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14. If the Republicans had Super delegates

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 06:37 PM

Jul 2016

Trump might not have won.

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Effort To Abolish Superdelegates Fails At DNC Rules Meeting [View all] Purveyor Jul 2016 OP

Superdelegates give people of color more of a voice in our party. SunSeeker Jul 2016 #1

Lord just hold my words... eom Purveyor Jul 2016 #2

Congressional Black Caucus was strongly opposed to getting rid of super delegates oberliner Jul 2016 #3

Congressional Black Caucus PAC endorses Hillary Clinton Jopin Klobe Jul 2016 #18

Exactly oberliner Jul 2016 #23

Of course they are MichMan Jul 2016 #57

Please ... Jopin Klobe Jul 2016 #19

Yep. Glad we're keeping them. The floor vote will fail. stopbush Jul 2016 #5

Me, too. eom BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #52

People of color get and deserve one vote, no more, no less Craig234 Jul 2016 #7

The regular delegate process, because of time and cost involved, weighs against POC. SunSeeker Jul 2016 #12

Solve it in a way that makes things better not worse Craig234 Jul 2016 #41

You perfectly summed up where my head is today. paparush Jul 2016 #27

^ THIS. Sand Rat Expat Jul 2016 #30

Yes, after witnessing the debacle that was the Repub. nominating process, Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #15

+100 nt reACTIONary Jul 2016 #29

This is why Trump's pandering to the racists XemaSab Jul 2016 #32

No, that's not what I'm saying. Superdelegates don't make black votes count more. SunSeeker Jul 2016 #46

Nobody was disenfranchised. Remove all super delegates, Clinton still wins decisively. Midnight Writer Jul 2016 #47

this ^^^^^^^^^^ Grey Lemercier Jul 2016 #37

I thought POC voting participation was higher than their share of the population? MichMan Jul 2016 #56

No. Primaries, particularly caucuses, suppress votes. nt SunSeeker Jul 2016 #58

Undemocratic. HR_Pufnstuf Jul 2016 #4

Really??? Nothing compared to caucuses. nt DURHAM D Jul 2016 #6

False argument Craig234 Jul 2016 #8

Please see response # 9 DURHAM D Jul 2016 #10

yes but a candidate we know did great in caucuses so they are automatically democratic lol nt msongs Jul 2016 #9

From what I read its largely meant to prevent spoiler candidates like say cstanleytech Jul 2016 #11

Except each state is different with election turnout. LiberalFighter Jul 2016 #26

If I recall correctly, the idea behind SD's The Green Manalishi Jul 2016 #13

Thank you ... Jopin Klobe Jul 2016 #21

Man, with all due respect, that's still no reason paparush Jul 2016 #33

I feel ya... The Green Manalishi Jul 2016 #54

That's a solid, well stated response. paparush Jul 2016 #55

You're welcome The Green Manalishi Jul 2016 #59

If the Republicans had Super delegates mainstreetonce Jul 2016 #14

If The People had a true vote each for their individual voices ... Jopin Klobe Jul 2016 #22

That's why we have them. But HRC had the Hortensis Jul 2016 #24

+1 (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #31

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #16

How'd that work out for her in 2008 ToxMarz Jul 2016 #25

I wonder which way the 800 or so super delegates will vote? Renew Deal Jul 2016 #17

most will vote for the next President of the United States of America aka Hillary Clinton Grey Lemercier Jul 2016 #36

I mean on getting rid of super-delegates Renew Deal Jul 2016 #39

they will vote "keep" Grey Lemercier Jul 2016 #40

Good news! liberal N proud Jul 2016 #20

Superdelegates are a safeguard against hysterical populism (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #28

OUTSTANDING!!! MohRokTah Jul 2016 #34

Close the primaries and ffs get rid of the caucuses, the SD's are fine with me Grey Lemercier Jul 2016 #35

Good riversedge Jul 2016 #38

You know why Trump is the Republican nominee? sofa king Jul 2016 #42

Sounds as though the will of the people be damned then. Exactly why Trump could very Purveyor Jul 2016 #44

+1,000 n/t LarryNM Jul 2016 #45

Exactly Astraea Jul 2016 #48

so we should get rid of Caucuses ? JI7 Jul 2016 #49

Sadly, yes. sofa king Jul 2016 #50

I am looking forward to the floor vote Gothmog Jul 2016 #43

Release all delegates and have a floor vote- fairness for both sides. Dkc05 Jul 2016 #51

We vote but the Super Delegates decide the outcome RegexReader Jul 2016 #53