2016 Postmortem

boomer55

(592 posts) Tue Jun 7, 2016, 03:08 PM Jun 2016

Long live the Oligarchy!

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/king-hillary-clinton-not-won-democratic-primary-article-1.2664569

"It was a survey - an anonymous survey.

Yes, you read that correctly - a survey. The Associated Press conducted a secret survey of super-delegates, in which they promised to protect their identities, and determined that just enough of them, the perfect number actually, said they intended to vote for Hillary Clinton 50 days from now during the Democratic Convention. For the AP, that was enough to go ahead and call the race for her."

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Long live the Oligarchy! (Original Post) boomer55 Jun 2016 OP

I guess if Sanders is part of the Oligarchy. This is only going to help increase his totals. eastwestdem Jun 2016 #1

It wasn't anonymous. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #2

The Superdelegates did not give their names. They Have Not publicly endorsed Hillary. Melissa G Jun 2016 #6

Once Ms. Herself gets the TPP rammed through, the Oligarchy will be permanent Triana Jun 2016 #3

The media has spoken!! RobertEarl Jun 2016 #4

Absolutely. Triana Jun 2016 #7

Same superdelegates BS is relying on to hand him the nomination now that he's given up on pledged? alcibiades_mystery Jun 2016 #5

eastwestdem

(1,220 posts)

1. I guess if Sanders is part of the Oligarchy. This is only going to help increase his totals.

Reply to boomer55 (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 03:11 PM

Jun 2016

The Sanders people have much more incentive to continue to get out the vote.

TwilightZone

(25,429 posts)

2. It wasn't anonymous.

Reply to boomer55 (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 03:21 PM

Jun 2016

Superdelegates are public information. Feel free to contact them yourself. There are several lists around.

Contacting SDs is what the AP does. Nothing new.

Melissa G

(10,170 posts)

6. The Superdelegates did not give their names. They Have Not publicly endorsed Hillary.

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 03:59 PM

Jun 2016

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, they have not voted.

And Yet.. AP calls it for Hillary on the rumors of their vote.

That is the AP making news, Not reporting it.

Triana

(22,666 posts)

3. Once Ms. Herself gets the TPP rammed through, the Oligarchy will be permanent

Reply to boomer55 (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 03:21 PM

Jun 2016

Won't be ANY undoing a damn bit of it.

Yee Ha!

Oligarchy Now. Oligarchy Forever.

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)

4. The media has spoken!!

Reply to Triana (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 03:40 PM

Jun 2016

The media is part of the oligarchy. In fact media is a tool of the oligarchy.

Triana

(22,666 posts)

7. Absolutely.

Reply to RobertEarl (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 04:34 PM

Jun 2016

About 5-6 huge corporations own all the US media. Most pay little to no taxes. They know Sanders would want them to pay their fair share. Whereas the other two won't. That's just one example of course. But it's clear they were not going to - no matter what - allow him to win and it was that way from the first day of these primaries.

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

5. Same superdelegates BS is relying on to hand him the nomination now that he's given up on pledged?