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5. No need to vote, we'll TELL you who to install!!!
Thu Jul 21, 2016, 03:30 PM
Jul 2016

Why not just cancel the voting and save money of you're going to ignore the outcomes

The question is why it wasn't gender balanced in the first place, as the rules required. nt pnwmom Jul 2016 #1
That's a great question! If so NWCorona Jul 2016 #2
Apparently they were hoping to get a waiver from the rules. But why was this ever pnwmom Jul 2016 #4
I can agree with that. NWCorona Jul 2016 #6
this ongoing trivialization of feminism as cover for corporate liberalism is sickening n/t zazen Jul 2016 #3
I'm not sure what you mean by "corporate liberalism" -nt Bradical79 Jul 2016 #20
neoliberalism, etc. runaway hero Jul 2016 #21
"etc." doesn't make the vacuous term "neoliberalism" any more clear (nt) Recursion Jul 2016 #22
Understood. runaway hero Jul 2016 #23
No need to vote, we'll TELL you who to install!!! 7962 Jul 2016 #5
They're not ignoring the outcomes. Two women Bernie supporters will replace two men. pnwmom Jul 2016 #9
Your righteous indignation and dramatic passion seems to be getting in the way LanternWaste Jul 2016 #18
Righteous indignation is a requirement of membership to DU! 7962 Jul 2016 #19
Strange story! red dog 1 Jul 2016 #7
The superdelegates are heavily male, because Congress is heavily male. pnwmom Jul 2016 #10
See page 7 of the rules. displacedtexan Jul 2016 #11
I bet there is more to the story liberal N proud Jul 2016 #8
This is a long standing rule The Second Stone Jul 2016 #12
And why should they change it? Men are HEAVILY overrepresented in the state's super delegates, pnwmom Jul 2016 #14
POMS Lancero Jul 2016 #13
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #15
Anyone who has participated in delegate elections knows gender balance is required BainsBane Jul 2016 #16
Good philosslayer Jul 2016 #17
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