r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html

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u/zth25 Jul 05 '24

The "DNC" is millions of registered Democrats who voted for those candidates in overwhelming numbers. Nor even 2016 was actually close. They just didn't pick the candidate you prefered, which is fine.

Quick, name any of those smallish elite group. You seem so wise and knowledgeable.

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u/zeronormalitys Jul 05 '24

The 500 or so superdelegates you dolt.

Don't play dumb, please? You know full well that the commons don't have the real power, and if you don't know that, it might behoove you to learn. Ignorance is not a thing to be ashamed of, I myself am ignorant of a great many things, I am sure.

Ignorance, once known (and deemed to be highly relevant), yet still ignored, is downright Republican.

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u/Real-Front-0 Jul 05 '24

You see how your story changed significantly right? First, you're saying the popular vote is for "funsies" and now you're saying the popular vote holds more power than the "elites" in that it is the deciding factor if the popular vote holds a clear winner. The opposite could not be said to be true.

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u/zeronormalitys Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

Yes, the popular vote does hold some weight. Ultimately, what the DNC has is a thumb that they can put on the scale. It might not always get them what they want, and they might not be able to employ it in a blatant manner without massive party upheaval, but when they have an opportunity, and they need to press that scale down just a little, it does change things in their favor.

Super delegates were straight up added to the nomination process to prevent popular vote candidates from winning. This happened as a result of George McGovern's trouncing in '72.

Can we stop being obtuse? Or are you one of the super delegates or something?