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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Oh my goodness, Bernie supporters, PLEASE READ [View all]Logical
(22,457 posts)32. You guys are so clueless, but not a shock. Her name gets votes. Nt
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OK I will appoint you Supreme Commander of the Universe, but maybe only on one condition...
Voice for Peace
May 2016
#21
ok but it doesn't work unless Bernie wins. But don't despair, because don't forget that facts don't exist as future entities..
Voice for Peace
May 2016
#44
Super Delegates should NOT be counted in the total until the convention when they vote.
bkkyosemite
May 2016
#52
women candidates only get credit for 78% of the delegates that men get credit for nt
geek tragedy
May 2016
#3
there's no evidence that what Bernie is doing is about ego. that's called you projecting your
Exilednight
May 2016
#45
she only has 1769.....she needs enough California delegates to push her over that line.
virtualobserver
May 2016
#8
I agree. When she has the majority of pledged delegates, that's when she has the sole and exclusive
geek tragedy
May 2016
#13
No need for replacement or machinations - simply nominate the safer candidate:
lagomorph777
May 2016
#42
Unless she wins 2383 delegates before the convention, she has not clinched. Now, whoever wins
MillennialDem
May 2016
#48
Incorrect. That is not the standard that has been applied to men so it will
geek tragedy
May 2016
#50
Ummm, it's math. Effectively over and clinching are not the same thing. I don't care that it was
MillennialDem
May 2016
#53
What the fuck. It's math. Clinch means guaranteed victory. That is impossible unless 2383 delegates
MillennialDem
May 2016
#55
"I would however still press her to adopt policies and priorities that were important to me, and to
auntpurl
May 2016
#20
And that, of course, aside from actually determining who is our nominee, is why all votes count
Tom Rinaldo
May 2016
#26
so what you're really saying is that she can't clinch the nomination until after the SDs vote at the
Exilednight
May 2016
#15
Bernie has a right to try to steal the nomination after losing the vote, just as everyone else has
geek tragedy
May 2016
#22
I've been watching the process since I was a child, the 'super delegates' are not historicaly
Bluenorthwest
May 2016
#23
Superdelegates (or unpledged, if you prefer) didn't come into being until 1984.
auntpurl
May 2016
#24
Your OP is very condescending and presumptive, it's full of inaccurate and semi accurate rhetoric
Bluenorthwest
May 2016
#33
It's not semantics. It's also not an opinion, the terms are in our Party's regulations which you
Bluenorthwest
May 2016
#39
The MAJORITY of pledged delegates is 2026, not 1664.... What this means is that if you
MillennialDem
May 2016
#47