Hillary Clinton

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts) Sat May 28, 2016, 07:59 AM May 2016

More Importantly, Bernie Can't Derail The Democratic Convention

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/05/28/1531993/-More-Importantly-Bernie-Can-t-Derail-The-Democratic-Convention

There are a couple of diaries about how Bernie wants to derail it, and then others say he doesn’t want to.

For the record, I don’t think he wants to derail anything.

More importantly, he couldn’t if he wanted to.

Look, there’s only one way this convention’s going to go. The person with the most pledged delegates is going to get the backing of the the superdelegates.

As far as things stand right now, that’s Hillary Clinton.

That’s it. Nothing much more complex about the coming month than that. Maybe Bernie supporters protest. That still won’t change that the superdelegates will back the person with the most pledged delegates. That can’t be derailed by anyone.

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More Importantly, Bernie Can't Derail The Democratic Convention (Original Post) Iamaartist May 2016 OP

Don't discount rioting inside and outside the convention.... beachbumbob May 2016 #1

It won't. I expect most of the angst to be defused BootinUp May 2016 #3

You are depending on sanders too much...I don't think he can beachbumbob May 2016 #7

I agree with you, but I am holding onto the fact that he couldn't get his cultists to the voting Squinch May 2016 #9

Convention.... Iamaartist May 2016 #4

For the record I think BS does want to derail it.. "More importantly, he couldn’t if he wanted to." Cha May 2016 #2

I agree ....So do I,but wont change anything...the outcome of her being the Dem nominee. Iamaartist May 2016 #6

Bernie could have would have saved his political career and been able to become the hero of the left Jitter65 May 2016 #5

His ego is as much out of control as trumps..He has never been on beachbumbob May 2016 #8

BS losing more and more leverage by the day! Her Sister May 2016 #10

If he sticks to his word as he said on Bill Maher Show that he will Thinkingabout May 2016 #11

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

1. Don't discount rioting inside and outside the convention....

Reply to Iamaartist (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2016, 08:02 AM

May 2016

10's of thousands of sander followers will descend on philly....no good will come of it if this goes chaotic..

BootinUp

(47,165 posts)

3. It won't. I expect most of the angst to be defused

Reply to beachbumbob (Reply #1)

Sat May 28, 2016, 08:05 AM

May 2016

by then.

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

7. You are depending on sanders too much...I don't think he can

Reply to BootinUp (Reply #3)

Sat May 28, 2016, 08:13 AM

May 2016

Moderate himself....he has lost and gone even more scorched earth at Hillary....

Squinch

(50,957 posts)

9. I agree with you, but I am holding onto the fact that he couldn't get his cultists to the voting

Reply to beachbumbob (Reply #7)

Sat May 28, 2016, 08:26 AM

May 2016

booths in their own home towns. I think its unlikely that his disaffected youth will pony up the dough for transportation and lodging costs at the convention.

Some might, but a percentage of them will get the dates wrong.

All kidding aside, I do think the vast majority of BS supporters are reasonable people, and those who are not reasonable have proven that they are not real good at getting stuff done.

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)

4. Convention....

Reply to beachbumbob (Reply #1)

Sat May 28, 2016, 08:07 AM

May 2016

They more likely will but if Hillary is the nominee which she will be they may protest but wont change anything ......

Cha

(297,347 posts)

2. For the record I think BS does want to derail it.. "More importantly, he couldn’t if he wanted to."

Reply to Iamaartist (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2016, 08:04 AM

May 2016

"More importantly, he couldn’t if he wanted to." That's what I'm counting on.

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)

6. I agree ....So do I,but wont change anything...the outcome of her being the Dem nominee.

Reply to Cha (Reply #2)

Sat May 28, 2016, 08:11 AM

May 2016

And hoping no one gets hurt that's what I am worried about..

Jitter65

(3,089 posts)

5. Bernie could have would have saved his political career and been able to become the hero of the left

Reply to Iamaartist (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2016, 08:09 AM

May 2016

had he bowed out after NY. Because at that time his followers could have been controlled by cooler heads and Hillary would have promised them greater influence over the convention and the GE issues.

I don't know whom he was listening to but that moment has passed. And whether or not Hillary wins the nomination and or the GE, Bernie's lack of control of his own movement..which has morphed into something erratic and obscene..has sealed his political future: he has none.

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

8. His ego is as much out of control as trumps..He has never been on

Reply to Jitter65 (Reply #5)

Sat May 28, 2016, 08:15 AM

May 2016

the big stage before and he is intoxicated by it....to the point his ego is everything and the wellbeing of America means nothing...I'm afraid he can't stop himself or others at this point.

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)

10. BS losing more and more leverage by the day!

Reply to Iamaartist (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2016, 08:34 AM

May 2016

BS being obvious!

DEVOLVING! DEFLATING!

NOT PRETTY!

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

11. If he sticks to his word as he said on Bill Maher Show that he will

Reply to Iamaartist (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2016, 08:44 AM

May 2016

Work hard to keep Trump from being president. This would be a disaster.

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