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Hillary Clinton

Thinkingabout

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17. They need to stay, was put on to prevent a hostile takeover of the party,

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Wed Jun 15, 2016, 08:59 AM

Jun 2016

After seeing the GOP struggling this would make another reason to keep the super delegates. I would like to see the caucuses go away, it is a form of voter suppression and to close the primaries to registered Democrats after all it is a DNC primaries.

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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