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2016 Postmortem

Metric System

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23. Oh, so we're just making stuff up now.

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Sat May 7, 2016, 07:24 PM

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A Contested Convention Is Exactly What the Democratic Party Needs [View all] Ferd Berfel May 2016 OP

So the Republicans have a unifying convention, while Democrats fight? Batshit crazy. Metric System May 2016 #1

Take it up with VP Biden. Those were his words. floriduck May 2016 #6

That was an interpretation of his words. Biden has not called for a contested convention. Metric System May 2016 #7

He said no such thing. JoePhilly May 2016 #8

Not everyone is down with GOP Part 2 Electric boogaloo. JPnoodleman May 2016 #11

You don't seem to like the democratic process. Why am I not surprised. I bet you would just rhett o rick May 2016 #16

Democrats haven't had a contested convention in decades. Kennedy vs Carter was damaging. Metric System May 2016 #24

Are you afraid? Maybe Hillary should just drop out and go to work for Goldman-Sachs, directly. nm rhett o rick May 2016 #25

It's also what the country that's supposed to be a democracy needs. K&R Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #2

Again: with only two candidates, it cannot be contested. Someone wins on the first ballot. CrowCityDem May 2016 #3

I can't even imagine the outrage if Hillary had tried this in 2008, even though she was much closer Metric System May 2016 #4

She acquiesced so she could get the SoS job. Win-win for the oligarchs. nm rhett o rick May 2016 #17

Oh, so we're just making stuff up now. Metric System May 2016 #23

I bet the donald would pay to have that happen nt msongs May 2016 #5

This is Fantasy fiction. There is no contest, Hillary won. tritsofme May 2016 #9

A candidate needs 2,383 votes to win. How many does Hillary have? Vincardog May 2016 #12

More than enough for a ceremonial first ballot victory. tritsofme May 2016 #13

How many delegates is that? Vincardog May 2016 #35

I was an Obama delegate at the Texas State Convention in 2008. HubertHeaver May 2016 #10

We were gleefully cheering Mz Pip May 2016 #14

I'll stand with Joe Biden. bvar22 May 2016 #15

Thanks for the post. I like your quote. It's generally the conservatives that hate debate and rhett o rick May 2016 #18

'hiding Bernie Sanders from the voters' anigbrowl May 2016 #32

This is actually an opportunity for Hillary Dem2 May 2016 #19

Short of violence and other criminal acts, I would be pleased if supporters of PufPuf23 May 2016 #20

Delegate count Demsrule86 May 2016 #22

However unlikely, the super-delegates could decide to vote for other than Hillary Clinton or PufPuf23 May 2016 #31

agreed yourpaljoey May 2016 #26

Had Hillary had the temerity to stay in the race Demsrule86 May 2016 #21

Sanders is lying about a contested convention to keep the small dollar donations flowing Gothmog May 2016 #27

Well, you know that Weaver and Devine aren't going to pay COLGATE4 May 2016 #33

"more pledged delegates than any insurgent in modern history" oberliner May 2016 #28

Carter wasn't an insurgent; there was no leading candidate in 1976. brooklynite May 2016 #37

Too bad that the rules don't allow for it. baldguy May 2016 #29

Kind of hard to have riots in free speech zones Skink May 2016 #30

John Nichols is way off base on this. LiberalFighter May 2016 #34

Too bad they won't have one brooklynite May 2016 #36