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KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
Wed May 25, 2016, 01:41 PM May 2016

I seriously want the superdelegates to give Sanders the nomination. I'm really not kidding.

As a Clinton supporter, it would be nice if she got the nomination, but there is way too much anger from Sanders supporters for that to happen. Sometimes you have to concede in order to actually keep the peace. It's not worth all the anger and the fighting. If Clinton gets the nomination, there is going to be a lot of angry people who will vote from Trump out of spite or simply not vote at all. Sanders would not be my choice for the nomination, but it's clear that nominating him is the only way to avoid Trump from becoming President. In addition to that, we don't need a floor fight at the convention and it's clear that Sanders is not going to back down, so it has to be Clinton that is the bigger person.



As if I was really serious. lol.

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I seriously want the superdelegates to give Sanders the nomination. I'm really not kidding. (Original Post) KingFlorez May 2016 OP
Welcome aboard. morningfog May 2016 #1
It's not the Sanders supporters that stand in her way. It's her own actions. panader0 May 2016 #2
Blah, blah, blah KingFlorez May 2016 #4
Your advice is to overturn Hillary's clear lead in popular votes and pledged delegates and just let Arkansas Granny May 2016 #3
It was sarcasm KingFlorez May 2016 #6
Do you also believe Nonhlanhla May 2016 #5
Of course not KingFlorez May 2016 #8
No one threatened Her Majesty with violence. But keep pushing the sexism angle. BillZBubb May 2016 #9
Oh, sorry for the sexism angle Nonhlanhla May 2016 #19
You should be sorry. Playing the sexism card at the drop of a hat is childish. BillZBubb May 2016 #20
You do get that I'm not really sorry, right? Nonhlanhla May 2016 #25
If you think Hillary would back down now, you don't know her very well. BillZBubb May 2016 #7
He would illegitimate regardless KingFlorez May 2016 #10
No, he wouldn't. The rules are the rules. Isn't that what you Hillary fanatics used to preach? BillZBubb May 2016 #12
There won't be an indictment KingFlorez May 2016 #13
Keep that head buried in the sand. BillZBubb May 2016 #17
If she loses, she loses KingFlorez May 2016 #21
That's the spirit! Let's take a big chance of losing with Hillary--cause it'll be a win! BillZBubb May 2016 #22
Whatever KingFlorez May 2016 #23
This appears to be their strategy for the convention. randome May 2016 #11
Banana peels are a weapon in Mario Kart. :) nt Quayblue May 2016 #26
I did not know that at all. randome May 2016 #29
Only because I have gamer kids. Otherwise I am clueless as well. And you're welcome. :) Quayblue May 2016 #31
Why would you put..... Sivart May 2016 #14
I wanted to see just how many Sanders supporters would want to usurp democracy KingFlorez May 2016 #15
An excersice in honesty.... Sivart May 2016 #16
Clearly you don't understand the meaning of the word "honesty". Look it up. BillZBubb May 2016 #18
Usurp Democracy? SheenaR May 2016 #35
The superdelegates have never overturned a pledged delegate result KingFlorez May 2016 #36
Your two points counter each other.... Sivart May 2016 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author KingFlorez May 2016 #39
Because he is lying. catnhatnh May 2016 #37
Why not? They gave it to Hillary before the primary even began. Armstead May 2016 #24
More than 13 Million Popular Votes jamese777 May 2016 #27
Perceptiond Armstead May 2016 #32
It wasn't rigged KingFlorez May 2016 #34
Your name pretty much gave away the "joke" before it started. bjo59 May 2016 #28
OIG. dchill May 2016 #30
No KingFlorez May 2016 #33

panader0

(25,816 posts)
2. It's not the Sanders supporters that stand in her way. It's her own actions.
Wed May 25, 2016, 01:50 PM
May 2016

It's the dark cloud of the investigation (which is just beginning to come out), that will doom her
candidacy. The e-mails, the Clinton Foundation, the Wall Street speech transcripts. All of those
things are lining up against HRC.
If she gets elected we will have the first husband/wife Presidents that are both impeached.
And if she is not indicted, which I believe she will get out of, she will surely be impeached.
A smear on our party for years to come.
If you believe the obstruction of Obama was bad, as I do, Wait until HRC gets elected, if she
makes it that far.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
4. Blah, blah, blah
Wed May 25, 2016, 01:53 PM
May 2016

No one is being indicted, no one is going to jail. If Bernie Sanders has to win by default, he's a pathetic candidate who will have to hope that Trump has to be indicted to win the general election. No matter what happens, Bernie Sanders will never be President short of attempting a coup.

