New Hampshire Republicans are seriously changing the election game
We all know that New Hampshire voters are serious about their politics and independent of the party line more than some others. I feel, therefore, less shocked about this headline than I otherwise would. The reason why will stun you. -debocracy
New Hampshire Republican Party Launches Petition Supporting...Bernie Sanders
Source: WCVB Channel 5 (Local News Source, Boston)
MANCHESTER, N.H. —New Hampshire's Republican Party on Monday launched an online petition urging the state Democratic Party's superdelegates to “listen to their constituents” and support New Hampshire primary winner Bernie Sanders at the party’s national convention
Sanders won the primary vote by a margin of 60 percent to 38 percent over Hillary Clinton, but he appears to be tied with Clinton in the state delegate count.
“How is this possible?” the NHGOP petition says. “Because Democrats have set up an undemocratic system that allows party elites called ‘super delegates’ to single-handedly cancel out the votes of thousands of grassroots activists.”
The superdelegates are top party-elected and national party officials who automatically receive delegate status.
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