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New York Times: Superdelegates open to brokered convention to block Sanders from nomination
CNN ^ | 2/27/20 | Veronica Stracqualursi

Posted on 02/27/2020 2:47:49 PM PST by Libloather

(CNN) Some national and state Democratic party leaders concerned about Sen. Bernie Sanders' candidacy are willing to risk a messy, brokered national convention this summer, which could be potentially damaging to the party, to prevent the self-described Democratic socialist from becoming the nominee, The New York Times reported.

Of the 93 superdelegates the Times interviewed, a majority expressed an "overwhelming opposition" to naming Sanders the party's nominee if he wins a plurality of pledged delegates before the Democratic National Convention in July.

The vast majority also predicted that no candidate would secure the party's nomination during the primaries and that there will be a brokered convention, the Times reported.

Only nine superdelegates the Times spoke to supported Sanders becoming the nominee if he's short of a majority at the convention but holds the most delegate votes.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Conspiracy; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: bernie; brokered; brokeredconvention; convention; democrats; sanders; superdelegates
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Fake News reporting on garbage news. Pretty bad.
1 posted on 02/27/2020 2:47:49 PM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Please, please, please make it happen!


2 posted on 02/27/2020 2:49:09 PM PST by Drango (1776 = 2020)
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To: Libloather

Here comes the she-devil to get slapped down a third time.


3 posted on 02/27/2020 2:50:51 PM PST by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: Libloather

Voters choose the candidate?

That’s crazy talk!


4 posted on 02/27/2020 2:51:35 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Old Yeller

Just buy “Burn” another lake house....he’ll waffle again.


5 posted on 02/27/2020 2:52:56 PM PST by wardamneagle
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To: Drango

Amen.


6 posted on 02/27/2020 2:53:21 PM PST by rdl6989
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To: Libloather

If Bernie shows up with the most delegates but not enough to win, and Hillary ends up or anyone ends up at top of the ticket and Bloomy is VP

The Bernie Bros and Antifa will burn that mother down.

Riots will be 2nd to none

Violence, casualties, it will be epic


7 posted on 02/27/2020 2:55:33 PM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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To: Libloather

They’ll never give him the nomination. It will either be super delegates or Arkancide. That’s not their problem though. Their problem is to find a SALABLE candidate. Someone that has at least a chance of winning and WONT DRAG THE PARTY DOWN WITH him/ her. Or else Pelousy gets back- benched


8 posted on 02/27/2020 2:57:49 PM PST by faithhopecharity ( “Politicians are not born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE).)
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To: BenLurkin

“DEMOCRATIC” and
“SUPER-delegate” in the same sentence?


9 posted on 02/27/2020 3:01:11 PM PST by Does so (...Democrats believe in democracy only when they win the election...)
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To: Trump.Deplorable

This is gaslighting intending to increase support for other candidates besides Sanders. If Burnie has a plurality he’ll be the nominee.


10 posted on 02/27/2020 3:02:04 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Drango

Please, please, please make it happen!


Which is exactly why it won’t happen. Dems will rally around Bernie if he wins big on Super Tuesday.


11 posted on 02/27/2020 3:03:23 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Libloather

Bernie’s antifa groupies should get on ALL the mediapuke reporters faces! They are the dnc motor mouth piece for anyone but Bernie! Let them feel the bern!! Fight bern fight! Hehehe!!


12 posted on 02/27/2020 3:04:57 PM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: Libloather

Bolsheviks vs. Mensheviks vs. Trotskyites

They are all anti-American commies, it’s just how obvious they are.


13 posted on 02/27/2020 3:05:18 PM PST by kaehurowing
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To: faithhopecharity

Dems will just make Burnie a “salable” candidate with their Fake News allies. If Burnie wins big next month he will be the nominee.


14 posted on 02/27/2020 3:05:31 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Libloather

The Bernie natives will get restless.


15 posted on 02/27/2020 3:07:02 PM PST by moovova
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To: Libloather

Does this mean he gets another house/estate as a consolation prize?


16 posted on 02/27/2020 3:11:01 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: Libloather

fake news...

they prolly spun a big wheel to get the random ‘93’ and ‘9’ figures.


17 posted on 02/27/2020 3:12:56 PM PST by sheehan (DEPORT ALL ILLEGALS.)
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To: Libloather

When Bernie gets robbed, again, I can’t say I won’t laugh out loud when Antifa spills Leftist blood in the streets of Milwaukee...


18 posted on 02/27/2020 3:14:39 PM PST by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: Libloather

Bernie going 3rd party will reduce the Democrat party to a 3rd place finish and guarantee a Trump landslide.


19 posted on 02/27/2020 3:15:41 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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Right now some poor SOB in some rural red-state is getting his computer and private information and history hacked so in a few months when someone picks off Bernie they can attribute it to a right-wing fanatic.


20 posted on 02/27/2020 3:17:51 PM PST by F450-V10
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