in the party other than to try to take over the party. Many super delegates will be very worried about Sanders and his platform killing down ballot candidates. I doubt that Sanders will be successful
George II
(67,782 posts)BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)....he falls further and further behind, yes we're continually told Sanders has "momentum".
In one sense I guess he does have momentum, but not toward winning the nomination.
cosmicone
(11,014 posts)and thus one CAN have a negative momentum like Sanders has now.
George II
(67,782 posts)LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)It keeps showing up on the front page and I don't care to read this anymore. thanks.
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)Tanuki
(14,919 posts)Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)many of the front page articles are from the Bernie group.
Just because you are removed from the group won't make them stop showing up on the home page.. believe me I've been kicked out of Bernies group for a while now, and they're still there every day.
On the bright side for you.. you'll be subjected to a LOT fewer of ours than we will be of yours.
Light63
(233 posts)Why should they switch their votes to Sanders, when he after all is an Independent? Sanders is running behind a Democratic mirage.
cosmicone
(11,014 posts)I'm counting on my plastic surgeon to make me look like George Clooney.
HappyinLA
(129 posts)will be more than willing to tell them how well that strategy works. After all, it's how he beat Dukakis in 1984...
DarthDem
(5,256 posts). . . or something. These Bernouts are getting a little silly.
Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)Polls are bad and unreliable.. when they show Clinton ahead.
Polls are the written and absolute confirmation of Bernies greatness.. when Bernie is ahead.
The MSN is all part of the bought and paid for oligarchy and owned by the evil Clinton woman.. when it's either pro clinton, anti Sanders, or neutral.
The news is awesome, and finally being objective and fair and balanced.. when it's either Pro Sanders or anti-Clinton. Even if it is just an opinion piece.
If Sanders wins a state it's living proof that the people are waking up, he has the momentum, he's the new Prophet of our time (actual quote by the way from: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280142491
If Sanders looses a state by just a little bit.. he still really and technically won the state.
If Hillary wins a state.. well.. it's got to be some kind of "shenanigans", after all someone's brothers cousin's nephew's best friend twice removed said they saw someone with a Hillary pin within 100' of a polling station.. It's also because the people of the state are everything from uneducated, really republicans, or.. well.. I can't really say the other thing they've been called (think South Carolina).. Bernie peop's can say it and avoid a hide, but I can't repeat it or quote it without being hidden. So.. let's just say they've called some of Hillary's demographics of supporters unflattering things because they had the audacity not to see the greatness that is Sanders.
Sooooo, you have to look at the context of what's been pointed out... if it favors Sanders it's good. If it in any way criticizes Sanders.. ohhhh bad. If it's pro Hillary.. it's bought and paid for bad.. If it's anti Hillary.. well, it's all factual and indisputable. If it's both Pro Sanders AND anti Hillary - It's added to the new book of Psalms as written by the holy Prophet.
kjones
(1,053 posts)but someone please tell me if I'm wrong to think this BS campaign
has completely abused it...hypocritical in the max?
shadowandblossom
(718 posts)Thank you, that was so funny. I see exactly what you're describing all over the place and it's blowing my mind.
SylviaD
(721 posts)...if his position becomes untenable, my suggestion would be that he gracefully bow out.
Laser102
(816 posts)Governor Hickenlooper in Colorado is one of those people. He's already warned the Bernie group that he's not changing his mind so don't bother asking.