Sanders superdelegate flips to Clinton

[SidDithers]

A Virgin Islands superdelegate who was supporting Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has flipped his support to front-runner Hillary Clinton.

Emmett Hansen II, the Democratic National Committeeman for the Virgin Islands originally backed the Vermont senator but decided to switch after learning more about Clinton's plans for the U.S. territories, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday.

“There are no more windmills to joust against and no more mountains to climb,” Hansen said. “It comes down to one thing: what’s best for the Virgin Islands, to be fully incorporated into the United States.”
Sanders hadn't given concrete positions regarding U.S. territories, Hansen said, adding that he'd been in talks with the campaign trying to get answers.

"I know a million different ways not to answer a question,” he said.

But Hansen saw Clinton's plans for the U.S. territories, which included giving the territories the right to vote in the presidential election and providing them with the same healthcare benefits as are given to people in the 50 states.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/280218-sanders-superdelegate-flips-to-clinton

Sid

[Iliyah]

1. K & R

[auntpurl]

2. k&r

Concrete plans are what Hillary does well.

[Agschmid]

3. Kick!

[LexVegas]

4. Sanders is doing this whole flipping superdelegates wrong. Somebody tell him. nt

[YouDig]

5. Looks the strategy of threats and harrassment isn't working.

[pressbox69]

6. He saw he was backing a disaster.

and did the right thing.