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[–] 25 points 2 days ago (7 children)

bernie would have been great, I'd have loved to vote for hin.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    It felt good voting for him in the 2016 primaries at least.

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    I mean... he won but got fucked out of it. That's what the "Hilary's emails" stuff was all about, clear collusion between her and the DNC to subvert their own processes. It's interesting and important history if you're looking for a rabbithole today

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    What exactly happened with that? I know he won the first couple states like Iowa and NH but then the superdelagates didn't choose him or something? But by that point I thought he was already losing in the next batch of state elections (because he was too "radical" while Hilary was the "safe" choice).

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    Yeah, superdelegates negotiating a deal vs directly representing their constituencies was the core of it. Apparently she'd made prior concessions in exchange for it being "her turn" that time and the nomination was essentially decided before voting began. When things weren't working out that way the superdelegates were told how to vote and did, the arguments where she insisted on that were a highlight of the email leaks. It was a long time ago and I'm probably not the one to ask, tf even is a "superdelegate"? Sounds made up.

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