There's another thing to consider here, and that's the actual purpose of the super-delegates. While they have never in history nominated a candidate against the will of the people, they were created to do exactly that. Super-delegates exist in the event that the party needs to vote down a popularly-selected candidate because they're not electable (like, say, if they're trailing the GOP candidate while the other contender is beating him, or if they get indicted by the FBI for breaching national security, for instance).
I do keep saying they'll go with whoever has the lead, but if that candidate can't win the election, they might not actually do that. They won't if they actually want to win in November, anyway. If Bernie continues to poll as a better contender against trump and keeps winning primaries, the supers may start to panic and switch sides even if he's not fully in the lead by the convention (as long as he keeps it close and continues winning elections). According to the numbers, Sanders has every reason to contend for the opportunity to run against Trump. On paper, he is by far the best candidate to do it, and he may be able to convince the supers of that depending on how things go between now and the DNC.
I do keep saying they'll go with whoever has the lead, but if that candidate can't win the election, they might not actually do that. They won't if they actually want to win in November, anyway. If Bernie continues to poll as a better contender against trump and keeps winning primaries, the supers may start to panic and switch sides even if he's not fully in the lead by the convention (as long as he keeps it close and continues winning elections). According to the numbers, Sanders has every reason to contend for the opportunity to run against Trump. On paper, he is by far the best candidate to do it, and he may be able to convince the supers of that depending on how things go between now and the DNC.
Verbatim from the mouth of Jesus (retranslated from a retranslation of a copy of a copy):
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
Also, I has a website: www.RedbeardThePink.com
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
Also, I has a website: www.RedbeardThePink.com
