It’s Official! Hillary Clinton By Acclimation…
August 27, 2008 by Big Fella · 3 Comments
Chooses the orange pants suit.
Hillary isn’t happy with the MI delegate outcome..
May 31, 2008 by Dusty · 4 Comments
I sat and watched all 10 friggin hours of todays DNC rules committee bitchfest. It wasn’t pretty and the actual
decision-making took place behind closed doors for three friggin hours, during which MSNBC did everything but ask their talking heads to tap dance for us.
The decision was seat both states delegates but only give each delegate half a vote. I think this isn’t a bad thing…its called a compromise. But Hillary isn’t happy about the MI part of the decision. She has already sent out an email directing her supporters to the following press release:
Harold Ickes and Tina Flournoy made the following statement:
Today’s results are a victory for the people of Florida who will have a voice in selecting our Party’s nominee and will see its delegates seated at our party’s convention. The decision by the Rules and Bylaws Committee honors the votes that were cast by the people of Florida and allocates the delegates accordingly.
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March 27, 2008 by Jet · 2 Comments
Come on, Dean, do your stuff. I know I’m tired of this, and I think we’ve shredded ourselves enough for one cycle. Harry Reid, speaking on 3/24 to the Las Vegas Journal:
Q: Do you still think the Democratic race can be resolved before the convention?
Reid: Easy.
Q: How is that?
Reid: It will be done.
Q: It just will?
Reid: Yep.
Q: Magically?
Reid: No, it will be done. I had a conversation with Governor Dean (Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean) today. Things are being done.
I hope so. We’ve gone from fielding a deep, accomplished and intelligent slate of candidates to high level infighting. I’m ready to send the whole lot of them to bed without supper. Let’s move on.
Hat Tip to Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire
Crossposted at Bring It On!
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February 5, 2008 by Dusty · Leave a Comment
No matter how the masses vote this primary silly season, and I get to cast mine today..the true power is in the hands of the “Super Delegates” at the convention in Denver Colorado in August. Alternet has a decent writeup about the current situation with the remaining two Democratic nominees and delegates won and still up for grabs:
* With Michigan and Florida removed from the equation, 2,025 delegates are required to win the nomination, and there are 3,253 pledged delegates.
* To date, four states with a combined 137 pledged delegates have held nominating contests.
* Currently, Barack Obama is projected with 63 pledged delegates, and Hillary Clinton is projected with 48 (source).
* On Super Tuesday, 22 states and a couple territories with a combined 1,688 pledged delegates will hold nominating contests. From this point, quick math shows that after Super Tuesday, only 1,428 pledged delegates will still be available.
Now, to be honest, this Super Delegate crap gives me a huge headache..trying to figure it out is not something I want to do..I leave it to the damn pundits to do it for me. Hillary has the bulk of the Super Delegates, which are elected legislators, party big wheels, Governors and the like. Every time one of these jackasses comes out publicly for either Hillary or Obama, thats a Super Delegate telling you and me how they will vote at the Democratic Convention.
No one controls the Super Delegates. They can vote for whomever they want, unlike the regular joe and jill delegates that are pledged to vote however their primary turned out or how their caucus voted.
Its a damn shame that when it comes down to the convention..our votes won’t really determine who the Democrats put up as their candidate. .
Crossposted at Leftwing Nutjob
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