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Democratic Primaries

still_one

(92,212 posts) Fri Feb 21, 2020, 10:33 AM Feb 2020

By open convention, I mean that no candidate going into the Convention has sufficient delegates to win the nomination on the first ballot

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Do you think we will have an Open Convention? [View all] still_one Feb 2020 OP

Thank God for Superdelegates. William769 Feb 2020 #1

Poetic justice. William769 Feb 2020 #7

+++ still_one Feb 2020 #8

Indeed. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #6

As they should. William769 Feb 2020 #10

Nothing but the best. democratisphere Feb 2020 #4

And I don't want any Fake Democrats bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #9

You and I have him and he is by far the most qualified. democratisphere Feb 2020 #11

Looks that way to me. n/t Laelth Feb 2020 #5

If it keeps going the way it is now nevergiveup Feb 2020 #13

An open convention would have no choice but to compromise both sides Polybius Feb 2020 #14

You are not going to have two people pushing 80 as a compromise still_one Feb 2020 #15

But let's say Bernie gets 1,600 and Biden gets 1,400 Polybius Feb 2020 #16

It wouldn't make either side happy. Neither would want to be. VP. still_one Feb 2020 #17

Hmm, good points Polybius Feb 2020 #18

I'm hoping that the party has a powerful candidate in the wings Moderateguy Feb 2020 #19

He already trashes the party and hollers rigged. showblue22 Feb 2020 #21