"Bernie Sanders Looks to Flip Superdelegates" Interesting Take - Good Strategy

[Impedimentus]

I've thought for a long time that if the GE looks bad for Clinton some super delegates would flip. The Sanders campaign may get some more traction with this strategy:


http://crooksandliars.com/2016/03/bernie-sanders-looks-flip-superdelegates?utm_source=Crooks+and+Liars+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=4a9ad2433f-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d4904be7bc-4a9ad2433f-327019489

[Csainvestor]

1. She won't be able to win outright

She needs 2336 to win before the convention. the fact that she won't get there means she is a very weak candidate. indeed it should have never been this close for Hillary Clinton

[jalan48]

2. Obama is a corporatist like Hillary and Trump. Bernie is not. Why would they switch to Bernie?

[Impedimentus]

3. The outlook for Clinton in the GE is problematic

The super delegates only care about themselves. If Clinton looks weak and Bernie looks like he can win the GE some will switch, perhaps many.

[jalan48]

4. Only if social issues are more important than economic ones to the SDs.

[Impedimentus]

5. The superdelegates want a winner with coattails in the GE. Clinton doesn't appear to have coattails

The super delegates ONLY care about themselves. If they perceive Bernie to be the only one who can beat Trump they will switch.

[jalan48]

6. When it comes down to money they will take Trump over Bernie.

Wall St. Democrats don't want Bernie's tax increases no matter what letter they have behind their names.

[Impedimentus]

8. I'm not as pessimistic as you. Coattails Mean EVERYTHING to them. Most are up for election in 2016

Remember, many many super delegates are also candidates. They will follow the coattails.

[jalan48]

11. I look at how the election has been covered by the corporate media up to this point.

Trump has been promoted by the media. That's who they want on the Republican side. On the Democratic side they want Obama's Wall Street friendly policies to continue. Unless there are lots of Bernie's running down ticket the names are meaningless.

[Impedimentus]

12. I've always respected your opinions, but in this thread I think we are talking about

two entirely different subjects.

[jalan48]

14. Thank you for the compliment.

I'm probably feeling a bit cantankerous today after yesterday's results. I hope Bernie can pull it out and I will continue to work for him, I just feel the fix is in, and has been for some time. My feeling is that even if he were to win a a small majority of pledged delegates the SDs would stick with Clinton giving her the nomination. It's party (Wall St) politics and Bernie is going against some powerful financial interests. Trump is already a known quantity with Wall St. as is Hillary.

[Impedimentus]

16. I know how you are feeling, I feel he same

I don't disagree with you. I was trying to make a different point. If near convention time it looks like Clinton will likely not win the GE the super delegates (especially those up for election) want coattails, they want to have a winner in the GE. This is their own self-interest. They don't want to back a GE loser. In such a scenario, and it is a problematic scenario, they would likely switch to Bernie if he looked much more electable. That is the only point I'm trying to make. The bottom line is their loyalty is to themselves. If Hillary looks like she could win the GE they will stay put.

Hang in there, it's a bumpy ride ahead, but it most certainly is not over.

Best regards,

[jalan48]

17. I hope you are right, better to be optimistic. Go Bernie!

[restorefreedom]

7. lets not forget the elephant in the room....

if the clinton foundation investigation leads to any indictments, bernie will be there to take the lead and be the nom. hillary supporters like to dismiss it as rw conspirscy, but this is not the benghazi hearings. this is 150+ investigstors, a witness with immunity, and a possible pay to play scheme usimg the sos office as cover.

very important that bernie be there in philly and make that point to the supers.

[Impedimentus]

9. Absolutely, there are a lot of unknowns out there.

This thing is not over, not at all!

I live on a small Social Security income and I'm not giving up, I'm only going to try harder.

FEEL THE BERN 2016

[restorefreedom]

10. yes! as long as bernie is in, i am in! nt

[bernbabe]

13. Only way that happens

1. Hillary is indicted or something similar happens

2. Bernie overtakes Hillary in elected delegates

Otherwise, most politicians are in the pockets of the corporations and will do their bidding unless forced to do otherwise (see #1 and 2). Any superdelgate that has endorsed Bernie if Hillary wins will be in the dog house.

[Gwhittey]

15. Obama is sitting on inveistigation till

Hillary in case Hillary gets the nomination. Then it will come out. Obama is doing it because of shit she pulled in 2008 and way she basically bad mouthed him in press on his Foreign Policy, which was actually her influencing him to make bad choices. He is just waiting for her to get as close as she can so when his move it will be so much of a gut punch when this email thing comes to a head. So it will come out after Nov we will start to see more stuff "leaked" from Whit House on how All FP blunders of Obama's first term where Hillarys influence.