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stopbush

(24,396 posts)
Wed May 4, 2016, 03:05 PM May 2016

For The Good of The Party, It's Time For The Uncommitted Supers To Commit

IIRC, there are just over 160 super delegates who have yet to commit to Sanders or Hillary.

Considering the damage Sanders is doing to Hillary these days - and considering that the Rs have their nominee through default - it is time for these party loyalists to step up and declare their support for Hillary or Sanders. The assumption is that the majority of these supers will break for Hillary. If that's their intent, then they need to make that clear, NOW, if for no other reason than to provide a reality check to the wild scenarios Sanders is entertaining these days about his chances of winning the nomination.

Enough is enough. He's been treated with kid gloves, allowed to run in D primaries as a DINO and is currently hurting the party and our nominee through his intransigence. Hell, Trump is using Sanders' anti-Hillary rhetoric against her!

We know who our opponent is, and it isn't Sanders, it's Trump. Time to commit to our nominee.

Let's move forward.

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For The Good of The Party, It's Time For The Uncommitted Supers To Commit (Original Post) stopbush May 2016 OP
Am so ready! Her Sister May 2016 #1
Let me add Stuckinthebush May 2016 #2
I think that Warren should speak out at this point pandr32 May 2016 #3
All she needs say is that she and Sanders agree on a lot of policy issues stopbush May 2016 #4
It is going to happen, I think some are not supposed to at this time endorse like members of the DNC Thinkingabout May 2016 #5
Bernie will probably still be fundrasing by the White House fence come January 2017 kjones May 2016 #6
Another day, another win for Hillary, stopbush May 2016 #7
 

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)
1. Am so ready!
Wed May 4, 2016, 03:09 PM
May 2016

Devine on Bloomberg show -With All Due Respect- saying contesting was good for the party! As if they cared for the party!


Stuckinthebush

(10,844 posts)
2. Let me add
Wed May 4, 2016, 03:21 PM
May 2016

That all Hillary supporting supers should sign a letter declaring their pledge will remain the same through the convention

pandr32

(11,581 posts)
3. I think that Warren should speak out at this point
Wed May 4, 2016, 03:41 PM
May 2016

I know she doesn't want to alienate her base, many are Bernie supporters, but she could help give them the straight dope on the BS that has been flying from non other than Bernie. She is a real Democrat and will break for Hillary when it is "safe" for her. She wants to have it both ways, though. She needs to be the leader she pretends to be now.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
4. All she needs say is that she and Sanders agree on a lot of policy issues
Wed May 4, 2016, 03:43 PM
May 2016

and that it's now time for everybody to work together to get as many of those policies into the D platform that Hillary will run on.

BTW - I don't think for an instant that Sanders' ego would be swayed by anything EW said.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
5. It is going to happen, I think some are not supposed to at this time endorse like members of the DNC
Wed May 4, 2016, 04:32 PM
May 2016

until the convention and I feel sure members like Donna Brazile will endorse Hillary at the proper time. A lot of those who have endorsed are members of Congress who worked with Sanders, they also worked with Hillary and they have endorsed because of they are familiar with the work habits of each. I don't have any doubt Hillary is not going to be the nominee, the convention will be soon, hopefully this party will unite and beat Trump.

kjones

(1,053 posts)
6. Bernie will probably still be fundrasing by the White House fence come January 2017
Wed May 4, 2016, 04:35 PM
May 2016

...you know, when Hill and Bill move back in.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
7. Another day, another win for Hillary,
Sat May 7, 2016, 09:15 PM
May 2016

a few more delegates for Sanders that do nothing to help him close the gap.

Time for the uncommitted supers to declare their allegiance and put an exclamation point on who is the D nominee.

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