South Carolina sets up Super Tuesday endgame for Sanders (Hill's Group)

[MSMITH33156]

But even if Sanders manages to pull out significant wins in all five, the delegate math will make it difficult for Sanders to catch up – they represent only one-third of the delegates up for grabs on March 1. And the Clinton campaign has invested heavily in states like Colorado and Minnesota in order to limit Sanders’ margins.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/super-tuesday-bernie-sanders-south-carolina-219913#ixzz41TwvUX8w

[Cha]

1. I have one question.. where has Paul Begala been?

“Bernie is running a great campaign,” said longtime Clinton ally Paul Begala, who now advises Clinton’s super PAC, Priorities USA. “He’s raising money, he’s building crowds, I don’t want him to go away. He’s making Hillary a better candidate. And he’s not running an insult-based campaign. I don't want it to end."

[Lucinda]

2. I dunno, but he was AWESOME on twitter last night through Hillary's speech.

Quoting her throughout, and glowing with praise.

He's a tricksy one though... I get the feeling he really doesn't see Bernie as a threat.

[MineralMan]

3. I do not believe for a moment that Sanders will win MN.

That's wishful thinking, I believe, on his supporters' part. I'm not seeing that here. I'll report from my precinct's caucus, though.

[MSMITH33156]

4. Good to hear.

Let's hope. But it's important that even IF he wins the states he's trying in (which is less than half the states on Tuesday), he's still toast.

[MineralMan]

5. I think there's a good chance that he wins only Vermont.

If that happens, it's all over, even if Sanders doesn't admit it.

[beachbumbob]

6. I don't mind seeing Bernie in as long as possible

The issues he talks about, Hillary needs her portfolio. What's separates us from conservervatives in a big way....

[BlueCaliDem]

7. I agree. He talks a good talk...but that's all he does.

[yallerdawg]

8. His only hope is to keep it close until the convention...

and then get the superdelegates to switch over to him - since they aren't committed to following the majority of Democratic voters - and then these insider, establishment, corrupted Democrats select Senator Sanders (I-VT)* as the Democratic nominee.

#neverstopfantasizing!

[Treant]

9. I'm beginning to think

that Sanders will reach a margin where even the superdelegates won't help.

SC wasn't a win for Clinton. It wasn't a blowout. It wasn't even a drubbing. It was an absolute domination of the state.

And that does not bode well for Bernie in the future.