Bernie is wrong about super-delegates: Why his tortured Dem Primary arguments try to have it both wa
By Bob Ceska
April 12, 2016
The Sanders camp has made lots of noise about anti-democratic action in the primary. But there are some problems
When the 2016 primary season began, the last topic I thought we’d ever cover in depth here was the Wyoming caucuses. There are, like, four people in the entire state, and three of them are Cheneys. Nevertheless, here we are, and following the Democratic caucus there, several ongoing myths have boiled to the surface again, demanding a proper busting. Unfortunately, most of the myths are being actively marketed by supporters of Bernie Sanders, as well as a prominent cable news conservative.
On the one hand, I get what’s happening. Bernie supporters are seeing their candidate’s window for victory rapidly closing, so they’re pulling out all the stops to defy the pundits and to keep their revolution afloat. On the other hand, it’s difficult to see the long-term upside in virally spreading myths about the voting process on the Democratic side — especially knowing how many legitimate issues there are with casting ballots in America, many of which are currently on display in Maricopa County, Arizona, along with other red states where the GOP has eroded the integrity of the process to third-world banana republic status.
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At this stage of the game, Hillary Clinton has a relatively insurmountable lead on pledged delegates. 1,287 to Bernie’s 1,037. Add the superdelegates so far and Hillary’s lead broadens to 1,756, while Bernie’s 31 superdelegates bring him to 1,068. But in the wake of Wyoming, the notion of a rigged election favoring Hillary has resurfaced, and it’s being egged on by MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough who said, Monday morning:
“Bernie Sanders won Wyoming by 12 percent, but he might not even pick up a single delegate. Hillary Clinton was awarded 11 delegates, Bernie Sanders only seven,” Scarborough said. “Why does the Democratic Party even have voting booths? This system is so rigged.”
First of all, it was Scarborough’s own network that “awarded” Hillary’s 11 delegates by counting the four superdelegates who’ve expressed their support for the frontrunner already. Take away the four superdelegates and Hillary came away with seven delegates. Bernie, likewise, won seven delegates, making the outcome an even split, in spite of the 12 percent popular vote margin in favor of Bernie. Scarborough, being a former member of Congress and a professional political commentator, should also know by now that delegates aren’t awarded by straight-up popular votes.
http://www.salon.com/2016/04/12/bernie_is_wrong_about_super_delegates_why_his_tortured_dem_primary_arguments_try_to_have_it_both_ways/
It's never a good idea to base strategy on what Republicans opine.
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Which is listening to bloviating Republican pundits and basing strategy on the divisive nonsense that they spew?
Although, going in on and on about super delegates is silly when his opponent is so far ahead in pledged delegates. The election is not rigged, it's just that more people have been voting for Hillary than have voted for Sanders. Some can't seem to accept that fact.
