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2016 Postmortem

La Lioness Priyanka

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10. It's not a dig at Bernie, it's a fact that he lost more open primaries

Reply to HerbChestnut (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 01:15 AM

Jun 2016

It's not close mindedness to not want people who don't endorse the Democratic Party platform from picking our candidate. the parties have a right to want to maintain some control over their primaries, for fear of someone like trump becoming the nominee.

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Voter Turnout in UK Referendum: 72% [View all] HerbChestnut Jun 2016 OP

if only WE had those kind of numbers MFM008 Jun 2016 #1

In a country that prides itself on representative democracy, we should have those numbers HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #2

Open primaries has shit all to do with people who show up in the general La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #3

When people don't get a say in the primaries... HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #4

They would get a say if they could commit to a party La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #5

But what if they don't like the parties... HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #6

You seem to assume that open primaries mean that the candidate you want will win La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #7

That type of closed mindedness is what's driving people away from the party HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #8

It's really not hard to register with a party to vote in their primary KingFlorez Jun 2016 #9

Additionally the parties have a right to want to control who runs on their ticket La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #11

You and I don't think it's hard... HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #12

It's not a dig at Bernie, it's a fact that he lost more open primaries La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #10

Trump became the nominee because the majority of Republicans voted for him HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #13

Yes, the majority of republican primary voters who are not a large number La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #14

And overturned the will of the people HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #15

Their primary this time was not like the democratic primary La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #16

He was also running against a dozen opponents while Hillary really only had 1 HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #17

Yes and 17 would not have run if superdelegates came out in favor of someone La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #18

Maybe, maybe not. HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #19

Point is also a party should maintain some control over their nominee La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #20

Just wait until the convention HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #21