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2016 Postmortem

brooklynite

(94,679 posts) Mon Apr 4, 2016, 01:48 PM Apr 2016

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Bernie Sanders and the math...

Ryan Struyk (ABC)
?@ryanstruyk

Bernie needs 57% of remaining pledged delegates to win pledged Dem delegate count.

Want 57% to be 56%? Gotta win Wisconsin by 48 points.

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Bernie Sanders and the math... (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2016 OP

Ouch ... salinsky Apr 2016 #1

How much did Bernie win WA state by? Csainvestor Apr 2016 #3

Feel The Math, indeed... onehandle Apr 2016 #2

Bern gotta win at least 70% of WI delegates to just catch up Cryptoad Apr 2016 #4

To catch up he needs about 350% of WI delegates nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #5

Thanks for this. DemocracyDirect Apr 2016 #6

22 Primaries left... HumanityExperiment Apr 2016 #10

Sleazeball Hillary Rass Apr 2016 #13

I find the early gloating so typical of Clinton supporters. Why do I think they would rhett o rick Apr 2016 #7

22 Primaries left... HumanityExperiment Apr 2016 #8

Just to be clear...56% or better IN ALL OF THEM brooklynite Apr 2016 #9

Crystal clear... HumanityExperiment Apr 2016 #11

#FeelTheMath lunamagica Apr 2016 #12

Even if victory is unlikely, I support Bernie working for every vote and delegate aikoaiko Apr 2016 #14

salinsky

(1,065 posts)

1. Ouch ...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 01:50 PM

Apr 2016

... reality can be painful.

Csainvestor

(388 posts)

3. How much did Bernie win WA state by?

Reply to salinsky (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 01:53 PM

Apr 2016

There are still over 2000 delegates left to win.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

2. Feel The Math, indeed...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 01:53 PM

Apr 2016

'Sanders doesn’t need to drop out, but he needs to start acting responsibly.'

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/04/01/feel-the-math

Cryptoad

(8,254 posts)

4. Bern gotta win at least 70% of WI delegates to just catch up

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 01:56 PM

Apr 2016

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

5. To catch up he needs about 350% of WI delegates nt

Reply to Cryptoad (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 01:59 PM

Apr 2016

DemocracyDirect

(708 posts)

6. Thanks for this.

Reply to Cryptoad (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 02:08 PM

Apr 2016

Looking forward to it.

HumanityExperiment

(1,442 posts)

10. 22 Primaries left...

Reply to Cryptoad (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 02:11 PM

Apr 2016

no need to 'catch up' during WI primary, just 56% or better for the REMAINING 22 primaries to beat HRC

Rass

(112 posts)

13. Sleazeball Hillary

Reply to Cryptoad (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 02:34 PM

Apr 2016

Hillary is gonna have to rely on sleazeball tactics (superdelegates) to win. Your chart makes that very apparent. Bernie or bust!

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

7. I find the early gloating so typical of Clinton supporters. Why do I think they would

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 02:10 PM

Apr 2016

have been rooting for the British during the American Revolution. "The lowly colonists (yankee doodles, lol) would have to defeat the most powerful empire in the world."

I welcome your disdain. It means I am fighting on the correct side, the People's side.

HumanityExperiment

(1,442 posts)

8. 22 Primaries left...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 02:10 PM

Apr 2016

yep.. 22 chances to close the gap, 56% or better...

Reading is fundamental...

brooklynite

(94,679 posts)

9. Just to be clear...56% or better IN ALL OF THEM

Reply to HumanityExperiment (Reply #8)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 02:11 PM

Apr 2016

No losses; no ties; no single digit wins.

HumanityExperiment

(1,442 posts)

11. Crystal clear...

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 02:12 PM

Apr 2016

The only folks sweating this are HRC and her supporters... your replies reek of desperation on that point

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)

12. #FeelTheMath

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 02:21 PM

Apr 2016

aikoaiko

(34,183 posts)

14. Even if victory is unlikely, I support Bernie working for every vote and delegate

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 02:42 PM

Apr 2016

Because people need to see how far and deep a democratic socialist can go in a Democratic primary.

Plus, the HRC campaign could implode.

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