Clinton has 409 delegates already?

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

How is this possible?

http://www.cnn.com/election

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

Delegates to the county convention...........who pick the delegates to the state convention..........who pick the delegates to the national convention. Nothing binding. Caucus is stupid.

 

[KitingHigh]

That's a lot of people with severe mental deficiencies.

 

[ottumwan in tx]

the chances of winning 6 coin tosses in a row are at like 1.6%

 

[dgordo]

How is this possible?

http://www.cnn.com/election

Super delegates

 

[Titanhawk2]

Delegates to the county convention...........who pick the delegates to the state convention..........who pick the delegates to the national convention. Nothing binding. Caucus is stupid.

It would be the same thing if Iowa had a primary. All of this is about parties sending delegates to the conventions, and the delegates do the same thing at national as they do at a caucus.

 

[SPOONER]

Delegates to the county convention...........who pick the delegates to the state convention..........who pick the delegates to the national convention. Nothing binding. Caucus is stupid.

That's not really any different than a primary. Or the general election for that matter.

What you're seeing here are the "super delegates." Party leaders who get their own convention vote. The Dems stack the deck. This was a big deal 8 years ago. Surprised it has apparently been forgotten.

 

[joelbc1]

How is this possible?

http://www.cnn.com/election

Aren't these folks classified as "super delegates"? They are Congressmen/women, Governors, Senators and the like who are current office holders. These folks are not obliged to support their State delegations. They can support the candidate they feel the best about. "Super delegates" are not chosen at caucuses pr State conventions.

 

[kn288]

As a Democrat who has caucused and been a county delegate I have no idea how any of this works.

 

[cigaretteman]

That's a lot of people with severe mental deficiencies.

No, they're the actually sane people who realize she is by far the most qualified candidate for the job, and who are not suffering from Clinton Derangement Syndrome.

 

[IACub]

Distinguished party leaders Governors Senators Representatives DNC members Totals
Hillary Clinton 8 13 39 155 132 347
Bernie Sanders 1 0 1 2 9 13
Martin O'Malley 0 0 0 1 2 3
Uncommitted 11 7 7 35 290 350
Totals 20 20 47 193 433 713

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Party_superdelegates,_2016

(Sorry, HROT totally screwed up my formatting...)

 

[KitingHigh]

No, they're the actually sane people who realize she is by far the most qualified candidate for the job, and who are not suffering from Clinton Derangement Syndrome.

You should seek professional help immediately.

 

[N_fuego]

the chances of winning 6 coin tosses in a row are at like 1.6%

Deer lowered. Something is fishy somewhere.

 

[CeMar_Clone]

How is this possible?

http://www.cnn.com/election

Because the democratic party is a dictatorship! The last thing the democratic party wants is freedom. The Clintons rule the democratic party.

 

[IACub]

Because the democratic party is a dictatorship! The last thing the democratic party wants is freedom. The Clintons rule the democratic party.

Still, better than being ruled by the Koch brothers.

 

[SDHN2013]

No, they're the actually sane people who realize she is by far the most qualified candidate for the job, and who are not suffering from Clinton Derangement Syndrome.

I like how being the most qualified matters now but didn't eight years ago.

 

[starbrown]

Still, better than being ruled by the Koch brothers.

If you were ruled by the Koch brothers they wouldn't let you make that post. I WIN!!!!!

 

[TexMichFan]

Still, better than being ruled by the Koch brothers.

Assuming the Democrats are not secretly owned by the Koch brothers.

 

[IACub]

If you were ruled by the Koch brothers they wouldn't let you make that post. I WIN!!!!!

You have a strange concept of winning.

 

[starbrown]

You have a strange concept of winning.

Oohhhhhh. I didn't think you'd be a poor sport.








j/k I did think that - ya gonna reply to texmichfan now, or do i get all the luv?

 

[IACub]

Oohhhhhh. I didn't think you'd be a poor sport.








j/k I did think that - ya gonna reply to texmichfan now, or do i get all the luv?

Why do you care? At least he occasionally forms coherent thoughts.

 

[starbrown]

Why do you care? At least he occasionally forms coherent thoughts.

You're doubling down? That's kind of a Trump thing isn't it?

 

[IACub]

You're doubling down? That's kind of a Trump thing isn't it?

You keep saying words, that surprisingly form actual sentences, but still make no sense.

 

[starbrown]

You keep saying words, that surprisingly form actual sentences, but still make no sense.

You seem to have a lot of freedom of speech for someone ruled by the Kochs. Were you lying about that?

 

[IACub]

You seem to have a lot of freedom of speech for someone ruled by the Kochs. Were you lying about that?

It's like talking to a toddler...

 

[starbrown]

It's like talking to a toddler...

I always thought of Bernie/Hillary fans as toddlers, because hey, they want a nanny-state.