Send A Message to the Super Delegates
By jormins
@jormins (1223)
United States
February 14, 2008 2:29pm CST
As this Demoratic Nomination gets nearer and nearer to a brokered convention it is more important than ever that we let these Super Delegates know where we stand. Below is a link that you can register to let your voice be heard.
Tell the Super Delegates to let the voters decide who the nomination will be.
http://pol.moveon.org/superdelegates/?r_by=12133-3398853-1Qig7T&rc=paste
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
14 Feb 08
It can't hurt to make your voice heard, but the Super Delegates don't answer to the people, they answer to the party. In fact, the entire purpose of the super delegates is to be be voice of the party in the primary election process.
Remember, primary elections aren't about the nation or the people, they are party events.
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@jormins (1223)
• United States
14 Feb 08
Yes the Super Delegates can vote however they want but they are all sheep in Washington. If they see us massing together they will defect to Obama's side in fear. The only scenario I see the Democratic Nominee losing the Presidency is if the Super's ignore the voters and piss off all these new voters they are getting. I definitely would be one of them and would make sure to never vote for a Democrat ever again.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
15 Feb 08
Taskr: That's the thing, no one can be "disenfranchised" in a primary election. In fact, there is no "right" to vote in a primary election at all.
Primary elections are not government events, they are private events run by and for the parties.
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@petebaja (516)
• Mexico
15 Feb 08
Ok, thanks for the heads up! I went to move on's site and registered my opinion. Those Super Delegates can sure mess up this campaign, can't they? I don't know why they even exist. I guess the Democratic party can make up their own rules.
@jormins (1223)
• United States
15 Feb 08
Technically this primary is their primary so they can choose against the people but I think if the Democrats did that they would alienate a whole generation of voters who would think of them as cheaters. And I think Hillary would lose the general election if she doesn't win the nomination fair and square.
@jormins (1223)
• United States
15 Feb 08
I think she thinks by adding Obama as VP she can win back her lost demographics but the Democrats don't realize how serious Obama supporters are looking at this. Supposedly when this happened for Mondale over Hart it wasn't a big deal (I've talked to older Dem's trying to get info on that). If it happens this election though a lot of people are going to be very, very upset.
@Aingealicia (1905)
• United States
15 Feb 08
I have decided I am voting for Stephen Colbert, but thank you anyway.
Ainge
@Aingealicia (1905)
• United States
16 Feb 08
I think they are just having fun with that though. I saw that they were having fun with Stewart on his show with Colbert and Conan using ice skates on Stewart.
Ainge
