@Finn dAbuzz,
Finn dAbuzz wrote:
Probably because if he had won the nomination, it would have meant a fair process, but be that as it may, your argument seems to be:
Sure the process was rigged, but if it was rigged in their favor they wouldn't be complaining.
Pretty cynical, don't you think?
At least you're not trying to argue it wasn't rigged. (Or are you?)
I'm touched by the civic concern being displayed here. There's not a nobler, higher motivation than when a citizen is concerned that their electoral processes are above board. I'm humbled that you deigned to take the time to ask me my opinion. Humbled, I tell you. I'm verklempt.
I think if there was malfeasance in the nomination process, there should be repercussions that fit the crimes. It appears there was high-level, biased gossip going on about how to thwart Bernie. Wasserman-Schultz should have been forced to step down, and she was. I don't think I saw anything that rises to high crimes or espionage worthy of prosecution.
Having said all that, I don't think anything that happened affected the bottom line of the voting tally. The implication seems to be "Bernie could have won if Hillary hadn't cheated". Even the most generously one-sided analysis of the nomination race - taking into consideration oddities concerning superdelegates, caucuses vs primaries, and every facet of the thing - still would have Hillary win the nomination. And that's the thing that you conservatives without a cause (or a credible candidate) and you Hillary haters seem to fail to acknowledge - Hillary won the nomination by getting the most votes - full stop.