Sunday, March 13, 2016

The Sanders “Winning” Scenario

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 For the sake of argument and because of the push back we received after calling the Democratic race, we decided to do the math on how Sanders “could” win.  Obviously, we do not think this can happen, and the delegate allocations we will post for Tuesday’s states will give a clear indication of why we think Sanders is lost.  However someone rightly pointed out that it was unfair to call for 538 to update its delegate benchmarks, unless we also did so.  What follows then is a chart showing what Sanders would need in every single delegate allocation that remains. Secretary Clinton leads by 225. This shows Sanders winning the remaining contests by 226 delegates for a 1 pledged delegate win.  We cannot envision a winning scenario for Sanders actually transpiring, but this is what it would like if it did.    
Bucket
Sanders

Clinton
OH AL
16
15
OH PLEO
10
9
OH 1
2
2
OH 2
2
2
OH 3
5
7
OH 4
2
2
OH 5
2
2
OH 6
2
2
OH 7
2
2
OH 8
2
2
OH 9
4
4
OH 10
2
2
OH 11
7
10
OH 12
2
2
OH 13
4
4
OH14
2
2
OH15
2
2
OH 16
2
2
FL AL
23
23
FL PLEO
14
14
FL 1
2
1
FL 2
3
3
FL 3
2
2
FL 4
2
2
FL 5
3
3
FL 6
3
2
FL 7
3
2
FL 8
3
2
FL 9
3
2
FL 10
3
2
FL 11
3
2
FL 12
3
2
FL 13
3
3
FL 14
3
3
FL 15
3
2
FL 16
3
3
FL 17
2
2
FL 18
3
3
FL 19
2
2
FL 20
3
4
FL 21
3
4
FL 22
3
3
FL 23
3
3
FL 24
3
5
FL 25
2
1
FL 26
2
2
FL 27
2
2
IL AL
18
16
IL PLEO
11
9
IL 1
3
6
IL 2
3
5
IL 3
3
2
IL 4
3
2
IL 5
3
3
IL 6
3
2
IL 7
3
6
IL 8
2
2
IL 9
4
3
IL 10
3
2
IL 11
3
2
IL 12
4
2
IL 13
3
2
IL 14
2
2
IL 15
2
2
IL 16
3
2
IL 17
4
2
IL 18
2
2
MO AL
9
6
MO PLEO
5
4
MO 1
4
6
MO 2
3
3
MO 3
3
2
MO 4
3
2
MO 5
3
4
MO 6
3
2
MO 7
2
2
MO 8
3
2
NC AL
11
12
NC PLEO
7
7
NC 1
3
5
NC 2
2
2
NC 3
2
2
NC 4
4
4
NC 5
2
3
NC 6
2
3
NC 7
2
2
NC 8
2
2
NC 9
3
2
NC 10
3
2
NC 11
2
2
NC 12
3
5
NC 13
3
3
AZ AL
8
8
AZ PLEO
5
4
AZ 1
3
3
AZ 2
4
4
AZ 3
3
2
AZ 4
2
2
AZ 5
3
2
AZ 6
3
3
AZ 7
3
2
AZ 8
3
2
AZ 9
3
3
ID AL
4
1
ID PLEO
2
1
ID 1
6
2
ID 2
5
2
UT AL
5
2
UT PLEO
3
1
UT 1
4
1
UT 2
4
2
UT 3
4
1
UT 4
4
2
AK AL
3
1
AK PLEO
1
1
AK 1
7
3
HI AL
4
2
HI PLEO
2
1
HI 1
6
2
HI 2
6
2
WA  AL
16
6
WA PLEO
9
3
WA 1
5
2
WA 2
5
2
WA 3
4
2
WA 4
3
1
WA 5
4
1
WA 6
5
2
WA 7
9
3
WA 8
4
2
WA 9
5
2
WA 10
4
2
WI AL
11
8
WI PLEO
6
4
WI 1
4
2
WI 2
8
3
WI 3
4
3
WI 4
4
6
WI 5
3
2
WI 6
4
2
WI 7
4
2
WI 8
4
2
