Dash_Riprock
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I'm sure your childish protest vote will get the results you want.
AP: Clinton clinches Democratic Nomination
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I'm sure your childish protest vote will get the results you want.
Bam Bam Baklava
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RadioJoNES64
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Timmy... Samantha... come here. Hillary is the democratic nominee.
But we did?
Yep. The superdelegates have always been Hillary votes. They exist in case things appear close. Sanders didn't get close enough.
Frozenprince
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I swear this is babies first election for most people.
Not voting for Hillary if you live in a swing county in a swing state is the same as voting for Trump.
Throwing a tantrum because the candidate you like didn't get enough votes isn't going to fix anything. It's what my son does when I tell him he has to eat everything on his plate.
Not voting for Hillary if you live in a swing county in a swing state is the same as voting for Trump.
Throwing a tantrum because the candidate you like didn't get enough votes isn't going to fix anything. It's what my son does when I tell him he has to eat everything on his plate.
JetBlackPanda
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I see what you did there.
Bonen no Max'd
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It's encouraging to see that a candidate can treat the electorate like adults and still win.
TheOfficeMut
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On her wrist. Her fucking. Wrist.
At least put that shit where you can't see it
Even if he did win the nomination and presidency, that's some stupid cult-like bullshit.
From Twitter.
Lmao the eyes.
Glad this was finally wrapped up. Now Hillary and Obama can really go hard on Trump.
Already Torn
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Can we get a Bernie/Blackfish "My war isn't over" gif?
To be fair, the super delegates were on Clinton's side before the will of registered democrats was known.
GoldenEye 007
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Political science should be a mandatory thing in high school. There are so many that just don't understand how the process works.
Captain Tuttle
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Political Fan FictionThis.
I'm not voting from Trump either. Probably won't vote at all.
Frozenprince
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I'v been saying on here since day 1 that we need mandatory Poli Sci from Freshman year up. It's getting absurd.
Aaronrules380
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Throwing your vote away it is
Already Torn
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Literally the only way Bernie could win was by stealing super delegates
Grover Cleveland
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They were on her side before the Democratic primary started in 2008 too.
If the people wanted Bernie, the superdelegates would be voting for Bernie.
The Sum of Zero
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So you're voting for Trump.
At this point not voting at all is the equivalent of voting for Trump imo.
Bonen no Max'd
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And there's absolutely no precedence for them switching when another candidate is chosen in the primary, right?
Man I was 14 in 2008 and I paid enough attention to know about superdelegates, it's not that hard to do the bare minimum of research.
Frozenprince
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I hope you don't live in a district with a tightly contested race then. Because you're directly hindering forward progress in this country if you do.
Take your ball and go home has never made sense.
Slackerish
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At least vote on state and local issues.
Oh. I wasn't expecting the AP to call it until tomorrow. Guess some Super Delegates couldn't keep quiet enough for 1 extra day.
But the Supers are basically irrelevant to the final outcome, besides making the result obvious a tad sooner. By tomorrow, even if she loses California, she'll still be well over the 50% mark for pledged delegates.
Hillary will have over 2026 pledged delegates tomorrow after California is counted. 2026 is the magic number when counting only the voter awarded pledged delegates, not counting the Supers.
And the Supers will obviously go with whoever won the most pledged delegates, like they've always done. To do otherwise would be to subvert the will of the voters.
Congrats Hillary!
But the Supers are basically irrelevant to the final outcome, besides making the result obvious a tad sooner. By tomorrow, even if she loses California, she'll still be well over the 50% mark for pledged delegates.
Hillary will have over 2026 pledged delegates tomorrow after California is counted. 2026 is the magic number when counting only the voter awarded pledged delegates, not counting the Supers.
And the Supers will obviously go with whoever won the most pledged delegates, like they've always done. To do otherwise would be to subvert the will of the voters.
Congrats Hillary!
The party is honestly better off without voters like you, otherwise we'd meet the same fate as the UK Labour party.
On her wrist. Her fucking. Wrist.
At least put that shit where you can't see it
lol thanks astroboy
You would assume, but this was not a given. It also didn't stop news outlets from reporting them along with pledged delegates.
I'm not sure why the system exists if they always vote with pledged delegates.
Sanders wasn't close though.
Of course a Trump supporter could use the same logic and say not voting is a vote for Hillary
Officerrob
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Like they were in 2008, before Obama and voters did something about it
She was leading, but she wouldn't have clinched yet if it wasn't for the super delegates. They make up 24% of her delegates. It's incredible to me that 571 people can count for 24% of her vote. Talk about marginalizing voters.
And before anybody says anything, I would say this if her and Bernie's positions were switched. It's totally anti-democratic.
Frozenprince
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Supers have existed since 1980 and have never once gone against the will of the popular vote.
The super delegate system is fine.
Certainly! Also hit me a bit ago that we have our first woman nominee for a major party in the US ever. It's pretty cool.
BUNTING1243
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three million more votes than Sanders
Republicans love low turnout for a reason. You're basically voting for Trump if you stay home.
Nah, unlike Republicans, Democrats don't actively make voting harder because only one party benefits from low turnout. Not the same.
campfireweekend
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A lot of good that political revolution did if it couldn't even convince you that voting down ballot is actually important.
Their names are Bern and Feel The, but i appreciate your advice
Frozenprince
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What's the saying about democrats? Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?
GoldenEye 007
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Good thing only one of them has the blessing and support of the KKK and NK, though! So while you're technically right, I hope you can see the urgency for the other candidate.
Edit: Also low turnout and otherwise shrinking the voter base does benefit the GOP given the realities of current demographics in the US.
Aaronrules380
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She has over 3 million more votes and almost 300 more pledged delegates anayways. And super delegates have always switched if the will of the people is in favor of the other candidate
BlastProcessing
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Ziltoidia 9
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When I read the title, I felt exactly like I did when Roman Reigns won the belt at mania.
Night Angel
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Sounds like they picked the right candidate from the jump. Maybe it's because Bernie was always a long shot and really didn't have a chance.
Or maybe they're all establishment shills determined to fight the will of the
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