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(5,179 posts) Thu Jun 2, 2016, 09:28 PM Jun 2016

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Nebraska superdelegate chooses Sanders [View all]

Source: Lincoln Journal Star

Maureen Monahan of Omaha, an uncommitted superdelegate to the Democratic national convention, announced Thursday she will support Bernie Sanders for her party's presidential nomination.

"I am encouraging all still unpledged superdelegates to support Senator Sanders as well," Monahan said in a written statement.

Sanders, the Vermont senator, won Nebraska's Democratic presidential caucus in March, defeating Hillary Clinton with 57 percent of the vote.

Read more: http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/federal-politics/nebraska-superdelegate-chooses-sanders/article_1900af09-7344-5b13-91d2-8c7af04d02d1.html#comments

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Nebraska superdelegate chooses Sanders [View all] ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2016 OP

Seems like something is afoot. nt thereismore Jun 2016 #1

Hell yeah, hell yeah, hell yeah. dinkytron Jun 2016 #53

You don't need a weatherman to know which way the winds (of change) are blowing FailureToCommunicate Jun 2016 #2

I posted about her a couple weeks ago in the Bernie Group Omaha Steve Jun 2016 #3

hug her for me, Steve. I think when HRC loses the California vote (MY HOME STATE!) this will roguevalley Jun 2016 #14

Give her our thanks. Smart woman. jwirr Jun 2016 #44

Showtime SmittynMo Jun 2016 #4

I'm confused. William769 Jun 2016 #5

+a zillion rbrnmw Jun 2016 #9

Back atcha. William769 Jun 2016 #10

Funny how that works, isn't it? George II Jun 2016 #12

no. It means that this delegate waited for the state vote before deciding, something 544 didn't do roguevalley Jun 2016 #15

Wa. State Primary VOTE was for Hillary LeFleur1 Jun 2016 #17

You know full well that the caucus decides everything. Lucky Luciano Jun 2016 #32

Right. The party bigwigs in NE and WA decided to give the elitist, non-representative pnwmom Jun 2016 #37

I prefer primaries, but if the caucus decided everything, Lucky Luciano Jun 2016 #38

Isn't all voting by mail in WA? Lord Magus Jun 2016 #49

The Bernie voters who voted in the primary -- more than twice as many as in the caucus -- pnwmom Jun 2016 #51

So this delegate decided to ignore the primary vote that Hillary won -- pnwmom Jun 2016 #36

Yep, that's the BS Math we keep hearing about.. Cha Jun 2016 #22

"You're back in fine form" William769 Jun 2016 #33

That's the way to do it! Cha Jun 2016 #35

Snap! nt sheshe2 Jun 2016 #25

Those who support HRC can change their mind.. as you can see from this OP secondwind Jun 2016 #39

Shouldn't she support Hillary since Hillary won the primary? Renew Deal Jun 2016 #45

If all superdelegates in states he won supported him BainsBane Jun 2016 #6

Precisely. I spelled all of that out here this morning: George II Jun 2016 #13

FAIL. No one has ever given either one of these as a reason to vote for him. JimDandy Jun 2016 #28

This is wallyworld2 Jun 2016 #7

Hasn't Chris Matthews been calling it for Clinton since 2007? SomeGuyInEagan Jun 2016 #40

He's been calling for a lot of things wallyworld2 Jun 2016 #47

Yep ... he is in his element. SomeGuyInEagan Jun 2016 #48

tooliest for sure wallyworld2 Jun 2016 #50

It's beginning. There were more yesterday and today. jillan Jun 2016 #8

IT IS HUGH! He can turn this around still! snooper2 Jun 2016 #42

The hypocrisy of the Sanders camp on superdelegates continues Tarc Jun 2016 #11

Oh, an emiissary from an alternate universe... bye bye nt LiberalElite Jun 2016 #19

Are you going somewhere? Tarc Jun 2016 #20

So now delegates do count before the convention vote. SunSeeker Jun 2016 #16

Hillary flipped on supers too Omaha Steve Jun 2016 #21

Ah, the predictable deflection. SunSeeker Jun 2016 #30

Well I did get tired of some that kept saying Bernie wants to change the rules Omaha Steve Jun 2016 #34

That's not what we're saying. They count when they're counted. But you'll have to excuse us . . . Ed Suspicious Jun 2016 #26

+ a million JimDandy Jun 2016 #29

Reality has been beating up on you. nt SunSeeker Jun 2016 #31

well apparently they haven't heard it's over! Hell, it's been over since 2011! Stick them ALL under Voice for Peace Jun 2016 #18

K & R. Excellent news. Thank You Maureen Monahan of Nebraska! appalachiablue Jun 2016 #23

w0o h0o ..more and more and more laserhaas Jun 2016 #24

An honorable superdelegate voting with her constituents. Yay!! JimDandy Jun 2016 #27

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #41

Kicked and recommended! nt Enthusiast Jun 2016 #43

Omaha Steve Iwillnevergiveup Jun 2016 #46

But I thought Bernie despised superdelegates so much , that he didn't want the support of any. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #52

Changes nothing in the grand scheme of things, but yeah, okay.... Blue_Tires Jun 2016 #54