Sanders Did Even Better in Colorado Than Reported, But No One Told Him

[MrMickeysMom]

Ref: Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/12/sanders-did-even-better-colorado-reported-no-one-told-him

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Bernie Sanders supporters cheered when their candidate won the Colorado caucuses by a sizeable margin—59 to 40 percentage points—on Super Tuesday last month, reportedly picking up 38 pledged delegates to rival Hillary Clinton's 28.

Now, they have more to celebrate. An apparent "error" on the part of that state's Democratic Party could widen that lead even further, the Denver Post has revealed, which would hand Sanders the Colorado delegation.

The Post reported Tuesday that the Colorado Democratic Party admitted this week to "misreporting" the March 1 caucus results from 10 precinct locations.

Adding to the controversy, the newspaper notes that the mistake "was shared with rival Hillary Clinton's campaign by party officials but kept from Sanders until the Post told his staff Monday night."

The Post reports:

The mistake is a minor shift with major implications. The new projection now shows the Vermont senator winning 39 delegates in Colorado, compared to 27 for Clinton.

Even if Clinton wins all 12 superdelegates in the state, Sanders can finish no worse than a split decision. It contrasts with prior projections from the Post, Bloomberg Politics and The Associated Press that indicated Clinton would probably win the majority of the 78 delegates in Colorado because of her support from party leaders with superdelegate status.

If he lands one Colorado superdelegate — two are still undecided and others are facing significant pressure — Sanders could win the state's delegation.

"We are obviously pleased to essentially narrow the delegate lead by two delegates, one up and one down, it's a zero sum game," Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver told the Post in an interview.

[ViseGrip]

1. Bernie is a political rock star!!!!! GO BERNIE!!!

[MrMickeysMom]

2. Oh, here's a question...

What does it mean when the CO Democratic party misreported? Does it mean that they can be forgiven without an explanation when the misreport the results from 10 different precincts?

Just wondering...

[FlatBaroque]

3. It means that The Camp for the Ethically Challenged tried to cheat

and was unable. But since they were cheating for the "right" team, they will not suffer any consequences. In fact, they will likely be promoted.

[Zorra]

5. They never stop with the dirty deeds, do they? It's sickening. nt

[suffragette]

4. "kept it quiet to all but the Clinton campaign for five weeks"

Colorado Democrats admit mistake that cost Bernie Sanders key delegate

http://www.denverpost.com/election/ci_29755029/colorado-democrats-admit-mistake-that-cost-bernie-sanders

Denver Post uncovers that Democratic Party told Hillary Clinton's campaign about caucus counting mistake, but kept public and Bernie Sanders camp in the dark

Bernie Sanders won one more delegate in Colorado than first projected after the Colorado Democratic Party admitted this week that it misreported the March 1 caucus results from 10 precinct locations.

The error — first uncovered by The Denver Post — was shared with rival Hillary Clinton's campaign by party officials but kept from Sanders until the Post told his staff Monday night.

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The revelation that the state party misreported the results to the public March 1 — and kept it quiet to all but the Clinton campaign for five weeks — comes as Sanders promotes his case that he can win the Democratic nomination.

Sounds like were it not for the Denver Post's reporting on this that all but Hillary's campaign would still not know the actual results.

[MrMickeysMom]

6. OOOoopS! We "forgot" to tell you...

Thanks, Hillary Campaign!

[suffragette]

7. And still wouldn't have, except we got caught.

[nc4bo]

8. I'll take "Things that should make you go hmmmm?" for $200 Alex. nt