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Related: About this forumHere's what it would look like if all the supers in states that have voted go as their state did:
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Here's what it would look like if all the supers in states that have voted go as their state did: (Original Post)
JaneyVee
Mar 2016
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morningfog
(18,115 posts)1. The supers are worthless. They are either irrelevant or undemocratic.
If they followed their respective state or the popular, they would be irrelevant.
If they just use unfettered discretion, they are undemocratic.
Wish they were done away with.
phleshdef
(11,936 posts)2. I think super-delegates should exist, but only for emergencies.
Basically, I think they should be reserved to step in if the nominee has a heart attack on the way to the convention or something of that nature.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)3. But couldn't the pledged delegates, once released
serve that function with guidance from the party big wigs by way of convention speeches?
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)4. Another genius move by Tad Devine.
reformist2
(9,841 posts)5. How about we not include the "supers" in any of our counts?
HughLefty1
(231 posts)6. What's the point of supers except to guarantee the DNC approved candidate gets the nomination?
elias7
(3,997 posts)7. At least there's some fairness to that,
Though I wonder if these additional delegates are divided by state in appropriate ratios, or if that changes basic representation...