Chumpettes: Should The Candidate That Wins A Plurality Of Delegates Receive The 2020 Dem Nomination

[Spurtacular]

In the event that no candidate receives 1,191 delegates and a brokered convention occurs, should the candidate who receives the plurality of votes/delegates be the 2020 Dem presidential nominee?

[Will Hunting]

Depends on how large the plurality is. Does that mean I vote present?

[SnakeBoy]

Bernie Bros think it should be that way if Bernie gets plurality. If he doesn't get plurality then use Bernie math to say he won.

[Spurtacular]

Depends on how large the plurality is. Does that mean I vote present?

It's leaning that way.

[ducks]

Bernie get 1190
Biden 800
Warren 599
DNC will give it to Biden

[Spurtacular]

Bernie get 1190
Biden 800
Warren 599
DNC will give it to Biden

Hillary Lite won't get anywhere near 599, tbh.

[spurraider21]

Depends on how large the plurality is. Does that mean I vote present?

[Spurtacular]

Come on, Lite. Grow a pair.

[spurraider21]

If you end up with a 35-30-25 split with 10% being scattered elsewhere it’s hard to justify automatically giving the 35% winner the nod because you’d have to extrapolate quite a bit to assume he’d get 50% + 1 in a hypothetical runoff. But he should still theoretically have the easiest path through coalition since he needs the least delegates to get the majority

But if its 42% to 25% between the top 2, that’s a clear mandate and it would be mathematically absurd to assume the leader wouldn’t pull 8-9% from the remaining 33

best solution would be all primaries to have ranked choice voting to eliminate the guesswork. Built in runoff solves all problems

[Spurtacular]

But if its 42% to 25% between the top 2, that’s a clear mandate and it would be mathematically absurd to assume the leader wouldn’t pull 8-9% from the remaining 33

What would be the damage if Democrats ignore a clear mandate?

[ElNono]

Right at this moment in time, I don't think there will be a brokered convention.

[spurraider21]

What would be the damage if Democrats ignore a clear mandate?

Would be the most self destructive move in recent political history for a US party

[Spurtacular]

Would be the most self destructive move in recent political history for a US party

That's what I'm hoping for.

[Reck]

That's what I'm hoping for.

That said though, it only happens if Bernie has a significant advantage over the field.

[Spurtacular]

That said though, it only happens if Bernie has a significant advantage over the field.

Lite's numbers were 42-25. Even if it's 48-42, that'll create a lot of splintering.

[Trainwreck2100]

not a chumpette, but the rules they agreed to going in, were majority, winning the popular vote doesn't mean you win the election. Just like how the real election works.