The concept of "flipping" Supers [View all]

[SheenaR]

I am posting as someone who understands the process. I am aware Supers vote with their state, not at a different time.

What I find so difficult to understand here at DU is this:

For months, when Sanders' supporters bitched about Supers, the Clinton supporters said "That's the rules, too bad" or "Tad Devine created this, complain to him". The Supers, we were told, were designed to make decisions for us and they deserved the status they have been given.

Now, the thought of Supers "changing their mind" is on table for both camps. What is difficult to understand. If I said out loud right now, "I'm voting for X in November", that does NOT bind me to vote for that person and I have the right to vote for whomever I want. Some of these Supers voiced their opinion OVER A YEAR AGO. Why then, (since they are for our betterment and deserve their spot) can they not evaluate the election and vote for the candidate they feel best gives us a chance to win in November?

Subverting the will of the people? That's the whole point we made about Supers from the start and you laughed at us. They are free to vote however they want, regardless of how they publicly stated support previously. THEY have a vote. THEY are not beholden to anyone.

My vote went to my pledged delegates. So did yours. None of our votes will be subverted. And the Supers SHOULD do what YOU all said they should do from the beginning. And that is to choose the candidate that can and will win in November. If that is Clinton in their mind, so be it. But you all laid the rules down that they can do what they want. So if they vote for Sanders at the convention, good for them for seeing the writing on the wall.

And that's why we are still in this to win it. Because we actually WANT to win in November, not because we are "fake Democrats".

Flame away. Thoughtful rant over. At work, and I'm sorry if there are run on sentences.