No call until the convention is done? (Reply #68)

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Wed Apr 20, 2016, 08:52 PM

RobertEarl (13,685 posts)

68. No call until the convention is done?

That makes perfect sense.

Why are there so many wanting to jump ahead then, and limit participation? What are they afraid of?

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112 replies	Author	Time	Post
What if Skinner "Calls it" and Bernie wins? [View all]	Zira	Apr 2016	OP
It's a mathmatical impossibility at this point. Give it a rest. St Bernard has LOST LOST LOST!!!!	beaglelover	Apr 2016	#1
You guys and your "superdelegates", who don't count until the convention.	highprincipleswork	Apr 2016	#11
Few super delegates will ever switch.	nolawarlock	Apr 2016	#97
Hard to tell what's sarcasm these days.	eomer	Apr 2016	#14
Actually, it isn't, but Hillary stayed in past the mathematical impossibility stage	merrily	Apr 2016	#56
She and Obama were much closer in the delegate count.	beaglelover	Apr 2016	#63
Irrelevant: Mathematically impossible is mathematically impossible.	merrily	Apr 2016	#78
You need to use a dictionary and figure out the difference between improbable and impossible.	Gore1FL	Apr 2016	#86
No it is not.	Marrah_G	Apr 2016	#92
The "Resistance is Futile" meme is so tired and boring - we don't knuckle under to bullies.	lagomorph777	Apr 2016	#102
YOU call him st bernard. I don't.	pangaia	Apr 2016	#103
You say that like it's a good thing.	Hissyspit	Apr 2016	#106
My prediction: Skinner doesn't call it.	CentralCoaster	Apr 2016	#2
I hope so because It's really giving me an awful taste of this place	Zira	Apr 2016	#7
.that^	840high	Apr 2016	#59
What Exactly Does "Skinner Calling It" Mean?....	global1	Apr 2016	#65
I can only guess, were you to ask the authors of the OPs:	CentralCoaster	Apr 2016	#75
He's already responded to this in the Admin Forum.	Kittycat	Apr 2016	#84
"Everyone knows where this is going,	pangaia	Apr 2016	#107
I said at the beginning of this election that I was going to	jwirr	Apr 2016	#109
This message was self-deleted by its author	pangaia	Apr 2016	#105
the race was over March 15, and is even more over now.	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#3
You are consistently contentious	demwing	Apr 2016	#50
Please tell her...	northernsouthern	Apr 2016	#53
I predict it wont be called here until the very last possible minute.	Jackie Wilson Said	Apr 2016	#4
Irony: A Hillary supporter saying that it's the other person with the selfish, monetary reasons.(nt)	w4rma	Apr 2016	#77
First, I am a Bernie voter and second, what if I support Bernie for the reasons	Jackie Wilson Said	Apr 2016	#94
Mea Culpa on calling you a Hillary supporter. I still disagree with you on the point I noted.	w4rma	Apr 2016	#98
What does call it even mean?	RobertEarl	Apr 2016	#5
From what I gathered it means we have to support Hillary or get banned.	Zira	Apr 2016	#8
Banned?	RobertEarl	Apr 2016	#19
a ghost town	grasswire	Apr 2016	#27
If he bans us all, this place would be more than a joke. How much fun they would have	litlbilly	Apr 2016	#66
They could call it the ....eh,, I better not.....	pangaia	Apr 2016	#110
No one has to be banned.	JohnnyRingo	Apr 2016	#42
which is why it is unlikely to happen	demwing	Apr 2016	#54
Nope- a bunch of trolls will be gone that never supported Democrats, and some hard core PUMAs	snooper2	Apr 2016	#62
Does part of your sig line read "No Bush and No Clinton!"?	That Guy 888	Apr 2016	#85
Yep, might have to change it- Got any ideas? My dude lost :(	snooper2	Apr 2016	#87
Look on the bright side, you don't need the No Bush anymore.	That Guy 888	Apr 2016	#90
Maybe The Hillary Group Then Will Turn On Each Other....	global1	Apr 2016	#67
i understand it to mean	restorefreedom	Apr 2016	#89
That is how it went down in 2008.	musicblind	Apr 2016	#91
This message was self-deleted by its author	Gomez163	Apr 2016	#10
Who's the "they" that stacks juries?	cherokeeprogressive	Apr 2016	#25
"Call it" = Close GD: P (I think)	pat_k	Apr 2016	#58
No call until the convention is done?	RobertEarl	Apr 2016	#68
funny cause thats all they do to Bernie, trash all day long, i dont see any of them getting	litlbilly	Apr 2016	#69
Skinner's not going to call anything soon, and calls for him to do so...	Cooley Hurd	Apr 2016	#6
One of the hosts of the Bernie group has asked ...	JoePhilly	Apr 2016	#51
And what if pigs fly?	mythology	Apr 2016	#9
Really? Come on now.	Codeine	Apr 2016	#12
#berniemath strikes again	Tarc	Apr 2016	#13