Arkansas Granny

(31,521 posts)
3. Your advice is to overturn Hillary's clear lead in popular votes and pledged delegates and just let
Wed May 25, 2016, 01:50 PM
May 2016

Bernie have the nomination?

NO! I'm really not kidding, either.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
6. It was sarcasm
Wed May 25, 2016, 01:53 PM
May 2016

I just wanted to see who would seriously believe that democratic process should be overturned to benefit a losing candidate.

Nonhlanhla

(2,074 posts)
5. Do you also believe
Wed May 25, 2016, 01:53 PM
May 2016

that women should become submissive when men threaten them with violence?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Nonhlanhla

(2,074 posts)
19. Oh, sorry for the sexism angle
Wed May 25, 2016, 03:09 PM
May 2016

I mean it's not as if the OP did not posit that a woman should stand back in favor of a man because it's not worth all the anger and fighting...



(And to the OP, if you intend sarcasm, then use the sarcasm smiley. It's not as if the silliness in your post has not been seriously proposed by Bernie supporters.)

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)
20. You should be sorry. Playing the sexism card at the drop of a hat is childish.
Wed May 25, 2016, 03:13 PM
May 2016

Add that to the fact the OP was a Hillary supporter and you lose again.

Nonhlanhla

(2,074 posts)
25. You do get that I'm not really sorry, right?
Wed May 25, 2016, 03:54 PM
May 2016

And I don't care that the OP is a Hillary supporter - there was no indication that he/she was not serious. After all, this is exactly the kind of bullshit argument that the Bernie folks are making.

And no, I don't 'use the sexism card at the drop of a hat.' I've done research on domestic violence, and the pattern of women drawing back, not standing up for themselves, becoming more submissive, when threatened with "all the anger and fighting" is sadly a typical one. So the OP's proposal echoed a very serious pattern.

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)
7. If you think Hillary would back down now, you don't know her very well.
Wed May 25, 2016, 01:53 PM
May 2016

She's still got the majority of Super Delegates, so why should she back down?

I would love for the Supers to side with Bernie. But they need to do that because they think he is the best option for the party, not because people are angry. Bernie would be viewed as illegitimate unless the super delegates who voted for him could make a strong case of why they did.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
10. He would illegitimate regardless
Wed May 25, 2016, 01:57 PM
May 2016

If you lose the pledged delegate count and trail by double digits in the popular vote, you shouldn't get the nomination through a procedural maneuvers.

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)
12. No, he wouldn't. The rules are the rules. Isn't that what you Hillary fanatics used to preach?
Wed May 25, 2016, 02:00 PM
May 2016

If the super delegates get wind that Hillary is going to face indictment, would their flip to Bernie be illegitimate? I think for the party's sake that would be the right action and not too many real Democrats would disagree.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
13. There won't be an indictment
Wed May 25, 2016, 02:03 PM
May 2016

And Sanders strategy to flip superdelegates isn't even based on that, it is based on hypothetical match-up polls for the general. This nutty indictment theory isn't even part of Sanders' already nutty strategy.

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)
17. Keep that head buried in the sand.
Wed May 25, 2016, 03:07 PM
May 2016

The FBI report will be much tougher on Hillary than the just released State Department Inspector General's report. If they recommend indictment (which given what we know right now is not highly likely, but likely enough to cause concern), Hillary as nominee would kill the party's chances in November.

