Delegates awarded proportionally: A mistake?

[Moderateguy]

Do you think the DNC made a mistake there? After all, the GE is winner take all. I think this will just lead to a contested convention

[Zolorp]

1. There hasn't been a brokered convention since 1952.

There's a good reason for that.

There will not be a brokered convention in 2020, even though that is Sanders only chance of being the nominee.

[Moderateguy]

3. Contested convention

Sanders is not going to go quietly.

[Zolorp]

8. He went in 2016

Numbers don't lie.

Some other candidate will get to 1991 and Sanders will be done.

He may be done sooner. The man is ill and is looking at another heart attack at some point. Even if he has a heart attack, goes to the hospital, and is discharged, he is done at that point.

[former9thward]

10. Correction: Its Bloomberg's only chance.

[Zolorp]

11. Nope, Bloomberg is likely to get close to 1991

Possibly even overtake it.

Sanders' only hope is to take over 1000 and hope he has more than anybody else

[msongs]

2. 40 ppl get 3 votes. one gets 4 votes he/she gets all the delegates? hmmm nt

[Frasier Balzov]

4. I think it hones the nominee to a smoother edge.

A more granular distribution of delegates tends to ensure that the candidates who have walked through fire can help shape the nomination. It's parliamentary. I'm not afraid of parliamentary.

[Happy Hoosier]

5. Sooo...

Someone who wins with a 27% plurality gets 100% of 5he delegates? Nah......

[Moderateguy]

6. That's how it would work in the GE

[MichMan]

12. Only in theory, but not possible in the GE with 2 major parties

You would need several 3rd parties all garnering a significant amount of the vote for the winner to only receive 27%

[Happy Hoosier]

15. Not a fan of it there either! NT

[thesquanderer]

14. That's how it works today, if no one else gets at least 15% n/t

[hangaleft]

7. I'm gonna go with my gut reaction

Proportional allocation of delegates could be messy, but I think it’s democratic. I therefore support that method of awarding delegates in primary contests.

[CalFione]

9. If the Democratic party had "winner take all" delegates, it would be:

Buttigieg 41
Sanders 24
Everyone else 0

Which is not an accurate reflection of how things stand. Instead, we have this:

Buttigieg 23
Sanders 21
Warren 8
Klobuchar 7
Biden 6

Which better represents where things are.



* - Iowa has always awarded their delegates by SDE, and not by popular vote.

[squirecam]

16. Right

Proportional is better than winner take all.