CID1990 wrote:BDKJMU wrote:
As I said before, the person who wins the majority of state primary & caucus delegates will win the nomination, irregardless of super delegates. The democrats aren't going to commit political suicide by allowing the super delegates to overturn the popular delegate vote from the state contests.
Oh yes they would. The superdelegates exist solely to put the mainstream candidate into the election. The current scenario is precisely what they were designed for.
Politicial parties exist for one purpose, to protect their interests.
Hillary needs to be careful, the more she goes after Sanders, the more she alienates his fanatics. And I don't see Bernie as the type to just accept being her VP.
Both sides have the same issue. Fringe candidates with huge drawing power that can split the vote if they run as independent candidates.
Could you imagine if both Sanders and Trump decide to run as independents?
Two extremist candidates (Trump, Sanders) with emotional and engaged followers
Two establishment candidates (Rubio, Clinton) both whom leave a lot to be desired and have a lot of PR nightmares to deal with.
And then Rafael Cruz, who is an extremist but is loyal to the GOP.
In that scenario, I don't see any one of them garnering more than 30% of the vote. Maybe Bloomberg can swoop in and play spoiler by playing the "true middle of the road outsider" card.