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2016 Postmortem

Chichiri

(4,667 posts) Sun Mar 20, 2016, 04:28 PM Mar 2016

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What if Bernie wins 51% of New York's delegates?

There are 2,033 pledged delegates remaining to be allocated, and Bernie needs 1,179 of them, or 58%. That means he has to win every state by an average of 58%.

If Bernie gets only 51% of New York's 247 delegates, then he has to find a combination of other states which add up to 247 or more (for example Pennsylvania and Connecticut, 250 delegates total, which vote the following week), and win those states by 64%.

If he only gets 51% in those states as well, then he needs to find another such combination of states (say Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Oregon, and Montana, 247 delegates total), and win those states by 72%.

And so on. Except not, because there are no more states after Montana.

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What if Bernie wins 51% of New York's delegates? (Original Post) Chichiri Mar 2016 OP

I guess we'll worry about New York when we get there. virtualobserver Mar 2016 #1

That would be messing with the powers that be! Chasstev365 Mar 2016 #2

I predict there will be few replies here Tarc Mar 2016 #3

That hasn't stopped virtualobserver from trying. nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #4

Short answer to your question. Nothing. nt DURHAM D Mar 2016 #5

What if pigs suddenly take to the skies dlwickham Mar 2016 #6

He still won't be the nominee nt firebrand80 Mar 2016 #7

The math does not favor him. MADem Mar 2016 #8

One step at a time Lazy Daisy Mar 2016 #9

You have 78 days until California. You're pretty much out of doors. nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #10

Off topic, but the unity symbol in your footer is oddly symbolic. A peace symbol tipped over peacebird Mar 2016 #11

It's the logo for a video game creation engine/scripting environment called unity whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #13

he'll get 51% of the delegates and Hillary will get 49% nt. WhiteTara Mar 2016 #12

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)

1. I guess we'll worry about New York when we get there.

Reply to Chichiri (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 04:30 PM

Mar 2016

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)

2. That would be messing with the powers that be!

Reply to Chichiri (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 04:31 PM

Mar 2016

Wouldn't it be GREAT?

Tarc

(10,476 posts)

3. I predict there will be few replies here

Reply to Chichiri (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 04:40 PM

Mar 2016

Numbers don't lie, so it is hard to counter the numbers with "IT'S GONNA BE YUUUUUUGE" bluster.

Chichiri

(4,667 posts)

4. That hasn't stopped virtualobserver from trying. nt

Reply to Tarc (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 04:44 PM

Mar 2016

DURHAM D

(32,607 posts)

5. Short answer to your question. Nothing. nt

Reply to Chichiri (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 04:50 PM

Mar 2016

dlwickham

(3,316 posts)

6. What if pigs suddenly take to the skies

Reply to Chichiri (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 04:53 PM

Mar 2016

Better chance of that then Bernie winning New York

firebrand80

(2,760 posts)

7. He still won't be the nominee nt

Reply to Chichiri (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 04:57 PM

Mar 2016

MADem

(135,425 posts)

8. The math does not favor him.

Reply to Chichiri (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 05:00 PM

Mar 2016

To put it kindly.

Lazy Daisy

(928 posts)

9. One step at a time

Reply to Chichiri (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 05:01 PM

Mar 2016

One door knocked at a time, one phone call at a time.

Chichiri

(4,667 posts)

10. You have 78 days until California. You're pretty much out of doors. nt

Reply to Lazy Daisy (Reply #9)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 05:04 PM

Mar 2016

peacebird

(14,195 posts)

11. Off topic, but the unity symbol in your footer is oddly symbolic. A peace symbol tipped over

Reply to Chichiri (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 05:10 PM

Mar 2016

With three big bites out the ring..... Perfect for WWIII

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)

13. It's the logo for a video game creation engine/scripting environment called unity

Reply to peacebird (Reply #11)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 06:02 PM

Mar 2016

Nothing else to it really.

WhiteTara

(29,699 posts)

12. he'll get 51% of the delegates and Hillary will get 49% nt.

Reply to Chichiri (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 05:58 PM

Mar 2016

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