Contested Convention Here We Come - For The Democrats

Bernie Sanders Says Clinton Faces 'Contested' Convention



May 1, 2016

Bernie Sanders said today he will consider the Democratic Party's convention "contested," unless his opponent Hillary Clinton gets enough pledged delegates to win nomination withoutsuper delegates.

The Vermont senator essentially vowed to fight to win over those coveted party elites -- the super delegates -- until they formally vote in July.

"She will need super delegates to take her over the top of the convention in Philadelphia. In other words, the convention will be a contested contest," he said during a press conference in Washington, D.C. Sanders' top brass has been arguing this point for weeks, but this was the most direct statement the senator has made about his outlook on the remaining portion of the nominating process.

While it is unlikely that either candidate will be able to win enough pledged delegates alone to secure the nomination, according to estimates from ABC News, Clinton has the backing of 520 super delegates at this point, bringing her very close to the threshold.

By comparison, only 39 super delegates have committed to Sanders and the Vermont Senator argued that that fact was unfair considering some of his landslide wins.

"If I win a state with 70 percent of the votes you know what, I think I'm entitled to those super delegates. I think that the super delegates should reflect what the people in the state want," he said.

Sanders called on super delegates from states like Washington and Minnesota specifically, where he beat Clinton by double-digit margins, to change their allegiances.

In some ways Sanders contradicted himself during the press conference. He argued that super delegates should follow the popular vote from the states they represent, but also said they should consider backing him even if he does not win the majority of pledged delegates. His campaign distributed factsheets Sunday showing general election polling in battleground states and nationwide where he outperforms his opponent against Republican candidates.

"[Super delegates] are going to have to go into their hearts and they are going to have to ask themselves do they want the second strongest candidate running against Trump or the strongest candidate?" Sanders said.

Before heading to Indiana to campaign before that state’s primary Tuesday, the senator acknowledged that Clinton so far was winning the race by an overwhelming margin. Sanders would need to win 65 percent of the remaining pledged delegates to pull ahead of Clinton on that front. He said that, considering that number, he had a "tough road to climb," but added that it was not "impossible."

"We intend to fight for every vote in front of us and for every delegate remaining," he continued.

Asked if the campaign had any internal polling to suggest that they might be able to win the remaining states by the large margins need to pull ahead, Sanders' senior strategist Tad Devine said: "We believe the states ahead represent a real opportunity for Bernie."

"This belief is based both on data that we have for the upcoming states and on how well Bernie has done in states in the West in particular. We all understand that is a difficult challenge, in light of proportional representation, but we believe he will significantly cut into her delegate lead in the upcoming weeks," Devine added.

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Sanders is correct. If Clinton doesn't get enough pledged delegates, then he has the right to fight.

 

Did anyone say he didn't? Jeeez, you are dense.

 

What Sanders is referring to is pledged delegates minus super delegates. The truth is that nobody makes the 2382 without the super delegates. Sanders is playing with semantics on this one because he still wants to raise more funds. No one has ever won the Democratic Party nomination without super delegates.

Why Coitus gives a damn is beyond me. The contested convention on the GOP side is going to be epic and I have already started popping the corn for this one. The self-inflicted end of the GOP is at hand and I can't wait to watch the fireworks. With any luck, they will all kill each other.

I think this sums up the end of the GOP perfectly...



Fortunately for Fiorina, she landed on a pile of puppies.

 

The Democrats would have a contested convention because Hillary isn't strong enough of a candidate to coalesce the party. Looney liberals can't decide whether they want a crooked, lying, cheating hag or a crazy communist. My guess is that they'll go with the crooked, lying, cheating hag and there WON'T be a contested convention.

The Republicans would have a contested convention because the people in this country (including many Democrats) are sick and tired of the establishment. My guess is that the majority will go with the business leader, but it WILL come down to a contested convention in which Trump will still win.

Bernie is the only thing making the Left interesting this election cycle. Once he's gone, it's going to be very dull and boring with Hag Hillary running.

Conversely, the Republican side has been exceedingly interesting and vibrant. Our country has seldom seen a candidate (especially an outsider) as enthusiastic as Donald Trump.

Trump will make mincemeat out of Hillary in the general election which will be exceptionally exciting to watch.

 

Or when she loses the Comey primary.

 

What a convenient distinction. In your opinion, everything is wine and roses for the GOP while everything for the DNC is someplace between the the 6th and 7th level of hell. Huh? I wonder if your dumb ass opinion is a bit biased? Naw! I'm sure you see everything clearly because of your immutable reputation for unbiased opinions. (Please feel free to look up the term sarcasm)