RoxyRollah

Shes winning because we have a two party politburo.

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Xurtio

New York Primary: 5 Key Demographics : NPR

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Chula Vista

So then, are you saying a super-delegate vote does not count for the same as a regular delegate vote when it comes to winning the nomination? Is that what you're saying? Easy question. 1st grade math easy.

Never mind all of the mumbo jumbo posturing crap. Just answer that very simple question. Do you disagree with this statement:

Delegate = 1 vote
Super-delegate = 1 vote

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Key

I'm asking because I'm legitimately curious and Google searches didn't help. Aren't super delegates the votes that haven't been strictly decided yet? I was under the assumption that a super delegate can change their vote based on where they want their vote to go at any time and it only matters where the vote is at the end. I know that the delegate votes are set in stone (I think) but what differs from a delegate and a super delegate?

Chula Vista

A regular delegate is earned based on how the people of each state vote. A super-delegate is free to vote for any candidate at the Democratic national convention. A pledged super-delegate is someone who has basically aligned with a candidate and it's almost unheard of for them to change their mind after the presidential candidate is selected since they want their party to win the presidency.

The reason why Hillary is trouncing Bernie with the super-delegate vote is that although Bernie has some great and radical ideas, the super-delegates - who have experience with how Washington works - know that he'd have an extremely hard time getting anything through congress. If you think congress was hard on Obama, they'd stonewall Bernie much much worse.

Clinton on the other hand knows how to work both sides of the aisle and stands a much better chance of furthering a more traditional Democratic platform while in office.

IMO of course.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Key

Ah. That makes sense. Thank you.

Moss

There

William_the_Bloody

We'll it was a good run, but after tonight expect this thread to be closed.

Frownland

God damnit Chula, look what you did.

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Key

Not true. Hillary hasn't won yet even though the media says so. Super delegates don't count toward the final count yet.