Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Sanders supporter asks Warren a gotcha question, doesn't go so well [View all]W_HAMILTON
(7,833 posts)He was incorrect about Sanders's previous position on the subject -- which is even worse in Sanders's case, given that he wanted superdelegates to ACTUALLY overturn the will of the people given that Hillary actually won the majority of delegates, not just a plurality like is being discussed in these potential 2020 brokered convention scenarios.
Also, "party insiders" would not be choosing the candidates. If a candidate only receives a plurality of the delegates, that means the majority of voters did not vote for them. Would they be "overturning the will of the people" by selecting a candidate who the majority of voters did not vote for?
And, as I have already discussed with you at least once before, Sanders wrote these rules (as Warren correctly pointed out) -- he has to abide by them. If he wanted the nominee to be the candidate with a simple plurality of delegates and not the one with majority support, he should have fought for that, but he didn't. He signed off on these rules and now he wants to change them because he might not win with them -- gee, surprising given his hypocritical multiple stances on the subject (once again, something Warren correctly pointed out).
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden