Self-Hating Superdelegates and ‘Unity in November’
EmailABC News’ Z. Byron Wolf reports: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., may have clinched the Democratic nomination by delegates last night, but Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, has not officially conceded and there are still uncommitted superdelegates lurking among the columns in the marbled hallways on Capitol Hill.
Although that number is shrinking by the hour.
Citing a need to "coalesce around our candidate," Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said this morning he would join some colleagues in endorsing Obama later this afternoon.
"The nominee of our party is obviously Barack Obama," Harkin told reporters after leaving a meeting with other uncommitted senators. "He has obviously picked up the requisite number of delegates."
At the same time, as Colorado Democrat Ken Salazar noted, everyone in the Senate has worked with Clinton and respects her.
Harkin said it is important that Democrats be "sensitive to how Sen. Clinton and her supporters feel today, but we have to coalesce around Senator Obama, who is our nominee."
Several hours later, eight senators, including Harkin and Salazar, issued a joint statement this afternoon pledging to work for Barack Obama in a campaign they are calling "Unity in November."
"Our focus is on victory in November and on giving Barack Obama every ounce of our support, every bit of our energy, and our total commitment to do everything in our power to win the Presidency," the senators’ statement read in part.
"We want to say, to the Clinton supporters who worked their hearts out and whom we know are very disappointed, that their extraordinary effort on her behalf has strengthened our nation. They should be proud of her groundbreaking candidacy and her tireless fight for America’s families," it said.
Also signing the statement were Senators Barbara Boxer of California, Tom Carper of Delaware, Ken Salazar of Colorado, Ben Cardin of Maryland and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana.
Harkin said the superdelegate system should be scrapped and that is largely why he stayed on the sidelines, to see who Democrats choose rather than make the choice for them.
Wyden probably agrees. Before hopping on the "Unity in November" movement, Wyden put out his own statement, in which he said, "When voters in Oregon and around the country hear the word "superdelegate," people start hissing. I never asked to be a superdelegate, and always thought it preposterous that my vote would be accorded greater weight than the vote of the very people who make my public service possible."
He went on: “I would gladly have worked hard to elect either Sen. Obama or Sen. Clinton, but fortunately, the nation’s choice has been made, as it should have been, not by the superdelegates, but by the grassroots voters. The voters of Oregon certainly spoke clearly on the subject, and my vote will enthusiastically reflect their decision to nominate Senator Obama."
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Yes it should be done away with it is the main reason I will never vote for a democrat again.
Posted by: Bishop | June 4, 2008, 2:57 pm 2:57 pm
Last night, Senator Clinton stated that she wants respect for her nearly 18 million supporters. Those words were particularly salient, and heartfelt. She also said she wants to know what they think. Speaking for my friends, my family, and myself I hope Senator Clinton considers fighting on to Denver. Winning the popular vote is not insignificant, and it is a clear statement of the people’s will. However, the delegate math and growing pressure for her to concede is not insignificant either.
Nevertheless, I’m convinced many of her supporters would not be amenable to her accepting second chair as VP on an Obama ticket. I know I don’t want her to accept the VP slot. My reasoning is simple, and it’s not sour grapes. Obama is not only experientially unqualified, but he has demonstrated extremely poor judgment, revealed disingenuous sentiments, and advanced politically expedient policy positions. In short, he is the very last person I would support for president.
The pundits and DNC perpetual peddling of the idea that Hillary’s supporters will swing their votes to Obama in November is unfounded and patently untrue. There are no circumstances under which I will ever cast my vote for Obama. Virtually everyone I know feels exactly the same way. We are life long, loyal Democrats, but we value patriotism and love of country more than the Democratic Party’s Obama-based agenda.
I will continue to support Senator Clinton vis a vis letter writing, e-mailing, and blogging campaigns, because I know she is the strongest and smartest choice. Still, if the worst case scenario is realized with BO on the top of the ticket, I will cast my vote for McCain without compunction.
Posted by: Emily | June 4, 2008, 3:11 pm 3:11 pm
Unity for November!!!
