Why Bernie Sanders Fans Do Not Need To Give Up For Another Month

The headlines seem to officially confirm that Bernie Sanders has thrown in the towel for getting nominated as the presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, but has time truly run out?

As previously reported by the Inquisitr, Bernie Sanders supporters in California do not need to care about whether or not the primaries election was inaccurate in the first place since the Democratic National Convention could be a “contested” event.

In fact, Fortune states on April 25 that Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton being part of a contested Democratic National Convention is not necessarily a big deal, and “at least 18 have occurred since 1868.”

By definition, a candidate needs at least 2,383 delegates to be a shoo-in for the Democratic National Convention nomination, and neither Bernie Sander nor Hillary Clinton have the final tally to see who actually has the minimum 2,383 delegates.

For example, California will not certify their votes for the Democratic primaries held on June 7 until July 15 (about two weeks before the Democratic National Convention held July 25 to 28), according the Secretary of State website for California.

Bernie Sanders himself predicted that the Democratic National Convention would be “contested” around June 6 (the day before the California primaries), according to Washington Times.

Sadly, CNN seems to imply the Bernie Sanders campaign is over, and Vox headlines on July 30 with a quote from Vice President Joe Biden that says “I’ve talked with Bernie Sanders, and he’s going to endorse Hillary Clinton.”

Politico headlines on July 2 with “Bernie Sanders California supporters can’t quite say good-bye.”

Despite these misleading headlines, Bernie Sanders has not officially dropped out. VPR states the following on July 1 that verifies the Bernie Sanders campaign is not over or has “conceded to Hillary Clinton.”

“Bernie Sanders has yet to suspend his presidential campaign, but he’s now getting back into the swing of things representing Vermont in the U.S. Senate.”

What is more likely to happen is a surprise ending to the Democratic National Convention that even Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton might not be expecting.

So far, there have been speculations that it will be a “rowdy” fistfight at the Democratic National Convention, according to Wash Diplomat. Mainly, these accusations are out there because it will likely be contested this year, but also because of the scandal surrounding Hillary Clinton.

Bustle updates the situation on July 2 and said Hillary Clinton could be in a situation legally where she might have to drop out. If Hillary Clinton is unable to run, this means that Bernie Sanders would likely become the next presidential candidate for the Democratic Party.

In the meantime, there are a lot of lawsuits going around related to Bernie Sanders fans. For example, Alex Padilla is getting sued by election fraud watchdog group, Election Justice, due to suspected election fraud in California.

Jezebel explains that Bernie Sanders supporters are filing a lawsuit against the “Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the DNC for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of fiduciary duty, among other claims, alleging that Wasserman Schultz favored Hillary Clinton and misled DNC and Sanders donors into believing she was impartial.”

JPR adds to this and says “Many of Bernie Sanders’ Oregon delegates to the national convention have complained they are being treated unfairly by the state party, and they said they want tighter control over the delegation.”

In the end, it is clear that many Bernie Sanders supporters may be waiting on the truth to come out about the accuracy of elections for awhile because lawsuits vary in processing time or get dismissed.

Alternatively, #StillSanders and other Bernie Sanders fans may also be pleasantly surprised to see Bernie Sanders is nominated at the Democratic National Convention at the end of July.

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