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marew

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69. Oh, absolutely! But democracy is now defined much differently!

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 04:15 PM

Mar 2016

Is it democracy when months ago Hillary began with such a large advantage over before ANY voting started anywhere? The superdelegate system ensure democracy no longer exists in the Democratic Party. I am sure Robert F. Kennedy would never support this!

Clinton had already gotten 15 percent of the delegates needed — two months before any voting has begun. In other words, Clinton starts with a 15 percentage point head start over Sanders.
http://www.npr.org/2015/11/13/455812702/clinton-has-45-to-1-superdelegate-advantage-over-sanders

Un-Democratic Party: DNC chair says superdelegates ensure elites don’t have to run “against grassroots activists”
Critics say the unelected superdelegate system is rigged. Debbie Wasserman Schultz basically admitted this is true.
http://www.salon.com/2016/02/13/un_democratic_party_dnc_chair_says_superdelegates_ensure_elites_dont_have_to_run_against_grassroots_activists/

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Robert F. Kennedy also lovemydog Mar 2016 #46

Oh, absolutely! But democracy is now defined much differently! marew Mar 2016 #69

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