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Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: New York Times: Superdelegates open to brokered convention to block Sanders from nomination [View all]OliverQ
(3,363 posts)37. Yup, every day people are constantly bashing Bernie.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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New York Times: Superdelegates open to brokered convention to block Sanders from nomination [View all]
OliverQ
Feb 2020
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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
If the delegates choose Sanders, that is supposed to happen also. I don't agree
bluedye33139
Feb 2020
#7
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
It would have been better to post the actual NY Times article instead of a critique of the article.
George II
Feb 2020
#4
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
Oliver, you haven't answered my question. See the first post. I have never hesitated
Squinch
Feb 2020
#13
So, though we would all vote for BS, BS supporters would not vote for anyone but their preferred
Squinch
Feb 2020
#23
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
It's "blue no matter who" and superdelegates are in the rules Sanders accepted.
gulliver
Feb 2020
#44