Bernie vs Trump: THE SUPER DELEGATES ARE WATCHING!!

[AgingAmerican]

This is why Hillary's supporters are so apoplectic. They fear Bernie will dominate and they know THE SUPER DELEGATES ARE WATCHING!!

[BillZBubb]

1. Yep, if Bernie bests trump in a debate, that could change a few minds.

Oh, that and the fact that the IG report showed Hillary violated the law and lied about it.

[JackRiddler]

32. She could always prevent this by keeping her promise.

A California debate was agreed upon months ago!

[RobertEarl]

2. So many were in before the first vote

They never really had to think about it much.

Crunch time now and Hill is being crunched.

The super delegates are now beginning to think and the news is not good for Hillary and Bernie has never been stronger.

[JudyM]

6. Going to be harder for them to justify to their constituents why they're casting their vote for

such a troubled candidate.

[NanceGreggs]

8. Well, they've had more than a year ...

... to think about it, and switch their allegiance to Bernie after having second thoughts. Exactly how many SDs have done that so far?

Hill is being "crunched"? Well, if you call being hundreds of delegates and millions of votes ahead of Bernie, then yeah, I guess she's being crunched.

[Lil Missy]

3. The SUPER DELEGATES ARE LAUGHING!!

[oasis]

12. Double bonus debate question: Both of you explain your tardy tax disclosures.

Moderator: "Senator Sanders, since you have been feverishly waving your arms in the air throughout the debate, you may answer first."

[lunamagica]

38. LOL

[LenaBaby61]

36. They're still...

Not flipping.

If anything, Hillary Clinton's gained Supers this week.

'Tis what it 'Tis

[JoePhilly]

4. Dear Penthouse ... last night the indictment fairy knocked on my door ...

[think]

28. Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld made sure the indictment fairy got what was coming to him

He ain't a problem anymore.....

[msanthrope]

41. I never thought it would happen to me.....nt

[NanceGreggs]

5. Yeah, that must be it.

We're all terrified that the super-delegates - the ones that have heard Bernie demean the party, label their fellow Dems as "corrupt media whores", and decry positions like theirs as being the domain of those who are bought-and-paid-for - are going to watch Bernie regurgitate his 30+ years-old talking points for the zillionth time and declare him the nominee!!!!!!!!!!!!

THAT'S what we're all worried ab -

[Godhumor]

7. If anything a debate like this would solidify super support against Bernie

Bizarre belief that THIS is the thing that will move all those superdelegates to the Bernie column.

[NanceGreggs]

10. Agreed.

ALL of the "the SDs will move over to Bernie because ____ posts" have been beyond insane.

[AgingAmerican]

13. I believe that is Hillary's supporters biggest fear

That Sanders will win the debate handily.

Judging by their reactions the last 24 hours...

[NanceGreggs]

19. Earth to AgingAmerican ...

It wouldn't matter if Bernie "won" a debate with Jesus Christ at this point. The numbers are in - Bernie lost.

[AgingAmerican]

24. They explain why Hillary's supporters are tearing their hair out over it?`

Op after agonized op from Hillary supporters anguishing over it. What are they so afraid of?

[NanceGreggs]

27. I haven't seen any posts ...

... where Hillary's supporters are "tearing their hair out" over anything.

What I HAVE seen is a lot of posts claiming that they are.

Do you have anything to say about how or why the SDs would flock to Mr. Also Ran's side after watching another debate? I'm sure there's a GREAT story behind that belief - and I'd sure like to hear it.

[barrow-wight]

33. The ones I've actually seen sound like they're laughing.

Now we've got two reality TV stars giving Americans a show.

If it bothers me at all, it's because it's a distraction that could take time away for Hillary to shore up her defenses against Trump and that concerns me. And clearly a huge portion of this site shamefully doesn't care if Trump or Hillary win if Bernie doesn't so yeah, that's a concern too, but do I think the supers are going to switch? hah! After the way fanatical Bernie fans have treated them? They were so rude to Senator Boxer, she ended up losing it and giving them the finger. Probably not her best move but it should give everyone some sense of the anger bubbling beneath the surface of some of these superdelegates. They aren't going to switch.

[lunamagica]

39. Roberta Lange was a Sanders supporter...but now I'm sure she will go for Hillary

[barrow-wight]

54. Could you blame her?

Every time I see these proclamations of how the superdelegates are going to switch, I just cackle. I don't think the Sanders supporters truly understand the gravity of their behavior and how scorched earth and abusive it's been towards so many leaders in the Democratic party. Whatever truths might exist within their message is deeply hidden under the absolute havoc they've been wreaking.

[lunamagica]

55. How could anyone? I mean, anyone who would honestly imagine how they would feel

if they went through what she went through. The harassment threats against he family, including her FIVE-YEAR OLD grandson. Completely unacceptable, and a perfec reason to switch sides

[barrow-wight]

56. It's just despicable.

[morningfog]

16. Bernie never called Dems corporate media whores.

You're just making shit up.

[NanceGreggs]

17. No, his surrogates did.

And he did not distance himself from their remarks.

[morningfog]

20. Making shit up again! Bernie denounced it.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/14/politics/bernie-sanders-paul-song-democratic-whore/

[NanceGreggs]

25. Yes, I've seen Song's apology ...

... I haven't seen Bernie's denouncement of Song's remarks.

