Democratic Primaries
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Everyone screamed when Hillary got the most votes and lost the election, if Sanders has a large plurality and the party elite decide against him aren't we saying that we are fine with the candidate with the most votes losing?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
David__77
(23,311 posts)Its not like delegates allocation across candidates is determined directly by popular vote.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
brooklynite
(94,287 posts)Additionally: I recall that Sanders loved Caucus States where voters supporting losing candidates got to have a second choice.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mysteryowl
(7,361 posts)One super-delegate represents multiple votes. It is not democratic. Hopefully, it can be settled on the first vote, which will be by majority, unless the party changes the rules last minute.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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ehrnst
(32,640 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,454 posts)Personally, I think we have to look at operation chaos numbers as well...as for anti-Democratic...caucuses are anti-Democratic as well. We need a nominee who can win...and unless Sanders has above 50 %, he should not be our nominee.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JudyM
(29,177 posts)He wanted purely a popular vote with no superdelegates. The concession he got from the majority was that the superdelegates wouldnt get to vote up front, only in a second round of voting if there wasnt a clear majority win, in the first round.
If you can share a link showing what you asserted actually happened, Ill retract.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Demsrule86
(68,454 posts)winner take all primaries.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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ehrnst
(32,640 posts)into bestowing the nomination on them instead, that would be....
"by defintion" attempting something "undemocratic?"
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Jersey Devil
(9,873 posts)What if Bernie has 35% and Biden has 25% and Warren has 20%? Is there some kind of mandate there?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Happy Hoosier
(7,207 posts)... then they would have had to convince a majority of delegates to support him or her.
I don't want a p[arty nominee that doesn't have the support of the majority of the party.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden