Yes...rigged it by getting more votes and more delegates.
This is an interesting analysis, coming as it does from a GOP polling operation.
http://graphics.wsj.com/elections/2016/how-clinton-won/
Ah, but they delved deeper.....
In many states with primaries the voting is only open to party members. The DNC or RNC do not control this, the states do.
Finally, they note:
Again. Had Sanders won the nomination I would have voted for him.
But he didn't.
This is an interesting analysis, coming as it does from a GOP polling operation.
http://graphics.wsj.com/elections/2016/how-clinton-won/
Quote:MRS. CLINTON WON NEARLY 3.7 MILLION MORE VOTES
Mrs. Clinton won the biggest states—Texas, Florida, New York and, on Tuesday, California. She also won the most votes: 15.5 million, compared with 11.9 million for Mr. Sanders.
Ah, but they delved deeper.....
Quote:MRS. CLINTON WON DEMOCRATS
Mr. Sanders won big margins among independents who cast ballots in Democratic contests. But he lost Democratic Party members by close to 30 percentage points. It’s hard to win the Democratic nomination without winning Democrats. Independents accounted for fewer than one-quarter of voters.
In many states with primaries the voting is only open to party members. The DNC or RNC do not control this, the states do.
Finally, they note:
Quote:Voters under age 30 were the fuel behind Mr. Sanders’s campaign. He won more than 70% of them—a bigger share than Barack Obama claimed in 2008. Moreover, voters age 18-29 were more important this year than in 2008; their share of the electorate grew by three points.
Still, seniors remained the larger group, and Mrs. Clinton won more than 70% of them.
Mrs. Clinton topped Mr. Sanders among all income and education levels, but she was particularly strong among those with the highest incomes and college attainment.
Again. Had Sanders won the nomination I would have voted for him.
But he didn't.