Why Berniacs Won't Quit

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23. You apparently don't understand who the supers are and why they were created

The supers are made up of two groups, primarily. Current Democratic elected officials (Governors, Senators, Congressmen). The second, and larger group is made up of Democratic Party officials and insiders.

In other words, the vast majority of the supers are precisely the folks -- the Democratic Establishment -- that Bernie and his supporters spend so much time and effort railing against. You run as an outsider, don't expect support from the insiders -- not as long as Clinton remains in the race.

Plus, the idea that the supers role is to prevent the party from electing some one who is not electable tells only part of the story. The underlying purpose is to give the Democratic Party establishment a modicum of control over the end result of the process -- in other words, something short of a return to closed door, smoke-filled rooms, but a check on a free-for-all that doesn't let the party elders have a significant say.

Finally, of course, there are two other problems. First, even if the supers see Bernie winning California, that isn't going to convince them she is not electable. California is going Democratic in GE no matter what. Second, by nearly every remaining primary, I assume you are leaving yourself an out for when Clinton wins New Jersey and Puerto Rico and DC, leaving Bernie with a win in California and in North and South Dakota. I guarantee that the supers are going to be more impressed by Clinton's win in NJ than with losses in the Dakotas.