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Confessions of a Superdelegate
North Star Writers Group ^ | April 28, 2008 | Alan Hurwitz

Posted on 04/28/2008 4:50:21 AM PDT by Dukes Travels

The identity of this superdelegate is being withheld for obvious reasons. We believe he/she expresses the thoughts and feelings of many of his/her colleagues during these difficult day:

I’m upset and nervous and I’m not going to take it any more. This is not what I expected when they made me a superdelegate. I thought that being a king/queen-maker would be a lot more fun. It’s become a real drag.

I realize I’m uncomfortable about the whole idea of “superdelegates”. It seems un-democratic, at least un-Democratic. Even the name bothers me. It makes me think of Superman and “fighting for truth and justice and the American way” – by beating up on everyone else. Superman must have been a Republican. “Superdelegates” seems like more of a Republican thing.

I like the Republican way of doing primaries, with clear winners and losers without unnecessary complications. I’ll bet the folks who designed our system also invented school athletics where they don’t keep score, so no kids feel bad about losing. We have some things to learn from those Republicans.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: superdelegates

1 posted on 04/28/2008 4:50:21 AM PDT by Dukes Travels
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To: Dukes Travels
We have some things to learn from those Republicans.

You have everything to learn from Republicans!

2 posted on 04/28/2008 4:57:21 AM PDT by stayathomemom
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To: Dukes Travels
Here I thought only the Republicans were spineless. Come out Mr. Super Delegate and throw your support to someone. The difference between McCain and the democrats is he is a man who has said I'd rather lose an election and win a war. These democrat delegates are concerned only about covering their butts.
3 posted on 04/28/2008 5:05:09 AM PDT by mimaw
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To: Dukes Travels
Superman must have been a Republican.

Obviously. He IS a hero, after all.

4 posted on 04/28/2008 5:05:18 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (If McCain really CAN "win without conservatives," then why do you care if I vote for him or not?)
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To: Dukes Travels

Wow! What a freaking whiner. No wonder he wants to remain anonymous. I would vote for this slug for anything, even if I were a rat.


5 posted on 04/28/2008 5:08:40 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: stayathomemom
You have everything to learn from Republicans!

Yeah - like how to set up a nominee that the party base doesn't like...and who regularly shuns or even shuts out the base.

6 posted on 04/28/2008 5:09:02 AM PDT by TheBattman (LORD God, please give us a Christian Patriot with a backbone for President in 08, Amen.)
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To: Dukes Travels

Do the right thing and resign, or better yet, resign and drop from the Democratic Party.


7 posted on 04/28/2008 5:09:55 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: Dukes Travels

“. Superman must have been a Republican. “Superdelegates” seems like more of a Republican thing.”

It’s a mental disorder.

“I like the Republican way of doing primaries, with clear winners and losers without unnecessary complications. I’ll bet the folks who designed our system also invented school athletics where they don’t keep score, so no kids feel bad about losing. We have some things to learn from those Republicans.”

On the one hand Republicans are the undemocratics meanies who could’ve created this unfair system, but then on the other, the speak admits the repubs got it right.

You have to be young, ignorant, or alienated to be a democrat and this is exhibit 10974387948574298745948759847


8 posted on 04/28/2008 6:08:24 AM PDT by enough_idiocy (Holding my nose in 2008. I disagree with McCain on lots of issue, but with the Democrats on more.)
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To: Dukes Travels

What a system! This is pathetic, and democrats think that THEY are the good guys.


9 posted on 04/28/2008 6:17:36 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Dukes Travels
I like the Republican way of doing primaries,

then renounce your sins, and come to the light

10 posted on 04/28/2008 6:20:59 AM PDT by TheRightGuy (ERROR CODE 018974523: Random Tagline Compiler Failure)
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To: mimaw

Superdelegates were created in order to make certain that dumb democrat voters didn’t select the wrong candidate. Never again another McGovern fiasco! How’s that for putting trust in the voting public. Those dems sure are the party of the little guy, huh?


11 posted on 04/28/2008 7:00:58 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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