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Lucinda

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Mon Jun 6, 2016, 04:36 AM Jun 2016

Miranda clarifies Super Delegate comments in Fox interview (HRC GROUP) [View all]

BYE BYE BERNIE? CLINTON SET TO WIN NOMINATION AS SUPERDELEGATES TO BE COUNTED ON TUESDAY


"A Democratic Party official has changed his tune on whether superdelegate support should be counted on election night much to the chagrin of Bernie Sanders, who doesn’t want Tuesday night to turn into an ‘anointment’ of Hillary Clinton .

In April, DNC Communication Director Luis Miranda said, ‘the superdelegates should not be included in any count on a primary or caucus night ,’ a quote Sanders repeated yesterday to stall Clinton from claiming the nomination.

But today Miranda appeared on Fox News and said, ‘the point I was making at that time is you have to count them separately,’ he stated, ‘that could wrongly have the effect that the delegate totals aren’t matching the percentage of the vote totals in the state.’

Counting how superdelegates plan to vote at the convention, however, looked to be fine which means Clinton could be called the Democrats’ presumptive nominee after Tuesday’s set of primaries..."

More at Link:
http://mnfaindia.com/bye-bye-bernie-clinton-set-to-win-nomination-as-superdelegates-to-be-counted-on-tuesday/

FOX Video:

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