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riversedge

(70,243 posts)
Wed May 18, 2016, 09:53 AM May 2016

John King: The Supers are totally pissed at Sanders and his railing an they will not flip

Sanders harps about how angry the country is--but he is instilling his own anger!!


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Sanders' Quest for Superdelegates Loses One After Virgin Island Official Flips to Clinton



Bernie Sanders is trying to persuade Democratic Party superdelegates backing Hillary Clinton to flip their allegiance as a last-ditch bid for the nomination, but one Sanders supporter is going the other way.

Emmett Hansen II, the Democratic National Committeeman for the U.S. Virgin Islands, decided to shift his support to Clinton after a weekend briefing on her plans for U.S. territories that followed months of dissatisfaction with Sanders’ lack of concrete positions.

His reasons go right to the heart of Clinton's critique of the Sanders campaign. Hansen said that while he’s a believer in sweeping change, he also wants to get things done.

“There are no more windmills to joust against and no more mountains to climb,” said Hansen, a native of St. Croix who was on the Sanders campaign's list of publicly committed superdelegate supporters. “It comes down to one thing: what’s best for the Virgin Islands, to be fully incorporated into the United States.”

Among Clinton's pledges: giving the territories the ability to vote in presidential elections, and providing the same Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid benefits that are available in the 50 states.

Hansen said the decision to switch wasn't easy. He had been communicating with the Sanders campaign for months, pushing his aides to commit to taking detailed positions on issues affecting the U.S. Virgin Islands. He said the answers weren't forthcoming. ``I know a million different ways not to answer a question,” he said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-05-17/sanders-quest-for-superdelegates-loses-one-after-virgin-island-official-flips-to-Clinton

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John King: The Supers are totally pissed at Sanders and his railing an they will not flip (Original Post) riversedge May 2016 OP
Did Bernie really think calling them corrupt was going to win them to his side? CrowCityDem May 2016 #1
He isn't really trying to get them. He really is trying to harm Hillary. That is all. nt Jitter65 May 2016 #3
They are corrupt. JRLeft May 2016 #4
Better stock up on lube. hobbit709 May 2016 #2
 

CrowCityDem

(2,348 posts)
1. Did Bernie really think calling them corrupt was going to win them to his side?
Wed May 18, 2016, 09:58 AM
May 2016

He's losing the delegate vote, he's losing the popular vote, and he insults establishment Democrats in every single speech and interview he gives. How stupid do you have to be to do that, knowing those very people are 15% of the total delegates?

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