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masmdu

(2,536 posts)
Mon May 2, 2016, 03:59 PM May 2016

Hillary Supporters, surely you agree that...

It ends after everyone’s had a chance to vote. It’s going to be up to the Democratic party, all of the delegates, most particularly those who are still uncommitted, to make their determination as to who they think would be the best president and the better candidate.

Super-delegates are there for a purpose to determine who they think would be the stronger candidate and the best President.

Super-delegates are not bound to vote any way, they can change their minds. They can go to the convention and change their minds, there is no guarantee— and in fact, it’s equally true for pledged delegates for most states.

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bkkyosemite

(5,792 posts)
1. they've been bought. But if Bernie can get the Supers from the states where he won by yuge
Mon May 2, 2016, 04:01 PM
May 2016

margins then he has a chance to court the rest of them. These supers chose Clinton well before Bernie was even in the race. That is unfair and should not be allowed.

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
2. If Hillary has more votes and pledge delegates than she should be the nominee.
Mon May 2, 2016, 04:02 PM
May 2016

Anything else is theft and I would not vote for the one who steals it from her.

I hope this makes my position clear.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
3. Surely you agree it's next to impossible that super-delegates will support a 2nd place candidate.
Mon May 2, 2016, 04:05 PM
May 2016

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
Leonard Cohen, Anthem (1992)
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Tarc

(10,476 posts)
4. This is the last, best gasp of the Sanders supporters
Mon May 2, 2016, 04:07 PM
May 2016

The same people who have trashed the superdelegate system since Day One are now crossing their fingers and hoping they will make an unprecedented decision to all jump to Sanders side.

qdouble

(891 posts)
5. Bernie supporters are now hoping that supers flip the math towards the
Mon May 2, 2016, 04:11 PM
May 2016

candidate with less popular votes, less pledged delegates, less states won and who thinks they are all corrupt. Good luck with that.

LonePirate

(13,424 posts)
6. These are some crazy times we live in now.
Mon May 2, 2016, 04:14 PM
May 2016

People siding with Sanders against the elites now want the elites to overthrow the will of the people.

Was it ever really about the people or democracy for those who want a de facto coup by the supers?

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
7. No, it was about supporting the 'revolution' with the least amount of effort.
Mon May 2, 2016, 04:17 PM
May 2016

Working for the Democratic Party or for Democracy is so hard! Let's type on our keyboards and transform the world!
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
Leonard Cohen, Anthem (1992)
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nolawarlock

(1,729 posts)
13. I agree with this to a point.
Mon May 2, 2016, 04:51 PM
May 2016

Yes, let everyone vote but then I think the person with less pledged delegates should bow out before the convention and I say that whether it's Hillary or whether it's Bernie. Yes, that person has the right to go there and show the world the fractures in our party, but then that will help the Republicans win if they don't also have a war at their own convention. The nominee is going to need time to really sell it, again, whether it's Hillary or Bernie. I would rather have either of them than Trump or Cruz and my fear is that those who want this contested convention will sit out if their candidate doesn't win and Trump and Cruz are just too scary to let that happen. I don't like Bernie, but I'll be the biggest Bernie supporter going if it means keeping Trump out of the oval office.

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