Democratic Primaries

getagrip_already

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27. The nominee WILL have a plurality of delegates......

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 01:54 PM

Jan 2020

And in this field, it almost assured that the number of people who voted for someone else will exceed those who voted for the chosen nominee. It's just the way the system works. Always had, well....

Remember that for the first two presidential elections, the candidates were chosen by the electoral college. There were no primaries r parties.

There wasn't even a national convention until the 1800's.

This very year, the GOP isn't even holding primaries in most states, and only trump's name appears in most that are.

So if the party gets together, and combines delegates to decide a winner, by definition that person will have the plurality of delegates and be chosen as the nominee.

If the GOP had a spine in 2016, they wouldn't have trump today. They had the mechanics to chose another candidate, they just didn't.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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I'm confident that Biden, Bloomberg, Buttegieg and Warren will work out a deal to have a nominee... [View all] brooklynite Jan 2020 OP

Suspect Bloomberg's long strategy is to really go for it - only if JB gets undercut enough. empedocles Jan 2020 #1

Sanders will do whatever he can to scuttle the party if it isn't him. We've already seen that movie. brush Jan 2020 #2

Agreed wiley Jan 2020 #3

So you're saying that only Sanders will follow a democratic process? FBaggins Jan 2020 #4

Yeah, all they care about is that "good of the country" nonsense LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #5

Interesting FBaggins Jan 2020 #8

No, most Democrats go all in for the notion of having a Democrat win the election LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #9

They are in no sense contradicatory things FBaggins Jan 2020 #10

Again, no. This is not a national referendum; it is a political party choosing the best candidate LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #11

Perhaps you should read the OP before commenting on a thread? FBaggins Jan 2020 #13

Candidates bow out and throw their support to others all the time. Is this your first election? LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #14

Lol... that clearly isn't what the OP is talking about. FBaggins Jan 2020 #15

Sure it is; there's nothing in the rules that prevent them from doing preciely that, and LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #16

Again... you should read the OP FBaggins Jan 2020 #17

Nothing can "fix" it if Sanders is determined to disrupt the process; however, a deal like the OP LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #19

Again... you keep confusing "the process" with this new "how do we avoid Sanders?" 'process' FBaggins Jan 2020 #22

Stunning extremes BS supporters go to trying to counter the spoiler perception and cast emmaverybo Jan 2020 #28

See Post #2 brush Jan 2020 #18

I'm not interested in violating the "Don't keep fighting the last primary" rule FBaggins Jan 2020 #21

Depends how the delegate counts look. DanTex Jan 2020 #6

Any "deals" must respect the candidate with the plurality of delegates. bluewater Jan 2020 #20

plurality means more people do not want him/her than want him/her nt msongs Jan 2020 #33

That would be true for a Biden plurality, right? bluewater Jan 2020 #35

Post removed Post removed Jan 2020 #7

well, now. That was a little uncalled for. wyldwolf Jan 2020 #12

Allow me to elaborate... brooklynite Jan 2020 #23

ANY "deal" will have to respect the candidate with the plurality of delegates bluewater Jan 2020 #24

Exactly +1 LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #25

A point well taken and supported by past history. emmaverybo Jan 2020 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Jan 2020 #30

As Brooklynite said, Sanders having the most delegates is not the scanrio in question LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #32

My grandson is a saidsimplesimon Jan 2020 #26

The nominee WILL have a plurality of delegates...... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #27

Bloomberg, Buttegieg and Warren will be facing the problem of the delegate threshold. Aaron Pereira Jan 2020 #31

Terrible strategy, regardless how legal it is dbolski Jan 2020 #34

Superdelegates are there to represent the party. Democrats understand that. LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #36

When have they not? When they were petitioned by candidates to overturn ehrnst Feb 2020 #38

You are correct. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #37