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Democratic Primaries

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8. they already do this

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 09:40 AM

Mar 2020

they just cannot vote until a 2nd ballot, so their pledge is basically meaningless unless Biden fails to hit 1991 (which is not going to happen, he will end up with 2400 or more I think, on the first ballot)

here is a running SD count

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2020_Democratic_Party_automatic_delegates

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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when can the super delegates start trowing them in to help Joe go over the top [View all] demtenjeep Mar 2020 OP

Only if he doesn't get enough delegates on the first ballot. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #1

Second round of voting at convention SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #2

Yep Aquaria Mar 2020 #3

Magic number is still 1991 (non-super) delegates jxla Mar 2020 #4

that might change. ucrdem Mar 2020 #6

I don't think there is anything stopping them from pledging now. boston bean Mar 2020 #5

they already do this Celerity Mar 2020 #8

As of now, they don't vote until the second ballot. MineralMan Mar 2020 #7