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FFS! I am tired of reading this S*** [View all] sheshe2 Feb 2020 OP

The voters should elect the nominee. Not party insiders. It's not complicated. DanTex Feb 2020 #1

The majority of voters WILL elect the nominee blm Feb 2020 #4

Well, I sure hope so. Because if the superdelegates choose someone who didn't get the most votes, DanTex Feb 2020 #5

Majority. Not plurality. blm Feb 2020 #8

And, if there is no majority, then whoever gets the most votes. DanTex Feb 2020 #12

Funny how that has changed over time. George II Feb 2020 #28

CNN just had a segment on just that! sheshe2 Feb 2020 #107

No. If 70% vote for someone else, then how does the guy with a 30% share get all the marbles. Midnight Writer Feb 2020 #40

30% is not the problem level, it is when you are talking 40% and especially higher Celerity Feb 2020 #47

Quite reasonable. Thank you. n/t Laelth Feb 2020 #70

re: "then how does the guy with a 30% share get all the marbles." thesquanderer Feb 2020 #71

They won't give it to the person with 25% sweetloukillbot Feb 2020 #86

re: "the person who has 50%+1 on the second round gets it" thesquanderer Feb 2020 #88

No, no, and no again relayerbob Feb 2020 #49

Hear, hear! ehrnst Feb 2020 #131

Majority: dchill Feb 2020 #53

It certainly hasn't been obvious to everyone... ehrnst Feb 2020 #62

Best not to re-litigate the 2016 primary IMO. DanTex Feb 2020 #63

Not really Tweedy Feb 2020 #94

I read here today that all Super Delagates... sheshe2 Feb 2020 #9

super delegates are simpley unpledged delegates yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #48

THX. It's an important read.It also says supers only compromise 15% of DNC delegates. Here's more: ancianita Feb 2020 #78

re: "I read here today that all Super Delagates...are Corporate Lobbyist's." thesquanderer Feb 2020 #83

Oh trust me, I don't believe it. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #108

There's no reason for them to help a nominee 60 or 70% of D's dislike. n/t pnwmom Feb 2020 #10

There is no such candidate in the field. DanTex Feb 2020 #14

And most of them prefer someone else. He's never broken 34% in raw vote totals. n/t pnwmom Feb 2020 #18

So? MisterFred Feb 2020 #20

Most of them prefer Bernie to any other candidate. DanTex Feb 2020 #21

most of them prefer someone other than bernie. mopinko Feb 2020 #26

This. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #22

Just because a candidate has a high approval rating TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #29

OK, but in this case, the voters do think that Bernie is the best candidate for the job. DanTex Feb 2020 #33

In two and a half states. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #36

I think we should listen to Bernie 1.0, the 2016 version. pnwmom Feb 2020 #99

+1000 Tweedy Feb 2020 #106

It is late and I am exhausted. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #39

Ok, but polling shows that 65% of D's LIKE Sanders (even though he may not be their first choice) thesquanderer Feb 2020 #75

Where do you get that? Your second link says 44% would be "very uncomfortable" with Bernie pnwmom Feb 2020 #133

You looked at the wrong page thesquanderer Feb 2020 #135

You mean like they have been pressured to do before? ehrnst Feb 2020 #57

Super Delegates are not "party insiders". Jimmy Carter is a "party insider"? George II Feb 2020 #7

Considering That Members Of Congress & THe Senate Are Delegates Me. Feb 2020 #13

Nina Turner is a superdelegate. lapucelle Feb 2020 #128

It Just Keeps Getting Bettter And Better Me. Feb 2020 #136

"Party insiders" TwilightZone Feb 2020 #16

Party insiders, yes. I gotta be honest, I do not understand the aversion to letting voters decide. DanTex Feb 2020 #17

Donald Trump is a perfect example radical noodle Feb 2020 #30

Donald Trump is a monster Mad cow Feb 2020 #56

I don't think we can count on the Russians helping us radical noodle Feb 2020 #92

it is not an aversion to letting voters decide. We have already voted in our primaries yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #50

"Sanders Campaign Now Embraces Superdelegates As Key To Nomination" ehrnst Feb 2020 #58

Best not to re-litigate the 2016 primary IMO. DanTex Feb 2020 #59

The voters decided to elect most of the super delegates MineralMan Feb 2020 #93

If a candidate fails to when a majority Tweedy Feb 2020 #109

As Sen. Warren pointed out, Sen. Sanders was spooky3 Feb 2020 #19

That's completely incorrect. DanTex Feb 2020 #23

You are incorrect. Look up the video that someone posted spooky3 Feb 2020 #24

LOL at the Jennifer Rubin article. You know she's a Republican, right? DanTex Feb 2020 #25

How many times do people have to tell you and others that spooky3 Feb 2020 #27

She is a *Republican*. She likes Republican things like tax cuts for rich people DanTex Feb 2020 #32

The goalpost move didn't work so now, a sad, despearate attempt at an ad hominem. ehrnst Feb 2020 #61

