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Bernie Sanders has gone on an astounding run in the Democratic presidential race in the past week. In five out of the last six states to vote, nearly three out of every four voters have selected the Vermont senator over Hillary Clinton. āWe believe we have a path to victory,ā Sanders strategist Tad Devine told reporters on a conference call on Monday. āWhile Hillary Clinton is the clear frontrunner ā¦ she has emerged as a weak frontrunner.ā
But have Sandersā chances of grasping the nomination improved appreciably with his big wins out west? Even setting aside the former secretary of stateās lead among superdelegates ā party elites who can vote however they choose ā the relatively small number of pledged delegates at stake in the recent state contests means Sanders did not actually gain much ground.
He won a total of 128 delegates in Arizona, Idaho, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and Washington combined, to Clintonās 75. That puts Clinton at 1,712 delegates including 469 superdelegates, while Sanders has 1,004 including 29 superdelegates. A total of 2,383 are needed to win the nomination.
Sanders, however, is claiming momentum, and his campaign points to more than $4m in donations that have poured in since Saturday. In fact, given certain ideal conditions ā including a herd shift among those superdelegates ā Sanders still has a chance to win the nomination, if he can do at least three things.
Three things Bernie Sanders needs to do to win the Democratic nomination
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Bernie Sanders has gone on an astounding run in the Democratic presidential race in the past week. In five out of the last six states to vote, nearly three out of every four voters have selected the Vermont senator over Hillary Clinton. āWe believe we have a path to victory,ā Sanders strategist Tad Devine told reporters on a conference call on Monday. āWhile Hillary Clinton is the clear frontrunner ā¦ she has emerged as a weak frontrunner.ā
But have Sandersā chances of grasping the nomination improved appreciably with his big wins out west? Even setting aside the former secretary of stateās lead among superdelegates ā party elites who can vote however they choose ā the relatively small number of pledged delegates at stake in the recent state contests means Sanders did not actually gain much ground.
He won a total of 128 delegates in Arizona, Idaho, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and Washington combined, to Clintonās 75. That puts Clinton at 1,712 delegates including 469 superdelegates, while Sanders has 1,004 including 29 superdelegates. A total of 2,383 are needed to win the nomination.
Sanders, however, is claiming momentum, and his campaign points to more than $4m in donations that have poured in since Saturday. In fact, given certain ideal conditions ā including a herd shift among those superdelegates ā Sanders still has a chance to win the nomination, if he can do at least three things.
Three things Bernie Sanders needs to do to win the Democratic nomination