2016 Postmortem

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1. Why did she decide to wait until now to say this?

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Sat Jun 4, 2016, 02:35 PM

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren: 'I don't believe in super-delegates' [View all] Henhouse Jun 2016 OP

Why did she decide to wait until now to say this? scscholar Jun 2016 #1

To discourage calls of the race being "over" before the primaries finish... Barack_America Jun 2016 #10

I think it's the opposite. SDs "should not sway the election" -her words lunamagica Jun 2016 #31

yes nt grasswire Jun 2016 #38

And??? MoonRiver Jun 2016 #2

I find her comment very interesting. bkkyosemite Jun 2016 #3

If Super delegates were eliminated tomorrow, Hillary still leads and still wins. It's such a Trust Buster Jun 2016 #4

I agree....as does Warren....nt Henhouse Jun 2016 #5

Yeah, but if super-delegates hadn't have existed from the get-go... Peachhead22 Jun 2016 #6

They existed in 2008 and they started out with Hillary and flipped... Henhouse Jun 2016 #7

How big was Hillary's SD lead in 2008? Peachhead22 Jun 2016 #11

Clinton began with a substantial advantage in superdelegates, leading Obama 154 to 50 Henhouse Jun 2016 #21

Exactly. Orsino Jun 2016 #40

Wrong. She may lead but won't reach the 2,383 delegates necessary to win the nomination. imagine2015 Jun 2016 #17

This is not only a Hillary-Bernie issue or only a 2016 issue. merrily Jun 2016 #32

So much for Clinton claiming victory after Puerto Rico... Barack_America Jun 2016 #8

But what will this actually change in this contest, I don't think it's gonna matter much.. 2banon Jun 2016 #28

You realize without SDs, the # needed goes down, right? Hillary will have the majority of pledged. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #29

You should probably find out what a contested convention is. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #39

"I don't believe Super Delegate should sway an election." Warren Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #9

Yes,that comment was aimed at Bernie. nt sufrommich Jun 2016 #12

Absolutely...and she's an SD so, her support for the pledged delegate winner means even more.. Henhouse Jun 2016 #14

Hillary will not win the 2,383 delegates necessary to win the primary nomination process. imagine2015 Jun 2016 #22

She will win a simple majority of pledged delegates, a majority of votes, and a majority of states. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #24

Exactly. It is obvious she will not go against the results to hand the nomination to the guy lunamagica Jun 2016 #33

"I don't think super delegates ought to sway the election." geek tragedy Jun 2016 #13

Yeah, and??? TDale313 Jun 2016 #15

If super delegates vote in line with the pledged delegates, they're not swaying the election. nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #16

And Sanders would still loose. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #26

In accordance with the DNC, the Super delegates are not supposed to sway the election. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #20

They have not yet, it's true. TDale313 Jun 2016 #25

And they will not do it for Sanders, because he did not win the support of the Democratic Party. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #27

Oh, if you read my posts you'd know I agree TDale313 Jun 2016 #30

My understanding of this is that Bernie wants the SDs to vote libdem4life Jun 2016 #18

Any way you slice it...Hillary wins Henhouse Jun 2016 #23

Well I guess Warren has more experience with how Republicans MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #19

I'm reading Hillary supporters assuming this aimed squarley on Bernie, I think that's a silly read 2banon Jun 2016 #34

I don't believe in them either. POP VOTE bigwillq Jun 2016 #35

I don't either. Agschmid Jun 2016 #36

Not sure why Clinton fans are high-fiving each other. AtomicKitten Jun 2016 #37

Bernie's saying that he will attempt to flip the super delegates pnwmom Jun 2016 #41