Posted by: Dan | June 4, 2008, 3:13 pm 3:13 pm
Emily: Look into the eyes of someone who has lost a friend or family member in Iraq and tell them you are voting for McCain.
Posted by: dano | June 4, 2008, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
Unity ain’t gonna happen.
Posted by: Emily | June 4, 2008, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
Anyone know what the final delegate count was without superdelegates?
Posted by: Belle | June 4, 2008, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
country before party. obama is a risk: a radical leftist and this lifelong dem is voting mccain-a man hillary respects and who respects women and a man of honor
Posted by: ron | June 4, 2008, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
Emily
I’m with you 100%. Hillary need to say NO to a joint-ticket.
Posted by: marcus | June 4, 2008, 3:18 pm 3:18 pm
dano: It would be infinitely harder for me to look any of my countrymen in the eyes after voting for Obama.
Posted by: Emily | June 4, 2008, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm
Superdelegates aka ex-officio delegates are not the problem, they are duely elected. Caucuses that have no resemblance to democracy and would not pass any international standard for fair elections are the problem.
Caucuses need to be scrapped.
Posted by: s.b. | June 4, 2008, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
Easy – let the Dems have obama – who cares?
Clinton will go Independent and all of her supporters will go Independent as well and vote for her. Without the 18 million Clinton supporters, where will the DNC be? Where will the Democrats be and how will obama ever win the election – without them???????
Posted by: Lou | June 4, 2008, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
According to Democratic Convention Watch Obama now has 410.5 Super Delegates and Clinton is down to 281.5 because some Supers or Automatic Delegates in Clinton Speak switched to Obama. The totals now are 2176 for Obama and 1921 from Clinton, with 4.5 Edwards delegates (including 3 who haven’t been picked from Iowa who may not be picked if the convention realigns) and 3 from Florida who have half votes. There are only about 130.5 total Supers Left but about 30 or so of these are add ons to be picked by State Conventions and Executive Committees. Hillary should get out officially for the interest of party unity and move on.
Posted by: bhciapol | June 4, 2008, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
I love Hillary and am a diehard supporter but if she accepts the VP slot I’m sorry but I just cannot and will not vote for barack hussien obama.
Posted by: brigitte | June 4, 2008, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
How about the delegate count without caucuses.
Posted by: s.b. | June 4, 2008, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
One last wingnut style wail going on today I see.
Found it interesting this morning to See that with the Montana results in the Books, Mr. O had secured a victory in the popular vote.
Oh well. Facts can be troubling.
Posted by: The Commander Guy | June 4, 2008, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm
Emily, I agree with you. If the choice is between Obama or McCain for President, it does not matter who the vice president choices are, I will be voting for McCain. He has the experience needed. I will also be working to get the Democrats veto-proof control of Congress, which will assure that the Supreme Court is safe.
Posted by: vicki | June 4, 2008, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm
Who cares what Clinton wants? She lost. That’s it. So what. Do we call the cops now, to drag her off the field? I think the media and perhaps Obama are giving her more credence than she should have, than what’s really there. She is no different than any other candidate that has run a race, and lost, no different than any other ‘team’ that has run and lost, so we need to stop treating her as if she has the golden baton or something as she holds what she says ‘her 18 million voters’ hostage for her bargaining tool when there is only emptiness behind the glitter. Just like when she was campaigning, she made the American people believe she had all this power when in reality she really had none. All she had was the ‘brand’, the Clinton name. And if it weren’t for that name I truly believe had she been running the same she would have only received about 25% of all that she did receive. So if she received 18 million votes, her real votes with her own stead would’ve only garnered about 5 million votes, or less. I believe Obama would’ve still been ahead of her. And so now she puts ‘the fear of Clinton’ out there and Obama and the rest are eating the bait when there really is nothing ‘Clinton’ to fear about and there really is no ‘Clinton power’ to unleash. I truly think that Obama can match her so-called 18 million votes with her being totally out of his picture and gain even more, so he should not allow her to manuever him with ‘her’ so-called ‘supporters bait’. Because where he may get her so called 18 million voters should he put her on his ticket, he would also lose 18 million voters, his voters because they then would not vote for ‘them’ together. Obama can get his own, without her, and without all the headache game-playing and disrespect from Mrs. Clinton, and her husband. Finally, she (again) distinctly announced throughout that none of them had reached ‘that magic number’ yet and if Obama reached that number she would drop out. So…? Go Obama!!!
