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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2016-05-03 06:12 pm

[ SECRET POST #3408 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3408 ⌋

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Re: Politics thread

(Anonymous) 2016-05-04 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
"A contentious primary" isn't a reason to ignore the majority of voters by letting select special people have votes that mean more. And people who say it is need to grow the fuck up and get over the fact they lost to someone the people liked more.

Re: Politics thread

(Anonymous) 2016-05-04 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Superdelegates have never been used - and I do not believe they will ever be used - to give the victory to one candidate when another has the majority of elected delegates. I wouldn't worry about it until it does happen - I strongly doubt it will this year.

Superdelegates make it easier to mediate when there are three or more candidates viable in a convention, none of whom have a majority of elected delegates. They make it less plausible for Stop X movements to pull off some shenanigans at a convention. They generally make it easier to have an orderly convention. Those are genuinely useful things to have.

Re: Politics thread

(Anonymous) 2016-05-04 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't worry about it until it does happen

Always a wise action to take. o_O

Re: Politics thread

(Anonymous) 2016-05-04 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
So, since in this case there are only two viable candidates on the Democratic side, are superdelegates gonna be useful this election?

Re: Politics thread

(Anonymous) 2016-05-04 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
No, I don't think so.

Re: Politics thread

(Anonymous) 2016-05-04 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
You're right. They're just going to be harmful. Because this massive lead Hillary has? She wouldn't have it if super delegates weren't in the picture. She'd still be leading, but not by a nearly insurmountable amount.

Re: Politics thread

(Anonymous) 2016-05-04 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
So how are they harmful? Hillary is leading because she has the most elected delegates, and is demonstrably the choice of the majority of the Democratic Party. Superdelegates don't even enter into it.

Re: Politics thread

(Anonymous) 2016-05-04 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
What part of " She'd still be leading, but not by a nearly insurmountable amount," don't you understand? There are still races to go, you know.

Re: Politics thread

(Anonymous) 2016-05-04 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
And if Bernie wins the majority of elected delegates as a result of those races, I think he will get the nomination.

I don't think it's a likely event that he'll get those delegates. But let the evil be sufficient unto the day here, before we get worried about the superdelegates stealing an election from Bernie that he's currently losing.