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The_Counsel

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33. Still Amazed That We Are Talking About a Brokered Convention on Feb. 28...
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 03:39 PM
Feb 2020

Guys...we're only three contests in. Lots more delegates to get. Those backing candidates not named "Bernie Sanders" should be focused on how their guy (or gal) can get them.

Those backing Sanders should understand that he doesn't have enough at the moment either, but can still get them. He's in the best position to do just that, too. That should be good news. He does that, and the superdelegates won't matter.

It's not that some superdelegates don't like Sanders, it's that they're worried about his effect on the down-ticket races. In case the superdelegates DO come into play, shouldn't the focus be on how Sanders is going to grow coattails long enough to maintain the House and pull in the Senate? If not, none of those great ideas he has are going anywhere. You can't govern by Executive Order. Convince the superdelegates that you truly have a movement that's going get us the Senate and we'd have something here.

"Eyes on the prize," people...

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

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Excellent post - wake up sheeple! polichick Feb 2020 #1
We are "sheeple?" MineralMan Feb 2020 #5
This country has more than our fair share of sheeple... polichick Feb 2020 #14
Wow, thanks a lot. catbyte Feb 2020 #54
"And the Blue Scare returns..." LanternWaste Feb 2020 #2
+10000 ehrnst Feb 2020 #22
Article is from rzemanfl Feb 2020 #3
Interesting that the NYT didn't mention these facts in their article, isn't it? DanTex Feb 2020 #6
I agree Dan, that is interesting. n/t Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #10
Hoping for five. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #12
Yep, it's a nice non-round number. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2020 #43
Yes, one out of 771 unpledged delegates is a statistical bombshell. ehrnst Feb 2020 #31
glenn greenwald one of 3 founders of the intercept.. Cha Feb 2020 #44
Exactly. Jill Stein supporter Briahna Joy used to work for greenwald's intercept, and now still_one Feb 2020 #55
Tennessee? Well, they have a Democratic Party organization too, MineralMan Feb 2020 #4
Most superdelegates are not elected officials. No idea where you got that from. DanTex Feb 2020 #9
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
Because I don't have those.. but there's always math, right? ehrnst Feb 2020 #28
This has been explained to him a dozen times. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #37
Yes, but it's educational to others in the process. They get the facts that they ehrnst Feb 2020 #42
Yes Cha Feb 2020 #45
OOH - I found out that one of the non-elected Superdelegates worked with PAUL MANAFORT!!! ehrnst Feb 2020 #58
They're almost all elected officials. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #36
Umm, no, they aren't. Elected officials are less than half. DanTex Feb 2020 #38
Yes, they are. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #39
LOL. No, they really aren't. More than half are DNC members, not elected officials. Sorry. DanTex Feb 2020 #40
Unless you have a source, it's just wishful thinking, Hon. ehrnst Feb 2020 #60
Absolutely. Cha Feb 2020 #46
Yep...Nailed it. (nt) ehrnst Feb 2020 #61
Source for that stat? ehrnst Feb 2020 #59
He spends a great deal of time working with Tennessee Democrats and for Tennessee Democrats. Not a bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #7
Sorry Dan, it's too late for Bernie to change the rules. comradebillyboy Feb 2020 #8
you always seem to make Bernie Sanders a victim . Why is that ? stonecutter357 Feb 2020 #11
Not sure why you would be ok with a repub donor being a Dem super delegate. brutus smith Feb 2020 #13
Strawman/false dillemma - TWOFER! ehrnst Feb 2020 #23
What are talking about? You should at least read the OP and the comment I responded to. brutus smith Feb 2020 #30
I did. Truth get under your skin? ehrnst Feb 2020 #32
Now that's a "lol" Cha Feb 2020 #47
somebody has to be the worlds most persecuted person lol nt msongs Feb 2020 #15
Some build a political career on it... ehrnst Feb 2020 #24
That's an odd conclusion to draw from an article about a corporate lobbyist and GOP donor. DanTex Feb 2020 #16
When you have no logical answer, answer anyway, and try a red herring... ehrnst Feb 2020 #18
Absolutely disgusting. OliverQ Feb 2020 #19
The Intercept... Along with Jacobin, they're Tiger Beat for Bernie, & keep anti-Democratic party ehrnst Feb 2020 #20
"Tiger Beat for Bernie" TwilightZone Feb 2020 #27
I remember when they tried to credit Bernie's blessing with Randall Woodfin's 2017 victory ehrnst Feb 2020 #34
I can't take anything the Intercept says seriously. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #35
Well, if you're going to tar everyone who's backed a brokered convention with the same brush... ehrnst Feb 2020 #25
+++++Thank you! Bookmarked! Cha Feb 2020 #48
Facts are friends, not foes, to those who care about Democracy. ehrnst Feb 2020 #49
Exactly.. and we do. Cha Feb 2020 #51
Dan, I like your non-election year posts and I love your photos, but this is getting nuts. Squinch Feb 2020 #26
Is there anything inaccurate about the article? Is it not noteworthy? DanTex Feb 2020 #29
..... ehrnst Feb 2020 #50
Still Amazed That We Are Talking About a Brokered Convention on Feb. 28... The_Counsel Feb 2020 #33
He's a SD...you know that though. AncientGeezer Feb 2020 #41
The Intercept HAHAHAHAHAH awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #52
+++ still_one Feb 2020 #56
Meh. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #53
How about a Superdelegate that used to be a BUSINESS ASSOCIATE to PAUL MANAFORT? ehrnst Feb 2020 #57
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