Robby Mook says Hillary Clinton shouldn’t worry so much about losing some big states. After all, Clinton would still pull in more delegates–even by losing.
That was the message Mook, Clinton’s campaign manager, delivered to reporters earlier today in a press call.
As reporter Susan Page noted, “Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook: Sanders could win OH IL & MO and Clinton would still win more delegates next Tuesday.”
.@hillaryClinton campaign manager Robby Mook on call: Tuesday, @SenSanders could win IL MO OH but HRC could come out w more delegates
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) March 9, 2016
Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook: Sanders could win OH IL & MO and Clinton would still win more delegates next Tuesday.
— Susan Page (@SusanPage) March 9, 2016
Today’s conference call comes the day after Clinton suffered a major loss in the Michigan Democratic primary. But though Bernie Sanders scored the major victory, Clinton apparently scored more delegates.
As the Washington Post noted,
“Sanders’s narrow Michigan win netted him only seven more delegates than Clinton, while her massive victory in Mississippi gave her a 25 delegate edge. The night netted out then +18 for Clinton. Her overall delegate lead — when the unelected and unpledged superdelegates are added into the mix — stands at 650, and she is now more than halfway to the 2,383 delegates she needs to formally secure the nomination.”
