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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: If Biden is nominee his odds of victory are 76% [View all]Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)21. Supers always voted for the candidate who got the most delegates.
The change is supers can't put the primary winner over the top on the first vote...as we have proportional voting in most states, a candidate might not get the magic number of delegates so the supers put the winning candidate over the top.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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The big unknown is if we go to a brokered convention. I know there are some who
still_one
Apr 2019
#2
That is my understanding also, though in the past the SD always went with the candidate that had
still_one
Apr 2019
#5
Move your foot a little bit. Your worries at this point in time in the primary races..
friend of m and j
Apr 2019
#7
Good analogy, but I still think there is a good chance too many candidates will not drop out
still_one
Apr 2019
#10
The fact is the SD rules have changed dramatically. This does NOT get trotted out every election
still_one
Apr 2019
#13
We don't usually have 20 candidates run, with 10 probably still in after Super Tuesday, but we will
still_one
Apr 2019
#15
like others have said, the democratic candidate field would be a could start for a cabinet AND
beachbum bob
Apr 2019
#26