Upcoming state conventions

I will be going to the Texas convention in June. I saw that the Sanders supporters wanted to see if they could steal delegates at the state conventions. Under each state delegate selection plan, the number of delegates were allocated based on the primary and you cannot vary that. In addition, each Democratic candidate has absolute right to approve all of their pledged delegates and I know that the Clinton campaign is vetting all of her pledged delegates in Texas (I am helping vet the delegates from my senate district).

The rules for Democratic conventions and GOP conventions are very different.

The Texas GOP convention is this weekend and there is open carry inside that convention. Anyone want to bet on the number of people shot by "accident" at that convention?

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13 replies	Author	Time	Post
Upcoming state conventions (Original post)	Gothmog	May 2016	OP
Someone over in the Bernie group	LiberalFighter	May 2016	#1
That is why the Clinton campaign is vetting her delegates	Gothmog	May 2016	#4
That is how we did it back in 2008. It was done within the district.	LiberalFighter	May 2016	#5
I hope whomever is running it is prepared	LisaM	May 2016	#2
In Texas we outnumber Sanders delegates by two to one	Gothmog	May 2016	#7
My wife and I are going on Saturday to Nevada's Democratic State Convention.	Stand and Fight	May 2016	#3
I am trying to be a Texas delegate for Hillary to the DNC	Gothmog	May 2016	#8
Good luck to you.	Kath1	May 2016	#9
Yes! I wish you the best of luck!	Stand and Fight	May 2016	#12
How very undemocratic of them	liberal N proud	May 2016	#6
Thanks for doing that, and the information.	fleabiscuit	May 2016	#10
See you in San Antone!	PDittie	May 2016	#11
They better not be stealing any delegates.. BS lost.. he doesn't have what it takes to	Cha	May 2016	#13

Response to Gothmog (Original post)

Wed May 11, 2016, 05:17 PM

LiberalFighter (41,143 posts)

1. Someone over in the Bernie group

is trying to figure out a way to have pledged delegates switch their vote to Sanders.

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Response to LiberalFighter (Reply #1)

Wed May 11, 2016, 06:02 PM

Gothmog (91,123 posts)

4. That is why the Clinton campaign is vetting her delegates

Each candidate has absolute approval rights over their delegates and the people who are approved are not likely to flip. The Sanders delegates do not get to vote for the Clinton delegates in Texas. We break into separate sub groups and the Sanders people vote for the Sanders delegate and the Clinton delegates vote for the Clinton delegate. Then the campaigns get to approve the delegates

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Response to Gothmog (Reply #4)

Wed May 11, 2016, 06:32 PM

LiberalFighter (41,143 posts)

5. That is how we did it back in 2008. It was done within the district.

The only problem that might occur are the people assigned to count the ballots.

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Response to Gothmog (Original post)

Wed May 11, 2016, 05:24 PM

LisaM (25,970 posts)

2. I hope whomever is running it is prepared

The Sanders people have been very disruptive in Washington and have been doing things like booing elected officials at some Washington state county conventions and bullying the super delegates to change their votes. It's ridiculous, but it's been happening.

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Response to LisaM (Reply #2)

Wed May 11, 2016, 09:21 PM

Gothmog (91,123 posts)