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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Primaries generally get scheduled by states, subject to party rules, and the rules for both parties aren't an awful lot different in how primaries get scheduled and have only been tweaked over the last half dozen cycles. Undoubtedly her campaign people did their best to encourage states to front load, thinking it would give her an advantage, but it's not an awful lot different than last time.
Scheduling debates is a negotiation. So what? That's part of the campaign.
Likewise, superdelegates? Yes, you have to campaign among a lot of people who have roles in the party, from governors to DNC members, and win their support, fickle as it may be (remember, Hillary's superdelegates started moving to Obama when the votes did last time). Bernie has had every opportunity to work with these people for the last thirty years, as a Congressman and Senator, and didn't build the constituency. Just as he didn't build it with African Americans. He didn't even manage to build that strong a base with unions - surprising for his message.
He got beat fair and square. These are the places you have to win if you want to be president. This isn't tiddlywinks.
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I'll admit some bias here. I like Bernie. He elevated the discourse and he took on the banks. And though it was all pie in the sky, he was at least honest when he said he'd try to start a revolution.
Scratch a cynic and you'll find a pissed off idealist? Maybe that saying fits me here. Bernie's a good man, and I'd have liked to see him get a lot further, even if it doesn't square with my greedier instincts.
