We've all heard that "the deck is stacked against us"... This graphic is the epitome of that.

[reformist2]

The more I look at it, the more it makes my blood boil. "Democratic" Party, my a**!

[artyteacher]

1. i heard super delegates were created partly in response to

Leftist McGovern ' s doomed campaign. Ask yourself why.

[Kelvin Mace]

2. Doomed because the corporatist/war wing of the party

didn't want peace and wanted to make sure they NEVER had to deal with a threat to war profits ever again.

[artyteacher]

4. that was probably part of it

But the other part is most most of the country is not thay leftist.

[MattSh]

7. Yet McGovern still managed to get nominated...

Go figure...

[Kelvin Mace]

10. Actually, when you strip away political labels

the majority of the country is quite socialist. They like:

- Universal health care
- Minimum wage laws tied to inflation
- Free education at all levels
- Restrictions on corporate power
- Higher taxes on the rich
- Cuts in the massive Pentagon budget
- Equal pay for all
- Marriage equality
- Anti-discrimination laws
- Clean air/water laws
- Work safety laws.
- Workman's Comp laws
- Anti-monopoly laws
- Infrastructure spending
- Food stamps
- Paid sick leave
- Paid maternity leave
- The right to unionize

and much more.

[TheBlackAdder]

16. +1

[FSogol]

3. Did the super delegate problem prevent Obama from winning?

The super delegates don't count until the convention.
The super delegates will support the candidate with the most electoral votes regardless of who they are supporting now.
The super delegates have never gone against the will of the Democratic voters.

Can we lay this nonsense to rest?



Fun fact: Sen Sanders is a super delegate.

[reformist2]

8. Why should non-establishment candidates have to jump over a higher hurdle?

[FSogol]

9. What hurdle do they have to jump over? Get more voters and the super delegates will move to your

side. That's how Obama got elected. Wanna win? GOTV. Doesn't matter whether you are establishment or non-establishment.

[reformist2]

11. Popularly elected delegates are all any candidate should have to worry about. Shouldn't have to beg

the superdelegates to switch their votes.

[FSogol]

14. No begging is necessary. The super delegates will switch on their own to the candidate

that secures the nomination. See the 2008 election for a good example.
As Democrats, the Democratic super delegates are committed to electing Democrats.

[Fumesucker]

19. If you care for the Democratic party then you had best hope and pray that you are right

I think this election is different, I would not count on past events to entirely predict the future.

If the superdelegates do try to overturn a popularly elected Sanders I think the reaction will be cataclysmic and there will be a smoking hole in the ground where the Democratic party used to be.

[FSogol]

20. So the sky is falling? Sorry, but won't happen. Human nature is the reason.

Whether the super delegates like Sanders or not, if he wins, they'll be on his side when the dust settles.

[Fumesucker]

22. You're not worried about it at all?

It's not "not liking" it's "the gravy train getting derailed".

Or maybe even "they have photographs".. or much worse.

[FSogol]

23. No, wasn't worried in 2008, not worried now. The super delegates will do

the right thing.

[Jarqui]

5. The superdelegates can change their vote. Ask John Lewis who switched

to Obama in 2008.

Mr Civil Rights endorsed the white woman who was the horse he thought would win until the black guy started to win.

[artyteacher]

6. I think the supers were more split in 2008 eom

[Alfresco]

12. This superdelegate story is just another fundraising ploy to stir up anger with the uninformed.

[FSogol]

15. It's not fair!!!!!!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

13. "Democratic" party = false advertising.

[reformist2]

18. Yep. I'm suprised so many here are defending such un-democratic rules.

[elana i am]

17. my understanding of superdelegates is that

they pledge to vote for a particular candidate IF that candidate surpasses 270 electoral votes, meaning all these superdelegates have pledged to clinton that they won't switch their vote to sanders after she obtains 270 electoral votes. it doesn't mean that all these superdelegates are going to vote only for clinton.

what it does mean is clinton is falsely padding her tally. par for the course for her.