I do so love a circus.
Posted on 03/26/2008 3:29:59 PM PDT by SmithL
Twenty top Democratic donors who are supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for saying superdelegates should support the presidential candidate with the most pledged delegates.
No matter what the outcome of the 10 remaining contests, it will be nearly impossible for Clinton to overcome rival Barack Obama's lead in pledged delegates, because they are awarded proportionally based on the outcome.
So it will be up to the nearly 800 superdelegates — party activists and elected officials who aren't bound by any vote — to put one of the two candidates over the mark of 2,024 delegates needed to win the nomination. Obama has 1,406 pledged delegates to Clinton's 1,249, according to The Associated Press count.
Pelosi, who has not endorsed either candidate as chair of the Democratic National Convention, said during a March 16 appearance on ABC's "This Week" that it would be harmful to the party if superdelegates don't support the pledged delegate winner.
In their letter, Clinton's supporters said superdelegates "must look to not one criterion but to the full panoply of factors that will help them assess who will be the party's strongest nominee in the general election."
The letter also noted the donors "have been strong supporters" of the House Democrats' fundraising arm. "We therefore urge you to clarify your position on superdelegates and reflect in your comments a more open view to the optional independent actions of each of the delegates at the national convention in August."
Obama spokesman Bill Burton said, "This letter is inappropriate and we hope the Clinton campaign will reject the insinuation contained in it."
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Denver should be fun.
I think the whole Rat universe is getting to understand how ruthless and gutter-dwelling the ‘Toons are. They are starting to understand that the Republicans were right about the creeps all along.
They should be afraid. Very afraid.
Clinton sends out the Leg Breakers! No surpise here. I hope she wrecks the party in the process.
I do so love a circus.
If the candidate with the most pledged delegates should win every time, what do the Dems have Superdelegates for? I thought that system was instituted as a firewall against a radical, unelectable in the general, moonbat candidate (i.e. George McGovern redux) somehow getting the majority of delegates in the primaries and winning the nomination. Seems to me Obama is exactly the sort of situation they came up with Superdelegates to prevent.
The Dems don’t need Rush Limbaught. They produce Operation Chaos all on their own.
Good thing Pellicano is busy in court right now or a Clinton enemhy might be sent to sleep with the fishes just to send a message.
All the Rats who are jumping off the Clinton garbage barge had better hope and pray the Clintoons don’t get back in the White House. There will be hell to pay.
“The Dems don’t need Rush Limbaught. They produce Operation Chaos all on their own.”
True but the commentary and the play-by-play is a fun addition.
These people (who are for the most part career politicians) are little more than addicts (name your poison here). They care about little else but to perpetuate their hold on office peddling favor with donors to get the precious coin that is required to satisfy their craving . . . which is to hold onto a position among the “elected” aristocracy that today is the US Congress, etc.
Oh boy, would there. They know it, too. That's why there will be a 'rat war. The Obama supporters have cast their lots and there is no turning back...
It will get to a point of no return. And Hitlery and Bill will do anything to get back in the White House, as everyone knows (including the Rats jumping off the garbage barge). Plenty of Obama people are going to take to the streets in Denver and elsewhere, I am sure.
I hope to he*l the sheeple are watching all this typical Socialist chaos and ask themselves: "How could these people run the country? How would they react in time of an emergency?"
I hope to he*l the sheeple are watching all this typical Socialist chaos and ask themselves: "How could these people run the country? How would they react in time of an emergency?"
Re#14 Sure seems that way. One thing for sure is that Hillary is sticking until all primary votes are cast—”three months more” in her words. It is a Hail Mary strategy (by necessity) that Obama totally tanks on the electability issue, one that Hillary goons will assist. We are in for quite a spectacle and I don’t even like popcorn...
Go Hillary Go!!
I used to chuckle at all the “popcorn” references here on FR. You all have been right from the start. LOL!
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