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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: You will get your wish. [View all]That Guy 888
(1,214 posts)40. Clinton supporters never acknowledge the DNC thumb was on the scale for Hillary.
Hillary Clinton Seizes The Upper Hand Before Voting Starts With Super Delegate Pledges
In Friday, while Hillary Clinton was addressing the Democratic National Committee in Minneapolis, Minnesota, senior campaign officials announced that Clinton had already received pledges of support from at least 440 of the partys estimated 713 super delegates. That total includes 130 superdelegates who have publicly endorsed Clinton, as well as an additional 310 who have made private commitments to support Hillary.
Superdelegates are elected officials and party leaders who are given special voting delegate status at the national convention separate from the delegates who are chosen by Democratic primary voters and caucus attendees. While they make up just over 15 percent of the total delegates at the Democratic convention, they can be decisive in a close nomination contest.
To become the partys nominee, a Democrat will need to secure a majority of the approximately 4,491 delegates at stake in 2016. If the Clinton campaigns count is accurate she has secured the support of over 60 percent of the superdelegates, which puts her 1/5th of the way to locking down the 2,246 delegates she would need to win a majority at next years convention.
Delegates who have pledged their support this early are under no obligation to honor their pledge. However, the high number of superdelegates planning to back Clinton demonstrates her enduring popularity with party leaders and current elected officials. Barring a campaign collapse, it would be unlikely for many pledged superdelegates to defect away from supporting her.
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/08/29/hillary-clinton-moves-lock-nomination-voting-starts-super-delegate-pledges.html
Then there was the
Clinton's former campaign co-chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has been far more loyal to Hillary Clinton than to the Democratic voters. There has not been one decision where she went against Clinton's wishes.
The media has examined hack attacks from the gop clown car, but not serious concerns from the left wing of the Democratic Party, such as her support of the Honduran coup, what risks of war with Russia would result from her proposed Syrian "no-fly" zones, her pushing for regime change in Libya (with no plan to stabilize the country afterwards), her promotion of fracking around the planet as Secretary of State, etc.
Saying that Clinton has been vetted because she didn't kill Vince Foster doesn't make it so.
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So you are a mind reader who has tapped into Hillary's subconscious mind? Pretty cool.
kerry-is-my-prez
May 2016
#17
No need to tap into anything. "Discredit him, disqualify him and unify the Party later."
merrily
May 2016
#79
Stopping the 4 decade long listing of this country to the effing right is most important.
merrily
May 2016
#82
So what is she going to do to win "megachurch moms"- can we speculate?
Warren DeMontague
May 2016
#34
Uh, I watched the same interview, and I didn't hear anything of the kind come out of her mouth
2banon
May 2016
#52
The Hillary Campaign's Project "Discredit him, disqualify him and unify the Party later."
merrily
May 2016
#78
Clinton supporters never acknowledge the DNC thumb was on the scale for Hillary.
That Guy 888
May 2016
#40
When she beats that racist, woman hating carnival barker we expect you to say "I was wrong".
brush
May 2016
#160
Do you? I speak for my vote, as a Sanders supporter and long time Dem stalwart...
Joe the Revelator
May 2016
#21
I support a progressive democratic party more than a unity message from Bernie.
Joe the Revelator
May 2016
#98
The absolutism and authoritarianism manifests from confidence in calculated election misconduct. nt
Snotcicles
May 2016
#133
LOL. You are the one that disagrees with the OP. Show us where the Clinton-Sachs campaign
rhett o rick
May 2016
#33
Ah but it does. Didn't ask you to prove a negative. I asked you to prove the OP wrong by
rhett o rick
May 2016
#75
So you agree that they do need Sanders supporters. Either they do or don't, make up your
rhett o rick
May 2016
#122
You know, I am tired of the hubris and arrogance from the Clinton Campaign.
rhett o rick
May 2016
#162
Apparently you think being here a year gives you the right to be a jerk to new people?
mythology
May 2016
#137
The vast, vast, vast majority of Sanders supporters are sane, mature Democrats
alcibiades_mystery
May 2016
#9
As are the vast majority of Clinton supporters. If Sanders wins big in the last primaries and
pampango
May 2016
#71
Goldman-Sachs made it crystal clear that they support Clinton. The money of the Oligarchy
rhett o rick
May 2016
#29
A good proportion of reliable dem volunteers will not be volunteering for her. It might not be half
JudyM
May 2016
#36
I am not disagreeing with you. Gosh, I hope Mr. Sanders gets the nod. Am so sick and tired of
akbacchus_BC
May 2016
#56
Skinner will need to trade in his ban hammer for a clear cutting ax judging by this thread.
LonePirate
May 2016
#63
I would imagine that revenue will take a signifigant hit the day that happens.
frylock
May 2016
#113
Do you have a link? I could use a video of her saying that she doesn't need Sanders voters. nt
eastwestdem
May 2016
#65
You mean Hillary no longer advocates for wars and fracking and the TPP and means-testing
djean111
May 2016
#85
Aerows, the majority of Sanders supporters can comfortably vote Clinton. Puma 2016 will have the
seabeyond
May 2016
#84
I thought you had left DU after slamming it and it's posters on Skinner's others site? n/t
Sheepshank
May 2016
#91
You said "stated up front and plain"... please provide proof that the campaign said that. n/t
taught_me_patience
May 2016
#103
Hillary leadership task one (beginner level) - build consensus among people who agree with you: FAIL
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#140