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   On 8/16/2024 9:46 AM, Rudy Canoza wrote:   
   > On 8/16/2024 8:29 AM, Josh Rosenbluth wrote:   
   >> On 8/16/2024 8:19 AM, Rudy Canoza wrote:   
   >>> On 8/16/2024 5:34 AM, Gak, fucked up the ass by priests hundreds of   
   >>> times — and *admits* it — lied:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 8/15/2024 9:20 PM, Josh Rosenbluth wrote:   
   >>>>> On 8/15/2024 7:25 AM, Gak, fucked up the ass by priests hundreds of   
   >>>>> times — and *admits* it — lied:   
   >>>   
   >>>>>> On 8/15/2024 12:42 AM, Gronk wrote:   
   >>>>>>> Ubiquitous wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> Vice President Kamala Harris got enough delegate votes Friday in   
   >>>>>>>> the   
   >>>>>>>> virtual roll call process to become the official Democratic   
   >>>>>>>> nominee.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Biden dropped out and Harris stepped up. Your problem?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> But...but...but...democracy!!!!   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Biden dropping out is fully consistent with a democracy.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Biden's dropping out is; Harris' coronation less so. A fundamental   
   >>>> hallmark of 'democracy' is the will of the people to select their   
   >>>> candidate.   
   >>>   
   >>> We don't take lectures from fascists about "fundamental hallmarks of   
   >>> democracy," especially when they put quotes of derision around   
   >>> "democracy," and especially when said fascists oppose democracy in   
   >>> every form.   
   >>>   
   >>> There is nothing "anti-democratic" about the way Harris has been   
   >>> chosen. Primary elections and caucuses were held, and the candidate   
   >>> who won a majority of delegates dropped out, meaning it is an open   
   >>> convention. The same thing happened in 1968. In 1968, the eventual   
   >>> nominee, Humphrey, had a minority of the committed delegates, but he   
   >>> ultimately was nominated by the convention.   
   >>   
   >> 1968 was not the same as 2024. HHH chose not to run in most of the   
   >> primaries, with almost all of the votes being split between McCarthy   
   >> and RFK. Even if RFK had not been assassinated, HHH could have won   
   >> because most of the delegates were not chosen in the primaries. That's   
   >> a big difference.   
   >   
   > The point is Humphrey had a minority of committed delegates as of the   
   > night of RFK's assassination. That means he got delegates that he did   
   > not win in primary elections.   
      
   HHH had a plurality of the delegates when RFK was assassinated.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Democratic_Party_presidential   
   primaries#Kennedy_assassination   
      
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