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Question: Bernie fans: if he were more conservative than Hillary, but acting the same way, would you approve?
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RaphaelDLG
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« on: May 24, 2016, 01:30:59 AM »
« edited: May 24, 2016, 01:33:35 AM by RaphaelDLG »

I think outside of the ancient aliens guy-esque crowd on facebook and reddit, the vast majority of us aren't saying that the actual voting is rigged and many don't think the superdelegates should switch over if when Bernie loses pledged either - superdelegates are undemocratic bullsh*t and should match pledged counts.

I personally think the superdelegates switching over to Bernie after he loses in pledged is undemocratic and a sketchy result barring some scandal being unearthed.  I've heard other people on this forum and elsewhere say the same thing.  I agree that'd be a bad precedent and wouldn't begrudge HRC supporters for rioting if that happens for anything other than a cataclysmic medical or criminal reason.

The "messy" stuff you are referencing from the previous article (the protests/platform fights/pushes) is in fact democracy and I wouldn't have any problem with conservatives doing that in principle though I'd vehemently push back against them.

Also, you said the dude is "having his way with the platform" - he gets to name 10 people to go to the meeting while HRC gets 12 and DWS gets 4 - hardly "having his way."  It's still a nice gesture that I appreciate though - I can't wait for people like Cornel West and Keith Ellison to have their views heard.

You criticize him for not unifying the party before the convention - I see no need to.  I do see a huge need to attack Trump after the convention though (thereby bringing his supporters onboard ), and to continue to activate his supporters to get stuff done - if he doesn't do those things, then you can justly send some castigation his way.
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RaphaelDLG
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« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2016, 03:53:45 AM »

HELL NO!

The only reason I like Sanders so much is his great true progressive left policy (that he actually means) and his unwavering commitment thereto for the past 5-odd decades. It's sad how many people voted 'Yes'.

I also still take exception to the word 'fans'.

I think you may have misread the question.  I read it not as asking whether you would vote for a conservative sanders or not, it's asking whether or not you would approve of his tactics if he was someone you didn't agree with ideologically.
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