The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

    Champ vs Chump

    By PeraclesPlease on Mon, 06/06/2016 - 8:09am |

    Large wins in Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico put Hillary within 27 delegates from victory (2358 out of 2383), 215 if you don't count superdelegates (1811 of 2026). 

    With 714 pledged delegates left, Hillary needs 30% to clinch the pledged vote, far below her average.

    A 20%+ loss in Puerto Rico also heavily dents Sanders' claim that he does better with Hispanics going into heavily Hispanic California and New Mexico.

    It would take her 547 pledged votes to win total votes without touching her superdelegates, an unnecessary shifted playing field Sanders has been suggesting, and unlikely at this point.

    Still, New Jersey should clinch the title for her, despite claims otherwise, and the other contests will easily put her over the top.

    Ali would be proud - a new champ, and Sanders looks to be just another gorilla from Manila/Wasilla/wherever.

    Comments

    Do you have an approximate date, if you don't mind,  when we can stop talking about whether Hillary or Bernie is the better candidate?

    And here's an off thread comment about polling---which I think is getting around to the time when it might mean something.. Huffpo tracker has Clinton about 5 points up on Trump, and in which is included the Reuters polls.I checked on RCP and Hillary is up 1.5 points---one of the differences being the Reuters polls have not been averaged in. I was surprised to see that Johnson is already generating enough numbers to make it interesting.

    You're a champ.


    by Oxy Mora on Mon, 06/06/2016 - 2:32pm

    Doesnt matter who's better - Hillary won. Anyone who watches March madness or the football playoffs knows how it's played - all that matters is the final score, not who rushes for more yards or more minutes of possession.


    by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 06/06/2016 - 7:14pm

    Nate Silver drives it home. It's over.


    by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 06/07/2016 - 5:15am

    Bernie Sanders:

    If not nominated I will run!

    If not elected I will serve!

     


    by CVille Dem on Tue, 06/07/2016 - 10:19am