Bishop Briggs Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Sanders may have won the vote, but it looks like Clinton will walk away from New Hampshire with at least an equal share of the delegates due to the preferences of the superdelegates. She may even be ahead It's going to be even more of an uphill struggle for him to win the candidacy than I had appreciated. What are the rules in other states? In New Hampshire unique in how it allocates its delegates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossbill Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Bishop Briggs, on 11 Feb 2016 - 14:07, said:Bishop Briggs, on 11 Feb 2016 - 14:07, said:What are the rules in other states? In New Hampshire unique in how it allocates its delegates? I believe that all states have superdelegates. They make up about 20% of the delegates in total. This is a good article about the mountain Sanders has to climb. https://newrepublic.com/article/129707/superdelegates-really-stop-bernie-sanders ETA - It is apparently 15% this year - It used to be 20% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I can't claim to have any in depth knowledge of US culture but I find it hard to understand why Democratic ethnic miorities are more 'small c' conservative than their white counterparts. Think with Spanish American immigrants you can attribute some of their conservatism to their religious beliefs with many of them being Catholic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I believe that all states have superdelegates. They make up about 20% of the delegates in total. This is a good article about the mountain Sanders has to climb. https://newrepublic.com/article/129707/superdelegates-really-stop-bernie-sanders ETA - It is apparently 15% this year - It used to be 20% Helpful article. I wonder what the response would be if Sanders and his supporters threatened to stand against the official Democratic candidate unless superdelegates agreed to support the popular vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Would he even be able to get on the ballot in most states? The Democrats and Republicans don't go out of their way to make life easy for third party challengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Watching some of the related videos, this one's an absolute belter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=240&v=Ykko1Cm8kKE Ripping into the audience during a debate Its actually quite clever. And probably accurate. If your a 'Murican from flyover country you feel really disenfranchised from the whole political establishment include the repubs who nationally have to appeal to center right, secular, middle class types with decent jobs and a bit of a strong dislike of the teabaggers and telebangelists. So your Fox News watching, god fearing Kansas moma is going to feel that Trump is upsetting the money funding the other candidates and the booing is from a stage managed audience. It adds to his rebel allure. Batshit to you and me. But I am pretty sure it works well with his core audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Scalia just died. they do cling on for grim death rather than retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Scalia just died. they do cling on for grim death rather than retire. Basically an old tory b*****d,get gun control through now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 The Scalia situation creates a real minefield. Obama might struggle to get a confirmation before he leaves. What would be funny is if either Obama resigned as President, for Joe Biden to take the reins, or Hillary Clinton won the White House, and nominated Obama for the Supreme Court... Then Obama casts the deciding vote on the court to rule Ted Cruz not to be a natural born citizen of the United States, citing a literalist construction in the spirit of Scalia. Too much troll, alas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotbawmad Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Voting for Trump should lose you the right to vote! Trump is a loon amongst a sea of loons. Sadly, the antics you see coming from him is a more of reflection of how far you have to stoop to appeal to the typical voter. As for the Democrat side you have mega corrupt, bought and paid for corporatist Clinton, and some guy whose trying to preach old tired ideas that haven't worked well in the past, as something new and exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 The Scalia situation creates a real minefield. Obama might struggle to get a confirmation before he leaves. What would be funny is if either Obama resigned as President, for Joe Biden to take the reins, or Hillary Clinton won the White House, and nominated Obama for the Supreme Court... Then Obama casts the deciding vote on the court to rule Ted Cruz not to be a natural born citizen of the United States, citing a literalist construction in the spirit of Scalia. Too much troll, alas. Only one man for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Voting for Trump should lose you the right to breath! FTFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Trump is a loon amongst a sea of loons. Sadly, the antics you see coming from him is a more of reflection of how far you have to stoop to appeal to the typical voter. As for the Democrat side you have mega corrupt, bought and paid for corporatist Clinton, and some guy whose trying to preach old tired ideas that haven't worked well in the past, as something new and exciting. Still hoping that Joe Biden enters the Democratic race. An independent Bloomberg campaign would really shake things up for both parties. He could outspend them easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Still hoping that Joe Biden enters the Democratic race. An independent Bloomberg campaign would really shake things up for both parties. He could outspend them easily. You'd imagine there's potential for him to pull votes away from both Clinton and Trump if they end up as the candidates. Soft Republicans who aren't crazy enough for Trump and right leaning Democrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Hillary takes Nevada for the Democrats, as Trump wins in South Carolina for the Republicans. Hillary now has over 500 of the required 2383 required to win the Democratic nomination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Trump wins in a state where republican voters have an average IQ that's barely into double figures. Why am I not surprised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Jeb all set to drop out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Jeb all set to drop out. "Suspend" surely? I know you're a stickler for accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotad Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 watch it clinton will drop out and sanders will be the nom , sanders will win vs any GOP easy .. Clinton wont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 "Suspend" surely? I know you're a stickler for accuracy. f**k off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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