2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTo any pledged Hillary delegates thinking about jumping ship... watch what you say!
According to Wikipedia, if Hillary senses any of her delegates could be disloyal, she can scrub you off the list. Or should I say "wipe"...
"Pledged delegates are elected or chosen at the state or local level, with the understanding that they will support a particular candidate at the convention. Pledged delegates are, however, not actually bound to vote for that candidate, thus the candidates are allowed to periodically review the list of delegates and eliminate any of those they feel would not be supportive. Currently there are 4,051 pledged delegates."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegate#Democratic_Party
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)why they are called pledged delegates
still_one
(92,219 posts)it should put her over the top easily
Gothmog
(145,321 posts)Under GOP rules, pledged delegates are indeed bound but the candidate has no approval rights over these delegates. Under democratic rules even pledged delegate may vote as they chose but the candidate has absolute approval rights over these delegates. In Texas we are vetting all Clinton delegates and Gary Mauro (the Clinton authorized person) can veto any delegates.
I am one of the committees vetting delegates and committee candidates.
Tavarious Jackson
(1,595 posts)Sanders would have to get a lot, I mean A LOT. It's gone from desperation to mentally unstable fantasy and delusion.
EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)Hillary winning the general.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)anotherproletariat
(1,446 posts)EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)If your candidate of choice makes it to the general she will be the least trusted, least popular Democratic candidate in history. I didn't do that.
But look I know I know it's all a conspiracy... We all know. It's everyone else's fault.
If it helps you sleep better at night you can blame me. Lol.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)I am not going to stop them...
KingFlorez
(12,689 posts)Only because I know that it would drive you people up the wall to see Hillary Clinton inaugurated as President.
EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)you're really in for a shock
Gothmog
(145,321 posts)I am on the committee vetting delegates in my senate district
KingFlorez
(12,689 posts)Looks like Sanders isn't going to be able to get Clinton's pledged delegates. Too bad, so sad.
reformist2
(9,841 posts)barrow-wight
(744 posts)... the Bernie fans speak out against how un-democratic superdelegates are.
... then the Bernie fans speak out about how they want the superdelegates to switch regardless of their state popular vote.
... now the Bernie fans are strategizing ways for pledged delegates to switch and fly under the radar while doing so.
This is just despicable and hypocritical in the worst ways. I fear these people will do anything to win short of actually getting more votes.
Trenzalore
(2,331 posts)Shouldn't be surprised though. Bernie isn't a democrat.
barrow-wight
(744 posts)I'm shocked they let him run as one.