tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post5343049219540965733..comments2024-01-17T00:45:37.075-08:00Comments on Bud Meyers: Superdelegates weren't elected because they support ClintonBud Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-56596290947004209562016-03-09T06:45:49.284-08:002016-03-09T06:45:49.284-08:00Bernie Sanders, in a historical upset, just beat H...Bernie Sanders, in a historical upset, just beat Hillary Clinton to win the State of Michigan yesterday.<br /><br />There are 4,763 total Democratic delegates <br /> - 770 super-delegates <br /> = 3,993 regular delegates (allocated by primaries/caucuses)<br /><br />2,383 delegates are needed for the party nomination <br />- 770 super-delegates <br />1,613 outstanding regular delegates needed for nomination<br /><br />Excluding super-delegates, regular delegates allocated so far as of March 90, 2016:<br /><br />Clinton 760<br />Sanders 546<br /><br />Super-delegates can change their mind any time up until the DNC convention in July. If the don't vote with the popular vote, that could spell big trouble for the political insiders (and Bernie could even run as an Independent -- or his supporters would write in his name -- or they would vote Republican -- or they might not vote at all.)<br /><br />But the media (especially on the cable news stations) are always totaling the delegate count with the super-delegates to make the election appear as though it's already a done deal for Hillary.<br /><br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-33279121000693820432016-03-08T09:52:48.093-08:002016-03-08T09:52:48.093-08:00UPDATE: As promised...
7th Democratic Debate: Be...UPDATE: As promised...<br /><br /> 7th Democratic Debate: Best Recaps not on Cable News<br /><br /> The best 26 most relevant minutes of the 7th Democratic debate on March 6, 2016 in Flint, Michigan.<br /> There are two separate videos, each 13 minutes long, embedded at the bottom of this post.<br /> They include many highlights that they aren't showing on the cable news stations (CNN, MSNBC and Fox News)<br /> Fighting the media black out of Bernie Sanders<br /><br /><br />PART ONE OF TWO <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abBKL4RkBy4<br /><br />PART TWO OF TWO<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toFMqjzcwv4<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-89980487509392778022016-03-05T18:52:54.874-08:002016-03-05T18:52:54.874-08:00Bernie wins Kansas and Nebraska.
Clinton dissed t...Bernie wins Kansas and Nebraska.<br /><br />Clinton dissed the great State of Maine, declaring after her Saturday win in Louisiana, "now all eyes turn to Michigan."<br /><br />http://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-caucus-results-bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-kansas-louisiana-nebraska-election-2016/Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-8023126339822220502016-03-05T18:22:00.093-08:002016-03-05T18:22:00.093-08:00I’m watching election results right now -- and on...I’m watching election results right now -- and on CNN (and especially on MSNBC) they keep reminding us that despite Bernie’s wins tonight (Kansas and Nebraska), Hillary still has all the super-delegates. <br /><br />During her speech tonight, Hillary reminded us that within the next 4 years, one or two more Supreme Court Justices might die, so we’d better elect her to make the most sensible choice for replacing them.<br /> <br />I think Bernie Sanders can nominate Supreme Court judges too . . . what do you think?<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-43838947148434038912016-03-05T16:22:28.633-08:002016-03-05T16:22:28.633-08:00State-by-State Delegate Distribution
*It's se...State-by-State Delegate Distribution<br /><br />*It's seems difficult two find two websites that agree on the actual number of pledged delegates.<br /><br />http://www.electionprojection.com/democratic-nomination-delegates/Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-1057005712763070072016-03-05T15:18:55.933-08:002016-03-05T15:18:55.933-08:00March 5, 2016 -- Washington Post:
Sanders has a g...March 5, 2016 -- Washington Post:<br /><br />Sanders has a good chance to win caucuses in Nebraska and Kansas on Saturday .. and he is also likely to win a caucus Sunday in Maine. But Clinton is likely to prevail in the Louisiana primary by a wide margin the same day — and that would make her still come out ahead on the delegate math, said campaign manager Robby Mook. "We have no doubt that as long as Senator Sanders remains in the primary, he will continue to win elections along the way, but it will make little difference to Hillary’s pledged delegate lead."<br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/05/campaigns-press-for-a-delegate-edge-as-5-super-saturday-states-vote/<br /><br />* Short commentary: I can't stand that pompous little @hole.Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-49709944622863620802016-03-05T15:01:05.123-08:002016-03-05T15:01:05.123-08:00Campaign ad: Bernie Sanders on Trade Deals
For Jo...Campaign ad: Bernie Sanders on Trade Deals<br /><br />For Jobs, For Us | Bernie Sanders <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeAqFEw-FAEBud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-54571388838926404202016-03-05T14:01:28.341-08:002016-03-05T14:01:28.341-08:00Foreign-Born New Hires Outpace Native-Born
Job c...Foreign-Born New Hires Outpace Native-Born <br /><br />Job creation from January 2007 to December 2016<br /><br />3,070,000 Foreign-born workers added / Source: St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) Foreign born workers<br />+ 2,358,000 Native-born workers added / Source: St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED): Native born workers<br />= 5,428,000 Total net jobs added to labor force over the past 9 years<br /><br />https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/LNU02073395<br /><br />https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/LNU02073413<br /><br />http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0000000001?output_view=net_1mth<br /><br />http://bud-meyers.blogspot.com/2016/01/foreign-born-new-hires-outpace-native.html<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-75831626622830815132016-03-05T13:55:04.406-08:002016-03-05T13:55:04.406-08:00Here's one Democratic superdelegate:
Florida...Here's one Democratic superdelegate: <br /><br />Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz is fighting for payday lenders in Congress, instead of protecting working families. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is about to release new rules to rein in the predatory payday industry, whose sky-high interest rates are designed to trap vulnerable people in cycles of debt. But Wasserman Schultz is rallying support in Congress for a new bill that would gut these rules. Why? Maybe it has something to do with the more than $68,000 in campaign contributions she has taken from the payday industry.<br /><br />http://action.npa-us.org/page/s/schultz-stop-protecting-payday<br /><br />* Everything that Bernie Sanders is against and Hillary Clinton is for (but only now says she's against).<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.com