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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Sanders supporter asks Warren a gotcha question, doesn't go so well [View all]Hermit-The-Prog
(33,339 posts)38. Headline: This time, Bernie Sanders 'rigged' the system against himself
This time, Bernie Sanders 'rigged' the system against himself
Analysis: As the Democratic front-runner claims a plurality should give him the nomination, his own actions come back to haunt him.CHARLESTON, S.C. There's nothing Bernie Sanders hates more than a "rigged" system especially if he rigged it for his own benefit and then watched his handiwork backfire.
Sanders and his allies want Democrats to ignore the rules he helped rewrite and coronate him at the party's convention this summer if he arrives with a plurality but not a majority of the delegates. Even though Sanders has long been wary of the role party leaders can play in hand-picking a nominee, his position now is a reversal from the one he took in 2016, when he looked to so-called superdelegates to overcome Hillary Clinton's lead in regular delegates at the end of their primary race.
The risk for Sanders is that voters might begin to believe his definition of a "rigged" system has nothing to do with fairness and everything to do with whether he wins or loses. If they determine that's true when it comes to party rules, they might also start to question whether he's the right messenger to take on the economic and political systems he says are "rigged" against ordinary Americans.
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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Sanders supporter asks Warren a gotcha question, doesn't go so well [View all]
BeyondGeography
Feb 2020
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Warren Is Always Quick On Her Feet - Fools and Disrupters Need to Remember That
Indykatie
Feb 2020
#1
Headline: This time, Bernie Sanders 'rigged' the system against himself
Hermit-The-Prog
Feb 2020
#38
That's not the issue, though... he was working within the system as it existed. And he fought
JudyM
Feb 2020
#31
Nope I really like Warren but my main issue is corruption and integrity is a large factor in that.
JudyM
Feb 2020
#33
When told that his convention superdelegate push would defy history and the will of the voters...
ehrnst
Feb 2020
#51
"Told on June 7, 2016, that his superdelegate convention push would defy history and the
ehrnst
Feb 2020
#45
I saw sanders and his delegates try to pull this stunt at the National Convention
Gothmog
Feb 2020
#60
One of my favorite moments of the campaign was watching her sit this guy down.
HarlanPepper
Feb 2020
#40