2016 Postmortem

amborin

(16,631 posts) Thu Apr 28, 2016, 07:25 PM Apr 2016

CNN Told Not To Include Super Delegates in Their Count:

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CNN Told Not To Include Super Delegates in Their Count: (Original Post) amborin Apr 2016 OP

Bernie would be done if Dems didnt allocate delegates proportionally. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #1

actually, neither candidate will get enough delegates before the convention amborin Apr 2016 #2

She will have enough supers committed to vote for her to make it clear it's over. Zynx Apr 2016 #4

Just like 2008 and Clinton was much closer to Obama. She didn't have the kind of denial that the BS SFnomad Apr 2016 #9

Yeah Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #5

LOL Cali_Democrat Apr 2016 #6

Especially when Clinton ekes out wins with no audits of the results and questionable stuff Skwmom Apr 2016 #12

Flint Michigan ran out of ballots. Hillary lost Michigan by 1%. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #13

Have you considered writing fiction for a living? rock Apr 2016 #18

And yet, that's the rules we all agreed on. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #14

lol, now? Vattel Apr 2016 #3

Kinda scary... JSup Apr 2016 #7

Good. I think the inclusion of the LibDemAlways Apr 2016 #8

Another in a long line of bogus excuses for BS losing n/t SFnomad Apr 2016 #10

No, it's dishonest and deceptive elias7 Apr 2016 #15

Once the BS cheerleaders quit posting obnoxious thread after obnoxious thread ... I'll be nice n/t SFnomad Apr 2016 #16

OOPS! HaHa...we didn't know...?!!? FlatBaroque Apr 2016 #11

Three questions; Two answers rock Apr 2016 #17

LoL...so shove the superdelegate lead down our throats for nearly a year...then tell us.... Bread and Circus Apr 2016 #19

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

1. Bernie would be done if Dems didnt allocate delegates proportionally.

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 07:29 PM

Apr 2016

Bernie would be done if it was only popular vote. Bernie would be done if it was only delegate count.

Bernie. Is. Done.

Stop moving goalposts. Its just sad.

amborin

(16,631 posts)

2. actually, neither candidate will get enough delegates before the convention

Reply to JaneyVee (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 07:30 PM

Apr 2016

Zynx

(21,328 posts)

4. She will have enough supers committed to vote for her to make it clear it's over.

Reply to amborin (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 07:32 PM

Apr 2016

And if we didn't have super delegates, the process would basically already be over.

SFnomad

(3,473 posts)

9. Just like 2008 and Clinton was much closer to Obama. She didn't have the kind of denial that the BS

Reply to Zynx (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 07:42 PM

Apr 2016

cheerleaders are having.

Bjornsdotter

(6,123 posts)

5. Yeah

Reply to amborin (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 07:33 PM

Apr 2016

...that's my opinion also.

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

6. LOL

Reply to JaneyVee (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 07:35 PM

Apr 2016

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)

12. Especially when Clinton ekes out wins with no audits of the results and questionable stuff

Reply to JaneyVee (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 08:26 PM

Apr 2016

reported.

I am still waiting for an audit of Iowa Results...

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/caucus/2016/02/03/editorial-something-smells-democratic-party/79777580/

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

13. Flint Michigan ran out of ballots. Hillary lost Michigan by 1%.

Reply to Skwmom (Reply #12)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 08:38 PM

Apr 2016

No outrage from you.

rock

(13,218 posts)

18. Have you considered writing fiction for a living?

Reply to Skwmom (Reply #12)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 11:06 PM

Apr 2016

My advice is don't do it.

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)

14. And yet, that's the rules we all agreed on. nt

Reply to JaneyVee (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 08:54 PM

Apr 2016

Vattel

(9,289 posts)

3. lol, now?

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 07:32 PM

Apr 2016

JSup

(740 posts)

7. Kinda scary...

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 07:35 PM

Apr 2016

...how do we 'enforce' CNN follow these new rules?

And what other things will people start directly telling the news to report or not report?

LibDemAlways

(15,139 posts)

8. Good. I think the inclusion of the

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 07:39 PM

Apr 2016

superdelagates in the count has always inflated Hillary's support and,no doubt, led some to vote for her when they would have preferred Bernie. It's dishonest and deceptive.

SFnomad

(3,473 posts)

10. Another in a long line of bogus excuses for BS losing n/t

Reply to LibDemAlways (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 07:43 PM

Apr 2016

elias7

(4,003 posts)

15. No, it's dishonest and deceptive

Reply to SFnomad (Reply #10)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 09:02 PM

Apr 2016

I thought you guys were deciding to be nice

SFnomad

(3,473 posts)

16. Once the BS cheerleaders quit posting obnoxious thread after obnoxious thread ... I'll be nice n/t

Reply to elias7 (Reply #15)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 09:04 PM

Apr 2016

FlatBaroque

(3,160 posts)

11. OOPS! HaHa...we didn't know...?!!?

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 08:23 PM

Apr 2016

I HATE CNN

rock

(13,218 posts)

17. Three questions; Two answers

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 11:03 PM

Apr 2016

Are the Super delegates going to be counted at the Convention? (Yes)
Are the Super delegates going to count in the total in the formula total / 2 + 1. (Yes)
Why are they wanting to suppress super delegate counts to the TV audience? (I need a sensible answer here)

Bread and Circus

(9,454 posts)

19. LoL...so shove the superdelegate lead down our throats for nearly a year...then tell us....