I’m going to just repost a diary I wrote in 2008, but change the names from Hillary to Bernie. Because nothing has changed and I think it holds up just fine.
2008
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Just what would a Clinton Sanders nomination won through so-called "Coup by Super Delegates" look like? Ask President John McCain Donald Trump
www.usatoday.com/...
The findings in the survey, taken Friday through Sunday, underscore some of the perils ahead for Democrats as the closely fought nomination battle between Clinton and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama Bernie Sanders continues.
By 55%-37%, Democrats and independents who "lean" Democratic say an outcome in which Clinton Sanders lost among pledged delegates but prevailed with the help of super delegates would be "flawed" and unfair" — including 77% of Obama Clinton supporters and 28% of Clinton Sanders supporters.
Super delegates are party leaders and elected officials who can vote at the national convention and aren't bound by the results of their state's primary or caucus.
Most at risk is Democratic support from independents. Nearly two-thirds of those voters call that result unfair, and one-third say they would then vote for the Republican or stay home in November.
This echoes what I have always felt about it. It just goes against basic fairness to suggest that even if the majority of Democrats choose Obama Clinton over Clinton Sanders, he should get the nod from party insiders who would ostensibly "know better"
But I think this also shows that it's a strategy that not only will piss off Obama Clinton supporters, but also a large portion of Democrats and even "28% of Clinton Sanders supporters." What you're left with is a very weak candidate in a year where we should be pounding McCain Trump for being wrong about, well, everything.
I'd love to see a resolution to this, but I don't see how, until the "SuperD's" stand up and voice their choice.
2016
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The main difference I see here is that unlike in 2008, the “SuperD’s” have already voiced their choice. Bernie is attempting to get them to change their minds and support the guy who lost the race. Even more striking is that I wonder if the percentages hold up. How many Bernie supporters would be just fine with a “Coup By Superdelegate” as long as it meant Bernie wins? Either way, we should be pounding Trump right now. Every moment we waste beating up on either Bernie or Hillary is a lost moment.