Democratic Primaries

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

48. "Compromise" is the key. Bernie is not the only person who had an opinion how...

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 05:38 PM

Feb 2020

things should go. He did not fully get his way, just as others didn't.

So, what we have is, by default, Bernie's position. If he can whine and cry about how things "should" be, then everyone else can, too.

And nothing gets done.

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

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

54 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Post removed [View all] Post removed Feb 2020 OP

Serving their purpose. Good! NurseJackie Feb 2020 #1

It will be interesting to see what they decide to do here if this is true, knowing what's at stake. Autumn Feb 2020 #2

25% of vote is not the "will of the people" Dopers_Greed Feb 2020 #3

Neither is 20% of the vote. Even less, in fact. Compared to 20, yes, 25 is larger. DanTex Feb 2020 #10

If Bernie can get 50% of the pledged delegates, the superdelegates will play no role AGeddy Feb 2020 #4

Krystal also aired the tape of trump saying he hoped the candidate Squinch Feb 2020 #5

She is John Solomon's protege bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #27

Ah! I did not know that. Makes sense. Squinch Feb 2020 #29

then it's kind of interesting that DU would be stopdiggin Feb 2020 #35

lol.. Kball says and does a lot of things.. Cha Feb 2020 #50

Yes. Her name seems to be often attached to provably false statements. Squinch Feb 2020 #51

Exactly.. Ball also pushed that Nancy Pelosi. Cha Feb 2020 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Feb 2020 #6

Oh FFS... SidDithers Feb 2020 #7

apparently REAL hard .. if you're a supporter of certain candidates? stopdiggin Feb 2020 #31

Democracy in action. If no one has more than 50% - let some SUPER people decide that the person Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #8

If Bernie can't build a winning coalition at the convention... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #11

What does it say about those who have even less votes than he does? Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #12

If they can build a winning coalition.... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #15

If they could build a winning coalition with voters - it would say a lot. Building a coalition with Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #16

So..... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #19

Not at all. That's completely disingenuous of you to say. Don't tell me what I think. Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #21

Okay, whatever.... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #24

How about having Sanders play by the rules stopdiggin Feb 2020 #33

Your rudeness knows no bounds does it? Bernie wanted the super delegates gone. The 2nd ballot is Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #37

"he thinks the candidate with the plurality should be the nominee" stopdiggin Feb 2020 #40

No. Actually he said in in other years too. He said if he won the states in the primary then the Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #43

"Compromise" is the key. Bernie is not the only person who had an opinion how... TreasonousBastard Feb 2020 #48

Agree but I don't understand how he is whining. He was asked his opinion and in his opinion he Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #49

Since the rules are out there, after consultation with him and after agreeing... TreasonousBastard Feb 2020 #52

I'm at a loss why the "super" delegates get two votes when the rest of the country gets one vote stopdiggin Feb 2020 #32

Really? Did I miss something in NY Times article that said the super delegates don't get to vote in Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #34

you were under the impression that ORDINARY delegates stopdiggin Feb 2020 #39

What are you talking about? You are telling me what impression I'm under? Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #41

so essentially your argument is that there should be NO delegates stopdiggin Feb 2020 #45

How many ways can you be wrong? Or tell me what I'm thinking or saying? I do believe there should Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #47

Hey Remember when Jeff Weaver.... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #9

He was trying to work within the system, obvs. JudyM Feb 2020 #42

Weren't the rules under which the nominee is chosen, including super delegates, revised.... George II Feb 2020 #13

This just fires up the Bernie people. Way to go, superdelegates. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #14

If he gets the most delegates, but not a majority The Mouth Feb 2020 #17

It's about coalition building. Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #20

Yes, but The Mouth Feb 2020 #23

Great post. JudyM Feb 2020 #44

... LexVegas Feb 2020 #18

The rules that they all agreed on (at the the insistance of Bernie) Old Terp Feb 2020 #22

No one can take the nomination from BS if he has a majority of delegates Jose Garcia Feb 2020 #25

Yep. SharonClark Feb 2020 #46

If Bernie doesn't like the rules, he doesn't have to be a Democrat. C_U_L8R Feb 2020 #26

Put me in the long line that thinks the electoral college should be eliminated CentralMass Feb 2020 #28

Apples and Oranges C_U_L8R Feb 2020 #38

I thought kooky conspiracies were not allowed on du. nt msongs Feb 2020 #30

Free will, Krystal, free will. OnDoutside Feb 2020 #36

All the candidates should have been... Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #53