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2016 Postmortem

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RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
Wed May 25, 2016, 10:20 PM May 2016

What Our Super Delegates Must Consider [View all]

It is quite apparent now that neither candidate will garner enough pledged delegates to win the nomination.

That means it is the non-pledged delegates -- those called super delegates --- who will decide who wins the party's nomination.

The big decision is, collectively, theirs.

What the super delegates must think about, between now and when the first vote is taken on the convention floor, is the future of the Democratic Party.

The future of the Democratic Party are young people. When I say young, I mean those citizens who are under 40 years of age.

Global Warming and future clean energy are among the young's chief concerns. One candidate and only one, has been addressing those two issues.

Other issues, such as better educational opportunities, better health care for aging populations, less war and more peace, are other issues that have drawn great interest from the young. Again there is but one candidate that has been seriously addressing those issues.

In consideration of the votes to be cast, our super delegates must consider not only who must live with the consequences of the past political decisions, but also who can best lead the way in government to make decisions that will ensure a better future for the young.

It comes down to this; Electing a president who will bring new ideas and new people into government, or picking someone who represents the past, same old, same old politics.

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#BernieMath - Using SDs to calculate the amount needed to clinch but not counting SDs in their total SFnomad May 2016 #1
Do you really think that super delegates will risk an unvetted candidate like Sanders? Gothmog May 2016 #2
Did you catch any news today? Your question about risk is ironic. DisgustipatedinCA May 2016 #13
That report will have no effect on the votes of super delegates Gothmog May 2016 #30
You realize your pony can learn more than one trick at a time, right? Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #26
The Super Delegstes are voting for Clinton, she has the popular vote and a majority I'd delegates. wisteria May 2016 #3
They have time to think it over RobertEarl May 2016 #4
If you really think supers are going to hand the nomination to Sanders Txbluedog May 2016 #5
We must cast away from the same old RobertEarl May 2016 #7
You realize that the Sanders can't win without the Democratic Establishment onenote May 2016 #8
The establishment will support Bernie RobertEarl May 2016 #9
Young voters as a voting block no one takes seriously Txbluedog May 2016 #10
No one has spoken for them before like Bernie has RobertEarl May 2016 #11
Hillary is preferred by minorities, women and older people Corporate666 May 2016 #12
Only because they don't know Baobab May 2016 #14
So.... you're saying Corporate666 May 2016 #15
Did you read this? fun n serious May 2016 #6
thankfully! dana_b May 2016 #21
Here is a tip lancer78 May 2016 #22
and here is something for you dana_b May 2016 #25
Well it certainly took him long enough... scscholar May 2016 #28
Hmmmmm. barrow-wight May 2016 #16
Yep... that's the Hillary campaign RobertEarl May 2016 #20
Actually, barrow-wight May 2016 #23
The weakness of the argument is that the party rarely looks much beyond the next election. HereSince1628 May 2016 #17
delusional till the end jcgoldie May 2016 #18
Wow RobertEarl May 2016 #19
I have plenty of respect for myself jcgoldie May 2016 #36
Absent a scandal that makes a candidate unelectable, I think the superdelegates should follow votes democrattotheend May 2016 #24
Super delegates will destroy our party if they nominate the second place finisher. hrmjustin May 2016 #27
Yet that's what they are there for. To nominate the strongest candidate. Don't give up silvershadow May 2016 #31
I can't wait till skinner calls it. hrmjustin May 2016 #33
nomination of a person who can win and an angry old socialist won't beat trump beachbum bob May 2016 #29
....Also,which candidate can win a general election. brooklynite May 2016 #32
Bernie must be our nominee in order to beat Trump amborin May 2016 #34
Don't lose mad. Just lose. LexVegas May 2016 #35
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