Bernie needs to lighten up.

[RealAmericanDem]

First the math.

For Hillary to win the nomination she only needs to win 36% in the remaining states. Bernie would need to win 77% in ALL the remaining states.

Because of the Supreme Court it is CRITICAL that a dem win the White House.

Bernie needs to be careful not to give the repubs even more ammunition.

[hereforthevoting]

1. Yeah, HE should really watch his step

Or she might have another meltdown!

[Yurovsky]

59. Careful, the HRC social media police will whack you...

if you question HRC's stability.

I've already gotten a spanking today and hit on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper. I've gotten less punishment for knocking over the kitchen garbage... 🐶

[pinebox]

2. Bernie will never lighten up, sorry not sorry

And to say "Bernie needs to be careful not to give the repubs even more ammunition" because heaven knows there isn't decades out there already against Hillary, right?

Here's the deal, Hillary supporters need to get serious and realize that a Hillary nomination is a Dem loss in the general. More than likely, Trump won't be the nominee and who does that leave? Cruz. She loses in polls against Cruz.

Are you afraid? You should be.

[RealAmericanDem]

25. Wrong. Hillary wins against Cruz in every Poll except Fox

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_cruz_vs_clinton-4034.html

[shawn703]

35. Sanders would win in a landslide

A landslide would help down ticket Dems more than fundraising ever would. Wouldn't you rather our New Democratic president work with a Democratic Congress than a Republican one?

[RealAmericanDem]

40. And if you were a woman you could have babies.

So goes the what if game.

[TM99]

56. Then stop playing the what if game

now yourself.

What if Sanders keeps running when the math says he will lose? Well you predict it will harm Clinton in the GE with the GOP.

You have a crystal ball now? You are psychic now?

That is what if think as well.

The bottom line is you think you are smarter than the rest of us so your what if is 'right' while our's is 'wrong'.

Yeah...

[pinebox]

36. We shall see

because a few weeks ago it was the other way around.

Personally I think we'll see Paul Ryan probably get the nod. If that does indeed happen, it won't bode well for you Dems should Hillary be the nominee.

A Ryan/Cruz ticket?

In the end, I do believe Hillary will lose the GE if she is nominated. There are many liberals who will never support her. It is what it is.

[litlbilly]

57. 77%? where did you get those numbers? You are so wrong its not even funny

[aikoaiko]

3. Bernie needs to campaign hard for every vote and every delegate until the convention.

Because the status quo lovers will use every lost vote against those who want to move the party left.

Bernie is not providing Republicans any ammunition.

[LWolf]

4. Bernie needs to keep moving forward,

keep the momentum going.

Because it is CRITICAL that we not put another neoliberal in the WH.

[GreatGazoo]

5. Relax, Sanders will do fine in the GE

and Hillary can go back to the lecture circuit.

[GoneOffShore]

43. And working for her corporate cronies. Plus sucking up to Kissinger..

And the Saudis.

[peace13]

6. It seems that there is always something that Bernie needs to do.

If you look back over the last four months, there hasn't been a day that there wasn't a new memo about what he should do. It was old then and it's really old now.

[pdsimdars]

13. Isn't it usually the case that people who always find things about OTHER people that need improving

aren't THEY usually the ones who need to take a long, hard look in the mirror?

[pangaia]

28. why, yes. I do believe that is true. LOL!!

[HumanityExperiment]

7. 21 Primaries left...

Math...

Your point only 'works' if past trends overcome current trends, the more time Bernie has to campaign in a given state the worse the outcome it will be for HRC

HRC needs to be careful not to overlook the reality of this movement that is supporting Bernie

[pdsimdars]

10. Come on guys, if this is what they believe, let them sit back and phone it in

nothing to worry about, got it in the bag. . .
Tortiose and Hare much?

[HumanityExperiment]

16. good point!...

[hellofromreddit]

8. You people who want to claim "math" as your standard bearer need to actually do some

Show your work.

Where does your 77% number come from, what assumptions did you have to make in your calculations, and how do you justify them?

[pdsimdars]

9. Your numbers are wrong, based on false premises.

But keep believing that Bernie needs 77%.

[kristopher]

14. Moderate performance through to California and then a 77% blowout...

California has 548 delegates, right?

[morningfog]

19. CA has 475

[kristopher]

23. 548 total delegate votes - 317 district / 105 at large; 53 Pledged PLEOs; 73 Unpledged PLEO

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/CA-D

475 pledge-able delegates, right? With the balance as super delegates?