Posted by: RuthieM | June 4, 2008, 3:29 pm 3:29 pm
hey vicki i guess you dont mind if we lose more men and woman in iraq and maybe lose our homes not to mention pay 10 dollars a gallon of gas well all i can say is you go democrat its your right!!!!
Posted by: angie | June 4, 2008, 3:30 pm 3:30 pm
Hell will freeze over and the devil will be giving sleigh rides before “unity” will see the light of day.
They can take their little “media god” and worship him til the cows come home. They will NEVER get millions of our votes no matter how many pretty talking lies they come up with.
Posted by: Vickie | June 4, 2008, 3:33 pm 3:33 pm
how can a democrat vote for a republican because there candidate did not win? the democratic issues are what is important–compare the two democrats issues with bush/mccain and it is obvious who to vote for!!! this who sour grapes is very immature–do you want abortion legal or not-do you want the war to end or not–do you want american to rejoin the world or be the enemy of the world–do you want progressive economic policies or the same old low taxes for the rich and screw everyone else–voting is about the issues and getting as many democrats in office-state-federal-and president–the more democrats the better–obama won the most delegates–that was the rules–we must have rules and play by the rules-if the situation was reversed i am sure clinton supporters would feel differently–lets keep the pride out of it and come together as a party!!
Posted by: william | June 4, 2008, 3:33 pm 3:33 pm
Emily,
Hate to break it to you, but Clinton did not win the so-called “popular vote” — a Clinton-invented phony metric. The following from Real Clear Politics:
Obama Clinton
Popular Vote 17,535,458 17,493,836
Only if you include the Michigan non-primary, where (in the old Soviet style) her opponent’s name was not on the ballot, can you say she won it — not that it matters; Obama is the nominee.
vicki -
You’re going to work for a veto-proof Congress??? THAT’s how you rationalize voting for McCain???? You can’t be serious!
Posted by: jac13 | June 4, 2008, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
Stop trying to scare people with your war horror stories..WE DON”T CARE. We will not be frightened into voting for someone with no experience and shady friends..that’s is just the tip of the iceberg.
Posted by: Vickie | June 4, 2008, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
How easy will it be from this point forward to suppress votes and voters? Was it so important to nominate one candidate over the other that Democrats abandoned the principles for which we marched, protested and died: ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE? I will never ever ever vote for this candidate. I will vote for Senator McCain and work hard for his election to signal to every Democrat in leadership that principles are different than pastors, grandmothers and “spiritual mentors.” When you abandoned the high ground, you did so not just for yourselves, but to spite a long and proud history. I will remember in November. McCain ’08.
Posted by: beebop | June 4, 2008, 3:37 pm 3:37 pm
jac13: Obama chose to take his name off the ballot. Furthermore, all the Michigan state pols encouraged voters to cast votes for uncommitted (Obama). The Michigan votes were legitimately cast, and are therefore, included in the equation. Hillary won the popular vote.
Posted by: Emily | June 4, 2008, 3:39 pm 3:39 pm
Voters aren’t sheep. You can’t herd them into the obama pen just by calling out “unity.” People are smarter than that.
Posted by: Henry | June 4, 2008, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm
Fact : the majority of the democratric electorate never voted for Obama. Fact :
he never really obtained the magic number needed to win these elections. Fact: it is the superdelegates who gave him the prize. And most of them did not respect the choice of their
constituents. So let it be said that
the voice of the people has still not been heard. Now don’t tell me this is change. For all the rhetoric, Obama and his cronies are just more of the same.
Unite ? Baloney !!
Posted by: Paulus | June 4, 2008, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
Dream on Emily
Saying Hillz won the popular vote over and over don’t make it true.
Obama won the popular vote. The Numba’s bear this out.
