How does Bernie woo super delegates after a speaker at his campaign event refers to them as whores?

[Cali_Democrat]

This is a very interesting situation.

Bernie has been trying to get Democratic super delegates to spurn Hillary and support him:

Sanders pressures Clinton superdelegates to jump ship

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-superdelegates-dnc-voters-switch-sides

Paul Song now says he was referring to members of Congress and not Hillary as "corporate Democratic whores".

The problem is that many of those "corporate Democratic whores" are super delegates.

It's going to be harder for Bernie to woo those super delegates IMO.

[msongs]

1. he can give them an F-35 from his vermont stockpile lol nt

[roguevalley]

30. super delegates can go pound sand. They gave up Hillary for Obama and they will do it for

him when he wins. That's what they do. Whoever the people clamber for, they will support because they have to live in the same towns and cities with the rest of it.

[Skwmom]

2. If you are one of those on the corporate payola, no amount of wooing will work. And you will fight

like hell to keep the current corruption system in place.

[phleshdef]

3. After all has been said and done, we still have serious problems with corporatism in our party.

[Dawgs]

4. Why? Bernie didn't say it, authorize it, or approve it.

And, he apologized for it.

Is Hillary responsible for all the stupid shit her supporters say?

[JudyM]

6. She won't even take responsibility for the shit *she* says.

Rather than SSDD, with her it's DSDD.

She is so slippery she gives lawyers a bad name.

[Sky Masterson]

5. Easy.

You just have to wait for the right "C.P." time to ask them.

[apcalc]

7. Ironic, eh?

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Maybe he could give Song a public caning in Times Square

but even that wouldn't be good enough for the jackals.

[bluedigger]

9. I don't know, treat them as rational adults?

People that understand he can't be responsible for everything other people say?

As opposed to on line forum members, for instance?

[azurnoir]

11. so you're admitting Hillary's relying on the SD's for the nomination?

well it's a start

[Cali_Democrat]

13. No.

Reading comprehension appears to be an issue here.

Bernie is the one who's trying to woo Hillary's super delegates.

Without the super delegates, Hillary still has a pledged delegate lead.

[azurnoir]

14. then why the angst? or is this just another non-issue smear?

[Cali_Democrat]

16. Angst?

Chuckles, actually.

Bernie tries to woo super delegates and then a speaker at his campaign event refers to them as "corporate Democratic whores".

You couldn't make this stuff up.

[azurnoir]

17. you felt it necessary to post a thread on a non-issue

[Cali_Democrat]

21. How is it a non-issue? Bernie courting super delegates is very much an issue.

Especially when you consider the fact that he's been trying to get them to switch from Hillary.

Why is this so difficult for you to understand?

[azurnoir]

22. the supers are not pledged or under oath so it's open

[Cali_Democrat]

25. Exactly....

that's why it makes no sense for a speaker at Bernie's event to call them "corporate Democratic whores".

It's going to make it tougher to court them.

[azurnoir]

27. is it? maybe so maybe no

[geek tragedy]

15. no, if superdelegates disappeared she'd be the nominee

it is certainly true that she's not depending on the superdelegates to change the outcome of the voting

[azurnoir]

23. it ain't over till it's over

[geek tragedy]

24. mechanically the race is over in 60 days, any remaining suspense is gone after 12 days nt

[azurnoir]

26. yes it is over in July

[geek tragedy]

28. no, the campaign is over when the people are done voting.

At the end of the voting, the candidate with a majority of pledged delegates will be the only one with a legitimate claim to the nomination.

If that turns out to be Sanders, congratulations he's the nominee.

If it's Clinton, she's the nominee.

Super delegates are not going to help Bernie Sanders steal our party's nomination. To even entertain that possibility requires a complete dissociation from reality.

[azurnoir]

35. well then that'll be November

[geek tragedy]

36. primary campaign and general are separate campaigns imo, nt

[berni_mccoy]

12. The Real Corporate Whores can be bought with massive amounts of $$$

[apnu]

18. If he takes ownership of the flap and denounces it fast and loudly...

... I don't think it will hurt him.

[Prism]

19. Well, are they?

Because you're sort of implicitly admitting that the super delegates are politicians who are taking corporate money and enacting policy accordingly.

That what was meant by the statement, and now here you are saying, "How will corporate whores take this?"

Which is hilarious.

Seriously. Think a post through once in awhile.

[ibegurpard]

20. Well he won't be able to woo the corporate whores

They are part of the problem.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

29. Dr. Song is one of the real good guys, big time. He blew it though, but this too shall pass.

[NV Whino]

31. Easy

They'll never admit that they're corporate whores.

[DesertRat]

32. It's certainly an odd campaign strategy. nt

[hellofromreddit]

33. Grassroots activism

The very thing those whores all cry about.

[mainer]

34. So super-delegates are all corporate whores?

Don't you have to be a corporate shill to qualify? How did we end up with a whole party of corporate sell-outs as super-delegates?

[Ferd Berfel]

37. maybe some of them will realize that Bernie is the only one that has been correct

But maybe some of them will realize that Bernie is the only one that has been correct about this shit all along and decide to not be on the wrong side of history

edited to remove my incorrect crack about lying

[Cali_Democrat]

38. Read the title of my OP again. nt

[Ferd Berfel]

40. OK You win that one

I must have had a senior moment

I apologize for the 'lying' bit

[floriduck]

41. I say Bernie just needs to run as an independent.

He'd kick Hill's ass and you could continue your worthless rants til the cows come home. And by the way for the third time, are you a paid poster? You seem to be so good at stirring up shit, I'd say you're a professional poster. C'mon, tell me.

[Cali_Democrat]

43. It's a little too late for that

Many states have "sore loser" laws where someone who lost the nomination for a party cannot throw a temper tantrum and run as an independent.

They prevent candidates from running in a party primary and then a general as a candidate not from that party.

Too bad for Bernie.

[Vinca]

39. Good question. I'm sure the superdelegates have never heard or used the word "whore."

And certainly they must have such tender sensibilities they could never understand what "corporate whore" means.

[w4rma]

42. You should suggest an alternative phrase for "corporate whore".

I consider the word "whore" to be genderless, but many don't. What would be a good genderless alternative?