2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum10 reasons Dem superdelegates will choose Sanders over Clinton
Superdelegates are people, too, and as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) explained at a recent Democratic National Committee (DNC) meeting, theyre already shifting away from Hillary Clinton and toward Sanders. They watch the news, follow polling trends and theyll side with Sanders for the same reasons that hes surged to only 7 percentage points behind Clinton. In August, writing for Bloomberg, Mark Halperin and Jennifer Epstein offered a quick breakdown of delegates and superdelegates within the Democratic Party and explained that Clinton had secured a great percentage of these party officials:
Final numbers are still in flux, but current estimates peg the total number of delegates to next summers presidential nominating convention at about 4,491, meaning that a candidate would need 2,246 to win. The Clinton camps claim to more than 440 delegates means shes already wrapped up the support of more than 60 percent of the approximately 713 superdelegates who, under party rules, are among those who cast votes for the nomination, along with delegates selected by rank-and-file voters in primaries and caucuses beginning next February.
Since their only goal is electing a candidate capable of winning the White House, its highly doubtful Clintons alleged 60 percent support among superdelegates will remain until the end of the primaries. Like his surge in the polls and the Clinton campaigns continued decline, superdelegates will flock to anders for a number of reasons.
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2. Democratic superdelegates know that the Democratic Party has experienced a paradigm shift toward Sanders and away from Clinton.
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3. Superdelegates want to win.
http://www.emediaworld.com/politics/10-reasons-dem-superdelegates-will-choose-sanders-over-clinton.html
bravenak
(34,648 posts)RandySF
(59,154 posts)upaloopa
(11,417 posts)I can't understand where this stuff comes from. It isn't from some news source. It isn't from some political analyst.
It is just made up bull shit!
riversedge
(70,282 posts)upaloopa
(11,417 posts)Historic NY
(37,452 posts)Something just ain't right with H.A.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/im-a-liberal-democrat-im_b_6169542.html
riversedge
(70,282 posts)enjoys Breitbart website. He is a real Hillary Hater!-Well we know Rand Paul hit on Hillary hard lots of times. Two peas in a pod.
TexasTowelie
(112,368 posts)mcar
(42,371 posts)SCantiGOP
(13,871 posts)I think Sanders or his campaign manager would acknowledge that he will not get the super delegates.
NanceGreggs
(27,817 posts)SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Edit: why doesn't your link provide proper attribution? They're plagiarzing from Gooodman, when they don't acknowledge him as the author.
Sid
riversedge
(70,282 posts)Joe the Revelator
(14,915 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)wyldwolf
(43,869 posts)oasis
(49,400 posts)Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)...delegates are not important, remember?
BooScout
(10,406 posts)CheshireDog
(63 posts)Sanders surging and Clinton in decline??
This is so sad. Hillary has surged to the 60% range while sanders has fallen to the high 20s. Since this article was published Hillary wiped the floor with him in the debate, did awesome with Benghazi hearing, and Biden dropped out.
mwrguy
(3,245 posts)BootinUp
(47,179 posts)Cerridwen
(13,260 posts)Here's the article by h.a. goodman at the hill and with appropriate attribution.
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/10-reasons-delegates-will-choose-bernie-sanders-over-hillary-clinton
If there was a byline or attribution at you link, I missed it. Sorry.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)when the polling trajectories were all UP for Sanders and all DOWN for Clinton. A couple of the points listed don't currently apply, and might not when it comes down to the end of the race. I think and hope that the superdelegates will do what they're actually supposed to, and merely reinforce the choice of the people, whoever that might be.
brooklynite
(94,699 posts)Well then...
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)eom
Godhumor
(6,437 posts)Only sadder, as he is actually being serious.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)eom