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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Hillary's Superdelegates should stop whining... [View all]
Well, heres my assessment. Clinton remains comfortably ahead of Sanders in pledged delegates stemming from primaries and caucuses, and shes winning the popular vote as well. But Clintons early stockpile of superdelegate support helped bestow upon her an early air of inevitability, which in turn bolstered her general election electability acumen and contributed to the sense that her primary opponent was too marginal for prime time. This conveyed to Sanders supporters the clear sense that the system is rigged which is fair because, as Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and the DNC remind us by their actions and words, it is.
Unpledged delegates exist really to make sure that party leaders and elected officials dont have to be in a position where they are running against grass-roots activists, Wasserman Schultz aptly put it in February.
No one likes getting an unwelcome phone call during dinner. I get that. But superdelegates find themselves in the uncomfortable position of having the power to put their very heavy thumbs on the primary scale. Parties can, of course, make their own rules. But that doesnt mean that party members cant find such rules to be outrageous. After all, a lot of rules are: like in 2000, when Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the election. If superdelegates dont want to be in this position again, they should embrace the just cause of their own abolition. Its quite likely that Sanders will lose. But he will come to Philadelphia with a massive haul of delegates and tons of leverage to kick off the long process of transforming the party. Getting rid of superdelegates should be somewhere near the top of his wish list.http://www.salon.com/2016/04/14/hillary_clintons_superdelegates_should_stop_whining_why_sanders_supporters_have_every_right_to_question_to_question_their_super_votes/
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They could publicly vow to abstain from casting their undemocratic weighted vote.
morningfog
Apr 2016
#5
No, but they should absolutely not have the weighted undemocratic power they do.
morningfog
Apr 2016
#37
Voters are the ones being harrassed her, not superdelegates who if they had a shred of integrity...
CentralCoaster
Apr 2016
#55
This is a lot more than "....getting an unwelcome phone call during dinner."
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2016
#8
Super delegates whining, if they are complaining about the barrage of harassment
Thinkingabout
Apr 2016
#9
Well, I'm certainly doing my best to primary Kate Brown here in Oregon for her endorsement.
Lizzie Poppet
Apr 2016
#48
Yes, how dare they complain about death threats and intimidation! You do understand
book_worm
Apr 2016
#34
Salon has yet to meet the white male anti-Clinton author that they WON'T publish.
IamMab
Apr 2016
#40