Hillary Clinton Superdelegate Count – Sorry Bernie Sanders, The Fix Is In
By Staff
Feb 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton was defeated soundly by the voters in the Democratic Primary in New Hampshire, but she has a big advantage thanks to her Democratic Party insiders and friends – she has a huge lead in the super delegate count.
The fix is in against Bernie Sanders, Clinton got nearly as many delegates in the state towards the nomination despite being handed an historic 22-point loss.
The vote count was 60-38 in favor of Sanders, but with Hillary’s superdelegate fix, it’s a 15-15 tie.
And she could still win the delegate count in New Hampshire as two of the superdelegates are undecided.
So – what is a superdelegate?
It’s a Democratic Party insider who doesn’t have to listen to the voters and can ignore their will and vote for the candidate of their choosing.
Here is the dictionary definition:
But here’s the fix…
New Hampshire also has eight superdelegates.
Six of them have endorsed Clinton, while two aren’t committed to either candidate.
That means that Clinton tacked an extra six delegates on to the end and now the delegate count is 15-15.
And the other two could also side with Clinton and give Bernie Sanders, a candidate who just won the presidential primary vote 60-38, a loss in the New Hampshire delegate count.
NBC News notes how tough it will be for Bernie Sanders to beat the superdelegate fix:
Sanders has 42 delegates.
It takes 2,382 delegates to win the Democratic nomination for president.
There is one hope for Bernie Sanders – the superdelegates are allowed to change their vote at anytime.
The fix is in against Bernie Sanders, Clinton got nearly as many delegates in the state towards the nomination despite being handed an historic 22-point loss.
The vote count was 60-38 in favor of Sanders, but with Hillary’s superdelegate fix, it’s a 15-15 tie.
And she could still win the delegate count in New Hampshire as two of the superdelegates are undecided.
So – what is a superdelegate?
It’s a Democratic Party insider who doesn’t have to listen to the voters and can ignore their will and vote for the candidate of their choosing.
Here is the dictionary definition:
“Superdelegate (noun) (in the Democratic Party) an unelected delegate who is free to support any candidate for the presidential nomination at the party’s national convention.”There were 24 delegates to be allocated out of the New Hampshire Democratic primary, based on the vote statewide and by congressional district. Sanders, obviously, won more of those, 15 to her 9.
But here’s the fix…
New Hampshire also has eight superdelegates.
Six of them have endorsed Clinton, while two aren’t committed to either candidate.
That means that Clinton tacked an extra six delegates on to the end and now the delegate count is 15-15.
And the other two could also side with Clinton and give Bernie Sanders, a candidate who just won the presidential primary vote 60-38, a loss in the New Hampshire delegate count.
NBC News notes how tough it will be for Bernie Sanders to beat the superdelegate fix:
“The Cook Political Report estimated late last month that Clinton’s early advantage with superdelegates meant that she effectively started the race eight points above Sanders in the race to get enough delegates to secure the nomination.”ABC News notes that in “the overall race for delegates, Clinton has 394, thanks in large part to endorsements from superdelegates — party officials who can support the candidate of their choice.”
Sanders has 42 delegates.
It takes 2,382 delegates to win the Democratic nomination for president.
There is one hope for Bernie Sanders – the superdelegates are allowed to change their vote at anytime.
