Democratic Primaries

ehrnst

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15. Good luck with that...

Reply to Squinch (Reply #13)

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 05:35 PM

Feb 2020

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

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New York Times: Superdelegates open to brokered convention to block Sanders from nomination [View all] OliverQ Feb 2020 OP

I am pretty open about the fact that I don't like BS. I am asked in these Squinch Feb 2020 #1

Maybe it would be better to say... Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #2

and this just gives more fire to bernie saying the establishment is against him n/t BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #8

Much as "This message was self-deleted by its author" offers plausible deniability LanternWaste Feb 2020 #10

+1000. ehrnst Feb 2020 #21

This is a no-win situation bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #3

Well, one way is how it's supposed to operate and one isn't. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #6

If the delegates choose Sanders, that is supposed to happen also. I don't agree bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #7

it depends what his % is of the delegates and how high the next person is Celerity Feb 2020 #9

They booed a candidate at the convention who sewed up the required delegates weeks Squinch Feb 2020 #19

well, technically, Clinton, whilst very close, did not have enough pledged delegates to win Celerity Feb 2020 #20

But what shouldn't be forgotten, it was the mere existence and the number of the super delegates Hav Feb 2020 #25

re:"it was the mere existence and number SDs that prevented Clinton from winning without them" thesquanderer Feb 2020 #27

under the new rules there would have been a 2nd ballot, as the super delegates cannot vote on the Celerity Feb 2020 #34

"His supporters who are not Democrats and who hate the Democratic party"? Kaleva Feb 2020 #41

It would have been better to post the actual NY Times article instead of a critique of the article. George II Feb 2020 #4

OP's prerogative. JudyM Feb 2020 #12

Oh wow.. thanks for that. Cha Feb 2020 #14

But that wouldn't have triggered the reactions that the OP author hoped for, ehrnst Feb 2020 #18

Yeah, the headline is just false. But posting the CNN version at least had the virtue that... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #28

Threats aren't generally a good way to convince people of much of anything. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #5

Had Bloomberg not entered, there would be one clear Progressive and one clear moderate, with the Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #11

What states has Bloomberg ran in so far? Kaleva Feb 2020 #43

Oliver, you haven't answered my question. See the first post. I have never hesitated Squinch Feb 2020 #13

Good luck with that... ehrnst Feb 2020 #15

Right? Squinch Feb 2020 #16

According to polling, it depends on who OliverQ Feb 2020 #22

So, though we would all vote for BS, BS supporters would not vote for anyone but their preferred Squinch Feb 2020 #23

I agree, but that's the way some people are. OliverQ Feb 2020 #24

Well it sounds like you're warning people to get out of the party while the getting's good. ehrnst Feb 2020 #17

Bad headline. It will happen, or not, regardless of whether the SDs are "open" to it or not. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #26

all talk from a dying monarchy. it ain't happening Kurt V. Feb 2020 #29

Per Warren, Bernie helped write the current rules. mzmolly Feb 2020 #30

If Bernie Supporters had their way... mtron32 Feb 2020 #32

Warren also pointed out that Bernie had a different position in mzmolly Feb 2020 #33

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #49

None of those n/t Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2020 #31

If malcontents stay their asses home, Democrats will win anyway. oasis Feb 2020 #35

Wouldn't count on that. OliverQ Feb 2020 #38

I'm also no counting on malcontents staying home. They'll get Z-E-R-O oasis Feb 2020 #40

That's some optimism there, but Americans are fickle and OliverQ Feb 2020 #42

I'll vote for Bernie if he's the nominee. If asked, I'll admit it. oasis Feb 2020 #45

And I plan on voting for Biden if he's the nominee OliverQ Feb 2020 #47

Good. I believe Joe will live up to the expectations of the majority oasis Feb 2020 #48

Wow. Same thing every single day. Kingofalldems Feb 2020 #36

Yup, every day people are constantly bashing Bernie. OliverQ Feb 2020 #37

Yeah and others bash Democrats and proclaim Trump the winner. Kingofalldems Feb 2020 #39

It's "blue no matter who" and superdelegates are in the rules Sanders accepted. gulliver Feb 2020 #44

Bloomberg is not center-left. OliverQ Feb 2020 #46