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Hillary Clinton

stopbush

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7. Worse, some of his surrogates have suggested that Hillary needed to hit 2383 counting only

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 01:37 PM

Jun 2016

pledged delegates!

That would mean that she needed to win 59% of the pledged delegates.

In other words, if Sanders got 42% of the pledged delegates, it's "Game On!" for a contested convention because "she didn't get enough pledged delegates."

Despicable.

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Just watched Bernie Sanders 6/7 speech [View all] caquillo Jun 2016 OP

I think he wanted to use the White House as a stage for his press statement. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #1

Plus, Hillary had to call him to get her congratulations. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #2

This DURHAM D Jun 2016 #12

I just posted elsewhere that BS said today that he "congratulated her campaign." displacedtexan Jun 2016 #3

It's surreal. It's like Sanders is salivating at the idea that we're getting closer and closer stopbush Jun 2016 #4

He moved the goal post to the candidate having pledged delegate majority, since Hillary has more Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #6

Worse, some of his surrogates have suggested that Hillary needed to hit 2383 counting only stopbush Jun 2016 #7

Now he's lying about the vote count in California.. like that's going to make a differnce Cha Jun 2016 #10

what did he say about the vote count? sarae Jun 2016 #11

that once all the votes are counted DURHAM D Jun 2016 #13

Hopefully after next Tuesday he can move on to working on the GE, we have lots of work ahead and Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #5

I don't trust him. I'd rather he just went back to the Senate and/or took the summer off. stopbush Jun 2016 #9

There is a need to negotiate, if he is unable to negotiate then his ideas will die in the meantime. Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #14

I'd say that there's a need to maybe give the appearance of negotiating. stopbush Jun 2016 #16

Spot on! texstad79 Jun 2016 #17

Don't you worry about a damn thing burnie.. Hillary's going to be moving this Cha Jun 2016 #8

Did he and Jane 2naSalit Jun 2016 #15