CLINTON CLINCHES

[Fusionmunster]

tbh would be embarrassing if Clinton doesn't reach the pledged delegate number on her own.
That aside, great job Dems on nominating the second-most hated figure in politics rn. I'm sure that'll work out just fine.

It wasn't embarrassing for Obama.

[Fusionmunster]

https://www.twitter.com/cbellantoni/status/739994014984736768

#theplotthickensmaybe

All this means is they had some super-delegates who were going to vote for Hillary hold off on announcing their intent until now for the media coverage.  It's a silly move because the optics are bad to clinch via supers over pledged; but they really must be growing tired of the Sanders campaign and wanting to send a message that she has this wrapped up regardless of tomorrow's events.  Whether it's useful or not is to be seen.

What's so good about clinching it tonight versus tomorrow night? If she had told the supers wait until wednesday, she gets the clinch call tomorrow on network special coverage, drawing in millions of viewers for her victory speech. This way, there is no clinch call to make tomorrow since it has already been made. Tomorrow's elections might be played by the media as a 'referendum on the superdelegates' that will be deemed to have failed if CA votes Bernie. It will be clear that the contests are a complete afterthought. Far fewer people will watch Clinton's victory speech. It could dramatically lower pro-Clinton turnout. It gives Sanders's anti-superdelegate rage additional credibility. And it just looks bad to get the last few with supers. Clinton should have been very clear with the renaming supers - you hold off until Wednesday (or late Tuesday night) or I will disavow your endorsement.

Your thinking about this too much. I doubt this has any effect tomorrow.