2016 Postmortem

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:06 PM Apr 2016

Please sign this petition

MOVEON.ORG

Superdelegates: Don't Deny Democracy
Petition by Emiljana Ulaj & Rob Akleh

To be delivered to Democratic Superdelegates

Commit to honoring the voters - let everyone know that you won’t allow your vote to defeat our votes. Announce that in the event of a close race, you’ll align yourself with regular voters - not party elites.There are currently 208,157 signatures. NEW goal - We need 225,000 signatures!

http://pac.petitions.moveon.org/sign/superdelegates-dont-deny

Thank you in advance.

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Please sign this petition (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 OP

From a Hillary supporter no less. Lucky Luciano Apr 2016 #1

I will support the candidate with the most Pledged Delegates and Popular Votes. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #2

Pledged delegates is the only good metric due to the idiotic caucuses. Lucky Luciano Apr 2016 #3

Yes. I don't like caucuses. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #4

Kind of defeats the purpose of superdelegates. Hortensis Apr 2016 #5

Lucky Luciano

(11,257 posts)

1. From a Hillary supporter no less.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:09 PM

Apr 2016

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

2. I will support the candidate with the most Pledged Delegates and Popular Votes.

Reply to Lucky Luciano (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:11 PM

Apr 2016

I will support the candidate with the most Pledged Delegates and Popular Votes.

You?

Too.Easy.

Lucky Luciano

(11,257 posts)

3. Pledged delegates is the only good metric due to the idiotic caucuses.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:21 PM

Apr 2016

Should be all primaries - then the popular vote makes more sense.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

4. Yes. I don't like caucuses.

Reply to Lucky Luciano (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:24 PM

Apr 2016

There should be primaries for every state and territory.

I don't even have a problem with open primaries as long as there was one primary for both Democrats and Republicans.

Of course that undermines the whole idea of having parties but it has the benefit of being consistent.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

5. Kind of defeats the purpose of superdelegates.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:43 PM

Apr 2016

They've demonstrated a respect for the majority vote that I think should be reassuring. I see nothing in our candidates that would cause them to overset the will of Democratic voters. Now, if Trump had chosen to run as a Democrat...

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