[morningfog]

26. Start with the link I just gave you. I don't know how you missed it.

[NanceGreggs]

31. My bad.

I "missed it" because when I got to the first comment from an on-liner, I assumed that was the end of the piece.

Well, bravo for Bernie weighing-in on that comment. When do you think he'll weigh-in on the comments his supporters have made on the FB pages/websites of people like John Lewis, Gabby Giffords, Al Franken, Howard Dean, Sybrina Fulton, etc.?

[barrow-wight]

34. And so many of his fans continued to spew it, especially on super delegate social media pages.

With a man like Trump in the race, I got 99 problems with this election season. The superdelegates switching, however, is not one of them.

[bvf]

22. Why should today be any different? n/t

[NanceGreggs]

23. Oh, and a correction ...

It wasn't "corporate media whores", it was just plain ol' corporate whores.

My apologies.

[bvf]

9. Trump would clearly rather run against Clinton.

This would be a great opportunity to see exactly why, before the convention threatens to land us all in the proverbial handbasket.

If Trump hasn't finally backed off of this by now, he will, soon enough.

[Art_from_Ark]

14. If Trump backs out, all I can say is

[AgingAmerican]

15. Thus far Trump has only battled Republi-poop

He hasn't faced serious issues yet.

[Trenzalore]

45. Trump wants to cause trouble for the democrats

Bernie is being a tool here

[bvf]

52. The Democratic party began asking for it

the day it started trying to force Clinton down everyone's throats. She lost in 2008 and deserved to.

Blaming Sanders for Clinton's many and serious flaws has become quite a sport lately. Awfully obvious, and about as smart as backing Clinton to begin with.

[Trenzalore]

53. I was open to another candidate other than Clinton

Bernie isn't it. Shame other people backed away and didn't run but it is what it is.

[KingFlorez]

11. I think I and most Clinton supporters think it's hilarious

This debate would be a huge trainwreck worth a big tub of popcorn.

[pnwmom]

18. The super delegates aren't about to turn their backs on the millions of diverse voters

who have voted for Hillary in the primary season -- three million more than for Hillary, much more diverse as well.

[AgingAmerican]

21. Then why are Hillary's supporters so apoplectic over it?

[lunamagica]

40. We are not

[msanthrope]

43. I'm apoplectic...as in laughing myself silly. nt

[Thinkingabout]

29. Some of the super delegates have been watching for twenty five years.

[barrow-wight]

30. The Superdelegates are probably more embarrassed than ever.

I would hardly call my sneering and jeering anything remotely close to apoplectic. Trust me, if I were apoplectic, message board sites three doors down would know.

I think it's ridiculous because he isn't going to be the nominee and it's just one more way for Trump to cheapen the whole process to the level of a reality tv freak show and Bernie seems perfectly content with making it happen. Even Trump made it clear, without question, that Bernie is going to lose so he'd only do it for a ten million dollar charity. It takes attention off of the presumptive candidate who needs this time to build her cache against Trump as a candidate. Even if Bernie does spectacularly, it means nothing because he'll still lose the primary, but then he'll go off after giving Trump what will almost certainly amount to a win after painting Bernie as one click on the dial from a Communist. It's disgusting that Bernie would scorch the earth this bad. He's the most bitter and vindictive candidate I've ever seen in my lifetime. That said, nothing he could do short of getting elected would actually make me apoplectic. LOL

The Superdelegates are going to see this for exactly what it is, more sideshow grandstanding and the very reality show style spectacle they don't want to see our party devolve into, which I'm sure they'e afraid of after the way so many Bernie supporters have treated them this primary season—something akin to a reunion episode of those Housewives shows.

[undergroundpanther]

35. get rid of the superdelegates redundant expendable in the way of the actual vote.

[lunamagica]

37. Yes, they are watching. They saw Hillary win the primary in WA

[pinebox]

42. Indeed they are and with the email crap happening too

It's a double whammy

[Trenzalore]

44. You guys are cute

You really think party insiders will jump to the guy who has not done anything for the party after he loses the popular vote and pledged delegate race over his publicity stunt du jour

[Tarc]

46. You mean those superdelegates that Sandersfans have been cajoling and threatening for months?

The ones that, at every Democratic convention, have voted for the winner of the most pledged delegates, thus certifying/assuring the will of the voters?

[OilemFirchen]

47. This is to both Senator Sanders and Mr. Trump:

Is it true that there's a sucker born every minute?

Please show your math.

[onenote]

48. Yes they will be and it will be good for Clinton.

If, as you say, Trump gets clobbered, the super delegates who support Clinton will feel more comfortable that Trump is a doomed candidate and will feel better about their support for Clinton.

And in the unlikely event Sanders stumbles...well, that also will make the super delegates who support Clinton more comfortable with their support for Clinton.

[Lil Missy]

49. A couple have switched to Hillary - none have flipped to Bernie.

[lagomorph777]

50. Trump will be orange marmalade on Hillary toast.

Bernie will crush Trump if the debate happens.

[Sunlei]

51. Mrs. Clinton appreciates the support attacking "Republicans". Many (R) delegates are NOT released t

to Trump. After June 6 both of them will be on Trumps back until November.