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In reply to the discussion: California Democrats call for elimination of caucuses, most super-delegates [View all]scscholar
(2,902 posts)45. This. What right does CA have to tell us...
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California Democrats call for elimination of caucuses, most super-delegates [View all]
w4rma
Jun 2016
OP
I support democracy. I don't support corporate lobbyists being able to overrule voters.
w4rma
Jun 2016
#2
Un-Democratic Party: DNC chair says superdelegates ensure elites don’t have to run “against grassroo
w4rma
Jun 2016
#4
Among general election voters, I am in the majority. I support the most popular candidate.
w4rma
Jun 2016
#34
Hillary is still the most unpopular frontrunner in the history of the Democratic Party.
w4rma
Jun 2016
#37
All three Sanders-endorsed Democratic primary challengers in Nevada lost on June 14.
lapucelle
Jun 2016
#102
I've said for a year that I can't tell the difference between a Republican and a Clintonite. (nt)
w4rma
Jun 2016
#56
Dont the new rules say something about accusations like this? I believe they do.
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2016
#98
No they don't. SD ALWAYS go with whoever wins the most pledged delegates. That is what happen with
still_one
Jun 2016
#42
I wonder how long you're been voting and if you even knew we had superdelegates
underthematrix
Jun 2016
#5
You could keep from putting your foot in your mouth if you had just checked my DU membership.
w4rma
Jun 2016
#6
Well I raise this question to you because I didn't see this sort of ire in 1992
underthematrix
Jun 2016
#44
"We need the superdelegates to protect us from crazies, from ragers and from stupid"
Ned_Devine
Jun 2016
#9
The pro-superdelegate argument sounds like every argument against democracy that I've ever seen.(nt)
w4rma
Jun 2016
#12
I reject your argument that primaries should be undemocratic, authoritarian, coronations. (nt)
w4rma
Jun 2016
#31
Not a problem here. It seems to be a problem with the Black Caucus and others, though.
randome
Jun 2016
#93
"crazies, from ragers and from stupid" <<< not much faith in the Democratic Party's voters eh?
AntiBank
Jun 2016
#14
watching many on here support such an elitist, undemocratic institution as super delegates
AntiBank
Jun 2016
#7
Yup. Luckily, the vast majority of Americans can't stand the Superdelegate system.
w4rma
Jun 2016
#8
great let's not do democratic things based off the fucking Rethugs sorry choices!!!
AntiBank
Jun 2016
#20
Clinton backers also endorsed the effort, resulting in the resolution being unanimously approved
AntiBank
Jun 2016
#19
Thank goodness. Getting rid of the superdelegate system is very popular and strongly supported. (nt)
w4rma
Jun 2016
#21
It IS meaningless and worthless if the 'revolution' was for income equality, climate change, etc.
randome
Jun 2016
#79
Democrats in the largest state in the Union seem to disagree with you.
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2016
#99