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superdelegates - what will they do?

Published May. 7, 2008

What happens when they add their votes? 

How will people respond if Obama gets more electoral votes but the superdelegates swing the nomination to Hillary?



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I'm sure that the superdelegates, who are not novices in politics, are smart enough to realize that denying Obama the nomination in that scenario would be political suicide. It would be a blow from which their party would never recover.

beachboater

The DNC made these rules. The candidates agreed at the time with the decision that the state delegates would not be seated. These were their rules and they should adhere to them. Personally I think it was foolish to do this; but that was what they decided. How can a party maintain any level of credibility with anyone if they do not stand behind their own rules? Going forward they need to leave the states alone, I honestly never have understood why the parties would care about when primaries are held. There is only one reason I can thing of, and I say this regarding both parties: It quite simply is about money and about controlling the outcome. Consider both sides and how various candidates ran strong in some states and then not in others. Depending on the sequence of state primaries that can make a particular candidate seem to be much stronger than they really are. I would like to see 25 states vote per primary, gets is over faster and cheaper.

I will laugh, laugh laugh and laugh again

If the superdelegates swing over to Clinton, after the people have expressed their preference is Obama, the Democratic Party will split right down the middle with white Dems on one side and Black Dems on the other. The Democratic Party has always took the Black vote for granted and now when the chips are down the party bosses are showing the party isn't about the "will of the people" but the "will of the party leaders". More of the "We know what's best for you" attitude that Demnocrats are known for. Kind of funny, the Republican Prty was the banner the freedmen, former slaves of the the re-United States of America, under which gathered congressmen and political leaders during Reconstruction. Lincoln was considered the Black Republican for good cause. The Democrat Party simply takes the Black vote for granted. The proof is right there before our eyes.

Well, there was definately a high turn out of black voters and young voters where I was voting yesterday! (which isn't normal in my area) And I know for a fact that some were voting based only on the color of his skin- based on a comment by a group of of people in front of me. And when someone pointed out to them that Obama is 1/2 white, they flat out said- that doesn't matter- his skin is dark. HTW?

And of the white population I'm betting that just over half voted.

riots? will there be looting?

How can you not count two states? How can you tell voters in two states, " Your vote does not count " ? How can you?

I would be very mad if my vote didn't count, regardless of who I voted for. Voting is a civic duty.

"you're assuming that just the black population put Obama over the top?"

They didn't put him over the top. Of the 14% black population I'm betting that no more than half voted. So no way did that happen.

the same thing that happened when Bush beat Gore though Gore had the popular vote..... absolute chaos, cry-baby recounts, and legal proceedings.... hopefully they will last all the way to November and McCain will just walk through

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