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Houston Super Delegates Reveal Pressure
Mar 9, 2008 | 7:39 PM
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Houston City Councilmember Sue Lovell is a super delegate committed to Clinton.  Former state representative Al Edwards is a super delegate committed Obama.  Both are free to change their minds.  I talked with them soon after the Texas Primary.  Both say they have received pressure from the other side to switch.  Between now and the democratic national convention in late August, Lovell and Edwards are likely to be the recipients of some serious arm twisting.  After all, the super delegates almost certainly will determine whether Obama or Clinton becomes the democratic presidential nominee.

What criteria do you think super delegates should use in making their decision?  Should they support the candidate who won the most pledged delegates or the most popular votes in the primaries?  If one candidate wins both (Obama leads in both now), should the super delegates automatically vote for that candidate?

Ford Atkinson

 

 

 

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chassan read my blog view my photos
Mar 9, 2008 | 10:28 PM

Ford,

How about what the superdelegates think?

A recent poll shows that more than half of the superdelegates think they should support the candidate who has the most popular votes.

They should either support the candidate their constituents supported or the candidate their state supported.

The Democratic Party title is a misnomer. There's nothing democratic about the process for selecting the Democratic presidential nominee.

The party needs to revamp the rules under which it elects its nominee.

And I know there will be debate at the state convention about making changes in the process.
FordAtkinson read my blog
Mar 10, 2008 | 9:12 AM

chassan... I think the trouble with polling the super delegates now is their answers will change with the political winds. Had Obama won the popular vote in Texas, dozens of super delegates reportedly were prepared to announce their support for him. They apparently had second thoughts after Obama's narrow loss. I'm sure you're right about the state democratic convention. There will lots of debating about changing and, hopefully, simplying the nomination process.
chassan read my blog view my photos
Mar 10, 2008 | 9:40 PM

Ford,

Don't count Texas as a loss for Barack Obama.

Wait until the state convention to get the final caucus results that combined with the pledged delegates could give Obama the win in Texas.
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