2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhich of these Sanders super-delegates can be flipped on June 8?
The list below is of all Sanders supers. I suspect that at least half is prime for flipping once Hillary wraps up the nomination on June 7. Which are the best targets for an early flip? I'd say that any of the DNC members that want a future in the party are prime targets.
Erin Bilbray NV DNC[4] Sanders[25]
David Bowen WI DNC[4] Sanders[34]
Richard Cassidy VT DNC[4] Sanders[63]
Martha Fuller Clark NH DNC[4] Sanders[65]
Larry Cohen DC DNC[4] Sanders[72]
Jim Condos VT DNC[4] Sanders[76]
Peter Corroon UT DNC[4] Sanders[78]
Bart Dame HI DNC[4][86] Sanders[86]
Dottie Deans VT DNC[4] Sanders[76]
Keith Ellison MN Rep. Sanders[3][107]
Reni Erdos NJ DNC[4] Sanders[109]
Tulsi Gabbard HI Rep. Sanders[115]
Pete Gertonson ID DNC[4] Sanders[124]
Alan Grayson FL Rep. Sanders[131]
Raúl Grijalva AZ Rep. Sanders[3]
Elaine Harris WV DNC[4] Sanders[138]
Wayne Holland UT DNC[4] Sanders[145]
Therese Hunkin AS DNC[4] Sanders[151]
Troy Jackson ME DNC[4] Sanders[153]
Nancy Jacobson FL DNC[4] Sanders[154]
Tim Jerman VT DNC[4] Sanders[76]
Connie Johnson OK DNC[4] Sanders[156]
Marcy Kaptur OH Rep. Sanders[161]
Paul G. Kirk MA DPL Sanders[164]
Dan Lipinski IL Rep. Sanders[175]
Bert Marley ID DNC[4] Sanders[181]
Lupita Maurer OR DNC[4] Sanders[187]
Jeff Merkley OR Sen. Sanders[197]
Heather Mizeur MD DNC[4] Sanders[200]
Maureen Monahan NE DNC[4] Sanders[65]
Larry Murakami AK DNC[204] Sanders[205]
Chad Nodland ND DNC[4] Sanders[208]
Rick Nolan MN Rep. Sanders[209]
Danica Oparnica AZ DNC[4] Sanders[213]
Johnnie Patton MS DNC[4] Sanders[216]
Collin Peterson MN Rep. Sanders[222]
Jake Quinn NC DNC[4] Sanders[228]
Chris Regan WV DNC[4] Sanders[232]
Bernie Sanders VT Sen.[243][244] Sanders[216]
Keelan Sanders MS DNC[4] Sanders[74]
Ken Sherman DA[note 1] DNC[4][247] Sanders[39]
Gary Suwannarat DA[note 1] DNC[4] Sanders[39]
Larry Taylor OR DNC[4] Sanders[187]
Tim Vanderveer HI DNC[4][86] Sanders[262]
Peter Welch VT Rep. Sanders[265]
John Wisniewski NJ DNC[4] Sanders[267]
James Zogby DC DNC[4] Sanders[216]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Party_superdelegates,_2016
morningfog
(18,115 posts)Renew Deal
(81,846 posts)And the DNC members are typically looking for bigger opportunities. Supporting Bernie after June 7 may be career limiting.
HERVEPA
(6,107 posts)Renew Deal
(81,846 posts)Hillary should do everything she can to recruit them. And the choice is simple for many. They want to support the will of the voters and maintain a future in the party.
What reason is there to flip to Bernie? Jump on board a dead ender fantasy and undermine the first female nominee in US history? Doesn't sound like a winning argument. History would judge such action harshly.
Txbluedog
(1,128 posts)Sanders hasn't done much to help most of them and they will need the DNC and establishment support to keep and advance their careers
Renew Deal
(81,846 posts)itsrobert
(14,157 posts)I see MS, IL, FL, AZ on the list, all states Hillary won. I also see NJ and DC on the list and that Hillary is going to win them both.
So according to Sanders they should vote for Hillary.
Liberty Belle
(9,533 posts)My friend said he asked the superdelegate if he was committed,and the superdelegate didn't answer, but said he'd come to see what the "Bern" was all about.
Sanders drew crowds 10 to 20 times larger than Clinton in our city, just a week apart. There's a surge of new voters registering across CA due to Sanders, and now those e-mail scandals are looking to be substantive, and polls are showing her losing to Trump or barely beating him while the same polls show Sanders trouncing Trump.
The local Dem party gave a dual endorsement to both Sanders and Clinton, very unusual.
He may not be the only superdelegate having second thoughts....
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)That turnout is expected to hit 55-60 percent. That is presidential level. Oh and yup to what you said.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)and definitely at the first ballot vote...as association with sanders will be hugely toxic as he goes full nuclear as the sore loser he is