Message from @Walter Johnson
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I'm basing this all off of the Hillary vs Sanders results
>2,382 delegate votes needed to win
so....
let's see if Warren has the numbers
I'll estimate
Iowa: 25 delegates
New Hampshire: 18 delegates
Nevada: 19 delegates
South Carolina: 14 delegates
Alabama: 9 delegates
American Samoa: 2 delegates
Arkansas: 11 delegates
Colorado: 45 delegates
Georgia: 30 delegates
Massachusetts: 80 delegates
Minnesota: 70 delegates
Oklahoma: 25 delegates
Tennessee: 23 delegates
Texas: 70 delegates
Vermont: 15 delegates
Virginia: 36 delegates
btw, my reasoning is
-I think Sanders might endorse Warren before deciding not to run or leaving this plane of existence
-everyone other than Warren might be seen as another version of Hillary, except younger and with darker skin
-everyone other than Warren might split the vote
so I'd be betting on Warren, assuming all of that
Sanders and Biden have given a lot of signals that they're going to run
Florida: 76 delegates
Illinois: 80 delegates
Kansas: 27 delegates
Lousiana: 15 delegates
Maine: 19 delegates
Michigan: 77 delegates
Mississippi: 6 delegates
Missouri: 37 delegates
Nebraska: 19 delegates
North Carolina: 50 delegates
North Mariana Islands: 3 delegates
Ohio: 67 delegates
So that would complicate things
@Walter Johnson yeah, but they're really old
maybe they still run, but this scenario assumes they don't for simplicity
so is Warren
Warren
>Born: June 22, 1949 (age 69 years), Oklahoma City, OK
hmm, I suppose so
I mean, she'd at least be younger than Trump
Yeah even if they run they would have a big dissadvantage
maybe Booker and Harris can play their youth as a strength
(yes I know Sanders sorta isn't white)
@Walter Johnson I mean, I thought Trump and Hillary were borderline too old
I honestly want more Gen X'ers and Millennials
Alaska: 16 delegates
Arizona: 36 delegates
Democrats Abroad: 11 delegates
Hawaii: 19 delegates
Idaho: 20 delegates
Utah: 29 delegates
Washington: 77 delegates
Wisconsin: 55 delegates
Wyoming: 9 delegates
ok, let me tally the numbers so far
ok so Warren has 492 delegates after Super Tuesday, and is the frontrunner by that point. Let me do more math
ok, so after all those states, the final count for warren is 1224 delegates
now..." An extra 716 unpledged delegates (712 votes) or "superdelegates", including party leaders and elected officials, were appointed by the party leadership independently of the primaries' electoral process."
I'm not sure how many of those Warren would get
New York: 120 delegates
Connecticut: 29 delegates
Delaware: 11 delegates
Maryland: 39 delegates
Pennsylvania: 95 delegates
Rhode Island: 15 delegates
Indiana: 47 delegates
Guam: 5 delegates
West Virginia: 20 delegates
Kentucky:30 delegates
Oregon: 40 delegates
so after all that, Warren is at 1675. If you add the 716 superdelegates on top of that, she's over the edge. Maybe they support her to avoid another 2016
Wew
Virgin Islands: 1 delegate
Puerto Rico: 27 delegates
California: 218 delegates
Montana: 13 delegates
New Jersey: 51 delegates
New Mexico: 20 delegates
North Dakota: 15 delegates
South Dakota: 12 delegates
Washington DC: 0 delegates
so...the total Pledged Delegates for Warren would be around 2032, which is shy of the 2,382 delegate votes needed to win by 350. It's possible that enough superdelegates would support her though
I think it boils down to the candidates who aren't Warren splitting the vote amongst themselves
Remember that they're going to reduce the amount of Superdelegates from 2016
@Walter Johnson really? interesting
well, that could mean Warren wins even more pledged delegates then