DNC Superdelegate Puts His Vote Up For Sale

http://cbs13.com/local/Superdelegate.Vote.Ybarra.2.718616.html ^ | 05/07/2008 | Tzuriel

[MSMLies]

DNC Superdelegate Puts His Vote Up For Sale Steven Ybarra Wants $20 Million For His Vote SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS13) ― In this tight battle for the Democratic nomination we've heard a lot about the candidates courting superdelegates.

But, one superdelegate is courting the candidates. He says he'll sell his vote for a price. A very high price: $20 million.

Steven Ybarra of Sacramento says that eight-figure price is peanuts for the presidency.

[CindyDawg]

You can sell these things? The Republicans should buy it.

[MaryFromMichigan]

Got to wonder how many are asking for a payback, just not so blatantly.

[gunservative]

Why not put it on Ebay and see how much it’s really worth?

[jbwbubba]

Yes, the party of ethics and principle

[Vigilanteman]

I’m sure he isn’t the only super delegate doing this. Just the only one being honest about it.

[stayathomemom]

Kwame is probably funding his legal defense fund this way.

[KarlInOhio]

$20,000,000? Can Rush buy it and have a seat at the convention? Operation Chaos: Doomsday in Denver.

[fish hawk]

20 Million dollars is only the first two books. It's nothing.

[Continental Soldier]

This item tells everyone all he needs to know about democrats.

[weegee]

Wht does the FEC say about selling a vote?

[CindyDawg]

Surely this isn’t legal. You can’t even sell your vote.

[Seaplaner]

Can Rush buy it and have a seat at the convention?

I would not be surprised if Rush already had such a seat (through a clandestine surrogate, of course.)

[willgolfforfood]

That's a cool scam, Steve. Thanks for exposing it.

I don't have $20 million, but if I promise to donate $5 to your re-election campaign, will you say something just as stupid and just as damaging to the Dim party again tomorrow?

Please?

[xjcsa]

Wht does the FEC say about selling a vote?

Nothing. They don't regulate party conventions.

[xjcsa]

Surely this isn’t legal. You can’t even sell your vote.

I'm guessing it's perfectly legal. I'm not aware of any laws regulating party conventions.

[weegee]

Superdelegates get campaign cash (Boston Globe: Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor February 14, 2008 03:54 PM)

Many of the superdelegates who could well decide the Democratic presidential nominee have already been plied with campaign contributions by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, a new study shows.

[snip]

Obama's political action committee has doled out more than $694,000 to superdelegates since 2005, the study found, and of the 81 who had announced their support for Obama, 34 had received donations totaling $228,000.

Clinton's political action committee has distributed about $195,000 to superdelegates, and only 13 of the 109 who had announced for her have received money, totaling about $95,000.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Reminds me of the pathetic story of Roman Emperor Didius Julianus, who won the so-called "Auction of the Empire" following the assassination of Pertinax in A.D. 193

[kellynla]

ludicrous...
Clinton doesn’t have the funds
and Obama doesn’t need the vote.

so this genius can go “pound sand!”

[MaryFromMichigan]

Thanks for the link, Weegee,
but that kinda shakes my faith in the integrity of democrats.