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Sophia4

(3,515 posts)
122. I don't have hurt feelings.
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 02:17 PM
Mar 2018

I don't think that super delegates deprived anyone of winning a nomination in my lifetimes.

Please stop ascribing words and ideas to me that I do not have.

I think that super delegates COULD in the future deprive a candidate that honestly won the presidential nomination in primaries and caucuses in the future.

Please do not ascribe to me ideas I do not have.

My son (another lawyer) just sent me this tweet Gothmog Mar 2018 #1
This guy is using the ever successful "Betsy DeVos" ploy dameatball Mar 2018 #3
Yep Gothmog Mar 2018 #13
K&R TeamPooka Mar 2018 #2
It is not a good sign when the judge tells you to read the Rules of Fed. Civil Procedure Gothmog Mar 2018 #4
The judge just gave kobach a quiz on the rules Gothmog Mar 2018 #6
Laughing at your opposing counsel Gothmog Mar 2018 #5
Kick dalton99a Mar 2018 #7
It is hard to stop following this trainwreck Gothmog Mar 2018 #11
I have a foreign-sounding name they should try on Jesse Richman DFW Mar 2018 #8
You know you are enjoying this too much! brer cat Mar 2018 #9
I have two children who are lawyers who are also having fun with this case Gothmog Mar 2018 #10
Here is the interesting part of this, because of fucking NOSE HOLDERS and whiners Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #12
+++++++that is correct. So many already lunasun Mar 2018 #64
This is more to the point ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #14
To me this is one of the key moments in this trial Gothmog Mar 2018 #16
Damned right! ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #18
Kobach is going a great job of proving that it is the GOP who is committing fraud Gothmog Mar 2018 #31
This is important! Sophia4 Mar 2018 #27
This attack on super delegates makes no sense Gothmog Mar 2018 #28
In California, the number of delegates pledged to a candidate is voted on in the Sophia4 Mar 2018 #32
You are wrong yet again Gothmog Mar 2018 #36
Here you go: Sophia4 Mar 2018 #37
This has nothing to do with real voter suppression in the real world Gothmog Mar 2018 #40
I agree on all your points. You are correct. LiberalFighter Mar 2018 #105
Sophia, your allegation that Republican voter suppression Hortensis Mar 2018 #61
So, you're saying that the Democratic party nominee selection "a lie and a sham?" ehrnst Mar 2018 #62
Since you mention California, how about this for diluting votes: George II Mar 2018 #68
It is set up that way because we are a union of states, and each state gets Sophia4 Mar 2018 #69
What do super delegates have to do with this legal proceeding? George II Mar 2018 #33
They have to do with the fact that the way that votes were being diluted Sophia4 Mar 2018 #34
I deal with real voter suppression in the real world Gothmog Mar 2018 #38
Super delegates are a way for those who support a status quo or a particular Sophia4 Mar 2018 #39
The real voters in the real world will disagree with your hurt feelings Gothmog Mar 2018 #41
I was a delegate to my state convention. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #44
Really? Gothmog Mar 2018 #45
My thread points out that votes can be watered down in more ways than one and that Sophia4 Mar 2018 #46
Not only are you are wrong as to the math, you ignore how offensive your comparison is Gothmog Mar 2018 #47
The ACLU is great. But if the Democratic Party wants the super delegates to have Sophia4 Mar 2018 #48
Why are you making clearly false claims that have nothing to do with the topic of this thread? Gothmog Mar 2018 #49
All good points. The items you raised all paint a singular picture of a person stevenleser Mar 2018 #56
It's interesting that there were indeed superdelegates who have supported candidates ehrnst Mar 2018 #59
Super delegates dilute the votes that reveal the will of the ordinary voters. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #77
Not in the real world Gothmog Mar 2018 #78
Meanwhile back in the real world, the ACLU is claiming victory Gothmog Mar 2018 #70
Good for the ACLU. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #76
But some of us are working in the real world to deal with this issue Gothmog Mar 2018 #79
I live in the real world where super delegates dilute my vote in presidential primaries. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #80
Your claims are false in the real world Gothmog Mar 2018 #81
Super delegates are real vote dilution. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #82
And others will continue to be amused by your hurt feelings and lack of facts Gothmog Mar 2018 #84
Super delegates and the electoral college are forms of voter dilution. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #85
Legal Team Led by David Boies and LULAC Files Lawsuits Challenging Winner-Take-All Approach to Selec Gothmog Mar 2018 #86
Changing the winner take all aspect of the electoral college will not make it fairer Sophia4 Mar 2018 #88
At least Boies is living in the real world and is attempting to solve a real problem Gothmog Mar 2018 #90
Boies' theories with which I am very familiar, do nothing to solve the injustice Sophia4 Mar 2018 #94
I am very happy that you are working on the voter suppression that you are working on. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #110
I worked on the McGovern campaign also even though I was too young to vote Gothmog Mar 2018 #118
I don't have hurt feelings. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #122
Your hurt feelings about super delegates being mean to your candidate are not relevant Gothmog Mar 2018 #123
