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silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
Wed May 18, 2016, 10:06 PM May 2016

I keep seeing this meme floating around "Those Superdelegates won't switch!".

It will sure be interesting to compare and contrast the difference in votes between the Corporate Delegates (lobbyists, etc) as compared to a Traditional Delegate.

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I keep seeing this meme floating around "Those Superdelegates won't switch!". (Original Post) silvershadow May 2016 OP
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #1
Feelin' the Bern all of a sudden! Merryland May 2016 #2
AND she's gonna punish them for being insufficiently loyal anyways--Bernie got this far MisterP May 2016 #5
IMO it's going to require quite a bit more Bob41213 May 2016 #7
The SuperDelegates smoke Tareytons! HubertHeaver May 2016 #3
I'm old. and I get it. nt silvershadow May 2016 #4
For the younger DUers who don't get the reference... Califonz May 2016 #9
super delegates were signed up long ago -- favors returned is my guess. oldandhappy May 2016 #6
Thing is, they were probably hoping for future favors, too, and they winter is coming May 2016 #8

Response to silvershadow (Original post)

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
5. AND she's gonna punish them for being insufficiently loyal anyways--Bernie got this far
Wed May 18, 2016, 11:01 PM
May 2016

so it's their fault

think Lange thought she could get away with letting the Sanders delegates vote?

Bob41213

(491 posts)
7. IMO it's going to require quite a bit more
Wed May 18, 2016, 11:32 PM
May 2016

They may be nervous right now but they'll need to be shitting bricks to change their votes. And I think it could happen.

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)
8. Thing is, they were probably hoping for future favors, too, and they
Wed May 18, 2016, 11:35 PM
May 2016

won't get those if Hillary's not elected.

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