By Gabriel Debenedetti
06/06/16 09:41 PM EDT
Bernie Sanders’ campaign on Monday evening condemned the media for its “rush to judgment” in declaring Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential nominee, saying superdelegates should not be automatically counted.
“It is unfortunate that the media, in a rush to judgment, are ignoring the Democratic National Committee’s clear statement that it is wrong to count the votes of superdelegates before they actually vote at the convention this summer,” Sanders’ spokesman Michael Briggs said.
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Rush to judgement. Most of us can add.
Bernie joined the Democratic party last year. He does not like the rules. Maybe he should have joined years ago and worked for rule change.
The Superdelegates are pledged delegates. They are not extra people waiting to be swayed by a candidate. Sanders is unrealistic about winning. He already has had the impact of pulling the party more to the left. He will certainly have some say in the platform that is developed. What more can the person who lost expect?
Time for this old fart to blow away in the wind.