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Recreate ’68: Democrats to Face Protests in Denver at Democratic National Convention
Democracy Now ^ | April 21, 2008 | Democracy Now

Posted on 04/21/2008 12:20:55 PM PDT by mdittmar

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Dem Party Animal Farm:
All Delegates Are Equal, But Some, SuperDelegates, Are More Equal Than Others
March 11, 2008 | Laissez-Faire Capitalist
Posted on 03/11/2008 3:57:56 PM EDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1984006/posts

Hillary Clinton:The Big Mistake.
Yahoo News Opinion | April 14, 2008 | Richard Reeves
Posted on 04/17/2008 12:42:05 AM PDT by freerepublic_or_die
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002765/posts

[snip] “State Democratic Parties shall ensure that district lines used in the delegate selection process are not gerrymandered to discriminate against African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian/Pacific Americans or women.” “Each state affirmative action program shall include outreach provisions to encourage the participation and representation of persons of low and moderate income, and a specific plan to help defray expenses of those delegates otherwise unable to participate in the national convention.” ...The best example of that is what happened in Texas: Clinton won 50.9 percent of the overall vote to 47.4 percent for Obama. But because of the way the votes were divided by counties, Obama won 99 delegates to 94 for Clinton. [end]

Top Clinton Adviser Says Superdelegates Will Decide Election,
Obama’s Victories ‘Irrelevant’
Fox News
Posted on 02/16/2008 5:11:10 PM EST by Sub-Driver
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971565/posts

[snip] Harold Ickes, a 40-year party operative charged with winning over superdelegates for the Clinton campaign, made no apologies on Saturday for the campaign’s convention strategy. “We’re going to win this nomination,” Ickes said, adding that they would do so soon after the last contest on June 7 in Puerto Rico. “You’re not going to see this go to the convention floor.” [end]


21 posted on 04/22/2008 9:22:40 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_____________________Profile updated Saturday, March 29, 2008)
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Recreate '68 ["Do It In Denver!"]

22 posted on 04/25/2008 12:56:05 PM PDT by Dajjal
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