WY AL
3
1
WY PLEO
1
1
WY 1
6
2
NY AL
27
27
NY PLEO
15
15
NY 1
3
3
NY 2
3
3
NY 3
3
4
NY 4
3
3
NY 5
2
4
NY 6
2
4
NY 7
3
4
NY 8
2
4
NY 9
2
4
NY 10
3
3
NY 11
3
2
NY 12
3
3
NY 13
2
4
NY 14
3
4
NY 15
2
4
NY 16
3
3
NY 17
3
3
NY 18
3
3
NY 19
3
2
NY 20
4
3
NY 21
4
2
NY 22
3
2
NY 23
3
2
NY 24
4
2
NY 25
3
3
NY 26
4
3
NY 27
4
2
CT AL
7
5
CT Pleo
4
3
CT 1
5
3
CT 2
4
3
CT 3
4
3
CT 4
4
3
CT 5
4
3
DE AL
2
3
DE PLEO
1
1
DE Wimington
1
1
DE New Castle
4
4
DE Kent
1
1
DE Sussex
1
1
MD AL
10
11
MD PLEO
5
5
MD 1
3
3
MD 2
3
4
MD 3
4
4
MD 4
4
6
MD 5
4
5
MD 6
3
4
MD 7
4
5
MD 8
4
4
PA AL
21
21
PA PLEO
10
10
PA 1
4
6
PA 2
6
8
PA 3
4
2
PA 4
4
2
PA 5
3
2
PA 6
4
3
PA 7
4
4
PA 8
4
3
PA 9
3
2
PA 10
3
2
PA 11
3
3
PA 12
3
3
PA 13
4
5
PA 14
4
5
PA 15
3
3
PA 16
3
2
PA 17
4
3
PA 18
4
2
RI AL
4
2
RI PLEO
2
1
RI 1
5
3
RI 2
4
3
IN AL
9
9
IN PLEO
5
4
IN 1
4
4
IN 2
4
2
IN 3
3
2
IN 4
3
2
IN 5
4
3
IN 6
3
2
IN 7
3
5
IN 8
4
2
IN 9
4
2
WV AL
4
2
WV PLEO
2
1
WV 1
5
2
WV 2
4
3
WV 3
4
2
KY AL
7
5
KY PLEO
4
2
KY 1
3
2
KY 2
4
2
KY 3
4
5
KY 4
4
2
KY 5
2
2
KY 6
4
3
OR AL
9
4
OR PLEO
5
2
OR 1
6
3
OR 2a
2
1
Or 2b
2
1
OR 3
8
3
OR 4
6
2
OR 5
5
2
CA AL
57
48
CA PLEO
29
24
CA 1
3
3
CA 2
5
3
CA 3
3
3
CD 4
3
3
CA 5
4
3
CA 6
4
2
CA 7
3
3
CA 8
2
3
CA 9
4
2
CA 10
2
3
CA 11
4
3
CA 12
6
3
CA 13
6
2
CA 14
4
3
CA 15
4
3
CA 16
2
3
CA 17
4
2
CA 18
5
3
CA 19
4
2
CA 20
4
2
CA 21
2
2
CA 22
2
3
CA 23
2
3
CA 24
4
2
CA 25
3
2
CA 26
3
3
CA 27
3
3
CA 28
4
3
CA 29
2
3
CA 30
3
4
CA 31
2
3
CA 32
3
3
CA 33
4
3
CA 34
2
3
CA 35
2
3
CA 36
3
2
CA 37
3
4
CA 38
3
3
CA 39
3
3
CA 40
2
3
CA 41
3
2
CA 42
2
3
CA 43
2
4
CA 44
3
3
CA 45
3
3
CA 46
2
3
CA 47
3
3
CA 48
3
3
CA 49
3
3
CA 50
3
2
CA 51
2
3
CA 52
3
3
CA 53
3
4
MT AL
3
1
MT PLEO
1
1
MT West
5
3
MT East
4
3
ND AL
3
1
PLEO
1
1
ND 1
8
4
SD AL
3
1
SD PLEO
1
1
SD 1
9
5
NM AL
3
4
NM PLEO
2
2
NM 1
4
4
NM 2
3
4
NM 3
4
4
NJ  AL
14
14
NJ PLEO
7
7
NJ DD 1
2
2
NJ DD 2
2
2
NJ DD 3
2
3
NJ DD 4
2
3
NJ DD 5
2
2
NJ DD 6
2
2
NJ DD 7
1
2
NJ DD 8
2
3
NJ DD 9
2
2
NJ DD 10
2
2
NJ DD 11
2
3
NJ DD 12
2
2
NJ  DD 13
1
2
NJ DD 14
2
2
NJ DD 15
2
3
NJ DD 16
2
2
NJ DD 17
2
2
NJ DD 18
2
3
NJ DD 19
2
2
NJ DD 20
2
2
DC AL
2
3
DC  MD 1
3
4
DC MD 2
3
3
DC PLEo
1
1
VI ST
Thomas
2
2
VI ST Croix
1
2
Guam
4
3
DA
9
4
PR AL
6
7
PR PLEO
3
4
PR 1
3
5
PR 2
3
3
PR 3
2
2
PR 4
2
2
PR 5
2
2
PR 6
2
2
PR 7
2
2
PR 8
3
3
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