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Zorro

(15,740 posts)
Fri May 20, 2016, 03:12 PM May 2016

Bernie is for superdelegates, after he was against them

Wasn’t one of Bernie Sanders’ virtues his rock-solid unwavering consistency on everything? Ummm...

Before:

“If I win a state with 70 percent of the vote, you know what? I think I am entitled to those superdelegates,” Mr. Sanders said. “I think the superdelegates should reflect what the people of the state want, and that’s true for Hillary Clinton as well.”

After:

[Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver:] We can argue about the merits of having superdelegates, but we do have them. And if their role is just to rubber-stamp the pledged delegate count, then they really aren’t needed, right? So they’re supposed to exercise independent judgment about who they think can lead the party forward to victory.

And of course, this came after months and months of attacking the superdelegates as undemocratic tools of the establishment. And you know what? I agreed with that shit, just like I agreed with it when I made those same arguments in 2008.

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/20/1528941/-Bernie-is-for-superdelegates-after-he-was-against-them

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Zorro

(15,740 posts)
7. Take it up with Kos if you don't like the article
Fri May 20, 2016, 05:39 PM
May 2016

He's done a lot of good for Democratic candidates over the years.

pansypoo53219

(20,981 posts)
5. thy have to wake up to the thought of hillary losing to the asshole. bernie is BETTER.
Fri May 20, 2016, 04:21 PM
May 2016

where are her wall street speeches? CAN YOU SAY OCT SURPRISE???

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
10. What a dumb post and dumb blog. OF course he gets to play by the same rules as
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:04 PM
May 2016

Clinton. Until he gets elected to change things, the system remains the same.

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