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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What Our Super Delegates Must Consider [View all]democrattotheend
(11,605 posts)24. Absent a scandal that makes a candidate unelectable, I think the superdelegates should follow votes
As much as I want Bernie to be the nominee, if at the end of the primaries Hillary indisputably has more votes and pledged delegates I think the superdelegates should respect the will of the voters and nominate her, UNLESS the e-mail scandal or some other scandal has made her damaged goods to the point where she is probably unelectable. For example, had John Edwards won a majority of pledged delegates in 2008 before the affair and campaign finance scandal broke, I think the superdelegates would have been justified in nominating whoever got the second highest number of pledged delegates in the primaries and caucuses.
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#BernieMath - Using SDs to calculate the amount needed to clinch but not counting SDs in their total
SFnomad
May 2016
#1
Do you really think that super delegates will risk an unvetted candidate like Sanders?
Gothmog
May 2016
#2
The Super Delegstes are voting for Clinton, she has the popular vote and a majority I'd delegates.
wisteria
May 2016
#3
The weakness of the argument is that the party rarely looks much beyond the next election.
HereSince1628
May 2016
#17
Absent a scandal that makes a candidate unelectable, I think the superdelegates should follow votes
democrattotheend
May 2016
#24
Super delegates will destroy our party if they nominate the second place finisher.
hrmjustin
May 2016
#27
Yet that's what they are there for. To nominate the strongest candidate. Don't give up
silvershadow
May 2016
#31
nomination of a person who can win and an angry old socialist won't beat trump
beachbum bob
May 2016
#29