Barring Something Unforeseen, Hillary Clinton Will
Be The Democratic Nominee
Hillary Clinton now has 2,141 delegates (with pledged and super delegates combined),
as of midnight Wednesday.
That means she is 90 percent of the way to the 2,383 delegates she
needs to clinch the Democratic nomination.
Taking super delegates out of the equation, she leads
Bernie Sanders by 351 pledged delegates. (Clinton has 1,622 to Sanders' 1,282.) Sanders
would need two-thirds of all remaining pledged delegates to overtake Clinton in
that count.
Clinton could lose every single remaining contest in
every single remaining state by
more than 20 points and still get a pledged majority.
That is a virtual impossibility.
But super
delegates should not be excluded. Yes, they won't officially vote until
this summer's convention. And, yes, they can vote however they want, but Clinton has a 519-to-39
lead with these elected officials and party leaders. Without Sanders winning
the pledged majority, his only argument is that he polls better than Clinton at
this point against Donald Trump. That is hardly an argument most seasoned
politicians are going to buy at this point.
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Courtesy : Domenico Montanaro NPR.ORG
Courtesy : Domenico Montanaro NPR.ORG
