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Hillary Clinton
In reply to the discussion: Revolt Against Superdelegates (Hillary Clinton Group) [View all]Bleacher Creature
(11,256 posts)8. Party membership isn't just a trivial matter.
Sanders spent 30+ years bragging about his refusal to join the Democratic Party. I know that he and his supporters view it as a badge of honor - as if he took some sort of "principled" stand - but it carried huge consequences. His refusal to be a part of building party infrastructure, both on DC and the states, to fundraise on behalf of Democrats, and to be involved in drafting rules, has consequences.
He joined the party last summer in order to obtain the benefits of running on the ticket, but he's got a lot of nerve to complain about rules he easily could have been involved in drafting - had he chosen to be involved.
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Well, there's only one candidate whose adviser helped come up with superdelegates
KitSileya
Feb 2016
#3
Maybe those complaining about the super delegates should tell Sanders if he ever had
Thinkingabout
Feb 2016
#7
"they have to play by the rules before running for office in a given party."
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2016
#18
A few days ago a Sanders' supporter tried to explain the process in a thread, and was subsequently
still_one
Feb 2016
#23