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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Do you support the existence of unelected "superdelegates" having a say in who our candidate is? [View all]2banon
(7,321 posts)49. Yes, you're correct. I concede the point, I misspoke.
That said, in so far as the machinations of the party establishment elites are concerned it really is a minor point in the scheme democratic party electoral history. We could even go as far back as Tammany Hall but I won't belabor the point any further.
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Do you support the existence of unelected "superdelegates" having a say in who our candidate is? [View all]
Nye Bevan
May 2016
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I also don't support corporate media controlling the national narrative.
PowerToThePeople
May 2016
#1
I can find no election where they have gone against the will of the Democratic Party.
Agnosticsherbet
May 2016
#11
Super Delegates were not created until 1982, so they had nothing to do with 1968.
Agnosticsherbet
May 2016
#19
I will counter that there were no Super Delegates in 1968. To put them there is to create a false
Agnosticsherbet
May 2016
#47
bernie is ok with them...long as they vote for him. vote for hillary = bad of course nt
msongs
May 2016
#16
Definitely do not like the idea that they must "save us", presumably from ourselves!
flor-de-jasmim
May 2016
#28
No, in fact it is really making consider if I want to be part of the "our" at all.
Cobalt Violet
May 2016
#32
Yes...as long as they don't do anything stupid, I don't see the problem with them
qdouble
May 2016
#34
I support these arguments during a non-election cycle when petulant bias is not the stuffing between
LanternWaste
May 2016
#42
I support following the rules and not changing them mid-stream. If you don't like the rules,
Justice
May 2016
#44
Nope. I also have a problem with the notion that superdelegates are a new phenomenon
UMTerp01
May 2016
#51
I think the Republicans would be thrilled to have Superdelegates that could stop Trump
Algernon Moncrieff
May 2016
#52
Have they ever thrown the election to someone who didn't win the pledged delegate battle?
Garrett78
May 2016
#59