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2016 Postmortem

pdsimdars

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6. Exactly, Obama was leading and HILLARY wanted them to switch.

Reply to tirebiter (Reply #5)

Fri May 20, 2016, 05:31 PM

May 2016

NOW, they chide Bernie for doing the SAME thing.

Just like they keep calling for him to drop out when SHE didn't, until 4 days after the last primary vote.

It points out more hypocrisy.

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In 2008, as the chair of Hillary's campaign DWS argued that SuperDeligates should switch [View all] pdsimdars May 2016 OP

Just proves Superdelegates aren't something new to rig the election against poor Sanders. Hoyt May 2016 #1

Super Delegates can switch alcibiades_mystery May 2016 #2

Clearly DWS hates democracy. hellofromreddit May 2016 #3

These are delegates that declared before the Primaries were over too, weren't they? SFnomad May 2016 #4

How would voting for Hillary be a switch? tirebiter May 2016 #5

Exactly, Obama was leading and HILLARY wanted them to switch. pdsimdars May 2016 #6

But Clinton won the popular vote back in 2008 ... BS isn't even close n/t SFnomad May 2016 #7

Clinton also used the "polls better" argument. joshcryer May 2016 #12

Sanders has every right to use every method at his disposal. joshcryer May 2016 #11

And her argument was wrong. It also didn't change any Superdelegates' minds. Metric System May 2016 #8

Yes, we know Sanders is using Clinton's arguments. joshcryer May 2016 #9

Hillary is evil, but because she supposedly said something, it's ok for Bernie to say it KingFlorez May 2016 #10

Is the word "ironic" or flat out "hypocritical"? pdsimdars May 2016 #13