Red Mosquito

tragabigzanda wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:The election still seems so far away, but I had a surreal experience last night when I drove by a "New England for Trump" storefront in Bellingham. I figured it was a campaign office, but I did some searching and found that it's just a store that sells MAGA hats and other Trump-brand merchandise. Quite jarring when we are still so far away from having yard signs out.

New England white trash is my least favorite brand of white trash

wease wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:The election still seems so far away, but I had a surreal experience last night when I drove by a "New England for Trump" storefront in Bellingham. I figured it was a campaign office, but I did some searching and found that it's just a store that sells MAGA hats and other Trump-brand merchandise. Quite jarring when we are still so far away from having yard signs out.

New England white trash is my least favorite brand of white trash

Ever know any rural southern white trash?

Bi_3 wrote:The progs are in full panic mode over bloomy. Things are looking up

Rob wrote:

WHAT ABOUT SUPERDELEGATES?

Superdelegates are elected Democratic officeholders who are part of each state’s delegation but are not committed to vote based on the outcome of the state’s nominating contest. All Democratic members of Congress and state governors are superdelegates.

In 2016, many superdelegates announced early support for Clinton, drawing criticism that the party was tipping the scales in her favor.

Superdelegates haven’t been eliminated in 2020, but new rules limit their influence. This cycle, they will likely not vote on the first ballot at the convention.

To win on the first ballot, the front-runner must secure the majority of the party’s 3,768 pledged delegates available during the nominating contests leading up to the Democratic convention.

If the front-runner has fewer than 1,885 delegates, the convention will hold a second vote. On subsequent ballots, all delegates become unpledged and superdelegates can also vote.

Then, a majority of all 4,532 delegates will be needed to secure the nomination.

If a candidate wins a supermajority of pledged delegates - or about 2,267 - then superdelegates are permitted to vote on the first ballot.

96583UP wrote:Warren's recent performance does not seem to evidence the accuracy of that poll

whereas The Atlantic, well

i dare not say more

96583UP wrote:

WHAT ABOUT SUPERDELEGATES?


No one is getting over 50% here

Bernie will get to 35% at best

so the real long-game here is courting superdelegates

Rob wrote:

96583UP wrote:

WHAT ABOUT SUPERDELEGATES?


No one is getting over 50% here

Bernie will get to 35% at best

so the real long-game here is courting superdelegates

If Bernie has the most votes/delegates, and then the party gives it to Bloomberg, the left wing won't unite fully with the center. Blame Bernie bros all you want, but we all know this ahead of time. This would be the decision most likely to re-elect Trump.

Rob wrote:

96583UP wrote:

WHAT ABOUT SUPERDELEGATES?


No one is getting over 50% here

Bernie will get to 35% at best

so the real long-game here is courting superdelegates

If Bernie has the most votes/delegates, and then the party gives it to Bloomberg, the left wing won't unite fully with the center. Blame Bernie bros all you want, but we all know this ahead of time. This would be the decision most likely to re-elect Trump.