What would our owners think!?

They are both forms of rigging.

sigh... why does this have to happen the first time I get politically involved???

Bernie might be different though. They might just burn it to the ground than risk the change Bernie is fighting for.

It's our job to win with overwhelming support. That can happen if we continue to fight.

I hope it's the same one that the party decides to nominate.

but you're right. what if this time is different?

If Bernie gets out of March and starts April with broad support and a good lead we should start to see those super delegates announcing they are switching their vote in order to hasten the end of the primary and prevent further damage from what will be an endless onslaught of lies from the Clinton cabal.

All we can do is continue what we have been doing. Getting the vote out for Bernie. If we have a lead in polls of 20% we need to make sure people fight for 25% instead of getting lax and not attending their caucuses and elections.

but I'm not payin

It's our job to win with overwhelming support. That can happen if we continue to fight.

I'll be happy to support Hillary if she wins a fair fight -- I said that in 2008, and I say it today.

The main reason why Hillary couldn't "take it to the convention" in '08 was because her final numbers weren't anywhere near Obama's, and the main reason why her superdelegates bailed was because most of them had their own jobs to hold onto. That's why we're seeing all these intimidation and demoralization tactics.

Bernie -- a "grassroots activist"? A fine way to describe someone who's been in Congress since 1990!


rocktivity

He's proposing real change and has the record to prove he'll actually fight for it.

Those super delegates not only think about their current jobs, but their future as CEOs, lobbyists, and possible speaking gigs. Bernie could put those futures or at least a portion of the vast profits they bring at risk as well.

Like I said, there is a very real possibility they will make the exception this cycle and burn down the party to save those futures.

Unfortunately, when it becomes obvious that it over rides democracy, people notice.

Get her OUT of office down in Florida!

She just confirmed that she hates democracy! That just confirms that she's unfit for party leadership or being a party representative in congress!

Don't take the bait. Bernie's movement can get big enough that they will have no choice but to back Bernie.

Thatcher, maybe? I've been trying to figure it out for months and still haven't got it.

EDIT: Thanks for this, btw; I've now added it as my sig.

I remember when that happened, in the 1980s ("super-delegates&quot . I felt SO demoralized and disenfranchised!

Great sig line!

They see it as a threat to the way things are supposed to be.

Not an idealistic black man from IL.

Same party elites tried to keep Obama down. Remember the PUMA people?

You can't lay this at her feet and no I am not defending her.
Superdelegates came about in 1982 long before DWS was in charge. Blame Jim Hunt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Hunt
Hunt Commission

In 1981 Hunt chaired the Hunt Commission, named after himself, which established superdelegates in the Democratic National Convention.[3]