Posted by: The Commander Guy | June 4, 2008, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
Can we impeach the lying hypocrite now or do we have to wait until the US is a third country?
Posted by: A | June 4, 2008, 3:48 pm 3:48 pm
Henry | Jun 4, 2008 3:43:09 PM
I would beg to differ. I believe that Obama’s voters are infact sheep!
They have come to the calling of a single word, ‘change’.
Posted by: Freedom | June 4, 2008, 3:49 pm 3:49 pm
Change, change, change, change … Starting to sound like an old record. But I forgot the dance.
Posted by: Pauline | June 4, 2008, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm
The DNC THREW the election to OBAMA!
18 million of us out here would like to see some PRINCIPLED SUPERDELEGATES show backbone in standing up to them!
The PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN …HONOR THAT or go ahead and implode by losing the election. We will NOT vote for an unprepared, underachiever for President!
WAKE UP DEMS, do you want us to win it or NOT????????????????????
Clinton or McCain in November!
Posted by: Steve | June 4, 2008, 4:04 pm 4:04 pm
I agree. The superdelegates of the democratic party gave him the nomination, he did not “win” it. States that voted for Clinton used their superdelegate vote for Obama, so the people were not representated. She won Mass, yet Kerry and Kennedy backed Obama. So the superdelegate system is flawed and needs to be abolished. Pelosi Reid and Dean need to be replaced their lack of leadership is astonishing.
Once again, the powerful men in this country put down the best candidate, Sexism is alive and well make no mistake about it.
Obama will never get my vote.
He couldn’t win withoug the superdelegates, and he can’t win without her supporters. Now the people really get to decide. Let your voices be heard!!!!!
Posted by: no | June 4, 2008, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
The idea of the caucus is not new.
Why is it only wrong because HRC lost?
Posted by: MEE_TOO | June 4, 2008, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm
Paulus…
FACT: Obama WON!!!!
FACT: Clinton LOST
Democratic McCain supporters…
Get over it and move on. Whoever you vote for, it’s your decision and each one of us is entitled to it. As a life-long Democrat, I’m supporting whatever Democrat WON the nomination! And in 2008, it’s OBAMA!
Posted by: Ready4Change | June 4, 2008, 5:33 pm 5:33 pm
Lightnin; what does that have to do with this election? Obama is not even affiliated with that Pastor or church anymore – please keep up with facts here.
Posted by: What? | June 4, 2008, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
No, I agree that Hillary exceeds Obama in qualifications. However, she would not be a typical VP. I think she would redefine the role in a way that makes us proud. I want to beat the Republicans, however, I can’t vote for Obama because of how this primary. However, I would definitely vote for Hillary’s influence as VP. Oh YEah!
Posted by: irma | June 4, 2008, 8:04 pm 8:04 pm
Vicki:
“Veto-proof Congress.” You do not know how difficult it is to get that, and sorry, your one say-so will not guarantee that. How are you going to handle “ticket-voters?” Those who pull the McCain lever, and then say, hell, let’s just keep voting Republicans all the way down the line?
“McCain has experience.” The experience of a conservative Republican who only occasionally takes semi-rational positions, and therefore is deemed by an adoring, sycophantic press as a “maverick.” The experience of a conservative Republican who will appoint strict constructionist, conservative, anti-choice, anti-working class judges; The experience of a conservative Republican who flip-flops with the best of ‘em (such as Romney) (opposes Bush tax cuts for wealthy until he needs the support of a conservative base, for a major example). The experience of a conservative Republican who will keep us in this stupid Iraq war and get us into an Iran war because he has not gotten a mental “get out of prison” card: he’s still having a one-to-one battle with his North Vietnamese captors, while the Jim Webbs, John Kerrys, and Al Gores in South Vietnam ground theatre saw the corruption of the government we supported there, and the lack of support from its own people and concluded that we could not win; McCain thinks he won the war because he got out of prison!! We need a sane Middle East policy: support for Israel, but push hard to end settlements and for peace talks, fight Al Qaeda where they are based instead of creating new theatres for their surrogates like in Iraq, and do the “hearts and minds” war via programs to help moderate ordinary people there economically.
