Why Sanders thinks he'll flip Clinton's super delegates

[Uncle Joe]

Bernie Sanders said Sunday he thinks he can cut into his rival Hillary Clinton's lead among super delegates in the race for the Democratic nomination - a lead that allowed Clinton to salvage her substantial loss in New Hampshire's Democratic primary last week.

"If we continue to do well around the country and if super delegates - whose main interest in life is to make sure that we do not have a Republican in the White House - if they understand that I am the candidate and I believe that I am who is best suited to defeat the Republican nominee I think they will start coming over to us," the Vermont senator said Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation."

He's already started the process of wooing those delegates: Sanders said he "just met with a couple last night."

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"There are very important cases that need to be heard that are not going to be determined if we do not have a ninth member of the Supreme Court," he said. "I think the issue is taking the situation to the American people, and I think fair-minded Americans no matter what their political point of view may be will say, 'this is absurd, this is obstructionism, this is not what democracy and the Congress is supposed to be about.'"

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-bernie-sanders-thinks-hell-get-hillary-clintons-super-delegates/

[roguevalley]

1. fuck the superdelegates that have to be 'wooed'.

[Uncle Joe]

3. People can reach the same conclusion at different times, we're all on individual journeys.

One of Bernie's most powerful advocates;Nina Turner was a Hillary supporter early in the race.

I welcome any new super delegates to the fold.

Peace to you, roguevalley.

[boston bean]

2. Delusions of grandeur imho.

[Uncle Joe]

6. "Delusions of grandeur"

That's the conclusion reached when we analyzed the content of the speeches given by Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after their finishes in New Hampshire Tuesday night.

Clinton may be one of the most experienced presidential candidates in recent history, and yet a pitch based on that might be a drawback on a campaign. She used the pronouns "I" or "me" in that speech 44 times. She used the words "we" or "us" less than half that amount -- 21 times.

For Sanders, it was the exact opposite. Sanders used the words "I" or "me" 26 times. "We" or "us" was used more than twice as much -- 54 times.

Sanders' experience is about them. What they all can do together.

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http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/12/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-pronouns/index.html

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1217007

[Live and Learn]

8. As opposed to the one that thinks she has earned the Presidency?

Ha, those are delusions of grandeur. We don't have royalty in this country no matter how they fancy themselves as such.

[Feeling the Bern]

14. Care to explain, or just a three word, one acronym dismissal with no substance?

[TheProgressive]

4. I sure would hate to see the the people *voting* for Sanders in the primaries, only to....

have the 'super delegates' select Clinton...

That would be a first...and the last...

[Uncle Joe]

9. That would be a major disaster for the Democratic Party and one

that would almost guarantee a Republican in the White House.

[TSIAS]

5. Sanders has to win the votes of the people

I could be off base, but I don't think Sanders has been courting the super-delegates. Both Clintons have relationships with so many of the establishment members that it's no surprise they are backing her.

If Sanders can win a substantial majority of actual voters, the super-delegates will be irrelevant. It only matters in a close race.

I know the GOP doesn't have super-delegates, but all these establishment figures who opposed Trump will proudly support him if he's the nominee.

[Uncle Joe]

10. Without a doubt Bernie has to win the people first and foremost.

Having said that I believe it wise for him to also speak with super-delegates that may have thrown themselves toward supporting Hillary early in the race before they thought there would be any competition.

Any that he can converted will add to his momentum as perceived by the public and increasing his ability to win even more people.

I believe Bernie can win the race just among the people but if it's close the super delegates may feel tempted to overrule the people and foolishly give Hillary the win, I believe this would be a disaster for the Democratic Party but sometimes people do stupid things.

[jwirr]

7. And I as a Minnesota voter want to see the super-delegates

from my state look at this from the point of the people not the corporations.

[Uncle Joe]

11. I feel the same way, jwirr and that's the only premise I believe Bernie would ask of them.

Peace to you.

[Pauldg47]

12. Peace to you both....

[oldandhappy]

13. If he wins the primaries, the supers will switch

They want to be with the winner.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. He wins primaries

they switch. They like to be in office. They did in 2008 as well.