CNN just had a WHOLE segment on just that, including a video. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #110

Nice try at a goalpost move... we're talking about the Sanders campaign. Not their supporters. ehrnst Feb 2020 #60

+1 FACTS!!! Ouch, my eyes! :-) spooky3 Feb 2020 #98

I know. Not that it sinks in, but I know that others reading are ehrnst Feb 2020 #101

Yes! spooky3 Feb 2020 #102

Actually, the DNC rules say specifically that only DELEGATES elect the nominee. AGeddy Feb 2020 #34

And the delegates should respect the electorate, and nominate whoever gets the most votes. DanTex Feb 2020 #35

On the first vote, all pledges delegates ARE required to respect the electorate that voted for them AGeddy Feb 2020 #37

"The responsibility that superdelegates have is to decide what is best for this country and what is ehrnst Feb 2020 #64

Best not to re-litigate the 2016 primary IMO. DanTex Feb 2020 #65

Nice try. Not re-litigating, reviewing. By your definition it's 'relitigating' to point out that HRC ehrnst Feb 2020 #66

2016 was a different circumstance, things happened, best to not re-litigate and move forward instead DanTex Feb 2020 #73

It's the double standards and hypocrisy, which we know R B Garr Feb 2020 #84

Getting desperate, Dan... Same candidate, 180 on their statements on the role of superdelegates. ehrnst Feb 2020 #89

Nobody's "re-litigating" the 2016 primary. MineralMan Feb 2020 #96

Oh, okay. Do you object to your candidate being a super delegate? Or only the... Hekate Feb 2020 #42

Is it not working out for him? peggysue2 Feb 2020 #55

I object to all superdelegates. DanTex Feb 2020 #82

Why don't you answer the question instead of trying to deflect.... ehrnst Feb 2020 #100

Hoping for five. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #80

Exactly Me. Feb 2020 #2

That is correct Me. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #11

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #3

Add to the Railing Against Himself list: establishment, elite, millionaires. betsuni Feb 2020 #6

That fits. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #31

Brilliant! Cha Feb 2020 #41

Holy cow! Unhinged reaction!! Take a breath! Follow calm Mayor Pete! Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #15

Excuse me? sheshe2 Feb 2020 #38

Maybe the poster meant BS is behaving unhinged? Hekate Feb 2020 #43

Perhaps. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #45

And, it's only our Democracy, Country, and oh yeah.. Our Planet Cha Feb 2020 #54

Yes. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #111

You're Welcome, she.. Cha Feb 2020 #114

Ironic... ehrnst Feb 2020 #67

Yup..been thrown at me multiple times. Ironic is right. Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #68

Calling someone else "Unhinged?" ehrnst Feb 2020 #69

Nope. Post unhinged. Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #72

Response was a bit unhinged. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #74

Yup Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #76

;) sheshe2 Feb 2020 #112

Posts don't write themselves, Hon. ehrnst Feb 2020 #91

Now you finally got it!! Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #95

Now when will you? ehrnst Feb 2020 #105

... sheshe2 Feb 2020 #113

Already have. Bullies can't take their own medicine. Don't you agree? Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #124

You tell us... ehrnst Feb 2020 #125

Ha...know you've won an argument when people pull Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #129

Got nothing? ehrnst Feb 2020 #130

smh.. Cha Feb 2020 #104

De verdad. Cha Feb 2020 #103

Antipathy to candidates is registered with a yawn Warpy Feb 2020 #44

... sheshe2 Feb 2020 #115

Diversions to avoid comparisons on issues. rwsanders Feb 2020 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author James48 Feb 2020 #51

Don't worry my dear shshe William769 Feb 2020 #52

As do I, Bill. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #116

I don't get to vote till March 17th. William769 Feb 2020 #118

Really, it's just one guy honing his ability to be obtuse in the face of overwhelming evidence. Squinch Feb 2020 #77

Nobody wins elections by whining about unfairness Walleye Feb 2020 #79

FFS, Sanders has nothing against Super Delegates as individual people, thesquanderer Feb 2020 #81

Whatever. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #117

In all fairness, he never liked them. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #120

Well. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #121

That's true as well. He didn't like the idea of SD at all, but since that was the system, thesquanderer Feb 2020 #122

Yes, he's certainly gone back and forth on the topic. ehrnst Feb 2020 #127

Amen, she. This ish is tiresome. R B Garr Feb 2020 #85

I know I know.. you just cant make it up Peacetrain Feb 2020 #87

Once again, you are absolutely correct. MineralMan Feb 2020 #90

+1000 sheshe2 Feb 2020 #119

I think one solution would be this: The Mouth Feb 2020 #97

BS is full of BS. we can do it Feb 2020 #123

BS is a superdelegate. He hired superdelegate Nina Turner to run his campaign. lapucelle Feb 2020 #126

+1 betsuni Feb 2020 #132

Yes and he opposes having superdelegates vote. aikoaiko Feb 2020 #134