2016 Postmortem

nolawarlock

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59. Great point ...

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 05:19 PM

Apr 2016

Ultimately, every method in which you try to graft super delegates onto a particular preordained path, whether it be supporting the popular vote nationally, delegate count nationally, the popular vote or delegate count of a state, or go granular right down to the district, every one of those methods is merely an argument for why we shouldn't have super delegates at all, and I agree that we should't. However, their expressed purpose is to go with what's good for the party. It'd definitely non-democratic and that's why I disagree with having them even though they just happen to be supporting my candidate, but that remains their purpose. Any attempt to graft them to another metric simply makes the argument that we should just use the metric we already have: pledged delegates.

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Here are some Bernie supporters trying to win over the super delegates on Facebook [View all] nolawarlock Apr 2016 OP

Howard Dean Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #1

Ok. That's the argument you're going to make? nolawarlock Apr 2016 #3

My opinion is this.. Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #12

But do you think this kind of behavior is conducive to winning his support? nolawarlock Apr 2016 #19

Crickets? Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #22

Ah... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #25

Question for you. LonePirate Apr 2016 #41

Great point ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #59

Tough question Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #78

what you want is for the unpledged delegates simply to be more pledged delegates. onenote Apr 2016 #31

Shhhhh! nolawarlock Apr 2016 #61

you think they are helping SBS? or not being hateful? honestly they are going to alienate a lot of bettyellen Apr 2016 #6

No, I don't Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #16

No one is denying they have the right. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #20

I've already said that on Bernie FB pages Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #24

I have yet to see Hillary supporter freaking out on super delegates for not going with their state. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #27

I believe that Alan Grayson Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #43

I got it too ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #64

this campaign season has been an eyeopener for it's reliance on idiocy on FB and Twitter bettyellen Apr 2016 #21

because harassment and threats always work? MFM008 Apr 2016 #76

I don't think the agism is appropriate. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #83

Attacks are all that some people have left KingFlorez Apr 2016 #2

Attacks are all many of them have ever had. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #4

I was actually trying to put it mildly as to not offend Sanders supporters KingFlorez Apr 2016 #11

Ah ok. My misunderstanding. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #63

Here is a list of super delegates on Wikipedia, with their current affiliations ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #5

Thanks, that was interesting treestar Apr 2016 #71

I don't condone it, but what do you expect when 15% of the nominating power is morningfog Apr 2016 #7

I agree with you that we should get rid of super delegates. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #17

The supers following the state result is as stupid as the supers morningfog Apr 2016 #44

They mostly end up the same. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #55

Thanks for the laugh. They just don't have an authentic vibe (more like something you would create Skwmom Apr 2016 #8

heheheheh nolawarlock Apr 2016 #13

I just realized you were serious nolawarlock Apr 2016 #48

So, we'll put him down as a "maybe"? brooklynite Apr 2016 #9

*snickersnort* nt nolawarlock Apr 2016 #15

Bunch of idiot haters workinclasszero Apr 2016 #10

Just because folks want to make it about Dean nolawarlock Apr 2016 #14

The people of Wisconsin Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #18

Why are Bernie supporters applauding Ra�l Grijalva on his Facebook for sticking with Bernie? nolawarlock Apr 2016 #23

I sorta answered this on post #22 Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #26

Well, I appreciate your consistency if nothing else. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #34

That would give Hillary the nomination anyway. Zynx Apr 2016 #50

Super Delegates Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #60

What about Alan Grayson? iandhr Apr 2016 #28

We do gotta gotta appreciate Bjornsdotter's consistency... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #35

what you are proposing, in effect, is that superdelegates be awarded on a winner take all basis onenote Apr 2016 #42

Most folks never think about the unintended consequence. nt nolawarlock Apr 2016 #49

What I want Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #54

Fine. Just so you realize that if the superdelegates are taken out of the equation onenote Apr 2016 #65

I think you are missing my point Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #68

That isn't how super delegates work. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #80

I get that Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #90

I agree with you. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #91

Yeah, so, people are expressing their anger at bad choices. Tammy can handle it. aikoaiko Apr 2016 #29

oh I'm sure she can handle it... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #36

It takes all types. Look at you. Happily trolling Bernie supporters on behalf of HRC. aikoaiko Apr 2016 #57

Oh, am I still a paid troll? nolawarlock Apr 2016 #62

I never said paid. If you were paid you'd be fired for being too obvious aikoaiko Apr 2016 #113

A few of them sound identical treestar Apr 2016 #72

Oh I'm sure these folks are trolling all of 'em ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #81

White privilege. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #30

Stockholm Syndrome nolawarlock Apr 2016 #40

None of them were using child porn to shut down groups they didn't like jfern Apr 2016 #32

^^^ THIS ^^^ beedle Apr 2016 #46

Look at this poster's sigline ffs. frylock Apr 2016 #67

The people who defend quickesst Apr 2016 #33

+1000!!!! nolawarlock Apr 2016 #38

Yep... quickesst Apr 2016 #73

True that! nt nolawarlock Apr 2016 #79

At least the child... scscholar Apr 2016 #47

Heh... quickesst Apr 2016 #75

Those super delegates were put in place decades ago. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #89

That's a great analogy. joshcryer Apr 2016 #77

Where? LOL nolawarlock Apr 2016 #88

Thanks... quickesst Apr 2016 #93

I fail to see how this is much different than ... KPN Apr 2016 #37

It has nothing to do with getting over it ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #39

Lol!!! KPN Apr 2016 #53

Smug has nothing to do with it either. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #56

Oh get over your feigned outrage. You did exactly what you purport to be offensive. KPN Apr 2016 #104

You mistake my loud personality for outrage... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #105

Well, there, see ... you just vented. KPN Apr 2016 #106

You call that venting? nolawarlock Apr 2016 #107

Every third person is letting them off easy. PowerToThePeople Apr 2016 #58

Between this comment, nolawarlock Apr 2016 #85

It was a bit sarcastic PowerToThePeople Apr 2016 #102

Ah. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #103

Why is it always amatuer hour for BS campaign? dubyadiprecession Apr 2016 #45

The bird didn't make it. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #51

Exactly tonyt53 Apr 2016 #52

I know the Professionals post porn to take down Bernie FB posts. bahrbearian Apr 2016 #69

Sorta reminds me of how some folks rig the jury system. nt nolawarlock Apr 2016 #87

Are you having a problem with the jury system ? You've only been here 6 weeks.. bahrbearian Apr 2016 #92

LOL nolawarlock Apr 2016 #94

Skinner must be proud bahrbearian Apr 2016 #95

Whatevs ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #96

Love is in the air bahrbearian Apr 2016 #97

Yeah, living in the white house. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #99

Look at this poster's sigline. frylock Apr 2016 #66

Is that what you call vicious and vitriolic? nolawarlock Apr 2016 #86

All of those are immature people treestar Apr 2016 #70

At least Urchin Apr 2016 #74

Ah, so we're back to that. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #82

Sorry about that Urchin Apr 2016 #100

Thank you. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #101

Sad and pathetic bunch of losers. That is all. MoonRiver Apr 2016 #84

That trick never works. MineralMan Apr 2016 #98

And now we see where this anger all leads ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #108

At least they aren't posting porn trying to get it shut down Unicorn Apr 2016 #109

I don't know. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #110

Because that isn't a singular nut, all Bernie supporters are like that. Unicorn Apr 2016 #111

I think that "nut" is the natural progression of the histrionics you're seeing on Facebook... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #112