Sanders: Democratic primary not "rigged," just "dumb"

[Rose Siding]

"What has upset me, and what I think is -- I wouldn't use the word 'rigged' because we knew what the rules were -- but what is really dumb, is that you have closed primaries, like in New York State, where three million people who were Democrats or Republicans could not participate," Sanders added. "You have a situation where over 400 super delegates came on board Clinton's campaign before anybody else was in the race, eight months before the first vote was cast. That's not rigged, I think it's just a dumb process which has certainly disadvantaged our campaign."

For more of the interview with Sanders, tune into "Face the Nation" tomorrow. Check your local listings for airtimes.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-democratic-primary-not-rigged-just-dumb/

He "wouldn't use the word 'rigged'! Never! He just wouldn't, okay!

http://www.reuters.com/video/2016/05/02/sanders-takes-aim-at-rigged-system-of-su?videoId=368334396

[Metric System]

1. Notice he never complains about undemocratic caucuses.

[realmirage]

2. Exactly. That Bernie math again.

[Historic NY]

15. You can pack a caucus, its hard to pack a primary......

its time its done if you want to vote in the primary you register for the party and candidate. If you don't then wait & see if it pans out to the general election. Primary's are about party caucuses lord knows.

The results prove themselves.

[Thinkingabout]

3. Bernie would never agree establishing relationships where congressional members worked

Together and got things accomplished. This is the smart way, his way was not smart.

[Rose Siding]

5. I don't get how he thinks someone knowing who they want to be president is "dumb"

If I know who I want, then get other choices, I can evaluate those and still keep my original opinion.

[realmirage]

4. So he's saying we should let republicans fuck with

our primaries like they did in West Virginia? No thanks. The DNC is a private party. Don't like it? Either join or lose your say.

[yallerdawg]

6. What really irks me...

is the notion that those "400 super delegates" can't switch to Bernie anytime in the last year?

After he entered the race? After he introduced himself? After he campaigned? After they got to know him? After the primary voting?

And now, somehow it's "541 super delegates" who could switch?

Well, I guess my questions are answered!

[beachbumbob]

7. Sanders keeps talking out of his mouth both wayd

The process is dumb because he lost

[FloridaBlues]

14. Yes he does talk out both sides of his mouth. Rigged yes Bernie you said it MILLONS of times

[SharonClark]

16. I can't believe he claimed that he never said 'rigged'

He says it in every speech.

[WhiteTara]

8. If the shut out voters in New York had been democrats

they wouldn't have been shut out. Independents were excluded from the democratic party primary.

[savalez]

9. Good thing he'll never be the Whiner N Chief. n/t

[stopbush]

10. Sanders will never admit that the thing that disadvantaged his campaign

was Bernie Sanders.

[DawgHouse]

11. I'm really getting tired of this guy.

[SaschaHM]

12. He's right...

It's dumb that a candidate who struggles to win Democrats and can only seem to mostly win caucus is still in the race. All contest should be primaries, most should be closed, some can be open. Democrats should pick the democratic nominee. If you don't want to a check a box, don't feel obligated to the perks of being a party member. I don't expect to pick the republican nominee, the green nominee, or the libertarian nominee.

[72DejaVu]

13. You don't like how our party does things?

Go wreck another one, asshole.

[George II]

17. Now all of a sudden he admits that he knows what the rules are?

[sheshe2]

22. ...

[displacedtexan]

18. Is he going to give his superdelegates back?

I didn't think so.

[NastyRiffraff]

19. What part of a DEMOCRATIC party does he not understand?

He wants everyone to have a say in who will be the Democratic nominee. Independents, Republicans, whatever. It's not like you can't switch parties for a primary. Of course, you have to do a little research on the election rules and deadlines for your state, and then FOLLOW them. If that's too much trouble, then no, you can't vote in a Democratic primary. Hint: there's this handy-dandy thing called "Google" on the "Internet" that might help with the research.

[TwilightZone]

20. Someone must have told him to stop saying "rigged"

And he doesn't quite know how to handle it.

[charlyvi]

21. He's confusing the General Election with the primary.

A primary is a contest for each party to choose their candidate for nomination. Why should any non-party person have a seat at the table for that? Why should they be allowed to choose the candidate of a party they refuse to join?

The General Election is when anyone can vote for any of the nominees.


How hard is that to understand?

[still_one]

23. Sanders, DEMOCRATS want DEMOCRATS to choose their nominee