Anyway, that and $2 will buy you a Bud to toast a hard fought campaign by Hillary, and a unified party behind the Democratic nominee for President!! Hear, hear!! Unity for November!! I’ll be a Yellow Dog Democart til the day I die!!! And proud of it!!!
Posted by: YDD (Yellow Dog Dem) | June 5, 2008, 10:02 am 10:02 am
As a lifelong Democrat who never once voted any other way, I will not vote for Mr. Obama no matter what. It goes against all that Democrats stand for: fairness, loyalty, experience, and kindness. What the Democratic Party and the liberal media did to Hillary will not be forgotten.
My memory runs strong and long, yes beyond November.
Posted by: Bob | June 5, 2008, 11:47 am 11:47 am
Wow, all these sour grapes over Hillary’s defeat! If you are voting for McCain, you are voting for EVERYTHING that your hero Hillary has been fighting against. Voting for McCain instead of Obama is a slap in the face to Hillary and everything she stands for. She will support Barack…if you really respect and support Hillary so much, you will follow her in endorsing and voting for Barack Obama in 2008. In addition, for all of you who are scared to vote for him because of his supposed “lack of experience,” I’d like to point out that prior experience does not a good president make – George W. Bush has been one of the least effective and most hated presidents in American history but he had plenty of executive experience as governor before he ran for president…that experience didn’t do a bit of good for him or for the American people. Obama has a lot of life experience as a public servant. He is a highly intelligent person who actually gets people interested and excited about politics. He is more than able to assume the role of president – able to think strategically, able to work with others, and he will surround himself with well seasoned, experienced advisors. Don’t forget that the president doesn’t make every decision himself. All presidents have had trusted advisors and cabinet members who weigh in on important decisions. As a Hillary supporter myself and someone who feels passionate about health care reform, international diplomacy, and ending the war, I will now support Obama and the ideals of the Democratic party in the 2008 election. Please don’t undermine the party and all of the things that Hillary has fought for in her life and in this campaign in particular.
Posted by: LT | June 5, 2008, 12:07 pm 12:07 pm
If the Clinton’s would climb off their high horses, and for once in their lives do the selfless thing, the right thing, there would be no problem at all. Let’s be sure to blame the right people here. This has been one of the most historic Presidential nominations in American history, and the Clinton’s are on the WRONG side. We should be stepping on their necks, not walking on eggs.
Posted by: James | June 5, 2008, 1:24 pm 1:24 pm
With all of the talk that the superdelegates gave Sen. Obama the election Hillery would have neded the same superdelegates in order to win so it was even and he won.
I am proud to be an American but i am not proud of these so called Americans who will use any excuse to not vote for an African-American.
You are going to vote for McCain because he is honest? Remember he was up to his neck in fraud with his Arizona cronies during the savins and loan issues. He was young and hey excused his influence brokering. His pals gave us hte savings and loan scandal and now his Arizpona buddies have given us the foreclosure scandals. Boy he is just what America needs. So much for experience. I’m staying with the Democrats. Bye!!
Posted by: gij | June 5, 2008, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm
I was wondering why all the silence from Superdelegates on the screwed up process. Senator Harkin finally admits that the “Superdelegate system should be scrapped”. Whoa! Someone on that list of wisdom actually said that? Lah-te-dah! What took so long? It is too late now. I am wondering, however, which supers got monies donated to their own campaigns, or other gratuities of interest. Who will do that research? That would be very interesting. I am still waiting to see Bill Richardson’s reaction when he is or is not selected as VP.
Posted by: georgia | June 5, 2008, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
Those Obama supporters fully assume(the breakdown there is ASS-U-ME) all those who voted for Hillary were Democrat But, if you look at the reality of it, many of us were independents who have NO issue transferring to the republican party. ANYTHING is a change from Bush. I’d prefer the POW who survived the nightmare because guess what…we’re in a damn nightmare now!! I’m happy to jump on and ride with a man I trust to bring us through this than ride with a man who ditches those he’s close with at the first sign of trouble and even worse, distancing himself at the thought that the nightmare could be traced to his peeps. Hate preaching, race card mongering, going to prison supporters are not the people to surround yourself with if you’d like my vote. You Obama drama freaks can get over yourself–party unity yourself to death. I’m not a racist(your candidate is!! if “typical black person” were used, the world would collapse screaming racism, but he used “typical white person” and isn’t remotely seen as a racist)and don’t appreciate being called one because I won’t vote Obama! I’m mixed race and don’t agree with this double standard. Mom would be chastised but dad can get away with it?!? Hell nObama! Wake up America.
