2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumCommunications Director for DNC tells CNN to STOP counting SuperDelegates in totals
because they haven't voted yet! And they can change their mind at the Convention.
Got it?! Or don't get it. Argue all you want. But this is the 2nd person from the DNC that has said to stop including superdelegates in the candidates totals because they haven't voted yet. The first person was DWS herself.
senz
(11,945 posts)The triumphalists won't like it because they enjoy assuming all the SDs will go for their candidate and, of course, rubbing Bernie supporters noses in their silly assumption.
I hope this will also put a stop to the nonsense about the networks "calling the nomination" on June 7th -- another thing the taunters like to use.
jillan
(39,451 posts)more than a propaganda station anyway.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)grasswire
(50,130 posts)FWIW.
jillan
(39,451 posts)The Clinton tentacles run deep.
FourScore
(9,704 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)This is a sop to party unity, IMO.
dreamnightwind
(4,775 posts)I suppose it has accomplished what they wanted, now they can appear to do the right thing since they assume HRC has it locked up.
In my opinion the use of the superdelegate "count" was a major influence, keeping people from thinking Bernie could win, which he could have and should have, given more fair circumstances from media and party.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)amborin
(16,631 posts)silvershadow
(10,336 posts)Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)as it was intended to do, no doubt. It invalidates all the vote numbers that are touted 24/7.
Every single vote since the beginning of the Primary has been influenced by these phony super delegate totals, that never were supposed to be reported in advance.
From the first vote, some number of people seeing a big (fictional) lead like that think, 'oh well I'll vote for one who's ahead by so much, most people seem to think she's the best choice'.
This Primary has been a joke from start to finish.
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Go DNC. Lol
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)mushroomhunter
(91 posts)pathetic.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Whoever that ends up being.
Demsrule86
(68,667 posts)Bernie...he can't win enough..and his behavior suing everyone in California...ragging on Feinstein and Boxer...threatening the convention.
NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)if Bernie is ahead in pledged delegates going in to the convention, the SD's should vote Hillary anyway?
imagine2015
(2,054 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Expressing my opinion about how I think it ought to be.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)declared the winner of the Democratic primary and the presumptive nominee.
HerbChestnut
(3,649 posts)another month.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)the voting and will be declared the winner.
It will be over in 9 days.
Everyone who is relevant will treat Clinton as the nominee. Up to Sanders if he wants to be relevant.
amborin
(16,631 posts)nor was he exposed as a serial liar
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)....And the "it's all rigged" manufactured crappola. I don't think it will work.
jillan
(39,451 posts)DWS.
Nice try.
And BTW I do not appreciate your sexist post.
bobbobbins01
(1,681 posts): :
findrskeep
(713 posts)k8conant
(3,030 posts)she said 75 left to go for Hillary.