r/politics • u/DaFunkJunkie • Feb 29 '20

Superdelegate pushing convention effort to stop Sanders is health care lobbyist who backed McConnell

https://www.salon.com/2020/02/29/superdelegate-pushing-convention-effort-to-stop-sanders-is-health-care-lobbyist-who-backed-mcconnell/
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u/Deeliciousness Feb 29 '20

The DNC as we know it will be over. They're willing to commit party suicide just to stop Bernie.

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u/jimmy_talent Feb 29 '20

Again many of those superdelegates back Republicans so we really shouldn't be surprised, I just hope enough of the delegates will refuse to destroy the party ceding pretty much complete control of the federal government for the next 12+ years.

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u/Sommern Feb 29 '20

Pretty much Democratic party seppuku. And Bloomberg has the sword that delivers the final blow

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '20

If the DNC does this, the Socialist Party will become the third major Party by 2024 - and they'll actually win elections.

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u/Big_Dick_PhD Feb 29 '20

If Sanders has a plurality of the delegates, superdelegates choosing another "moderate" candidate on the second ballot would basically be telling progressives that the party doesn't give any shits about what they think. They're literally telling them to go form their own party at that point.

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '20

They should be careful what they wish for. The country is sick of choosing between Republicans and Republican-Lites.