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In reply to the discussion: DNC Superdelegate Promoting Brokered Convention Is A Significant GOP Donor, Health Care Lobbyist [View all]bluedye33139
(1,474 posts)7. He spends a great deal of time working with Tennessee Democrats and for Tennessee Democrats. Not a
big Sanders guy, though!
"A former member of the Tennessee state legislature, Owen is currently an executive member of the Tennessee Democratic Party and DNC, making him one of the 771 unpledged delegates, also known as superdelegates, who could play a hand in selecting the presidential nomination. Owens is a supporter of former Vice President Joe Bidens presidential campaign, and has pushed to use superdelegates to make Biden the nominee.//The Tennessee Democrat worked in 2018 to block a Sanders-backed plan to weaken the role of superdelegates in the nomination process. If we dont have a vote, then what good are we? Owen told Politico at the time."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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DNC Superdelegate Promoting Brokered Convention Is A Significant GOP Donor, Health Care Lobbyist [View all]
DanTex
Feb 2020
OP
Exactly. Jill Stein supporter Briahna Joy used to work for greenwald's intercept, and now
still_one
Feb 2020
#55
Vast majority are elected or formerly elected officials - where did you get the idea they weren't?
ehrnst
Feb 2020
#17
LOL. I wonder why you didn't post the numbers of each of those categories? Hmmm....
DanTex
Feb 2020
#21
Yes, but it's educational to others in the process. They get the facts that they
ehrnst
Feb 2020
#42
OOH - I found out that one of the non-elected Superdelegates worked with PAUL MANAFORT!!!
ehrnst
Feb 2020
#58
LOL. No, they really aren't. More than half are DNC members, not elected officials. Sorry.
DanTex
Feb 2020
#40
He spends a great deal of time working with Tennessee Democrats and for Tennessee Democrats. Not a
bluedye33139
Feb 2020
#7
Not sure why you would be ok with a repub donor being a Dem super delegate.
brutus smith
Feb 2020
#13
What are talking about? You should at least read the OP and the comment I responded to.
brutus smith
Feb 2020
#30
That's an odd conclusion to draw from an article about a corporate lobbyist and GOP donor.
DanTex
Feb 2020
#16
The Intercept... Along with Jacobin, they're Tiger Beat for Bernie, & keep anti-Democratic party
ehrnst
Feb 2020
#20
I remember when they tried to credit Bernie's blessing with Randall Woodfin's 2017 victory
ehrnst
Feb 2020
#34
Well, if you're going to tar everyone who's backed a brokered convention with the same brush...
ehrnst
Feb 2020
#25
Dan, I like your non-election year posts and I love your photos, but this is getting nuts.
Squinch
Feb 2020
#26
How about a Superdelegate that used to be a BUSINESS ASSOCIATE to PAUL MANAFORT?
ehrnst
Feb 2020
#57