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TomCADem

(17,378 posts)
Wed May 4, 2016, 10:13 PM May 2016

Could convention delegates choose Elizabeth Warren as a Consensus Candidate?

In other words, could Democrats pull a Paul Ryan-type scenario if Hillary falls short of a majority of pledged delegates? Lets say both Hillary and Bernie fall short of pledged delegates, but there is a deadlock among the superdelegates? Does the vote then go to a second ballot where delegates can simply vote their conscience even picking someone who did not run in the primaries?

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jeff47

(26,549 posts)
3. Theoretically, they could choose anyone on a 2nd ballot.
Wed May 4, 2016, 10:20 PM
May 2016

The only question is how likely a 2nd ballot is.

tritsofme

(17,322 posts)
4. Fantasy fiction. SDs are not going to override the winner of pledged delegates who leads by millions
Wed May 4, 2016, 11:39 PM
May 2016

of votes...

 

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
5. We already have a great progressive candidate who's actually IN the race
Thu May 5, 2016, 04:24 AM
May 2016

Why would they want to choose someone who didn't want to run for the office?
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Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts)
6. I guess it would be within the rules
Thu May 5, 2016, 04:30 AM
May 2016

...for all the Super Delegates to vote for Elizabeth Warren on the first ballot, so that neither Clinton nor Sanders gets a majority, and then for everyone to vote for Elizabeth Warren on the second ballot so that she's the nominee.

However, I don't predict that.

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Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
10. Sanders is cyanide, Warren is arsenic
Thu May 5, 2016, 07:08 AM
May 2016

From the point of view of the establishment neither one is at all palatable as chief executive.

Vinca

(50,170 posts)
14. It works for me, but it wouldn't happen in a million years.
Thu May 5, 2016, 08:09 AM
May 2016

The coronation will take place. Guaranteed.

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