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2016 Postmortem

Gothmog

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9. It is appropriate to count super delegates

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 12:45 PM

Jun 2016

This has been done in every other race since the creation of super delegates.

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History is a good thing and Sanders does not get special treatment that is different from all past contested democratic primaries

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Superdelegates put Barack Obama over the top over Hillary in 2008. [View all] boston bean Jun 2016 OP

You are correct. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #1

Playing "the victim" is their comfort zone. Trust Buster Jun 2016 #2

This whole campaign has been Bernie stomping his feet and claiming he's special. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #3

You are wrong... BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #4

That is another, absolutely truthful way to look at it! boston bean Jun 2016 #5

Sexism is the only possible explanation? thesquanderer Jun 2016 #6

The superdelegate total difference is yuuuuuge. It's not even worthy of a discussion, that's how R B Garr Jun 2016 #7

Oh, and more BS from BS: Hillary had to unite the party in 2008 after Obama clinched, and R B Garr Jun 2016 #8

It is appropriate to count super delegates Gothmog Jun 2016 #9