Why wouldn't the convention be framed the way the WINNER wants?

[fun n serious]

Since the beginning it has always been the winner who organizes and has 100% say on the committee of the convention. NEVER has it been the loser! "Tilted favoring Clinton." Sanders says. Well, DUH! It's her party. It's always been that way. The most votes and delegates gets 100% control of the convention. This is NOT rigged! It's the rules. Has he ever been to a convention? Seems he has no idea!?

[scscholar]

1. It wasn't in 2008 for Hillary...

so it shouldn't be 2016 for the loser.

[fun n serious]

2. I know!

It seems he is trying to make people believe the system is RIGGED to garner sympathy. That, or he is making himself feel better about losing to a woman? The convention is suppose to be IN favor of the winner! Always has been as it should be! Really puzzling how people cry foul about the WINNER hosting a party. Strange.

[Lucinda]

8. $$$ and ego most likely. n/t

[morningfog]

3. There will not be a winner until the convention if Bernie doesn't concede.

His concession is leverage that the DNC should and will respect.

[fun n serious]

4. It's always been the person with the most votes and delegates

WHO has all the say. ALWAYS. President Obama mentioned it in his speech too.

[Renew Deal]

14. Hillary has more delegates with and without super-delegates

Which means she controls the strings.

[Blue Meany]

5. In 2008, Hillary Clinton had a lot of representation on the rules committee...

otherwise she wouldn't have gotten them to compromise on accepting delegates from Michigan and Florida, which all candidates and the DNC had agreed would not be seated.

[oldandhappy]

6. It will be.

And since she is bringing the republicans into her tent, she seriously does not need to consider anyone else.

[Sheepshank]

10. Several weeks ago wooing the Republican vote was lauded by BS supprters

as making the tent big enough for all.

So it was good when Bernie attempted to woo the Republicans, but is bad if Hillary attempts the same? What a bunch of hypocrites.

[Andy823]

13. Yep

Those who complain are only making it more obvious just how hypocritical they really are. This whole election has been the same, Bernie can get away with anything, but if Hillary does the same thing, she is the worst person ever!

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Sounds like someone is channeling Lesie Gore.

[Sheepshank]

9. He doesn't like losing to a woman......interesting, not sure.

But as for everything I think you are spot on. for the last few weeks he has been trying to press the meme that the Primary is deliberately being rigged against him. As you say, to garner sympathy and falsely incite and already enflame do and irrational anger. The reality is that mid way through this election he is finding the rules already on place are not conducive to a Sanders win, and he's attempting to rewrite the rules.

[fun n serious]

11. Yes. He is! He created anger that was not there and added flame to the fire to existing anger.

Here is an interesting article..

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/dem-primaries/279136-democratic-national-convention-chair-sanders-supporters-better

[msongs]

12. berner's been a dem one year so he gets 1/74th of the say lol nt