Bernie lost California by millions. You keep trying to R B Garr Mar 2018 #102
This does not have to do with Bernie. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #103
Your hurt feelings about super delegates being mean to your candidate are sad Gothmog Mar 2018 #107
You contradict yourself and it's too late to say this isn't about Bernie R B Garr Mar 2018 #108
California voted for Hillary. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #109
Thanks for confirming this is about Bernie, which was obvious. Your doublespeak is R B Garr Mar 2018 #112
Guess what! I was there at the California primary. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #113
Guess what! You weren't there at the "California primary". California is a huge state, R B Garr Mar 2018 #114
I was there. I was at two polling places. I saw the provisional ballots and the many Sophia4 Mar 2018 #115
At least you now admit that you are abstractly criticizing.... R B Garr Mar 2018 #116
I don't blame super delegates for Hillary's winning anything. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #117
You should take your own advice. Your posts are full of aggressive and unfounded insults R B Garr Mar 2018 #124
Yep and such posts are based on claims that fall apart very easily Gothmog Mar 2018 #126
Yes, very easily. They are purely a strategy of getting smears out, R B Garr Mar 2018 #128
The black Caucas would disagree with you Tavarious Jackson Mar 2018 #50
And it's interesting how their voice is dismissed entirely among some in the discussion. (nt) ehrnst Mar 2018 #58
Yeah, unfortunately the Democratic party isn't completely devoid of racism, KitSileya Mar 2018 #67
If the Democratic part is so corrupt, as you describe, "putting thumbs on the scale" ehrnst Mar 2018 #54
All good questions. nt stevenleser Mar 2018 #55
Yes, thank you. NastyRiffraff Mar 2018 #66
Kobach Exposed at Trial Gothmog Mar 2018 #43
Why would Bernie participate as a superdelegate if it was so wrong? ehrnst Mar 2018 #52
So if you think superdelegates make Democratic primaries a "sham" ehrnst Mar 2018 #53
Your hijacking of this thread to change it to one where you bash the Democratic party is noted. (nt) ehrnst Mar 2018 #60
Meanwhile back in the real world, I am so proud of the ACLU and this victory Gothmog Mar 2018 #72
Fantastic! Real progress on actual voter supression! ehrnst Mar 2018 #74
This is one of those very important issues mcar Mar 2018 #15
Top ACLU Voting Rights Lawyer Rips Into Trump Experts Evidence Of Kansas Voter Fraud Gothmog Mar 2018 #17
My soap opera is only hold until Monday Gothmog Mar 2018 #19
Ho should have said "A federal judge whose family has been US citizens for X generations". Blue_true Mar 2018 #20
The judge in that case knows Gothmog Mar 2018 #22
A hard lesson for Kobach and his cronies gratuitous Mar 2018 #21
But judge, it says right here on page 27! Dread Pirate Roberts Mar 2018 #23
How not to try a case Gothmog Mar 2018 #42
The judge is not happy with Kobach Gothmog Mar 2018 #75
Doesn't sound like Mr. Kobach knows how to make a factual record Dread Pirate Roberts Mar 2018 #104
Kobach needed this Gothmog Mar 2018 #106
My soap opera starts again on Monday Gothmog Mar 2018 #24
This is not a good sign for Kobach Gothmog Mar 2018 #25
Were Kobach and his witnesses all homeschooled by Betsy DeVos? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #26
You may be right Gothmog Mar 2018 #30
One of the observers at this trial asks a very important question Gothmog Mar 2018 #35
Kris Kobach Is a Loser Gothmog Mar 2018 #29
A preview of what dumpf would be like SonofDonald Mar 2018 #51
I went to law school with Carlos Murguia--SMART guy! lastlib Mar 2018 #57
The contempt phase starts today Gothmog Mar 2018 #63
K&R This how they do it and it must be stopped lunasun Mar 2018 #65
Yeah for the ACLU-there is no voter fraud Gothmog Mar 2018 #71
Federal judge scolds Kobach for violating her trust at contempt hearing Gothmog Mar 2018 #73
wish I could shake your hand Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #83
The judge was not amused Gothmog Mar 2018 #89
roast him! Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #91
This will make you smile Gothmog Mar 2018 #92
Trump's claims of voter fraud are on trial in Kansas and Kris Kobach is losing Gothmog Mar 2018 #95
thanks! needs more coverage Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #96
"Kobach" sounds like a foreign name. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2018 #87
Kris Kobach Just Got Humiliated in Federal Court Gothmog Mar 2018 #93
was about to post the motherjones Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #97
The Mother Jones article is great Gothmog Mar 2018 #98
Fish v. Kobach ? Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #99
That is the original style of this case Gothmog Mar 2018 #100
it has the principals Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #101
It is the same case according to what I read Gothmog Mar 2018 #121
Pseudoscience on Trial: The Spectacular Fall of President Trumps Voter Fraud Thesis Gothmog Mar 2018 #119
needs own OP! Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #120
Done Gothmog Mar 2018 #127
This is better than "Law and Order" NastyRiffraff Mar 2018 #111
Yep Gothmog Mar 2018 #131
The Kris Kobach Voter Fraud Trial Was About Much More Than Kris Kobach Gothmog Mar 2018 #125
Kobach's Behavior During Recent Trial Prompts Ethics Complaint From Overland Park Lawyer Gothmog Mar 2018 #129
This flew completely under my radar last week, but Kobach has picked a running mate, stranger81 Mar 2018 #130
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