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Old 03-30-2016, 06:18 AM
 
Location: Dallas
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Your vote does not count, so why vote at all?
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“I would not under any circumstances switch my allegiance from Secretary Clinton to Senator Sanders,” Queens Congressman Gregory Meeks said.

The other four New York superdelegates — who can pledge and withdraw their allegiance to a nominee based on their personal preference — also would never pull their support from Clinton, their spokespeople said. They all spoke anonymously for fear of insulting either campaign.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/poli...icle-1.2581729
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Old 03-30-2016, 06:34 AM
 
Location: Salisbury,NC
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Of course it counts. Every vote you take counts. Its democracy at work and only those who do not vote do not understand or care.

Everyone should vote and we should be looking to make voting easier. Mr Meeks is voicing his preference and has every right to. This is the system the democratic party uses, if you are a member of the party get the system changed.

If all you want to do is troll go to a different site.
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Old 03-30-2016, 06:39 AM
 
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Of course it counts. Every vote you take counts. Its democracy at work and only those who do not vote do not understand or care.

Everyone should vote and we should be looking to make voting easier. Mr Meeks is voicing his preference and has every right to. This is the system the democratic party uses, if you are a member of the party get the system changed.

If all you want to do is troll go to a different site.

Meeks is telling the world that he is siding with a criminal who will probably be indicted.
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Old 03-30-2016, 07:28 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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Alaska voted for Bernie with 82% of the vote-yet this Superdelegate is going against the will of the people she claims to represent. It really is a sham.

A Bernie Sanders Supporter Confronted a Superdelegate
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Old 03-30-2016, 07:38 AM
 
Location: Barrington
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Lincoln's people paid 5000 to storm the Republican convention to intimidate the opposistion and secure the nomination for Lincoln. There was no way to distinguish delegates from the others.

Maybe it's beyond time to get rid of the BS and let the popular vote speak for itself.
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Old 03-30-2016, 07:42 AM
 
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Lincoln's people paid 5000 to storm the Republican convention to intimidate the opposistion and secure the nomination for Lincoln. There was no way to distinguish delegates from the others.

Maybe it's beyond time to get rid of the BS and let the popular vote speak for itself.
We're talking about the political parties, private organizations, selecting their candidates.

Who got to vote for Jill Stein to be the Green Party nominee for President?
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Old 03-30-2016, 07:47 AM
 
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It is a full-time job For Debbie Wasserman to do whatever dirty she can for Clinton. It's almost as if she has the drapes picked out for her office in a Clinton administration.
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Old 03-30-2016, 12:41 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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Of course it counts. Every vote you take counts. Its democracy at work and only those who do not vote do not understand or care.

Everyone should vote and we should be looking to make voting easier. Mr Meeks is voicing his preference and has every right to. This is the system the democratic party uses, if you are a member of the party get the system changed.

If all you want to do is troll go to a different site.
You obviously didn't read the link. If you aren't going to read the links, go to a different site.
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Old 03-30-2016, 12:56 PM
 
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Alaska voted for Bernie with 82% of the vote-yet this Superdelegate is going against the will of the people she claims to represent. It really is a sham.

A Bernie Sanders Supporter Confronted a Superdelegate
Super Delegates do not represent the "people" they represent the Democratic Party, that's why there are Super Delegates.
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Old 03-30-2016, 01:06 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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I think the party would revolt and suffer if Bernie won the most votes and regular delegates but the nominated Clinton, same with the Republicans. It would be interesting if both parties hosed their voters this year.
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