Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumHow Hundreds of Superdelegates were "bought" by the Clinton Campaign.
You know, I always thought it was somewhat strange that so many Superdelegates had endorsed Hillary Clinton even many months before the Primary race started.
As Debbie Wasserman Schultz explained to Rachel Maddow, the Superdelegates should not be treated or counted like pledged delegates. They do not have to declare their preference until the Convention.
I always thought it was strange, then, that so many Party officials and officeholders would be tripping all over each other in a mad rush to endorse Hillary, when the convention was still a year away. Now I know why.
You see, these Superdelegates are members of their State Democratic Parties, upon whom they rely for support and funding for re-election. And the money that will be available for those re-election efforts has, in many cases, been provided by Hillary Clinton.
Clinton has provided funds for these candidates through a sophisticated system of money laundering that has allowed the Clinton campaign to funnel billionaires donations to State parties in return for their participation in a massive money-laundering payback system to also funnel money to the Clinton campaign itself.
http://m.dailykos.com/story/2016/4/6/1511462/-CORRUPTION-How-Hundreds-of-Superdelegates-were-Literally-bought-by-the-Clinton-Campaign
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BigBearJohn
(11,410 posts)I've always been foolish that way... but hey, what the heck?
malletgirl02
(1,523 posts)Bernie Sanders has come a long way, the fact that it is now April and Bernie Sanders is still in this race says something. A few months ago Sanders was simply a senator from a small state who was supposed to be out by Super Tuesday, but now he is a contender. The Fact that he has won 7 out of the 8 last primaries/caucuses has surprised me and has given me hope.
Fairgo
(1,571 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,729 posts)gordianot
(15,245 posts)Much better than going on wheel of fortune a sure thing and those politicians involved get to keep their job. For those less ambitious at least you get a new car. It is unfair to blame the Clintons they are just wanting to stay viable through their retirement years in the manner they have become accustomed The alternative offered up by the other guy at the GOP are either egomaniac or fundamentalist Christian authoritarians. The guy with principles knows how the game is loaded, sometimes you must spit in the wind.
Lone_Wolf
(1,603 posts)Major conflict of interest.
GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)the idea of sincerely fighting for policies that would win over the majority of rank and file voters is completely foreign to her.
in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)With INTEGRITY, did an entire segment on it the other day. That's why Bernie supporters know all about it. THAT is why the MSM is CORRUPT and obsolete. They know if that information was exposed to Clinton voters (the older ones who may still have an ounce of integrity left), they would be disgusted and not vote for her.
Those bought and paid for Super Delegates should be exposed and SHAMED...Al Franken, Sherrod Brown, Patrick Leahy (Bernie's PERSONAL family friend! Can you imagine doing that to your PERSONAL, CLOSE FRIEND?), John Lewis, Barbara Boxer, Sheila Jackson Lee, James Clyburn, Dick Durbin (MY Senator who will get an earful from me if he doesn't change his support to Bernie BEFORE the convention), Chuck Schumer, and hundreds of other traitors to democracy. They all need to know that WE KNOW WHAT WENT DOWN - WE KNOW THEY'RE BOUGHT AND PAID FOR and their asses will be voted OUT of office if they don't do the right thing by Bernie. Patrick Leahy really burns my ass. Not only is he and his wife close personal friends of Bernie and Jane, but Clinton was NON-VIABLE in Vermont!
Unless all the SD know something we don't know * like Clinton is going to be indicted * they need to do the right thing. DO THE RIGHT THING.
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
gordianot
(15,245 posts)Will Barak Obama risk his legacy by allowing Hillary to walk or allow himself to be tanked like Gerald Ford?
What do the powers that be know what is not maybe even suspected?
hopemountain
(3,919 posts)appalachiablue
(41,177 posts)sorry to say. Deplorable. These Democrats aren't supporting a presidential candidate, they are registering to receive money to fund their next campaign and job, two entirely separate processes. The deception and corruption is deep.
in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)another Paul Wellstone. Not-even-close. I don't think Wellstone would ever have allowed himself to be bribed like Sherrod has. It's sad what he's become - Corrupt.
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
appalachiablue
(41,177 posts)an avid Clinton supporter. The loss of Paul Wellstone was devastating and he's irreplaceable yet we must carry on to build more progressive candidates and groups. The work of rebuilding continues and I have great optimism from seeing the growth of dedicated activists now of all backgrounds speaking out in the US and around the world. The times are changing and the tidies are turning!
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)and just who is supposed to benefit during and after the process.
Jefferson said that the nation probably needed a revolution every 25 years or so... and that seems certainly true for party politics.
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)Karma13612
(4,554 posts)DhhD
(4,695 posts)Democratic Party just does not seem to correlate with Bernie issues. Secondly, there is the Castro Effect manifesting in Texas.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280167896