winjennster:teachers4bernie:A Bernie Sanders Supporter Confronted a Superdelegate — Then Leaked Thei
winjennster:teachers4bernie:A Bernie Sanders Supporter Confronted a Superdelegate — Then Leaked Their Private ConversationOne superdelegate casually admitted to a Bernie Sanders supporter that she’ll vote to nominate Hillary Clinton, despite 81.6 percent of her state voting for Sanders.Levi Younger, from Eagle River, Alaska, is a recent political science graduate who caucused last Saturday with thousands of other Alaskans. Younger recently reached out to superdelegate Kim Metcalfe on Facebook, asking her to side with her state and support Sanders at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Metcalfe, who is listed on the Alaska Democratic Party website as the state’s national committeewoman since 2012, cavalierly told Younger she would be supporting Hillary Clinton, due to her “negative” conversations with Sanders supporters.“I pointed out how our state’s caucus had turned out and hoped she’d vote for our resounding majority,” Younger told US Uncut in an email. “Things unraveled pretty quick from there.”As seen by screenshots of Younger’s conversation with Metcalfe, Younger approached the conversation with a diplomatic, respectful tone. However, Metcalfe refused to budge in her support of the former Secretary of State despite the popular opinion of the people, only saying she would support Sanders if he was the nominee.At one point in the conversation, Metcalfe’s tone turned noticeably sour. She patronized Younger, reminding him of her experience as a Democratic Party officer for decades, and essentially told him his opinion on how she should cast her superdelegate vote was invalid, since he was just a voter.Near the end of their back-and-forth, Metcalfe talked down to Younger, telling him that if he wanted to change the way the Democratic Party worked, he should get involved and work to change the party from the inside. Younger thanked her for the advice, and gave her some advice in return: To be the change she believed in. By the end of the conversation, Metcalfe compared Younger to Donald Trump.Sanders’ margin of victory in Alaska netted him 13 of the state’s 16 pledged delegates. Alaska also has 4 superdelegates, meaning 20 percent of Alaska’s total delegate votes at the convention come from superdelegate votes like Metcalfe.Kim Metcalfe did not respond to repeated interview requests from US Uncut.It is time for both the superdelegate and electoral college systems to go fucking die. -- source link
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