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| Sanders: The convention will be a contested contest |
| 2016-05-03 |
| What's he talking about? Hillary bribed her super delegates fair and square! Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday said there will be a "contested contest." In a news conference from Washington, D.C., on Sunday, the Vermont senator urged superdelegates from states where he has won the majority of the vote to reconsider their support. "It is virtually impossible for Secretary Clinton to reach the majority of convention delegates by June 14 with pledged delegates alone," he said. "She will need superdelegates to take her over the top. The convention will be a contested contest," he said. Sanders said during the news conference he expects to do well in the upcoming primaries. Indiana votes Tuesday, where a new poll shows Sanders trailing Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton by 4 points. He said he has won state after state after a strong majority of younger people have voted for him, noting he hopes to win Indiana in next week's primary. His campaign has sparked energy and excitement, he said, which will translate to a large voter turnout in November. Sanders then detailed the delegate math, saying that to win the majority of pledged delegates, he needs 65 percent of the remaining delegates in the upcoming contests. "There are 10 states remaining where we are going to be vigorously competing, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam," he said. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #9 The convention will be a contested contest Given the behavior of the far Left, that may have a different meaning then what you assume. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-05-03 21:51 |
| #8 FrankG is right. A lot can happen to Hillary |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2016-05-03 21:48 |
| #7 Department of Redundancy Department. |
| Posted by: charger 2016-05-03 21:33 |
| #6 He'll stay viable til Hillary isn't indicted |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-05-03 20:17 |
| #5 If the Socialists and the Greens and a few other fringe left parties all put Bernie as their candidate, does he make the ballot in all the states? |
| Posted by: Sleremp White5384 2016-05-03 20:05 |
| #4 To be fair Bernie has always lived in an alternate reality. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2016-05-03 19:48 |
| #3 Well, he can't run as a grammarian. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-05-03 18:49 |
| #2 Bernie could run as a Green. I think there might be other plans, though. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-05-03 18:44 |
| #1 Best hope for the GOP is that either Hillary gets indicted or Bernie runs as a Socialist after splitting the party at the convention. |
| Posted by: Lonzo Snore7747 2016-05-03 18:14 |