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Vinca

(50,170 posts)
13. One superdelegate vote can negate thousands of votes cast. That's disenfranchisement.
Fri May 6, 2016, 08:09 AM
May 2016

Imagine being one of the people who stood in line for 5 hours to vote, only to learn it didn't matter.

My understanding is that they were put in place to do exactly that Matt_in_STL May 2016 #1
Not true Demsrule86 May 2016 #18
Tell that to Clinton n/t headonshoulder May 2016 #2
gawd, yet another one Skittles May 2016 #8
Hello bigwillq May 2016 #10
Well, the will of the people has to be known first NV Whino May 2016 #3
Let's see. Here less than a month, 5 hides, repeated flame bait posts... morningfog May 2016 #4
I don't fault people thier hides. This jury system is broken pdsimdars May 2016 #17
That is their whole reason for existing. They are just an extension of establishment control NorthCarolina May 2016 #5
Bernie and his supporters were 100% against it workinclasszero May 2016 #6
I think it's disgusting for SDs to ignore the will of the people, for example Autumn May 2016 #7
what about Nina Turner to name one dsc May 2016 #9
Two great examples of why super delagates should be done aways with. nt Autumn May 2016 #15
I hate them. We should get rid of them. They represent the establishment. BUT pampango May 2016 #11
Oh you think so? Puglover May 2016 #12
One superdelegate vote can negate thousands of votes cast. That's disenfranchisement. Vinca May 2016 #13
It's not the asking that's disgusting--it's the existence of SDs that's disgusting. Dr. Strange May 2016 #14
That is what they are doing right now Is that what you are referring to? pdsimdars May 2016 #16
Then why did so many superdelegates declare themselves HRC before their primaries or caucuses? aikoaiko May 2016 #19
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