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Topic started on 15-3-2008 @ 03:31 PM by Keyhole

Pelosi's Delegate Stance Boosts Obama


blogs.abcnews.com
ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Friday that it would be "harmful" to Democrats if superdelegates were to give the party's presidential nomination to a candidate who is trailing in the delegates awarded in primaries and caucuses.

"If the votes of the superdelegates overturn what's happened in the elections," said Pelosi, "it would be harmful to the Democratic Party."
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reply posted on 15-3-2008 @ 03:31 PM by Keyhole
I'll bet Hillary's head about exploded when she heard this!

I do believe what Pelosi is saying though, if the majority Democrat delegates voted in favor of one candidate, it shouldn't be in the hands of the super-delegates who the people can have to run for president.

This may thwart 'ole Hillary's "new" campaign plan, because from various things I've read, it seems she was really trying to woo the super-delagates to vote for her.

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Hillary has also lost a super-delegate vote when NY Governor Spitzer resigned.

Spitzer Does a Number on Hillary’s Superdelegate Count

n a race where every vote for the Democratic nomination for president counts, Hillary Clinton lost one on Wednesday when New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned amid media reports linking him to a prostitution ring.

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Each Democratic governor is given superdelegate status automatically, meaning they can make their own choices about which candidate to support at the Democratic National Convention in August.

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Lieutenant Gov. David Paterson will replace Spitzer as governor on Monday, but he already holds superdelegate status as a member-at-large. Paterson, who spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, is also committed to Clinton, but he only gets one vote.



Spitzer lost his super-delegate status when he resigned. Paterson, who is replacing Spitzer is already a super-delegate, super-delegates get only 1 vote per person, you can't be a "double" super delegate and get 2 votes, each super delegate gets only one vote, and Hillary lost Spitzer's.

[edit on 15/3/08 by Keyhole]


reply posted on 17-3-2008 @ 09:52 AM by grover
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Once again you are WRONG. At least you're consistant.

The original idea behind super delagates was rooted in how the parties allot delegates... in the Republican party its winner take all, in the Democratic party they are alloted based on precentage of votes won. The idea was to prevent deadlock at a convention if none of candiates had enough delegates to win.

It had nothing to do with distrust of voters.

BTW Pelosi is right.


reply posted on 18-3-2008 @ 08:35 PM by RRconservative
Originally posted by grover
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Once again you are WRONG. At least you're consistant.

The original idea behind super delagates was rooted in how the parties allot delegates... in the Republican party its winner take all, in the Democratic party they are alloted based on precentage of votes won. The idea was to prevent deadlock at a convention if none of candiates had enough delegates to win.

It had nothing to do with distrust of voters.

BTW Pelosi is right.


If the Republican Party is winner take all, how did Ron Paul Fantasy get 21 Delegates? What state did he win?

If the idea, as you stated, was to prevent deadlock then why not go with winner take all? The Super Delegate idea was not created to prevent a deadlock at the convention. It was created in case there was deadlock then the party elite could pick the nominee. What is so hard to understand about this? You really expect the Democrat Party to leave such a huge decision to average voters?
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