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2016 Postmortem

LongTomH

(8,636 posts) Thu Dec 31, 2015, 04:48 PM Dec 2015

Has anyone here ever been a delegate to a national convention?

What can you tell me about the voting process?

I may have a chance to be a delegate for Bernie Sanders from Missouri.

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Has anyone here ever been a delegate to a national convention? (Original Post) LongTomH Dec 2015 OP

Once a candidate drops out, their delegates are freed to vote otherwise. onehandle Dec 2015 #1

Delegate to the Democratic National Convention BlueStateLib Dec 2015 #2

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. Once a candidate drops out, their delegates are freed to vote otherwise.

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 04:52 PM

Dec 2015

I'll be at the convention here in Philly to see Hillary accept the nomination.

BlueStateLib

(937 posts)

2. Delegate to the Democratic National Convention

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 05:00 PM

Dec 2015

Generally, unless one is a party leader or elected official, or is very involved
in the state party, in order to become a delegate to the Democratic National
Convention, one must run for the position and be elected.

http://www.2016primary.com/delegate.html

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