2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton Sweeps Everything. She wins 5 out of 5.
Wow. That was totally unexpected. I was expecting Sanders to win Ohio, likely win Missouri, and put Illinois in play.
I've been looking around for the delegate math. What percentage of delegates does Sanders have to win going forward? Does he have to start pulling out blow out victories going forward--with 60% or more?
At what point does Sanders and Clinton come together and unite to fight Donald Trump, especially if it looks like Sanders window of victory is closing? It is important that the party move quickly to unify, and Sanders has constantly said that Democrats must be prepared to unify to fight Donald Trump. I know there is going to be a push for him to suspend his campaign and stand behind Clinton, especially in light of what is happening on the Republican side.
I am sure there is going to be some negotiations going on between Sanders and Clinton. What should Sanders ask for? He will have some political leverage at the Convention.
Has he put out a statement or anything tonight? A concession speech? I haven't heard anything. That is ominous. He might be making a decision.
still_one
(92,454 posts)close, but no question about it, this was a good night for Hillary
desmiller
(747 posts)Really?
Meldread
(4,213 posts)It's what candidates normally do when they lose. They go out, congratulate the winner, and either suspend their campaign or pledge to continue to fight.
...well unless your Marco Rubio, in which case you claim victory if you come in third place.
In all seriousness though, I haven't seen any information from the campaign. Normally, they'd AT LEAST release a statement. They were planning for Sanders to win Ohio, at least, and do well in the other states that I mentioned. So, I imagine he was planning to speak tonight, which I didn't see him do.
Stallion
(6,476 posts)but I hope he considers uniting now behind Clinton
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)IMO both MO and OH we're Sanders... I was wrong.