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2016 Postmortem

joshcryer

(62,536 posts) Sun Jun 5, 2016, 03:01 PM Jun 2016

This delegate double standard is crazy. Clinton gets the same rules Obama had. [View all]

There's no debating it. There's no amount of hand wringing, crying, moaning, complaining, anything that changes that undeniable fact.

The pledged delegate leader will get the most votes at the convention. That's the standard that Obama had in 2008 and it will be the standard this year. Period.

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This delegate double standard is crazy. Clinton gets the same rules Obama had. [View all] joshcryer Jun 2016 OP

But Bernie is entitled to them, or so he thinks so anyway. He is just trying to do harm now tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

Correct. riversedge Jun 2016 #2

. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #3

Yup! sheshe2 Jun 2016 #4

Just like Obama was under FBI investigation back then! appal_jack Jun 2016 #5

Naw... madamesilverspurs Jun 2016 #8

The birther movement was in full force. joshcryer Jun 2016 #9

The FBI investigation was announced in February 2016 onenote Jun 2016 #10

He had his own bullshit to deal with. Birther, Rev Wright, that Weathermen guy, etc. YouDig Jun 2016 #14

irrelevant. the FBI doesn't get a vote nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #15

Just clap harder DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #22

Does anyone remember the PUMA's? No? I do. glowing Jun 2016 #6

Yeah, the PUMAs were led by a likely schitzo crazy person. joshcryer Jun 2016 #7

PUMA '08 Bigger than PUMA '16. Same thing, different group. seabeyond Jun 2016 #29

You're confounding rules with convention or practice, and Bernie is challenging convention. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #11

Yes, it would be stunning in the sense that the will of the voters will be overturned by SDs. Metric System Jun 2016 #12

That too but that SD were created with that scenario in mind. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #13

Bernie can work the process, and he can expect to be judged for his actions nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #16

Yes he can. I'm glad he is showing that a hippy liberal can fight to the end. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #17

expect those who do not adore him to have a different reaction nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #20

Once the GE is behind us I'm sure team HRC will stop being sore winners. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #23

yes, absolutely, I'm more than happy to never talk about Bernie Sanders again nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #24

I'm sure. He's been very inconvenient for team HRC. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #25

plenty of time to relitigate all that after the general election nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #26

that will depend on if bernie supporters are not sore losers MariaThinks Jun 2016 #28

Exactly. If he is going to be an ass, we get to see him as an ass. Lol. Sanders gets to do seabeyond Jun 2016 #30

That "convention" is important. DCBob Jun 2016 #18

Yes that is its function. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #19

That time the establishment owned both candidates so they didn't care. This time however NorthCarolina Jun 2016 #21

Also the same standard in 2004, 2000, 1992, 1988, and 1984. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #27

The media proclaim...and sanders tantrums and threats don't work beachbum bob Jun 2016 #31