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Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 05:15 PM Feb 2016

Robert Reich via MoveOn.org Political Action--Dear fellow MoveOn member,



Will you add your name to the growing movement urging superdelegates to commit to voting for the candidate who wins the most elected delegates at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia? Click here to sign the petition.

Thousands of MoveOn members and supporters from partner organizations have already spoken out, calling on superdelegates to commit to uphold their responsibility to represent the will of voters.

Superdelegates are not bound to represent the votes cast in state primaries and caucuses. That's why it's crucial that we stand together to shine a bright light on this issue and maintain unwavering public pressure. Together, we can ensure that voters truly decide who will be the Democratic Party's presidential nominee.

Click here to add your name to the growing movement urging superdelegates to commit to voting for the candidate who wins the most elected delegates at the convention, and then share it with your friends.

This petition isn't about Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton—it's about our democracy. Voters, not 712 party insiders, should decide who goes up against the Republican candidate in November.

As the primary heats up, it's clear that every superdelegate's vote is going to matter. Can you stand with me in calling on all superdelegates to commit to support the will of the voters at the convention in July?

Click here to sign the petition, and then pass it on to your friends.

Thanks for all you do.

—Robert Reich

P.S. Here's last week's email, in case you missed it:

Let the voters decide!

The race for the Democratic Party nomination should be decided by who gets the most votes, and not who has the most support from party insiders.

But 712 superdelegates—made up of Democratic elected officials and other prominent party leaders—have the power to tip the scales, potentially shifting the vote at the convention to whomever they choose. This process is undemocratic and fundamentally unfair to Democratic primary voters.

That's why we're calling on all the Democratic superdelegates to pledge to back the will of the voters at the Democratic Party convention in Philadelphia.

Sign the petition

http://pac.petitions.moveon.org/sign/tell-the-democratic-superdel?akid=162175.33378598.66X53L&rd=1&source=mol&t=4
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Robert Reich via MoveOn.org Political Action--Dear fellow MoveOn member, (Original Post) Jefferson23 Feb 2016 OP
No. If the tables were turned, and it was Bernie who had all the Super Delelgates politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2016 #1
Nice cynicism, thanks for stopping by. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #2
No, not really Gore1FL Feb 2016 #4
Wrong. Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #5
SK&R and I want my free stuff now. Vincardog Feb 2016 #3
hee hee Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #6

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
1. No. If the tables were turned, and it was Bernie who had all the Super Delelgates
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 05:24 PM
Feb 2016

his supporters would be singing a different tune. This has been the way the Democratic Party has been doing things, for awhile, now, and the time to have voted to change it would have been before the primary season began; not during it. If Bernie doesn't like the rules established by the Democratic Party, he had the opportunity to run as an Independent. If Bernie can't win the Primary with the advantage of campaigning on a platform of giving away a bunch of Free Stuff, than that's his problem.

Gore1FL

(21,151 posts)
4. No, not really
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 05:54 PM
Feb 2016

The problem with super delegates has been there since the conception. If the super delegates ever change the nomination, the party will explode.

 

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)
5. Wrong.
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 06:12 PM
Feb 2016

Most of us made up our minds on this in 2008 when Hillary tried this crap against Obama.

Those of us who believe that situational ethics are unethical stand by the choice we made in '08.



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