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2016 Postmortem

pengu

(462 posts)

10. Superdelegates are a farce

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 07:42 AM

Mar 2016

If they overturn the pledged delegate results there will be hell to pay, starting with a loss to Trump in November.

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If Bernie Sanders wins the New York Democratic primary, some superdelegates vow to back Hillary... [View all] TexasTowelie Mar 2016 OP

Up to the point where someone has the majority of elected delegates, I don't care. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #1

War declared in the Democratic Party! Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #2

If superdelegates are only allowed to vote for the 'winner', they are nothing but robots. randome Mar 2016 #3

Can't think why they wouldn't love Bernie. ucrdem Mar 2016 #6

"Gentle Bernie"? Wow. randome Mar 2016 #8

Superdelegates are antidemocratic. Chan790 Mar 2016 #9

Hyperbole! TexasTowelie Mar 2016 #4

If he can't make it there, he can't make it anywhere. ucrdem Mar 2016 #5

! TexasTowelie Mar 2016 #7

Superdelegates are a farce pengu Mar 2016 #10

The superdelegates should be completely ignored. Kentonio Mar 2016 #11

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