How should Superdelegates decide who to vote for?

[Chichiri]

What criterion should they use?




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	Whoever wins the most pledged candidates.
	5 (100%)
	Whoever wins the popular vote nationwide.
	0 (0%)
	Whoever wins the most contests (states and territories).
	0 (0%)
	Whoever has won the superdelegate's state, allocated proportionally.
	0 (0%)
	Whoever has won the superdelegate's state, allocated winner-take-all.
	0 (0%)
	Other, because democracy sucks.
	0 (0%)
	2 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Agnosticsherbet]

1. I go with the popular vote. The Pledged delegate leader and the popular vote winner will be

the same.

[Cheese Sandwich]

2. They should all abstain from voting because there shouldn't be superdelegates

Anyway I was told they had already decided


Many of them decided before any vote was cast.

Furthermore I was told by several Hillary defenders on DU that even if Sanders won the popular vote the superdelegates would still be voting for Hillary, and that's probably true.

[Chichiri]

4. Apparently Bernie wasn't, and that's why we all still have headaches. nt

[Cheese Sandwich]

7. Let's be clear superdelegates are supporting Clinton not because she won the most delegates,

not because she won the popular vote, but because they don't need a reason. Many of them they decided before any vote was cast and even before other candidates were announced.

Hillary has been lobbying them for years.

[Chichiri]

10. Hence the word "should." nt

[randome]

3. They should remain true to the reason for having them in the first place.

To vote for who they think is the best nominee.
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[DrDan]

6. yep - this is the answer

[Chichiri]

9. See post 8. nt

[randome]

13. Yeah. Clinton doesn't need to outmaneuver Sanders. He's been unprepared at every turn.

Right from the start when he didn't bother building support for his run. Unless his Senate colleagues told him, "Sure, Bernie, I think you should run." And then snickered around the water cooler, "Watch this, guys, it's going to be epic."

He acts like he just arrived on the scene instead of 25 years ago.
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[Stallion]

14. Agree-Follow the Rules as Written Until they Are Amended

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[JoePhilly]

15. +1

[MADem]

5. Other--NOT because "Democracy Sucks."

They should vote the way they are charged to vote--for the GOOD OF THE PARTY.

They don't represent YOU, they don't represent ME, they represent the DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Their vote is supposed to represent their best view of what is BEST for THE PARTY.

smh.

Ask Tad Devine if you're genuinely "unclear"--he helped design the system so we didn't end up with another 1972.

[Chichiri]

8. I agree, but Bernie supporters complain that it's undemocratic and therefore unfair.

Or at least they did until a few weeks ago, when they finally realized they weren't going to win the pledged delegates. *shrug*

[DURHAM D]

12. This

[tandem5]

11. They are unbound and they choose who they wish.

[imagine2015]

16. If the superdelegates first priority is to defeat Trump they will vote for Bernie.

The superdelegates were set up to stop a weak candidate from getting the nomination unless the weak candidate was able to win enough pledged delegates to secure the nomination.

We may not like that but that was a major reason along with stopping a liberal from winning the nomination, the Democratic Party leadership decided to have unelected superdelegates.

So both Hillary and Bernie are counting on the superdelegates votes to win the nomination.

Period.

[jamese777]

17. Vote For Whoever They Want

That is the purpose of having "Party Leader and Elected Officials" as unbound delegates.

Primaries popular vote as of June 4th
Hillary Clinton: 13,259,842 (55.4%) *
Bernie Sanders: 10,225,032 (42.7%)

Clinton over Sanders: 3,034,811 *

Hillary Clinton: 1,770 pledged delegates *
Bernie Sanders: 1,502 pledged delegates

Hillary Clinton: 522 superdelegates *
Bernie Sanders: 43 superdelegates

Hillary Clinton: 2,298 total delegates *
Bernie Sanders: 1,543 total delegates

Hillary Clinton: 28 contests won *
Bernie Sanders: 21 contests won

Hillary Clinton still needs 85 delegates. *
Bernie Sanders still needs 840 delegates.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2016

[cherokeeprogressive]

18. Fuck superdelegates. Their only reason for existence is to protect the Party Elite from the Proles.

They exist in order to rip the power from the people if need be. They exist to guarantee The Party gets ITS nominee.

Fuck them.

[bigwillq]

19. For 2016, they should vote for pop vote winner

In their state. And then SDs should be eliminated forever.