Regarding today's meme about Sarandon. Here's what she was really saying (IMO)

[nadinbrzezinski]

75. Astoubding!!!

Delegates are used in the nomination process, not popular votes . The fact you believe otherwise is astoubdingly wrong.

The coin of the realm for the presidential election is not the popular vote but is ELECTORS. And yes, we have had Presidents elected with more electors and not the popular vote. Even in your lifetime. That was 2000.

The fact that people who like to discuss politics do not understand these basic facts is not surprising. Should be distressing. Why the fuck do you think I give two pattoies about the popular vote and we are only tracking PDs earned? It will not be because 3 million more voted for candidate A or B or C matters not if they have more pledged delegates. They need a magic number. To get a clean election on the floor for both parties, depends on reaching a magic number of delegates.

In some analysis the D's actually have a good chance of neither reaching the necessary number of pledged delegates. The Rs have the same issue. This would lead to floor fights and open conventions. We go into third and fourth, brokered conventions

Astounding that you, yes you, don't understand this. And I know I am not wrong. I had this explained in more detail than you care by a County Dem who's role is distributing, or technically assigning the delegates. And I had this explained as well by a Coubty R. Quite brutally honest, and I expect you to miss the reference. The CA delegate allocation for Republicans looks like the D Washington state allocation. And I expect you to have no freaking idea what I meant. So go ahead and use the freaking Google.

Incidentally this is why SDs should not be counted until the first vote. Technically in the D side, they can change their minds right up until they sign the form right before the first vote

People should be enbarrased to not know how people are elected, but hey whatever. This is as basic nuts and bolts as this gets by the way.