162 delegate lead is not ‘close’
Hillary told a few lies in her speech tonight, like "the number of delegates needed to win is 2,209," but this statement definitely surpasses that.
So as we look at the stakes in this election, I think we can all agree it’s been unprecedented. We haven’t had an election like it for as long as anyone can remember.
It is still so close, and it really does depend upon those who will vote in these next contests and those who have the awesome responsibility as delegates of our great Democratic Party.
Let’s check. . .
Those are Chuck Todd’s numbers as of a few minutes ago. Hillary, according to Chuck, may have realized a net gain of 10 delegates (included) in WV tonight. At best, albeit very unlikely, she might have a net gain of 12. Therefore, assuming the graphic is correct, 162 delegates is anything but close.
There are five primaries remaining for a total of 235 delegates. If Hillary wants to just tie Obama, she will have to win 70% of the remaining delegates. Impossible, and considering Hillary’s flat-line success losing winning superdelegates, I don’t see that as any help.
Obama needs 145 more delegates to win the nomination. That’s 61.72 percent of the delegates in the five remaining primaries. . He won’t get that, but he’ll be very close. Now, he just needs to add a few more superdelegates and send Hillary packing.
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