The roles of these independent delegates severely disable the power of an individual’s vote. “As a United States senator, I will do everything in my power to make sure that absurd, hateful proposal never occurs”, Sanders said, referring to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s proposal on the ban on Muslims.
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By passing this amendment, ME is taking a bold stand that should be taken by all states.
His motivation isn’t only ideological; Sanders argues that the party needs to tack to the left if it is to mobilize the voters – especially young voters – it needs to win in November.
The new rules mean superdelegate presidential preferences will be allocated in the same proportion as voter preferences. Sanders, who has been giving Clinton a close fight this primary season, has 1,447 delegates of which only 41 are superdelegates.
Democrats across Florida will be choosing their national convention delegates today in elections in each of the state’s 27 congressional districts.
Clinton entered Saturday’s race with 1,683 pledged delegates, to 1,362 for Sanders, according to the Associated Press. “But many people will vote for Trump because they hate Hillary”.
Clinton, who has a virtually insurmountable lead over Vermont Sen. Has Bernie’s candidacy taught the powers that be in the Democratic Party anything? Clinton also holds a commanding lead among superdelegates, the elected officials and party leaders who can support the candidate of their choice.
During a Sunday radio appearance on “The Cats Roundtable”, hosted by John Catsimatidis on AM 970 New York, Rendell said he expects a successful convention at Wells Fargo Center, but cautioned that the fervor of Sanders supporters could pose problems if they don’t accept what he deems an inevitable victory by front-runner Hillary Clinton. Bernie Sanders who received 528 votes (40.5 percent). He’s going to be holding rallies all over the state and meeting people. The amendment made in ME should be adopted at the federal level in order to push the legislation in all states.
We live in a democracy, not under a dictatorship. “While having four members on the Drafting Committee is an improvement, it does not address the fact that up to this point Bernie 2016 has secured some 45% of the pledged delegates awarded”.
He had described Mrs Clinton’s win in the primary election in SC as about “as significant as winning Guam”. Given the extent to which the cards have been stacked against Sanders, his progress thus far has been remarkable.
For months, it appeared that the Republican National Convention would be a chaotic contested event, while the Democratic convention in Philadelphia would lack any real drama.
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Christie’s own Republican presidential race failed, and he earned derision back in New Jersey for backing Trump.
