VaderBomb wrote:I would never say that the super delegates aren't likely going to rig it for Hillary because they probably are. My point is that we need to stay positive and not give up. If people start giving in to the system, that's how they control us and take away our power.
The super delegates aren't the problem. If Bernie was to win the popular vote, they'd almost certainly swing to his side. The problem is that he's trailing by a long way in terms of the popular vote. Expecting him to get the nomination seems like a pipe dream at this point. Which is a pity. He's definitely the more exciting candidate.
It's pretty disheartening that Hillary really seems to have the Democrat voters by the short and curlies. Sanders said that he'd only encourage his supporters to vote for her if she promised certain things in return - not for him personally, which is admirable, but instead a promise that she would adopt certain policies that are of vital importance to his supporters. She seems to have fobbed this idea off completely. Because in an election where her opponent is Donald freaking Trump, she really doesn't have to do anything more than be the least worst option to secure the votes of most of the Democrats in the country.