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Old 05-16-2016, 06:35 PM
 
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Clinton not only has more super-delegates, much more regular delegates and 25% more popular votes.
Sanders has been gaining. As I note it all might be different if the DNC hadn't stacked the deck to start with.
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Old 05-16-2016, 06:51 PM
 
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Before all of this got started the stories were out that Hillary had the vast majority of unelected Delegates already sewn up so don't bother.

The deck was stacked but Sanders has been able to chip away at it still. A guy in an election against a decent candidate doesn't get 4%.
Source? Looking at past primaries, I can't find any candidate who got 96% of the popular vote or the pledged delegates.
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Old 05-16-2016, 07:05 PM
 
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Source? Looking at past primaries, I can't find any candidate who got 96% of the popular vote or the pledged delegates.
I said Sanders normally would get around 4%.
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Old 05-16-2016, 07:34 PM
 
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I said Sanders normally would get around 4%.
Normally? Which part of your body did you pull that 4% number?
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