Interesting in-depth article on primaries , super delegates, etc.

In August 2015, at the Democratic Party convention in Minneapolis, 33 democratic state parties made deals with the Hillary Clinton campaign and a joint fundraising entity called The Hillary Victory Fund. The deal allowed many of her core billionaire and inner circle individual donors to run the maximum amounts of money allowed through those state parties to the Hillary Victory Fund in New York and the DNC in Washington...

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/04/01/how-hillary-clinton-bought-the-loyalty-of-33-state-democratic-parties/

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Interesting in-depth article on primaries , super delegates, etc. (Original post)	bjo59	Apr 2016	OP
My guess is that some of those super-delegates are starting to regret that deal now.	revbones	Apr 2016	#1
Exactly. People can sell out so easily without thinking things through.	bjo59	Apr 2016	#4
Legal Bribery -- And remarkably there are many (D) voters who are proud of it	quantumjunkie	Apr 2016	#2
yep. And on this site.	Zira	Apr 2016	#3
Superb article. WOW, just noticed MARGOT KIDDER wrote it. I had hots for her when a kid...	quantass	Apr 2016	#5
I was surprised when I saw that she wrote this too. Good on her!	bjo59	Apr 2016	#7
K&R nt	Live and Learn	Apr 2016	#6

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Sun Apr 17, 2016, 02:08 AM

revbones (3,660 posts)

1. My guess is that some of those super-delegates are starting to regret that deal now.

Hence why the contested convention may become a reality.

The Alaska state party raised $43,500. Guess how much went to Alaska downticket Dems? A big fat $0. They wrote a check to the DNC for the full $43,500 which is being funneled over into Hillary's campaign.

It's just a scam to get around the $2700 campaign cap. I'm betting some state Dems are a little pissed about it now.

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Sun Apr 17, 2016, 02:14 AM

bjo59 (1,166 posts)

4. Exactly. People can sell out so easily without thinking things through.

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Sun Apr 17, 2016, 02:09 AM

quantumjunkie (244 posts)

2. Legal Bribery -- And remarkably there are many (D) voters who are proud of it

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Sun Apr 17, 2016, 02:12 AM

Zira (1,054 posts)

3. yep. And on this site.

I refuse to vote for her no matter what.

I expect to be leaving this site soon because if the DNC nominates Hillary, I go independent and won't come here any more.

I won't vote for that. I will write in Bernie Sanders.

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Sun Apr 17, 2016, 02:50 AM

quantass (5,505 posts)