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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What if Sanders wins the popular vote, but loses the delegate count due to super delegates? [View all]WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)5. Enough Superdelegates will endorse Bernie to put him over the top
Hillary might even concede.
Otherwise, there will be blood. Anyway, I don't think there's any reason to worry about that today.
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What if Sanders wins the popular vote, but loses the delegate count due to super delegates? [View all]
Kurska
Feb 2016
OP
We see this lie-based "meme" is being disseminated via the media--being pushed online too
CoffeeCat
Feb 2016
#56
You can bet that the Clintons grabbed the media by the scruff of the neck yesterday
CoffeeCat
Feb 2016
#66
I'll vote straight blue, as I have in every election, as long as the process is democratic. nt
RedCappedBandit
Feb 2016
#6
We need to make that very clear on this site that if they try to steal the election with pre-paid
Dustlawyer
Feb 2016
#77
For more "true" Socialists, I might also add that the Party for Socialism and
KingCharlemagne
Feb 2016
#53
That would be a first rank malfunction and the death of the party. nt.
Warren Stupidity
Feb 2016
#11
No, silly unprecedented fears deserve mocking. Here's the thing, the establishment is always
FSogol
Feb 2016
#108
Hillary is far ahead by millions in polls. After March 1st, she will be too far ahead to catch. nt
onehandle
Feb 2016
#18
Hmmm... He CLEARLY won REAL vote margins in New Hampshire, and in Iowa it was just about a draw...
cascadiance
Feb 2016
#29
In 08 Hillary kept saying how she had a superdelegate firewall. They switched to Obama as he started
Joe the Revelator
Feb 2016
#20
He also didn't have the name recognition when he started there, or the momentum
Matt_in_STL
Feb 2016
#65
Unless neither of them concedes before the convention, this will not even be an issue.
EmperorHasNoClothes
Feb 2016
#36
I would leave the Democratic Party forever. I would actively encourage Sanders
KingCharlemagne
Feb 2016
#51
1) End of Democratic Party; 2) Third Party Candidacy for Bernie; 3) President Cruz with <40%
Moostache
Feb 2016
#67
I agree with most of your post, except Bernie will not run as a 3rd party candidate.
BillZBubb
Feb 2016
#80
'Super Delegate' is a slang term, in Party regulations they are called 'Unpledged Delegates' and
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2016
#81
Typical of the contempt your side of the party have always felt towards progressives.
Kentonio
Feb 2016
#99
If you think Clinton can win without the Left, you are in for a rude awakening.
HooptieWagon
Feb 2016
#135
I will vote for whoever gets the majority of delegates awarded in primaries/caucuses.
DemocraticWing
Feb 2016
#106
SuperDs overturning the popular vote would guarantee a general election loss and here's why
Erokese
Feb 2016
#125
Establishment Figures Want to Scare You with Super-delegates. Here's Why It's Bullshit.
Chezboo
Feb 2016
#134