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2016 Postmortem

democrattotheend

(11,605 posts) Mon Jun 6, 2016, 09:27 PM Jun 2016

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Didn't the media do something similar in 2008?

I vaguely remember them claiming before the last primaries that Obama had reached the magic number based on rumors of endorsements from supers who had not actually publicly announced yet. And as an Obama supporter, I think I remember being kind of pissed about it. Am I remembering right?

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Didn't the media do something similar in 2008? (Original Post) democrattotheend Jun 2016 OP

NBC says that they phoned superdelegates for tonight's decision. nt onehandle Jun 2016 #1

Thank you. 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #3

Yes, they declared him the presumptive nominee after 4.5 supers endorsed him Doctor Jack Jun 2016 #2

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. NBC says that they phoned superdelegates for tonight's decision. nt

Reply to democrattotheend (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 09:28 PM

Jun 2016

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

3. Thank you.

Reply to onehandle (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 09:34 PM

Jun 2016

I've been wondering exactly what prompted this premature "announcement"

Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)

2. Yes, they declared him the presumptive nominee after 4.5 supers endorsed him

Reply to democrattotheend (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 09:33 PM

Jun 2016

It was during the night of the South Dakota and Montana primaries. It was before Montana was done voting, which was the last state.

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