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2016 Postmortem

Kentonio

(4,377 posts)

11. The superdelegates should be completely ignored.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 08:24 AM

Mar 2016

They should just sit back and vote for whoever wins the most pledged seats nationally. Anything else is an insult to the democratic process.

They can say they won't switch now, but they also aren't nearly courageous enough to try and overturn a national vote.

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If Bernie Sanders wins the New York Democratic primary, some superdelegates vow to back Hillary... [View all] TexasTowelie Mar 2016 OP

Up to the point where someone has the majority of elected delegates, I don't care. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #1

War declared in the Democratic Party! Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #2

If superdelegates are only allowed to vote for the 'winner', they are nothing but robots. randome Mar 2016 #3

Can't think why they wouldn't love Bernie. ucrdem Mar 2016 #6

"Gentle Bernie"? Wow. randome Mar 2016 #8

Superdelegates are antidemocratic. Chan790 Mar 2016 #9

Hyperbole! TexasTowelie Mar 2016 #4

If he can't make it there, he can't make it anywhere. ucrdem Mar 2016 #5

! TexasTowelie Mar 2016 #7

Superdelegates are a farce pengu Mar 2016 #10

The superdelegates should be completely ignored. Kentonio Mar 2016 #11