It's only about fundraising now	JohnnyRingo	Apr 2016	#48
Or this woman?	.99center	Apr 2016	#64
You really don't get how this works	Tarc	Apr 2016	#73
What if Skinner calls it and the FBI recommends indictment?	Barack_America	Apr 2016	#15
you're back? nt	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#23
I didn't say I was leaving. I said I was expecting to be TS'ed.	Barack_America	Apr 2016	#30
hahahaha	obamanut2012	Apr 2016	#32
none of us can ever stay away nt	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#33
i know, alas	obamanut2012	Apr 2016	#83
They just love the drama.	Starry Messenger	Apr 2016	#99
you're still here? Posts hidden by Jury: 12	Bluenorthwest	Apr 2016	#96
absolutely	grasswire	Apr 2016	#29
What is she going to be indicted, what crime has she committed?	Thinkingabout	Apr 2016	#80
Skinner says that it appears that the primary is still going on.	Arkansas Granny	Apr 2016	#16
I know you've only been here a month and this is your first primary here, but,	blm	Apr 2016	#17
So that means ignore any negatives?	RobertEarl	Apr 2016	#21
no….but, acting like this place is all about ONE primary election isn't exactly	blm	Apr 2016	#24
They are nasty	RobertEarl	Apr 2016	#34
Thank you. I try to maintain a sense about GOP counterattacks to Dem voting...	blm	Apr 2016	#35
theyve done such a great job too, with DWS, the third way, the DNC and on and on.	litlbilly	Apr 2016	#70
Ha! :-)	NurseJackie	Apr 2016	#18
Skinner is unlikely to call it, and Bernie is unlikely to win.	bigwillq	Apr 2016	#20
Im calling it now, Oregon is going to be the king maker, Bernie overtakes Hillary	litlbilly	Apr 2016	#71
He is going to lose Maryland, PA, Delaware, and probably CT next week.	Zynx	Apr 2016	#22
Hillary can lose every state going forward and still win...	dubyadiprecession	Apr 2016	#26
From what I've read from Skinner in various forums,	cwydro	Apr 2016	#28
And so he should -- for more than "a bit"	pat_k	Apr 2016	#45
Sure.	cwydro	Apr 2016	#47
Good to hear.	pat_k	Apr 2016	#60
LmFuckin'ao after reading your title. Sanders win? Bah hahahahahah	seabeyond	Apr 2016	#31
And they truly believe it.	Codeine	Apr 2016	#36
Ya, well, being in California the 70's, I would never have done the cult thing in my late teens or	seabeyond	Apr 2016	#38
A boatload.	Codeine	Apr 2016	#81
Lol. I wasn't talking money. I was talking more, you gotta tell me i really need to get out.	seabeyond	Apr 2016	#112
And you think you are a winner	passiveporcupine	Apr 2016	#44
I think Clinton and the Democratic Party is the winner. I really do not give a shit what you think	seabeyond	Apr 2016	#46
don't worry sweetie...we are on the same page	passiveporcupine	Apr 2016	#49
Sweetie? Ya, I get it ... darlin'.	seabeyond	Apr 2016	#52
It's far nicer than the language you tend to use against Bernie	passiveporcupine	Apr 2016	#57
IF he calls it before the convention, then it's not really Democratic Underground, is it? n/t	woodsprite	Apr 2016	#37
+1	Zira	Apr 2016	#39
What if I win the lotto tomorrow?	workinclasszero	Apr 2016	#40
Well, I suppose I could win the lottery tomorrow too....	Adrahil	Apr 2016	#41
you would like to think so wouldnt you?	litlbilly	Apr 2016	#72
Well, I am an engineer, so I understand math.	Adrahil	Apr 2016	#74
What if Rocky De La Fuente wins??	Bleacher Creature	Apr 2016	#43
Are there anymore caucuses? Those are the really low turn out states	Agnosticsherbet	Apr 2016	#55
With comedy like this, there's a Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in your future! nt	IamMab	Apr 2016	#61
How can anyone call it while the investigation ramps up?	polichick	Apr 2016	#76
What if a butterfly flaps its wings ????	JoePhilly	Apr 2016	#79
Looking forward to the primaries through June 7, more delegates for Hillary, taking it to the	Thinkingabout	Apr 2016	#82
He'll call it as soon as the first candidate secures the delegates needed for the nomination	Generic Brad	Apr 2016	#88
If Skinner "calls it" before primary is over	marlakay	Apr 2016	#93
Skinner isn't in a hurry. Why should we be?	Orsino	Apr 2016	#95
How can Skinner call the election?	lagomorph777	Apr 2016	#100
He can call it again	Renew Deal	Apr 2016	#101
What if Skinner "Calls it" and the invective continues?	JustABozoOnThisBus	Apr 2016	#104
What if everyone just leaves Skinner alone?	BKH70041	Apr 2016	#108
He already answered the question, in ATA. The primary is still going on.	Warren DeMontague	Apr 2016	#111

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