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Hillary Clinton

liberal N proud

(61,124 posts) Wed Jun 15, 2016, 07:21 AM Jun 2016

Trump is why Super Delegates are a good thing [View all]

Super Delegates would have prevented Trump from taking over the Republican Party such as he has.

The Berners and Sanders himself want to eliminate the Super Delegates for future Democratic Primaries. I hope that Trump serves as an example of exactly why that would be a disastrous idea.

Keep the Super Delegates! PLEASE, for the sake of the Party and the United States of America.

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Trump is why Super Delegates are a good thing [View all] liberal N proud Jun 2016 OP

100% Her Sister Jun 2016 #1

They don't care because they are self absorbed liberal N proud Jun 2016 #2

Wow! I just edited to add more, very similar to your point. Her Sister Jun 2016 #3

The Republicans are kicking themselves for not having superdelegates. Koinos Jun 2016 #4

You bet they're kicking themselves.. and envying the hell out of us. "Look @ those Dems.. Cha Jun 2016 #13

Another thing that would BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #5

+1000! DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #10

I can't believe that they have not BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #15

I know that I first sent an email DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #16

Good for you ... BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #18

The people who want to steal our party are too lazy to build their own. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #6

Yeah, really poor attempt to hijack our Democratic Party by Cha Jun 2016 #9

They've insulted themselves into a corner. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #11

Yep. Cha Jun 2016 #14

I've been thinking that throughout the process... Blanks Jun 2016 #7

Excellent Point, liberal N proud. The gop asked trump to extend empathy to the Cha Jun 2016 #8

^^^AMEN to this!^^^ Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #12

They need to stay, was put on to prevent a hostile takeover of the party, Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #17

This might be the one silver lining in tRump's candidacy... teamster633 Jun 2016 #19

Exactly DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #20

You said it all. murielm99 Jun 2016 #21

Exactly!! nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #22