Bernie media have been bashing CNN and MSNBC and other Dem media for trying to keep Bernie from winning the nomination, with some justice (but not all that much).
Now they're floating the idea it would be an outrage if at a brokered convention anybody ended up the nominee but whoever came into the convention with the most delegates.
Confidence is high the candidate who shows up at the convention with the most delegates will be Bernie.
They complain of backroom deals wickedly allowing the process to act out second, third, or however many rounds as people with the least votes drop out and release their delegates to freely vote for whomever they prefer among those still standing, or recommend them (nonbindingly) to specific others.
Odd.
Most of the partisans of preferential voting, sometimes called "instant runoff voting", think it is far more democratically legitimate than first past the post.
Not these Bernie partisans. Not this year.
Why not?
Look at the combined totals for Mayor Pete, Joe Biden, and Amy Klobuchar and the combined totals for Bernie and Sen. Warren.
More moderate voters are divided among more moderate candidates.
And that's why a brokered convention bodes ill for Sanders.
Amy Klobuchar has to Rachel Madow indicated she is OK with somebody emerging as the nominee - herself, in particular - who did not arrive at the convention with the most pledged delegates.
Is this how the Bernie bros signal to all others that if their guy shows up with the most votes at the convention but he is not the nominee they will not support the nominee?
Yeah, kinda, sorta.
Bernie bros this time are what Bernie bros were last time.
Once a shithead always a shithead.
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