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Hillary Clinton

Cha

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6. Did you know this?..

Reply to MADem (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 15, 2016, 01:58 PM

Feb 2016

Fun fact: Tad Devine, a key Sanders advisor, is credited as the person who helped create the superdelegate system.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=47715

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Revolt Against Superdelegates (Hillary Clinton Group) [View all] Treant Feb 2016 OP

Well if Sanders doesn't like how the Democratic Party runs primaries FloridaBlues Feb 2016 #1

I bet he'd get the Democratic Socialist Party nomination Stuckinthebush Feb 2016 #14

Be glad he didn't run Indy... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #21

Not certain. Had Bernie run as an Independent stopbush Feb 2016 #28

Maybe trump will pick him for running mate. eom fleabiscuit Feb 2016 #29

People don't know their BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #2

+1 n/t fleabiscuit Feb 2016 #33

Well, there's only one candidate whose adviser helped come up with superdelegates KitSileya Feb 2016 #3

The Republicans are working hard to plump up this fake-poutrage meme. MADem Feb 2016 #4

Did you know this?.. Cha Feb 2016 #6

Oh, the IRONY!! And no, I did NOT know that!! MADem Feb 2016 #16

The DNC Didn’t Sabotage Bernie Sanders’ Campaign with a Delegate Conspiracy Cha Feb 2016 #5

You're welcome! Treant Feb 2016 #9

Right... nobody does it better. Cha Feb 2016 #11

This needs to be posted every day dlwickham Feb 2016 #17

^^^THIS^^^ sheshe2 Feb 2016 #22

Maybe those complaining about the super delegates should tell Sanders if he ever had Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #7

Party membership isn't just a trivial matter. Bleacher Creature Feb 2016 #8

Just to keep it out there... quickesst Feb 2016 #10

I posted the same info up thread, quickesst! GMTA! Cha Feb 2016 #13

Oops! quickesst Feb 2016 #15

Oh yeah.. I wasn't thinking it shouldn't be posted twice.. I just meant it's Cha Feb 2016 #35

Gotcha!! quickesst Feb 2016 #37

Anything against Bernie must be torn down to pieces. cosmicone Feb 2016 #12

"they have to play by the rules before running for office in a given party." Tarheel_Dem Feb 2016 #18

This is so disturbing to the gop that they launched a pro-Sanders petition Rose Siding Feb 2016 #19

The gop wysi Feb 2016 #30

No wonder his supporters had been so cocky about his prospects tho-- Starry Messenger Feb 2016 #20

A few days ago a Sanders' supporter tried to explain the process in a thread, and was subsequently still_one Feb 2016 #23

I thought I felt a disturbance in the farce. fleabiscuit Feb 2016 #34

Sanders' supporters fail to realize that Hillary knew this a year ago. 33taw Feb 2016 #24

And when well over half the superdelegates Treant Feb 2016 #25

But kryptoniandawn Feb 2016 #26

Welcome to the Hillary Clinton Group! Treant Feb 2016 #27

You're not the majority... wysi Feb 2016 #31

I've had enough of your disingenuous "elite" buzzword. Are the African Americans who are for Cha Feb 2016 #36

I totally missed the tell, Cha... wysi Feb 2016 #39

lol.. I didn't even see that.. he was yammering on about nothing so much. Cha Feb 2016 #40

Yes, the party has a say wildeyed Feb 2016 #32

Kickety - pop Hekate Feb 2016 #38