To: Maggie Hassan, Governor of New Hampshire
NH Governor Maggie Hassan: Honor Your Constituents. Give Bernie Your Vote
Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary by a historic margin of 22% over Hillary Clinton. However, right now he's on track to get fewer New Hampshire delegate votes than Clinton. This is because superdelegates like Governor Hassan have publicly pledged their votes to Clinton despite the will of the voters. This is unfair to the voters and we need it to change.
Hassan and the other New Hampshire superdelegates MUST respect the will of the voters who they represent, and pledge their delegate votes for Bernie Sanders.
Hassan and the other New Hampshire superdelegates MUST respect the will of the voters who they represent, and pledge their delegate votes for Bernie Sanders.
Why is this important?
We need a real democratic primary between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton for the good of the party and ultimately the country. Way before the first primary, Clinton's campaign maneuvered to take the primary out of the hands of the voters by amassing an early super delegate advantage. For Democrats in any state to have faith in the party going into a competitive general election, prematurely committed superdelegates need to change their votes to reflect the people they represent.
Given the massive scale of Sanders's primary victory, New Hampshire's prematurely pledged super delegates (Governor Maggie Hassan, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Rep. Annie Kuster and DNC members Billy Shaheen, Kathy Sullivan, and Joanne Dodwell) need to be first in line to exercise their right to reevaluate their support.
Maggie Hassan is in the midst of a competitive race to represent the people of New Hampshire in the senate. Now is the perfect time for a prominent super delegate to demonstrate her right to switch her support to the candidate her constituents voted for. The move will also sure up Hassan's own support as the enthusiasm that propelled Sanders to victory moves behind her senate bid.
Given the massive scale of Sanders's primary victory, New Hampshire's prematurely pledged super delegates (Governor Maggie Hassan, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Rep. Annie Kuster and DNC members Billy Shaheen, Kathy Sullivan, and Joanne Dodwell) need to be first in line to exercise their right to reevaluate their support.
Maggie Hassan is in the midst of a competitive race to represent the people of New Hampshire in the senate. Now is the perfect time for a prominent super delegate to demonstrate her right to switch her support to the candidate her constituents voted for. The move will also sure up Hassan's own support as the enthusiasm that propelled Sanders to victory moves behind her senate bid.