What the convention (festival) will be a good deal like.
Posted on 02/13/2020 6:05:18 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Sen. Bernard Sanders’ supporters have been stricken with an acute case of paranoia about the Democratic Party hijacking the nomination from their guiding light at the national convention this summer.
The fears persist despite party bosses rewriting the nomination rules after the nasty 2016 primary race to quell a backlash from Sanders’ supporters, including scaling back the influence of the “superdelegates” who backed Hillary Clinton en masse.
Shaun King, a top Sanders surrogate, took to Twitter this week to question whether the Vermont socialist’s top 2020 rivals would back him if he enters the convention with a plurality of support, but not enough delegates to secure the nomination on the first ballot.
“Will Amy, Pete, Joe, Elizabeth and Bloomberg give whatever delegates they get to @BernieSanders if he has the most delegates going into the convention?” Mr. King said.
“Stop asking, ‘Will you support the nominee?’” he said. “Let’s get VERY SPECIFIC.”
All the candidates have vowed to support the eventual nominee, including Mr. Sanders.
That sort of kumbaya moment, however, could be fleeting if no one wins the nomination outright by collecting at least 1,991 of the 3,979 pledged delegates that are up for grabs in the caucus and primary contests.
If they fail to cross that threshold on the first ballot at the July convention in Milwaukee, then two things happen in round two: the 771 “superdelegates” who were relegated to the sidelines under new DNC rules will get a say and all of the pledged delegates that were bound to a certain candidate based on the primary or caucus results in their home states would be free to support whomever they wished.
As a result, to win in the second round of voting a candidate needs a majority from a bigger pool of delegates, 4,750.
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They will erect a giant wicker statue at the convention hall.
Sen. Bernard Sanders’ supporters have been stricken with an acute case of paranoia about the Democratic Party hijacking the nomination from their guiding light at the national convention this summer.
Gee, I wonder why???
And meanwhile, Skunk Cabbage has a HUGE smile on her face.
...nothing for Bernie to worry about, nothing at all.
Funny phrasing there isn’t it: First name, first name, first name, first name, first name, Bloomberg.
Gee, is Bloomberg the odd man out of this club of candidates?
Oh No, not again !
This point needs to be made and nobody on our side is making it.
Dems dont hate Sanders because hes a commie. They are socialists and commies themselves.
They just know us citizens still are not inculcated enough to elect an open commie to the presidency, AND THIS IS THE ONLY REASON why they don’t want him to get the nomination.
It’ll be known as the “BOB” Convention...”Bend Over Bernie”
They are not paranoid they are stealing it from Bernie again. They have done everything short of giving him a ride to Fort Marcy park.
What the convention (festival) will be a good deal like.
Bern it Down!
Vote Bernie in the primary.
He’s our best shot at getting the House back.
you aren’t being paranoid when you’re afraid that something will happen again; you’re simply being prudent.
Gawd - there could be two candidates before it’s over ... LOL !!!
Already stocking on a variety of popcorn flavors. I’d pay to see this on HBO PPV!
Yeah you bernites better be deciding for whom you are going to vote as a 2nd choice...
Just because you are paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t really out to get you.
I do believe Bloomberg with all his money will wind up as the Democrat nominee. No way will the party elites allow Bernie the nomination and create the debacle of losing an overabundance of congressional races with a commie fronting the ticket.
The whole “Issue” here is insane.
If they were at all honest and not desperately counting on exploiting the commie vote the D’s would have simply informed ‘ol Bernie back in ‘16 that since he is NOT A DEMOCRAT he is ineligible to run as one.
Rather than field a candidate who is not as crazy as Bernie, they are allowing him to run under under their banner again.
Does he get another shot in ‘24 too?
Bernie should be running as the CPUSA candidate and no other.
Anyone forsee Bernie having another heart attack and there will be no autopsy.
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