Democratic Primaries

TCJ70

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12. Good grief, I'm not gaslighting. This is how it was.

Wed Mar 6, 2019, 11:46 AM

Mar 2019

The problem was those delegates endorsements being considered votes in the counts. In fact, it was so bad that Wasserman-Schultz herself asked the networks to stop doing it.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/the-national-media-has-be_b_9364170.html

“The way the media is reporting this is incorrect,” Wasserman Schultz told Rachel Maddow of MSNBC on February 20th. “There are not pledged delegates — or ‘super-delegates’ — earned at any of these caucus contests.”

She went on to note that super-delegates are “free to decide [who to vote for] anytime up until July,” and can change their mind at any time — one reason they can’t be reported as being conclusively attached to any particular candidate. “So combining them [the voted-on or ‘earned’ delegates and the super-delegates] at each phase of this contest is not an accurate picture of how this works,” she said.

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

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reveals She Was Not Asked to Attend Bernie Sanders Kickoff Rally [View all] DonViejo Mar 2019 OP

Wise move on her part MaryMagdaline Mar 2019 #1

I wasn't asked either, watoos Mar 2019 #2

good point. Kurt V. Mar 2019 #3

I am glad to see her put a little space between her and Sanders jcgoldie Mar 2019 #4

Me too blue cat Mar 2019 #5

Me three n/t jcmaine72 Mar 2019 #8

Yes, and beyond that, it maximizes her leverage BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #16

Wise move on both Sanders and AOC. Too bad headline tries to make it seem as if Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #6

I doubt he asked any of them to attend his kick off. Why would he? Autumn Mar 2019 #7

Doesn't this sound like Superdelegates trying to "rig" the system? SFnomad Mar 2019 #9

You're mixing issues... TCJ70 Mar 2019 #10

Stop the gaslighting ... the Sanders supporters were complaining ferociously about how SFnomad Mar 2019 #11

Good grief, I'm not gaslighting. This is how it was. TCJ70 Mar 2019 #12

So, it is ok with you if AOC chooses not to endorse Sanders, Blue_true Mar 2019 #23

I don't care who endorses anyone or doesn't endorse anyone... TCJ70 Mar 2019 #24

Not asked to attend or asked not to attend? forklift Mar 2019 #13

FWIW - NO local electeds were at the kickoff speech, which stood out to me. brooklynite Mar 2019 #14

The idea was probably to send a national message Eric J in MN Mar 2019 #17

I'm not sure what kind of national message Nina Turner sends... brooklynite Mar 2019 #18

Nina Turner talked about Civil Rights and labor unions Eric J in MN Mar 2019 #20

Yes, I was there... brooklynite Mar 2019 #21

Very impressive lady. Power 2 the People Mar 2019 #15

Fear of her upstaging him? calimary Mar 2019 #19

Upstaging Bernie? Progressive2020 Mar 2019 #22