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yallerdawg

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70. A perfect example!
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 12:12 PM
Jul 2016
A day after calling for party unity, Bernie Sanders goes back to being an independent

The morning after taking the podium at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia and giving a full-throated endorsement of his political rival Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders told reporters that he will return to the Senate as an independent.

“I was elected an independent,” Sanders told reporters at a Bloomberg-hosted breakfast the morning after.

The move is somewhat expected, but the gravity of the decision feels a little off-putting, coming only hours after he tried to unify the Democratic Party, pleading for his own supporters to rally behind presumptive Democratic nominee Clinton.



I agree with you Peigan68 Jul 2016 #1
+1 bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #2
I agree!! skylucy Jul 2016 #3
Aren't most delegates longstanding party members? citood Jul 2016 #4
No - delegates are elected to represent the voters, by the voters auntpurl Jul 2016 #6
Yes, but they normally just don't walk in off the street, citood Jul 2016 #14
When they are working in campaigns for long time Dems that tends to be true... bettyellen Jul 2016 #37
How many? /nt tonedevil Jul 2016 #52
Look it up? Interesting how much fetching people been asking me to do, on Sanders behalf..... Nope. bettyellen Jul 2016 #75
You are the one with the unsubstantiated... tonedevil Jul 2016 #76
Delegates, yes. But OP is referring to Primary voters. randome Jul 2016 #7
But the OP referred to those disrupting speeches yesterday citood Jul 2016 #8
Were they Sanders delegates? randome Jul 2016 #11
There are no "ticket-holders" like a sporting event. The convention is for delegates, not BobbyDrake Jul 2016 #15
I confess to being ignorant about Convention details. randome Jul 2016 #20
There are other attendees. Alternate delegates, staff, press, MineralMan Jul 2016 #25
Never doubting your knowledge on this but where does Susan Sarandon fit into those categories? randome Jul 2016 #73
However, the delegates to the convention have to pay their own way including all expenses. politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2016 #74
Yes, and caucus voters, as well. MineralMan Jul 2016 #12
... handmade34 Jul 2016 #9
No, not really. Delegates are chosen based on the vote MineralMan Jul 2016 #10
Agreed. And I hope Washington State will move to a primary from a caucus state. The contrast floriduck Jul 2016 #21
Yes. Washington is an excellent example. MineralMan Jul 2016 #23
And another reason for eliminating caucuses is that there will never be adequate facilities to floriduck Jul 2016 #29
Absolutely. Our caucus was held in a high school classroom, which MineralMan Jul 2016 #38
Washington has a Primary, the Democratic Party of Washington sued the State to be Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #27
I'll research that. Assuming you are correct, I'll take this up with my local party officials. floriduck Jul 2016 #34
From the State SOS office: floriduck Jul 2016 #43
In general, they are either elected or chosen by the campaigns frazzled Jul 2016 #18
Not necessarily - as soon as I joined the local Democratic Executive Committee csziggy Jul 2016 #50
Agree nt auntpurl Jul 2016 #5
Absolutely agree.. time to move from the caucus group vote Peacetrain Jul 2016 #13
Well, Minnesota will switch to presidential primaries for the 2020 election. MineralMan Jul 2016 #16
Hoping we can switch Iowa.. Peacetrain Jul 2016 #17
I hope you can do that, too. MineralMan Jul 2016 #19
Or the elderly and/or handicapped who can't exactly spend hours standing around and waiting. calimary Jul 2016 #26
Here in Denver, my caucus was cordial, respectful, and we were all happy to be there. kstewart33 Jul 2016 #33
I'm glad its gone. Scruffy1 Jul 2016 #60
Amen! Cryptoad Jul 2016 #22
Oregon has a Primary that is both closed and very easy to participate in, Bernie won it by Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #24
My reasons for discontinuing caucuses isn't about who wins or loses. MineralMan Jul 2016 #30
We get this tiny bit of say every couple of years, or imagine we do. Let's put a stop to it. merrily Jul 2016 #28
Who are "we?" MineralMan Jul 2016 #36
"We" in the beginning of my post refers to all citizens. The beginning of my post was sarcastic. merrily Jul 2016 #41
Politics has always been like that. Scruffy1 Jul 2016 #63
Hmmm. I am going to link to you to my reply on that thread. Please read it. merrily Jul 2016 #64
I agree! workinclasszero Jul 2016 #31
KnR Hekate Jul 2016 #32
National delegates are elected at the state conventions Omaha Steve Jul 2016 #35
The details vary from state to state, actually. MineralMan Jul 2016 #39
NE & IA are the same Omaha Steve Jul 2016 #49
There are 48 other states. MineralMan Jul 2016 #61
You missed my OP on this (If you’re not a party insider, how do you become a delegate?) Omaha Steve Jul 2016 #65
A fair subject for discussion Uponthegears Jul 2016 #40
K&R! stonecutter357 Jul 2016 #42
I don't think open vs closed has anything to do with disruptive delegates. thesquanderer Jul 2016 #44
Great post. Lucky Luciano Jul 2016 #47
Most voters have good intentions. Lucky Luciano Jul 2016 #45
National well-being first, party second. Honest democratic processes. Neither party... TryLogic Jul 2016 #46
K&R! DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #48
Democrats should be able to pick the nominee of the Democratic Party redstateblues Jul 2016 #51
I *totally* agree with you, MM. Closed primaries will go a long way in preventing trolls from BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #53
The problem we face is that while the political parties pay for caucuses stopbush Jul 2016 #54
Somebody got 'em to Philly, and I don't think it was Trump or Rove. Orsino Jul 2016 #55
I don't believe those people ever were Democrats, nor will they ever be Democrats. AlbertCat Jul 2016 #56
I think a mixed one is best Lithos Jul 2016 #57
Closed primaries are fine, as long as you're willing to accept same-day registration. bullwinkle428 Jul 2016 #58
Perhaps a bit short-sighted and reactive bekkilyn Jul 2016 #59
As a Bernie supporter I agree. Remember Limbaugh's Operation Chaos? nt tblue37 Jul 2016 #62
No way. I am for same-day voter registration across the country. Gore1FL Jul 2016 #66
The large increase in the number of people registered as Democrats Android3.14 Jul 2016 #67
I agree with you analysis Gothmog Jul 2016 #68
Thanks. MineralMan Jul 2016 #69
A perfect example! yallerdawg Jul 2016 #70
Agree! NM LeFleur1 Jul 2016 #71
They're conventions. They're crazy. mountain grammy Jul 2016 #72
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