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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "Bernie Sanders Could Still Win the Democratic Nomination -- No, Seriously" says Huff-Post [View all]northernsouthern
(1,511 posts)13. Oh the Irony.
When super-delegates were created in 1984, it was in fact to avoid a repeat of what had almost happened in 1980: a candidate with no shot at winning the general election almost becoming the popular-vote and pledged-delegate winner. It may seem counter-intuitive to some now, but the Democratic Party in 1984 wanted a mechanism available to vote down the Partys prospective nominee the popular-vote and pledged-delegate winner if that person couldnt be elected in the November general election
I love the irony here. they are saying they made super-delegates to basically bend the will of the democrats to a more popular nationwide candidate vs the other parties, not just their own. In this election though they have done the exact opposite and they have tilted the game in her favor by a massive amount to the point of almost outright cheating by voting long before they are supposed to. But all of the HRC fans here that have done nothing but say that independents have no right to vote in our election and are fine with the super-delegates are pretty much missing the entire point that super-delegates are there to make teh party vote for a candidates that represents the entire country and not just the will of the party...and the irony is dripping.
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"Bernie Sanders Could Still Win the Democratic Nomination -- No, Seriously" says Huff-Post [View all]
Samantha
May 2016
OP
Of course, why do you think her followers want so badly for him to quit. They are terrified
rhett o rick
May 2016
#5
Thanks for the OP Sam. We must continue to fight those that would enslave us
rhett o rick
May 2016
#22
The more desperate the Powers That Be get, the more dirty tricks they pull and the
rhett o rick
May 2016
#87
And I bet that's the best you can come up with. No posts of substance from your side. The side
rhett o rick
May 2016
#25
I agree. I am here to discuss issues and not to put up with the boasting and gloating
rhett o rick
May 2016
#86
The arrogance of those siding with the Rich and Powerful is getting tiresome.
rhett o rick
May 2016
#85
I really, really wanted to add that paragraph and a couple of others but let me say
Samantha
May 2016
#23
As the article clearly denotes, akbacchus, Bernie very much still has a chance
Samantha
May 2016
#55
the same guy also wrote this: John Kasich Will Be the Republican Nominee for President
dlwickham
May 2016
#81