Lol. Vermont Democrats Poised To Overhaul Superdelegate System (Bernie supporters)

[cali]

And some Hillary supporters think that dems would run someone against Bernie. Let me gleefully dash your fantasies against the reality of Vermont politics. Told you so. Flatlanders (our affectionate moniker for out of staters) really, really don't understand our political culture.


The issue of unpledged delegates, or superdelegates, as they’re called, will be hotly contested at the Democratic National Convention this July. But here in Vermont, Bernie Sanders’ supporters are ready to take matters into their own hands on the superdelegate front, even if the national party isn’t willing to act.

Right now, party rules call for the Vermont’s 16 pledged delegates to be doled out proportionally, based on of the results of Vermont’s primary vote. But there also 10 so-called superdelegates and each of them gets to choose the candidate they want, regardless of how the state voted.

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John Tracy is the state director for Sen. Patrick Leahy; his boss is one of the four superdelegates voting for Clinton. Tracy, who’s running against Garren for the committeeman post, says he won’t offer a position on the superdelegate resolution until he sees its final wording.

But Tracy, who’s among the 14 percent of Vermont Democratic primary voters who supported Clinton in March, says the decades-old nominating rules do need a makeover.

“Whether people pass a resolution or not, I think it’s clear that action is going to be taken,” Tracy says.

Conor Casey, executive director of the Vermont Democratic Party, says the convention is an appropriate place to consider the resolution. Casey says the state committee has already adopted a similarly worded resolution.

http://digital.vpr.net/post/vermont-democrats-poised-overhaul-superdelegate-system#stream/0

[Agschmid]

1. He would handily win re-election against anyone.

[cali]

2. I don't think flatlanders get how different Vermont political culture is.

[Agschmid]

6. They have *NO* idea.

At least that we can agree on.

[cali]

7. Btw, what do you think of David Zuckerman?

[Agschmid]

8. I've met and worked with him several times while I was at school.

Only good experiences but that was a few years ago. Most of our work together was related to town/gown relations, how students acted around Burlington, noise ordinances and such, nothing too in depth. He was just in the House when I knew him, I'm sure he has moved up to the state Senate since then.

[cali]

10. I'm pretty impressed by him. He's running for Lt Guv

[Agschmid]

11. I'd vote for him.

Shumlin seems to be potentially on his way out.

Good progressive like him will be able to get a lot done.

[Tarc]

3. This may not be enforceable

The resolution says that if the Democratic National Committee fails to reform the rules governing unpledged delegates this summer, then Vermont will adopt a system that ensures all of its delegates, pledged or not, will be divvied up such that they reflect the proportion of the popular vote in the primary.

This would have to be approved by the DNC, as with the Maine attempt at this last month. If VT does it anyways, there could be repercussions, like in 2008 when Michigan initially had half its delegates stripped due to their unsanctioned primary move.

[cali]

4. Perhaps not, but I really posted this in response to the absurd

Posts about how the VT dem party should run someone against Bernie, and the equally absurd belief that Vermonters will turn on Bernie.

[HooptieWagon]

5. Well, a Hillarian proposed that.

No need to take them serious, they're like unhinged Justin Bieber fans.

[brooklynite]

9. They can't...

...Superdelegates are authorized by the DNC; that fact that some come from Vermont is irrelevant.

[cali]

12. Just pointing out how absurd hillarians are thinking the VT dem party will turn on bernie