Tuesday, June 7, 2016 was the last Super Tuesday of the 2016 Presidential Primary. Hillary Clinton won four of the six states that voted (including New Jersey and California), while Bernie Sanders edged her out in Montana and dominated in North Dakota. Because of Hillary’s massive win in New Jersey, those in the mainstream press (most notably CNN) are calling her the presumptive nominee. I hate to agree with the mainstream media considering the fact that they lie endlessly to forward their corporatist agenda, but it is highly likely (about 99.9 percent likely) that Hillary Clinton will be the democratic nominee. However, it is lying and misleading your audience when you say that she clinched the nomination because, even after her wins in California and New Jersey, she has not yet gotten the number of pledged delegates needed to clinch the nomination. Don’t believe me? Let's do the math.

In order for any candidate to gain the nomination of the Democratic Party, they must earn 2,383 pledged delegates. Hillary Clinton currently has 2,191. That means that she is 191 short of being able to clinch the nomination. With all that being said, now (as opposed to the first day of voting like CNN and MSNBC did) is when it is appropriate to start talking about unpledged delegates (or superdelegates). The idea behind unpledged delegates is completely undemocratic. (Ironically, the Democratic Party is the only major political party to have unpledged delegates.) Even though that system sucks, and it is completely undemocratic, it’s what we've got and we have to deal with it. Unpledged delegates are distinguished party leaders (current US Senators, Representatives, the US President, former presidents, and other “higher ups” in the Democratic Party) who vote at the convention for the candidate they would like to see run against the Republican nominee. 574 of these unpledged delegates have stated that they are going to vote for secretary Clinton at the convention while 48 have stated that they back Senator Sanders. Currently, 93 unpledged delegates have yet to make an endorsement. If we factor in the superdelegates in the way they are likely to vote, Hillary Clinton will clinch the nomination at the convention. I don’t like this, and I say it with nothing but pure disgust, but what I care about are the facts. And the fact is, it is extremely unlikely for Bernie to be able to become the Democratic nominee.

While it is highly unlikely (as I said before, there is a 99.9 percent chance that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee), it is not impossible for Bernie or someone else, to be nominated. Since I do have a bias towards facts, there is a possibility that Hillary Clinton could get indicted. If she were to get indicted, the superdelegates would surely leave Clinton and back Sanders or someone like Joe Biden.

SUPERDELEGATES DO NOT VOTE UNTIL JULY 25th.

I felt the need to emphasize that since the mainstream media continues to refuse to do so. So there is plenty of time for the superdelegates to switch sides, but there would have to be an indictment for them to do so.

It is safe to say that Hillary Clinton, though she has not yet clinched the nomination, is the likely Democratic nominee.

So, where do we go from here? Last night Bernie Sanders announced his intent to stay in the race through the convention. Because of this, CNN and other mainstream news outlets reported harshly and unfairly on this. I think that it is ridiculous for the media to put so much pressure on Sanders to drop out, especially when there is the chance of an indictment.

But, their hatred towards Bernie Sanders started to make me think. Why do they want Bernie out so badly? If they were really comfortable with their candidate, what is the harm of allowing him to stay in? Well, she can’t pivot back to a center-right moderate position. So? The majority of Americans believe in liberal ideas and policies, not conservative/moderate ones. So that excuse really doesn’t work. Is it because you fear that Bernie and his supporters will continue to attack Hillary? That’s a fair argument, but again, so? I was told recently that I should shut up because my anti-Hillary message was “only helping Trump.” As a liberal and progressive, I have no desire to help Trump. However, it is not my job to shut up and “fall in line” behind a candidate that I don’t believe in. It is my job to report the facts, and my attacks on Clinton are very rooted in facts. Clinton supporters should not get mad at me or other Bernie supporters for simply pointing out what is wrong with a specific candidate. That’s the job. So, what should Bernie do from here? That seems to be the question of the hour. I think he should continue to do what he is doing. He should continue to spread the liberal/progressive message that he has spread all along.

As for me, I have no intent on “toning it down.” I will give Clinton the same treatment that I have given Barack Obama during his presidency. When she does something progressive and liberal, I will congratulate her and gladly report. When she does something regressive and conservative (because come on, she’s Hillary Clinton, and that’s only a matter of time), I will condemn her. I will continue to spread the liberal and progressive message, and I will support Bernie Sanders through the convention. If Bernie does not become the nominee and there is no indictment, I will continue to fight for progressivism alongside true progressives like Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Jill Stein.

Clinton supporters tend to misunderstand. None of this is about Bernie Sanders. It never was. This is a movement, and it will continue on with or without Bernie. The establishment has awakened a beast, and it will continue to tear through them until we get the change that we need and deserve.