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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What Our Super Delegates Must Consider [View all]RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)11. No one has spoken for them before like Bernie has
True, in the past, young people didn't vote much. They figure the establishment was not for them, and they are correct. Now comes Bernie offering them some hope, and speaking for them, and when they see Bernie get nominated by the party they will be amazed and get involved.
Hillary can't win the GE, but Bernie can and will.
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#BernieMath - Using SDs to calculate the amount needed to clinch but not counting SDs in their total
SFnomad
May 2016
#1
Do you really think that super delegates will risk an unvetted candidate like Sanders?
Gothmog
May 2016
#2
The Super Delegstes are voting for Clinton, she has the popular vote and a majority I'd delegates.
wisteria
May 2016
#3
The weakness of the argument is that the party rarely looks much beyond the next election.
HereSince1628
May 2016
#17
Absent a scandal that makes a candidate unelectable, I think the superdelegates should follow votes
democrattotheend
May 2016
#24
Super delegates will destroy our party if they nominate the second place finisher.
hrmjustin
May 2016
#27
Yet that's what they are there for. To nominate the strongest candidate. Don't give up
silvershadow
May 2016
#31
nomination of a person who can win and an angry old socialist won't beat trump
beachbum bob
May 2016
#29