bendog
Diamond Member
She leads him by 270 in pledged (ie earned via voting) delegates, and she's ahead in the two biggest contests, CA and NJ, so no matter how he does, her lead will almost certainly increase.
His only argument to the superdelegates is they should ignore the popular vote because he polls better than she against Trump. Hillary and DNC counter with 1) Bernie hasn't been subject to scrutiny because the MSM thinks he has no chance and is amusing, but not a serious contender for potus. 2) Hillary's poll numbers will increase against Trump when Bernie's finally gone.
#1 may be debateable. Oddly, Bernie and Trump have some cross appeal to the same voters - white working class.
#2 is probably correct, but given Hillary's high negatives, imo there's a question of how high can she go. If her ceiling is 51%, that's too close for comfort.
The convention isn't until the end of July, so suspending his campaign now would let that number be tested. If Hillary's numbers don't substantially increase, then imo the pressure will build within the party for her to take the one person who might bring votes with him.
His only argument to the superdelegates is they should ignore the popular vote because he polls better than she against Trump. Hillary and DNC counter with 1) Bernie hasn't been subject to scrutiny because the MSM thinks he has no chance and is amusing, but not a serious contender for potus. 2) Hillary's poll numbers will increase against Trump when Bernie's finally gone.
#1 may be debateable. Oddly, Bernie and Trump have some cross appeal to the same voters - white working class.
#2 is probably correct, but given Hillary's high negatives, imo there's a question of how high can she go. If her ceiling is 51%, that's too close for comfort.
The convention isn't until the end of July, so suspending his campaign now would let that number be tested. If Hillary's numbers don't substantially increase, then imo the pressure will build within the party for her to take the one person who might bring votes with him.
