Comments on: No Good Delegate Answer for DNC http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/no-good-delegate-answer-for-dnc/ Recording Bits and Pieces of Heaven in Theory and Practice Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:18:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/no-good-delegate-answer-for-dnc/comment-page-1/#comment-7560 David Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:51:53 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/no-good-delegate-answer-for-dnc/#comment-7560 I can believe that the super-delegates will not override the verdict of the primary voters in the end, but even if they don't it will be interesting to see if the party chooses to capitulate to those who want the Florida and Michigan delegates seated or if they will choose to weather the inevitable calls about how undemocratic it is to refuse to seat delegates from those states. I can believe that the super-delegates will not override the verdict of the primary voters in the end, but even if they don’t it will be interesting to see if the party chooses to capitulate to those who want the Florida and Michigan delegates seated or if they will choose to weather the inevitable calls about how undemocratic it is to refuse to seat delegates from those states.

]]> By: Obi wan liberali http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/no-good-delegate-answer-for-dnc/comment-page-1/#comment-7558 Obi wan liberali Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:39:05 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/no-good-delegate-answer-for-dnc/#comment-7558 Super-delegates are inherently, ahem, undemocratic. However, don't underestimate the power of political pragmatism. Do Democratic opinion leaders really want to enoble an unelectable Hillary to undermine an Obama who has crossed party lines to create a great deal of political energy? The super-delegate's support for Hillary is softer than many believe. Super-delegates are inherently, ahem, undemocratic. However, don’t underestimate the power of political pragmatism. Do Democratic opinion leaders really want to enoble an unelectable Hillary to undermine an Obama who has crossed party lines to create a great deal of political energy?

The super-delegate’s support for Hillary is softer than many believe.

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