2016 Postmortem

Matt_in_STL

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19. And they get to vote in the primaries of their respective states

Sun Jul 24, 2016, 09:34 AM

Jul 2016

Where their vote equals one vote, rather than equalling thousands of votes as they do as superdelegates.

The question is, why should their voice be any greater than mine or yours?

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To the Superdelegate Opponents: Does Trump's Nomination Not Give You Pause? [View all] ericson00 Jul 2016 OP

Not as much as your attitude about direct democracy. hobbit709 Jul 2016 #1

why are there zero direct democracies on Earth today? ericson00 Jul 2016 #3

6yr Senate terms bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #26

The farthest left we would get would be similar to Eisenhower Republicans, so it's brewens Jul 2016 #2

LOL.. Too true.. pangaia Jul 2016 #28

What do we mean by "direct democracy?" glennward Jul 2016 #4

Here's the problem with your argument. DanTex Jul 2016 #5

there is no equivalence between GE and primary; ericson00 Jul 2016 #6

Legally, no, but morally there is a very clear equivalence. DanTex Jul 2016 #8

Another unforced error, and the timing is horrible. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #7

Party leadership and non-Democrats bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #29

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #9

Nope B Calm Jul 2016 #10

I think we need super delegates who did not cost Bernie the election Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #11

Then why not just let the super delegates vote for the candidate and eliminate primaries? Matt_in_STL Jul 2016 #12

K&R Spot On! B Calm Jul 2016 #13

Nah we want both! Thank you very much! Her Sister Jul 2016 #15

But why? The reason for the super delegates is to overturn the will of the people Matt_in_STL Jul 2016 #16

You do know super delegates are individuals and will vote for whoever they want right? Laser102 Jul 2016 #18

And they get to vote in the primaries of their respective states Matt_in_STL Jul 2016 #19

When have the superdelegates ever choosen against the will of the people? FSogol Jul 2016 #22

Then why have them? Matt_in_STL Jul 2016 #23

They are a safety valve for the party. Why does our legislature have 2 houses? Same idea. n/t FSogol Jul 2016 #24

So you just defeated your original post Matt_in_STL Jul 2016 #25

I didn't say they potentially will, I said they potentially might. The SDs would only act in extreme FSogol Jul 2016 #27

Okay, so they would in cases they feel the people chose incorrectly Matt_in_STL Jul 2016 #30

No, I said it extreme cases, not when they felt people chose incrorrectly. Suppose Bill Cosby had FSogol Jul 2016 #32

So you can 100% guarantee it is only for extreme cases Matt_in_STL Jul 2016 #36

No, if Sanders had won, the Superdelegates would have moved to his side. They moved from FSogol Jul 2016 #41

ssshhhh..... you will end up in the gulag for saying that.. pangaia Jul 2016 #31

Either you trust people or you don't Motown_Johnny Jul 2016 #14

Say "Heuy Long" to them, and they give you blank stares. baldguy Jul 2016 #17

Quite agree, aka-chmeee Jul 2016 #20

Welcome to today's edition of " What's Making Me Shit My Drawers Now". nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2016 #21

That doesn't make any sense, superdelegates wouldn't have stopped Trump Chathamization Jul 2016 #33

If you look at the final numbers, this is true. Matt_in_STL Jul 2016 #37

Except that Republicans did not need to have that system to throw their weight behind Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #40

The weight of a voting superdelegate was worth a lot more in momentum Matt_in_STL Jul 2016 #43

The GOP sure wished they had such a thing as superdelegates during their primary. Chemisse Jul 2016 #34

Sure doesn't not even for a millisecond. TheKentuckian Jul 2016 #35

no BlueCollar Jul 2016 #38

A Superdelegate count like our own would not have stopped Trump. Not enough of them. Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #39

they would've influenced the voting and voters before contests; ericson00 Jul 2016 #42