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Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#120251: Apr 27th 2016 at 7:27:51 AM

I'm still not sure that Sanders is going to broker the convention, he might simply not ask the super delegates to break ranks and accept that Clinton has won.

Has his campaign actually said anything beyond the fact that they're sticking around until the end? Have they said that they're going to try and switch super delegates even if Clinton has more votes then Sanders?

This entire thing seems like something that has been concocted by press that want a race that never ends, Sanders supporters who won't admit defeate and Clinton supporters determined to find a way to make Sanders look as bad as possible.

Maybe he just wants to let everyone vote and feel that their vote matters? Then once all the votes are in he goes "well I got less pledged delegates and less votes, guess I lost, all aboard the Clinton train."

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#120252: Apr 27th 2016 at 7:44:44 AM

No, Sanders and his campaign managers have come out and said directly that they're making a bid for the supers in lieu of getting a popular majority.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#120253: Apr 27th 2016 at 7:46:31 AM

Got a link to their statement? All I've been able to find is speculation from media pundits who have an interest in that happening.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
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Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
Yankee Doodle Dandy
#120255: Apr 27th 2016 at 8:51:44 AM

Ted Cruz arrived in Indianapolis this morning, where he tempted reporters with a “major announcement” to come after last night’s disappointing showing in the primaries.

Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#120256: Apr 27th 2016 at 8:54:15 AM

They finally identified which planet his ancestors were from? He has ten wives in a secret farm in upstate Montana? He's God's Messenger here on Earth to usher in the Thousand Days of Darkness? He's running for President?

Edit: Oh, that's what happens when you only post a teaser of the article. Current "wisdom" is that he's going to name his VP pick.

edited 27th Apr '16 8:59:35 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#120257: Apr 27th 2016 at 9:06:15 AM

That makes my eyebrows positively curl up with excitement.

Seriously though, how could Cruz possibly think of that as a "major announcement" at this point? Unless he's got someone like Arnold Schwarzenegger as his running mate, I fail to see how that would turn any heads.

Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
Yankee Doodle Dandy
#120258: Apr 27th 2016 at 9:15:56 AM

According to some people on Twitter, Fiorina is currently on a flight to Indiana. Obviously not an airtight source, but it would fit in line with expectations.

I wonder if Kasich we'll reveal his running mate before the election.

edited 27th Apr '16 9:16:23 AM by Demonic_Braeburn

Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#120259: Apr 27th 2016 at 9:23:57 AM

Schwarzenegger Can't be VP or president, otherwise the Reoublicans would have run him years ago.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#120260: Apr 27th 2016 at 9:26:57 AM

If Fiorina is his running mate... man. That's like doubling down on crazy with an extra side order of crazy. I don't see whom he expects to appeal to with her.

edited 27th Apr '16 9:27:09 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#120261: Apr 27th 2016 at 9:31:10 AM

California?

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#120262: Apr 27th 2016 at 9:32:06 AM

Trump voters, he wants to bring in an outsider with business credentials.

This may actually be what super screws the Republicans, if they start picking V Ps based not on who can help them win the general but on who can help them win the primary.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#120263: Apr 27th 2016 at 9:44:11 AM

I thought people typically waited until after the primary to pick the running mate.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#120264: Apr 27th 2016 at 9:46:27 AM

They do, but this primary has gotten so close for the Republicans that they need every advtnaage they can get, including a VP candidate that might swing the base their way.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#120265: Apr 27th 2016 at 9:57:38 AM

A statement from the Sanders campaign, it's being taken to be an admittance that he's not going to get the nomination and is just hanging around to let everyone vote and do his best to push for more leftist policies. [1]

The people in every state in this country should have the right to determine who they want as president and what the agenda of the Democratic Party should be. That's why we are in this race until the last vote is cast. That is why this campaign is going to the Democratic National Convetion in Philadelphia with as many delegates as possible to fight for a progressive party platform that calls for a $15 an hour minimum wage, an end to our disasterous trade policies, a Medicare-for-all health care system, breaking up Wall Street financial institutions, ending fracking in our country, making public college and universities tuition free and passing a carbon tax so that we can effectively address the planetary crisis of climate change

So much for a brokered Dem convention.

edited 27th Apr '16 9:57:58 AM by Silasw

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#120266: Apr 27th 2016 at 10:19:27 AM

Who here actually heard Trump's speech he just made on foreign policy?

I missed it but I'm hearing snippets and it sounds like he promises to reassure Europe that we're friends and rebuild bridges with Russia.

Which flies completely in the face of everything he's said so far.

Oh really when?
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#120267: Apr 27th 2016 at 10:32:22 AM

He also said he's work "very closely with our friends in the Muslim world" if elected. Which I guess isn't technically a lie, after all, you can work closely with nobody can't you?

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#120269: Apr 27th 2016 at 11:22:31 AM

We don't need no stinking economy! We'll just steal everything from one another!

Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Grafite Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Less than three
#120271: Apr 27th 2016 at 11:25:55 AM

It seems that people are unhappy with the way the economic system currently is, but unsure whether other systems would actually be better. I'm a millennial and still undecided myself about which would work better on the United States.

edited 27th Apr '16 11:27:13 AM by Grafite

Life is unfair...
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#120272: Apr 27th 2016 at 11:28:29 AM

Okay nevermin, I keep hearing "sources" and he will make an official announcement at 4 pm EDT.

Bison may become the U.S.'s national mammal.

edited 27th Apr '16 11:31:43 AM by tclittle

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#120273: Apr 27th 2016 at 11:32:18 AM

Personally I think a unitary republic would be good for us.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#120274: Apr 27th 2016 at 11:41:58 AM

I don't think the US could ever function as a unitary state; its too big and too diverse. Some degree of federalism is needed. Of course, the state/federal balance should be questioned; granted I'm not sure if state's rights are the issue beyond some of them wanting to dick over certain groups.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#120275: Apr 27th 2016 at 11:53:23 AM

That and Congressmen and state representatives using money meant for their states for personal projects.


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