Obama and running mate Cletus Spuckler.
Posted on 08/20/2008 1:03:54 PM PDT by keepitreal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Party leaders want to regain control of the primary calendar and reduce the number of superdelegates through a new commission announced Wednesday.
They also want to review the caucus system, which presumed nominee Barack Obama used so successfully this year. The commission would work over the next year and make recommendations by January 2010
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“Dems have figured out that their process continues to produce weak candidates.”
Actually it’s their ideology that continues to produce weak candidates. ;)
Correct. The Dems continually lose & all they can due is blame the process. Maybe they should revisit their underlying political philosophy?
Dems have figured out that with their corrupt election practices they screw themselves too...
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Well it’s a little late for that NOW, isn’t it?
YOU nominated the buffoon and now YOU have to live with him.
Dumba$$es!!!
That is not too flattering to their current hopefuls. However, they are not saying anything WE don't already know.
I would have to agree with the ‘ideology’ theory; but would venture to add that in the Democratic nomination it ends up being a popularity contest. Appart from issues, it’s the best looking and ‘coolest’ candidate who gets nominated.
This is obviously being set up to result in a Hillary! nomination in 2012.
You've forgotten 2004 so soon, have you?
Yes, of course their ideology does so, but also the process rewards “flavor of the month” candidates who are not tested. It also skews to those who are the biggest lefties.
They thought he was good-looking, and windsurfing is like, way cool.
We, OTOH, see it for what it is. Mostly.
Well, Kerry tried to be cool, very hard. If you could refresh my memory though, who was running back then, other than Kerry of course
While they’re at it, they should carefully insure that they never again put into nomination for President or Vice President, someone who is not qualified to hold that office.
They have done that TWICE, now. The first time, in 1968, Julian Bond was nominated to become Vice President to George McGovern. Bond declined, as he was only 28 years old at the time, and the requirement is that the President, and thus the Vice President, must be at least 35 years old.
The other time is, of course, when they are this close to nominating Barack Obama, who may not be a native citizen of the United States, despite his other problems.
That being said, right now it is a VERY important question who has legal standing to challenge the native citizenship of possible candidate Obama before the Supreme Court of the United States.
“The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution...”, however this may or may not be original jurisdiction over the legal entitlement of a candidate to hold the office of the Presidency.
If it isn’t, then the case must be appealed from a lower court.
Is it wrong to say Hillary would have won if the Caucus states were Primaries?
The weighting of districts is an issue too though.
Rules? Dems don’t need do stinkin’ rules.
Ha. It would be nice if I could type.
In fairness, I gotta say that the Republican nominating process sorely needs some fixing too.
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