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2016 Postmortem

TheDormouse

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2. it's misleading to present only the combined vote including superdelegates

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 12:33 AM

Mar 2016

Superdelegates can change their minds at the last minute, so that count is potentially a moving target.

It's fine to speculate on what the superdelegates count will be and to report those separately, but the supposedly reliable reporting sources (such as the media) should be reporting the official delegate counts that are based on actual votes cast. Those aren't as subject to change.

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Why not count the Superdelegates? [View all] Yavin4 Mar 2016 OP

I'm sure that Hillary supporters made that argument in 2008 as well revbones Mar 2016 #1

it's misleading to present only the combined vote including superdelegates TheDormouse Mar 2016 #2

Unless You're MSNBC Then You Count The Supers Because.... global1 Mar 2016 #4

...you've been bloody well told to by your corporate masters. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #5

For these reasons MrChuck Mar 2016 #3