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We always assumed that the D.C. primary—the last one on the schedule—would be essentially meaningless as far as voting for presidential candidates go, and new math confirms it. Even though Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has pledged to fight until the Democratic convention in July, it looks like Hillary Clinton will lock up the nomination a week before Washingtonians head to the polls.

Despite Sanders’ victory last night in West Virginia, an analysis from the Washington Post shows that even the best, and very unlikely, sequence of events for Sanders won’t lead to the senator surpassing Clinton’s delegate lead.

Let’s assume he wins every state until June 7 by 20 points. And he wins California by 10 points, ties in New Jersey, and wins 2-to-1 in every other state that day … Under that scenario … Clinton clinches on June 7.

Bummer, man, considering the D.C. primary is on the 14th. After the comedy of errors to get Sanders on the ballot in the first place, those feeling the Bern might end up casting a protest vote.

We’ve reached out to the D.C. Dems for comment, and will update this when we hear back.

It’s going to be strange for residents to feel like their vote doesn’t count! But in all seriousness, this is why District Republicans opted to schedule an earlier, standalone event. GOP rules dictate that having a primary too close to the convention (as in, less than 45 days) could result in losing some or all of one’s delegates.

“You have greater influence earlier in the process,” Patrick Mara, executive director of D.C. GOP, told DCist. Republican voters netted 10 delegates for Florida Senator Marco Rubio and nine for Ohio Governor John Kasich, neither of whom are still in the race.

But don’t worry, Democrats. The down ballot races in the primary promise to be competitive, and you can still have a huge impact on local politics. But if you want to participate in the primary, you need to update your party affiliation by May 16. (You can do that here.)

And it may make a difference in the end, if it turns out the Washington Post was doing the math wrong: