There likely won’t be much brotherly love among Democrats in Philadelphia this summer.
Bernie Sanders is predicting Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton won’t have enough pledged delegates when the primary season wraps up on June 14th, and as a result, there will be a contested convention.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Sanders predicted a win in California on Tuesday, and stands to win it “by a big margin,” if turnout is “high.”
“Hillary Clinton will not have the requisite number of pledged delegates to win the Democratic nomination at the end of the nominating process on June 14,” Sanders told reporters in Los Angeles. “Won’t happen. She will be dependent on super delegates.”
“The Democratic National Convention will be a contested convention,” he said.
“The media is in error when they lump super delegates with pledged delegates. Pledged delegates are real,” Sanders said.
The chaos brings added scrutiny to the super delegate practice.
Further complicating Clinton’s position is rumored vice presidential prospect Elizabeth Warren is stating she doesn’t believe super delegates should even have a say.
“I’m a super delegate and I don’t believe in super delegates,” she said, according to MassLive.
“I don’t think that super delegates ought to sway the election.”
As for turnout, Sanders may just get his wish.
“I predict turnout will be just over 50 percent,” Deborah Luhrman, chairwoman of the Santa Cruz County Democratic party, tells the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
“Upwards of 50 percent, because of the Bernie factor,” chairwoman of the Santa Cruz County Peace and Freedom party, Maureen Smith, says.
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