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Yavin4

(35,446 posts)
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 10:51 PM Apr 2016

Super Delegates have been a party of the Democratic presidential nominating process since 1982

If Bernie has a problem with it, then maybe he should have joined the party earlier and worked to change the rules. If he didn't want to do so, then don't complain now.

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Super Delegates have been a party of the Democratic presidential nominating process since 1982 (Original Post) Yavin4 Apr 2016 OP
This has only been discussed here Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #1
I've known folks who verbalize their inner conversation in such a tight loop that Kip Humphrey Apr 2016 #5
That does explain things n/t Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #11
Why can't we complain now about it? If not now, when??? reformist2 Apr 2016 #2
Surely Tad knew about it because he WhiteTara Apr 2016 #3
After the convention would be time to determine who has the real problem with it. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #4
Judging from your amounts of posts, you sadoldgirl Apr 2016 #6
I just saw a thread accusing Bernie of gaming the system of trying to poach... GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #7
If someone was born in 1983, they would have no right to complain? arcane1 Apr 2016 #8
That person would have been 18 in 2001. Yavin4 Apr 2016 #12
And now it's too late. arcane1 Apr 2016 #13
Come on, we all know the conspiracy against Sanders was hatched in 1982. Hoyt Apr 2016 #9
The supers will decide it, we know. morningfog Apr 2016 #10
lol Change has come Apr 2016 #14

Kip Humphrey

(4,753 posts)
5. I've known folks who verbalize their inner conversation in such a tight loop that
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 11:04 PM
Apr 2016

they repeat their life-story loop every 20 minutes or so. It can get to become quite irritating when you are forced to spend much time with them.

WhiteTara

(29,722 posts)
3. Surely Tad knew about it because he
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 11:00 PM
Apr 2016

helped implement the system. Maybe they were too busy campaigning to go over those details.

sadoldgirl

(3,431 posts)
6. Judging from your amounts of posts, you
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 11:05 PM
Apr 2016

must have been there, and so was I.
It was the most blatant effort to stifle the
voters' dissent for the purpose of keeping
the establishment in power.

If you agreed then, we are miles apart on
what a so called "Democratic Party" was
about.

 

GeorgiaPeanuts

(2,353 posts)
7. I just saw a thread accusing Bernie of gaming the system of trying to poach...
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 11:06 PM
Apr 2016

super delegates from Clinton, even if he doesn't beat her pledged delegate lead. Why not say if any Democrat has a problem with it instead of making it divisive.

Yavin4

(35,446 posts)
12. That person would have been 18 in 2001.
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 11:28 PM
Apr 2016

That was 15 years ago. They've had 15 years to make a change or complain loudly about it.

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