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Obama Looking to Diminish Superdelegates (In 2012)
Washington Post ^
| Aug 20, 2008
| Dan Balz
Posted on 08/20/2008 5:16:13 PM PDT by decimon
Barack Obama's campaign will call next week for the creation of a new commission to revise the rules for selecting a presidential nominee in 2012 with a goal of reducing the power of superdelegates, whose role became a major point of contention during the long battle between Obama and Hillary Clinton.
The commission also will be urged to redraw the calendar for 2012 to avoid starting the primaries and caucuses so early, and also to look specifically at assuring more uniform rules and standards for those caucuses.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; hillary; obama; superdelegates
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He's looking ahead.
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:16:13 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
Why doesn’t he just do away with them? Or would that be above his pay grade, too?
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:19:11 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Without the second, the rest are just politicians' BS.)
To: decimon
Eliminate the competition!
He’s learned well from Herr Schickelgruber and Comrade Stalin.
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:19:24 PM PDT
by
hotshu
(My eye hurts dammit!)
To: decimon
Arty Johnson picture.........
very interesting!
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:19:43 PM PDT
by
LasVegasMac
(Islam: Bringing the world death and destruction for 1400 years!)
To: decimon
2012 might be too late! They might do him in now.
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:21:35 PM PDT
by
ryan71
To: ryan71
At the same time, Barry, go after ACORN, walk about money and inner city elections! Corruption is rampant especially with the dims.
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:23:13 PM PDT
by
yorkie01
To: decimon
What? He wants to do away with all the things that have him in line for the nomination? I’m surprised he doesn’t want to go to an all caucus nominating procedure
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:25:48 PM PDT
by
Figment
("A communist is someone who reads Marx.An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx" R Reagan)
To: Steely Tom
I would not hire him for a middle level pimp
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:28:26 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi mom Cracker power Brother)
To: decimon
I thought I heard in a news report today that Stephanie Tubbs Jones who was hospitalized today, was to head up a committee about changes to superdelegates in future elections to be held on Sept 4.
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:37:01 PM PDT
by
okokie
To: okokie
I thought I heard in a news report today that Stephanie Tubbs Jones who was hospitalized today...She died. Announced just a while ago.
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:40:19 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
Look for the end of the electoral college before the 2012 elections also. BIG city will be in charge of selecting who runs this country from now on.
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:42:47 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(A History and Science Minute.- "Climate change" has been going on for millions of years!)
To: FlingWingFlyer
They’re going to try and get rid of it aren’t they?
As soon as the libs get power.
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:44:00 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMan55
(Obama is the Democrats guy. They bought the ticket, now they must take the ride.)
To: ConservativeMan55
I don’t expect it to be around in 2012 after Obama and his 9% Approval Rating DemocRATik Congress gets through with us.
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:46:10 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(A History and Science Minute.- "Climate change" has been going on for millions of years!)
To: decimon
He's looking ahead.
That's like hoping for 'ball four' after you have already taken strike three. Here comes ...'Hillary'!
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:46:19 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
(Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
To: decimon
Barack Obama's campaign will call next weekCall for, hell. He should be directing such activities. He is their nominee. He should be dictating policy, not suggesting ideas.
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:49:00 PM PDT
by
krb
(If you're not outraged, people probably like having you around.)
To: decimon
What IS it with the dems and their popularity-contest caucuses, superdelegates who can override the real voters, and split-the-delegates-according-to-who-got-what-percentage system? Why don't they just have a primary like the grown-ups do: the voters go to the polls and cast their secret ballots, and the winner of each state takes all of that state's marbles.
No superdelegates, no funny-business, high-pressure caucuses, and none of this "there are no winners or losers" BS about the state's delegates.
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:51:02 PM PDT
by
hsalaw
To: krb
He is their nominee.Not yet.
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:51:20 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:59:38 PM PDT
by
Son House
( [ ]Obama=>LoseBothWars/Raise Taxes [X]McCain=>WinBothWars/CutPorkBarrelSpending)
To: decimon
Why should he gripe about SDs. He paid them an arm and a leg to vote for him. Piss on what O says.Tell him to go get more shaved ice.
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:59:51 PM PDT
by
Sadie5
To: decimon
“revise the rules”
Hehehehe. Barry are you getting a little nervous since you opened the door for the Clintons?
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