Thanks.

[morningfog]

24. Yes.

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/D-PU.phtml

[djean111]

11. No, Hillary has to realize that there is NOTHING that the GOP does not already know

and plan to use against her if she is the candidate. Stop trying to set up excuses for when she loses, and it looks like she would lose, if nominated.

For fuck's sake, anyone with a computer and an internet link can find unsavory stuff about Hillary (and Bill) because it is already out there and because they actually did that stuff.

Pretending Bernie would use ammo the the GOP would never use is ridiculous. or stupid. or deliberately incorrect. And it is Hillary who plans a dirty campaign, not Bernie.

[pdsimdars]

17. and . .. it is Hillary who has done the dirty stuff, not Bernie

[djean111]

18. Yup.

The blinders and denial about this is truly astounding. Either they are idiots or they think we are idiots. or both.

[Yurovsky]

60. Both...

I think most HRC loyalists just want us to sit down, STFU, and do as we are told.

They don't know me very well... 😆

[Joob]

12. There's no way I'd vote Hillary. I only voted for Bernie.

Before you go all blah blah selfish blah on me.
Hillary herself said Bernie Sanders is not really a Democrat.
So don't think for a second, that a first time voter who votes Bernie Sanders is either. IF Bernie isn't a Democrat.

Quite frankly, I don't like how disgusting it is most Democrats defend Hillary Clinton.

[djean111]

20. Well put.

And they do not understand that, not one little tiny bit.
I have been a Democrat all of my life, by the way, and I couldn't defend Hillary Clinton one little bit. There are lots of us.

[Yurovsky]

61. Thank you...

glad to know not everyone is onboard with Team Goldman Sachs... And those that defend taking Wall Street money and say we're being naive? I'd rather be considered naive than a tool for the corporate bastards who are crushing working-class and poor Americans for profit (and amusement, I reckon).

[JackInGreen]

15. If you think Bernie needs to lighten up

you're not thinking clearly through to the general, have fun.

[Cal33]

21. 36% + 77% = 113%. It should not add up to more than 100%, but I have seen in other

posts in the recent past where the same thing occurred. I don't understand this. Can
anyone explain? Thanks.

[CalvinballPro]

22. He's buying his own hype now, and it's all about his ego at this point. He won't admit he lost.nt

[KPN]

38. This is such a lame meme.

If there's a democratic candidate with an ego problem, it's the Queen.

Stuff like this reveals just how desperate and out of touch some folks are. Get with the program -- you are a Democrat, are you not?

[CalvinballPro]

48. Longer than you and your candidate combined.

That's why proclamations by poseurs like you don't mean much to me.

I've been backing Democratic candidates since before you cast your first ballot for Ron Paul.

[KPN]

55. Lol!

Hahaha. You don't have a clue who you're talking to. I've been a registered Dem since 1969. Can you beat that gamer?

[JudyM]

47. You must be projecting, Calvin.

[CalvinballPro]

49. Losing in every metric possible, but you won't be fooled by a pesky little thing like facts!

Will you?

[JudyM]

50. I'm referring to your supposition that it is about ego... rather than a lifelong anti-corruption

effort that is finally getting airtime.

[Baobab]

53. Do you mean Bernie? Sorry, he seems the least egotistical candidate in my lifetime

by far. Please stop this. You are only hurting Hillary by making her seem so desperate.

[Kip Humphrey]

26. More bullshit super delegated numbers + FEAR, FEAR, FEAR!

Ain't buying bullshit with a heaping helping of fear today, thanks. Try again.

[pangaia]

27. Oh shut up. I hear this shit day after day after day after day. week after week after week

If you're going to post something, at least make it something new and original..

Actually HILLARY should lighten up.. in fact why doesn't she just quit now.

The woman is insufferable.

[KPN]

39. Refreshing!

Thank you for being straight-forward and honest -- sort of like Bernie, eh?

[pangaia]

63. Arrgghhh sometimes I just sort of lose it...

Bernie is a better man than I am.

[99Forever]

29. Bernie should keep on doing as he is doing.

He's winning state after state and his momentum keeps right on growing.

Whether Hillary or any of the other bought and paid for establishment goons like it or not is irrelevant. It's OUR party not theirs.

If you want campaign advice, give it to Ms Goldman Sachs. She's the one circling the bowl.

