Posted on 01/07/2008 3:29:17 PM PST by Richard Poe
We should have a contest, pick the date the story calling Hillary the come back kid is written. I’ll go with Feb 1.
Sorry babe, this is a democracy. And a fix in this primary would make the Chicago Democrat Convention of 1968 look like child's play.
There will be no fix. If Hillery wants the nomination, she will have to win it. George Soros has spoken. Terry can't upside Soros. No way.
If she continues running 3rd in the various states, even with Super Delegates, the DNC will find way to drop her. If she can’t win primaries, she certainly can’t win the National.
Superdelegates are Hillary’s secret weapon that nobody talks about.
Her opposition would have to win an overwhelming majority of elected delegates to take her out.
All true EXCEPT if Hilary loses big in the primaries it will be difficult for the super delegates to nominate her. It would turn off a lot of the party base to get the candidate they clearly didn’t want.
If this human toilet hillary is the dem candidate, she'll lose the general election by a larger margin then Kerry's loss to Bush in '04.
The super delegates were before the coronation collapse. When the nut-roots finds out, everything is off.
We’ve been having a discussion about this, Richard. It Obama beats her in big enough numbers, I suspect there will be great pressure on the super delegates to jump ship. The pressure, threats, and bribery from the Clintonistas on them must be intense behind the scenes. If Obama looks like he will deserve the nomination, but the Clintonistas stand in the way, there will be warfare by the Dem’s black base.
“Should Hillary falter in the primaries, the superdelegates will likely come to her rescue and nominate her anyway.”
Not a chance. If Obama is visibly robbed, the nomination won’t be worth anything.
I pick Feb 6th the day after the primaries.
I believe the supuerdelegates are required to vote as pledged on the first ballot; this system could conceivably yield the Dems a candidate they hate. Can’t make up my mind what Dem nominee scenario is the most appealing; I just hope the Republicans can pull together behind someone who will stand for core conservative principles.
Is Osamabama coming down with a lethal case of Arkancide?
So what states does Hillary lose on February 5, Super Tuesday?
If she wins a few big ones even by small majorities, I think she is in. Will Edwards still be in the race on February 5?
A lot of the Super Delegates will be running in Nov also. They’d have some ‘splainin to do to their constituents to keep their jobs
These are proportional primaries — not winner take all. Each of them will get some delegates. I don’t know which states she loses, but she is now apparently up by only 4% nationally.
That's part of the key. The other part is contributions. She has a lot of cash, but will need to maintain a healthy contribution level. If the money boys start to bolt, then look out. There's nothing cast in stone that these super-delegates HAVE to cast their vote as pledged.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
You must know how the Democrat Party machine works - there’s a dude from Illinois that it wants to run over.
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