Slog - Comments on Surrender, Dorothy

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:39:43 -0800

She hasn't lost in her world, Dan. She's expecting that thing you're scared of to happen. Well, at least she's hoping that will happen.

Comment by NaFun

NaFun — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:46:12 -0800

"If she wins 37 percent of the delegates in the 10 remaining contests, including Pennsylvania... ... she will need 99 percent of the uncommitted superdelegates to win the nomination.

Mrs. Clinton currently has the support of 53 percent of the committed delegates."

Comment by vooodooo84

vooodooo84 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:48:23 -0800

there really isn't such thing as a committed superdelegate, they could change at any time, so its really just a guide of how things are looking at any one point in time.

Comment by blank12357

blank12357 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:20:36 -0800

Hardly impossible. If she wins 58% of the vote, she'll need 58% of the superdelegates to win. All she needs is Obama to pull a Dean Scream, and he's had a few close calls already.

Comment by Michigan Matt (soon to be Balt-o-matt)

Michigan Matt (soon to be Balt-o-matt) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:26:23 -0800

This post is so unbelievably sexist that it makes me want to scream hysterically like a girl and clutch my pearls in horror.

Comment by w7ngman

w7ngman — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:37:28 -0800

This could have been made months ago. Sigh.

Comment by cressona

cressona — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:47:53 -0800

blank12357 @4: Hardly impossible. If she wins 58% of the vote, she'll need 58% of the superdelegates to win. All she needs is Obama to pull a Dean Scream, and he's had a few close calls already.

One correction here. When you speak of 58% of the remaining vote, you're really referring to 58% of the remaining pledged/elected delegates. If there's anything I've learned about the intricacies of delegate allocation during this long campaign, it's that x% of the votes doesn't translate into x% of the allocated delegates.

So to get 58% of the remaining pledged delegates, Hillary would need more than 58% of the remaining votes. How much more is something to be explained by the Chuck Todds of the world.

Comment by hmm

hmm — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:58:05 -0800

Odd post title considering Dorothy won.

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:01:04 -0800

Well yes, Hillary can too, assuming that Obama will melt when doused with cold water.

Comment by MBI

MBI — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:16:11 -0800

Um...

Doesn't this make the case that Hillary still has a chance?

I mean, that's certainly what it looks like. That's what I'm getting out of it. What am I missing here?