I find it amazing how easily Hillary supporters simply dismiss something so serious and so dangerous. She's already a very weak candidate and any more bad news is going to sink her.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
21. If she loses, she loses
Wed May 25, 2016, 03:18 PM
May 2016

Trump would screw up as President anyway, so Democrats would take Congress in 2018 and likely have control of redistricting for the next cycle.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
11. This appears to be their strategy for the convention.
Wed May 25, 2016, 01:59 PM
May 2016


Except for the Mario cart. I have no idea what that means.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]
 

randome

(34,845 posts)
29. I did not know that at all.
Wed May 25, 2016, 04:06 PM
May 2016

My experience with videogames is close to nil. Thanks.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

 

Sivart

(325 posts)
14. Why would you put.....
Wed May 25, 2016, 02:04 PM
May 2016

Why would you intentionally put "I'm really not kidding" in the headline when you clearly are??

desperation for attention.....looks bad on you.



KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
15. I wanted to see just how many Sanders supporters would want to usurp democracy
Wed May 25, 2016, 02:06 PM
May 2016

It was an exercise in honesty. Looks bad for any who would agree with stealing the nomination through procedural move.

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)
18. Clearly you don't understand the meaning of the word "honesty". Look it up.
Wed May 25, 2016, 03:09 PM
May 2016

Your OP was a total lie, yet you wanted to discover the dishonesty of others. Who the frack are you James O'Keefe?

SheenaR

(2,052 posts)
35. Usurp Democracy?
Wed May 25, 2016, 04:33 PM
May 2016

Our Party put these rules in place. If your scenario played out, Democracy would not have been usurped. Rules would have been followed and Supers given their rightful voting ability.

If you have a problem with the Party Mr. Florez, just say so.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
36. The superdelegates have never overturned a pledged delegate result
Wed May 25, 2016, 04:35 PM
May 2016

Superdelegates are really only supposed to be a safety net for if someone totally unacceptable was to win the pledged delegate count. Imagine if Trump had run as a Democrat and secured the nomination by running up score among right-wing independents and Republicans able to crossover to vote, that would have been a disaster. That sort of situation is quite unlikely, but it is the sort of emergency where superdelegates would step in.

 

Sivart

(325 posts)
38. Your two points counter each other....
Thu May 26, 2016, 09:08 AM
May 2016

You're point is that the supers have never over ruled the popular vote, while recognizing that this is the sole reason they exist.

I think you are negating your own point.

Response to Sivart (Reply #38)

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
24. Why not? They gave it to Hillary before the primary even began.
Wed May 25, 2016, 03:36 PM
May 2016

Turnabout would be fair play.

I know it' s not gonna happen....But you have to admit rigging the board for Clinton long before the first vote was cast -- and thus setting in place the "She's the inevitable nominee" meme -- tilted everything in her favor from the start.

jamese777

(546 posts)
27. More than 13 Million Popular Votes
Wed May 25, 2016, 04:02 PM
May 2016

for Hillary Clinton.

I wonder how the Superdelegates arranged to vote that many times. After all, the are only 714 of them nationwide compared to 4,051 pledged delegates

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
32. Perceptiond
Wed May 25, 2016, 04:23 PM
May 2016

From the beginning it was setup like she was the only "serious" candidate

I tell.you how many people who have said to me I really like Bernie and prefer his policies, but I have to support her because she's the one who can win

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
34. It wasn't rigged
Wed May 25, 2016, 04:29 PM
May 2016

The pledged delegate count has allowed the superdelegates to remain in Clinton's column. Plenty endorsed early in 2008's cycle, but switched over to Obama when he was clearly ahead in the pledged delegate count.

bjo59

(1,166 posts)
28. Your name pretty much gave away the "joke" before it started.
Wed May 25, 2016, 04:02 PM
May 2016

But at least you're giving it your all to entertain the anti-Bernie-supporter troops! Good for you. Nothing like a good belly laugh to make your day seem brighter, right? Glad to see you're here, joking around, instead of out there actually trying to undermine Bernie Sanders' campaign in California. Thank you!

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