[left-of-center2012]

30. Bernie should be light hearted and fun, like Hillary

[stone space]

31. This would require a different policy on guns and ammunition.

Bernie needs to be careful not to give the repubs even more ammunition.

But this indeed a worthy goal.

[Silver_Witch]

32. Actually it is Hillary...

That must win the supporters. If Hillary can not convince Dems to join her in the GE that is in no way Bernie's doing. It is Hillary's task to persuade his supporters to join her team in the event she wins the primaries. Same for Bernie of course should he win.

Hillary could start by releasing her transcripts of speeches to Wall Street so we know what she says behind closed doors.

Next she could promise woman she would not make a deal with republicans limiting women's access to birth control and healthcare (which she has said she WILL do to open talks).

Finally she would be wise to keep her hawkish beliefs and step away from associating with Kissinger!

Three easy steps!

[artislife]

33. She is the one giving them the ammunition

And why would we want to hide her faults? We have a Dem in the White House and we still don't have a replacement in place for Scalia. What we need is a congress full of progressives. She has very little pull in bringing them in.

[roody]

34. That's just silly.

[Jarqui]

37. The math in the top post, the 36%, is nonsense

The real math is closer to Hillary must win 44% of the remaining elected delegates to win the primary contest for elected delegates.

Super delegates don't count because they can switch their vote like they did for Obama when he won the most elected delegates.

Secondly, of the two candidates, the person with the best chance to win the White House against the GOP is Bernie Sanders. His advantage is even greater on a state by state basis and has steadily improved as he gone around from state to state to campaign. By the end of the primary, he will be even stronger than he is now.

v Trump Clinton +10.8, Sanders +16.0
v Cruz Clinton +3.1, Sanders +9.8
v Kasich Clinton -6.3, Sanders +1.3

On average, Sanders does 6.5 pts better than Clinton against the top 3 GOP contenders and beats all of them. Clinton is already losing pretty badly to Kasich, has nothng over Cruz and barely beats Trump.

So there is no question: the best bet if the Supreme Court concerns a Dem is Bernie Sanders. Between Hillary and Bernie, Bernie has the best chance to win the White House over a GOP candidate.

As for ammunition, the pending email scandal, the pending Clinton Foundation scandal and the Panama Papers along with all of her prior scandals that will get revisited has resulted in a GOP office being opened in 2014 to test market damaging ads for two years before the election against Hillary. The biggest election debate for the GOP will be which Hillary hit ads to run with Koch money. Elect Bernie Sanders in the primary and that problem disappears.

Hillary also has this problem:
"Marist Poll: 25 percent of Sanders voters would shun Clinton"

The reason Sanders does better is proven by the same reason Clinton supporters whine about open primaries. Independents and Republicans like Bernie much better than Hillary. Hillary hatred is likely to bring out more GOP votes against the Dems.

[RealAmericanDem]

41. New York will end this.

The New York primary will be the final reality check.

[litlbilly]

58. Yes it will, for Hillary. You just watch...

[frylock]

62. And this time we REALLY mean it!

[liberal_at_heart]

42. First person on my ignore list today. Good bye.

[Orsino]

44. Candidates need to toughen up. n/t

[Skwmom]

45. Bernie isn't saying ANYTHING they don't already know.

[Hiraeth]

46. LIGHTEN UP AND BERN IT DOWN !!!

[Baobab]

51. When you say "a dem" are you including Hillary?

nt

[Fuddnik]

52. Who would make better SC appointments? Bernie or Hillary.

I know Bernie wouldn't nominate corporate toadies who are soft on social issues.

[Kalidurga]

54. Your math is wrong

Therefore all that follows it is also wrong.

[pangaia]

64. The Clintons create their own ammunition.

Clinton, SOS, UBS CIA...speaking fees.... doobie doobie

It's all just a big circle jerk and we ain't invited.

[NorthCarolina]

65. If Hillary is the nominee the GOP won't have to "win"

all they'll have to do is wait for Hillary to lose.

[Fast Walker 52]

66. are you including the non-binding super-delegates?

either way, please show your calculations.

[RealAmericanDem]

67. Why would any supers switch if Bernie is not ahead in popular votes.

And the math makes it almost impossible for him to get ahead.

[Fast Walker 52]

69. it's not almost impossible... he needs to win 56-58% of remaining delegates

which, is quite possible

[Cobalt Violet]

68. It's called an election. He is running.

Get over it! He fighting to win. Imagine that.