URGENT; PLEASE SPREAD THIS WIDELY!
According to the Associated Press, Hillary Clinton has already accumulated enough delegates to win and become the Democratic Party’s nominee for president. Please ignore this announcement, it is not true at all. They’re including unpledged superdelegates in the delegate count to misinform potential voters. The primaries are far from over. Neither of the candidates will reach the 2,383 pledged delegate threshold needed to win the Democratic Party nomination. There will be a contested convention.
The Real Math
(As of June, 4th, 2016)
Total Number of Delegates Available = 4763CURRENT Score
Hillary Clinton = 1769
Bernie Sanders = 1501Total Number of Delegates Required to Clinch the Nomination = 2383
Total Number of Delegates Remaining = 1493
Total Number of Delegates Who Vote on June 4th Through June 14th, 2016 = 930No Candidate Can Clinch the Nomination Before June 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton Would Need 614 out of 930
Bernie Sanders Would Need 882 out of 930Total Number of Delegates Who Vote on July 25th, 2016 = 719
(Democratic National Convention)The Nomination Will Be Decided on July 25th, 2016.
Please spread the word, this must go viral! California voters deserve better!
Tl;dr: Ignore it! Keep phone banking and donating and volunteering and canvassing!
(Credit to Jacob B. for writing this)