Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Democrats and super delegates
Date:	2/12/2016 10:05:00 AM

Despite having lost to Bernie by 22% in NH, Hillary came away with the same number of delegates due to the Dem party's very undemocratic super delegate process.  I highly recommend you watch Debbie Wasserman Shulz's reply to Jake Tapper about this issue.  Young people are going for Bernie in droves and I am wondering how enthusiastic they will be for Hillary if this is a recurring theme during their primary process?  Those young, idealistic solcialists may be in for a very rude surprise as to how the Democrats control their nominating process to ensure that grassroots activism doesn't trample their establishment whims and desires.  Can you imagince of the GOP had a similar process?  The govt media complex would be up in arms 24/7/365.  

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	Democrats and super delegates
Date:	2/12/2016 5:14:48 PM

What makes you think they don't?  I've heard that "Trump will never make it out of convention" and that large scale influencers are goint "to be sure" that Trump is not the nominee.

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	P.S.
Date:	2/12/2016 5:21:55 PM

The big political machines and alive and well in both parties.  At the end of the day, the committees decide the nominee, not the delegates.  The conventions are just a formality. 

I watched about 5 minutes of last night's Democratic debate.  They were arguing about donors.  I love to watch Hilary "correct" evey thing Bernie Sanders says.  I can only take about 5 minutes of the two of them before I have to turn it off.  

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Democrats and super delegates
Date:	2/14/2016 12:16:31 PM

Sorry Hound but there is no such thing as superdelegates on the GOP side.  In some states the delegates do have the ability to cast their vote for someone other than who won them in the primary.  Other than that, delegates go to who got the votes  based on the specific state rules.  All you have to do is look at the delegate count for Iowa and NH and you will see it was based on the vote, unlike the Democrat side.  Of course at the convention there can be arm twisting and that would be necessary if it is brokered.