Posted by: independent vet | June 5, 2008, 10:00 pm 10:00 pm
What has Obama done for the people.
What has he done in the past
Change is it?
Democrats will make the change in Washington I don’t care who it is
Okay now what?
Posted by: concerned community | June 6, 2008, 6:08 am 6:08 am
Why doesn’t every Obama get it.
We just don’t like Obama with his anti American preacher and his far left values. We just don’t want to have to defend his Muslim father or his love for America. It’s too embarrassing.
Clinton supporters are embarrassed of his relationships with Reverend Wright, Father Pflager, Black Liberation Theology and Willaim Ayers.
We are totally embarrassed to have anyone confront us on that issue.
Also I am embarraseed to say that he has no experience in foreign policy, the military or White House knowledge.
What is there to be proud of? His living in Kenya when he was a child.
Being a fundraiser in Chicago?
His hateful church and anti American friends?
Which is it?
Posted by: Al from NJ | June 6, 2008, 6:15 am 6:15 am
To be perfectly clear. Last Saturday’s meeting of the DNC was to ensure Obama’s nomination. If Florida had counted fully and Michigan had counted fully, if the uncommitted delegates of Michigan had remained uncommitted instead of giving them to Obama along with 4 delegates that belonged to Clinton, she would have won the nomination. Thats the numbers. There is no true democracy in America. Through Caucus’ and the Democrat’s disenfranchisment of voters, the DNC picked the nominee, not the voters. Just like in 2000, when the Supreme Court picked George Bush. 1 person/1vote is no longer. For now on, the corporate media and political machines will be making the citizen’s decisions. BTW, when will Donna Brazille be leaving the party. The Supers DID pick the candidate after all.
Posted by: glenn mcgahee | June 6, 2008, 7:50 am 7:50 am
LT – let’s be clear, this is NOT sour grapes, and glenn mcgahee has it right. The only way BO wins popular vote is if you take away all of the MI votes earned by HRC, or you give BO all of the MI uncommitted votes, which presumably reflect votes for John Edwards, Joseph Biden and Bill Richardson who were still in the race, as well as those who were truly not yet decided. The vote can be estimated 6 ways; in 3 ways Clinton wins with an 0.8% to 0.1% margin; in 3 ways OB wins with an 0.1-0.4% margin.
Posted by: Cd1234567891 | June 6, 2008, 10:08 am 10:08 am
gij – it’s not quite even. Yes they both needed super delegate (“SD”) votes. Neither candidate obtained the 2118 delegate votes required to win the primary without resort to the SDs votes, which will not be cast until the convention. The problem is the SD votes have not actually been cast, can change at any time up to the time of the convention, and the pledged SD votes relied upon (as of 6/3 when BO claimed to be the presumptive nominee) did not accurately reflect the will of the voters. In 2/08, BO urged the SDs to vote consistent with the majority of the votes cast by the constituents of the SDs’ respective States. However, BO signed up SD delegate vote pledges in advance of primaries, where the voters ended up voting overwhelmingly in favor of HRC resulting in her obtaining the majority of the pledged delegates in those states. This includes CA Pelosi (CA-8th Congr D) who also urged SDs to vote consistent with their states, as well as Governors and Senators SDs from Mass (Gov. Deval Patrick and Senators John Kerry and Ed Kennedy), RI (Sen Patrick Kennedy), New Mexico (Governor Bill Richardson, Senator Jeff Bingaman, frmr DNC Chair Fred Harris), Arizona (Gov. Janet Napolitano), PA (Sen George Casey), Puerto Rico (Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá), SD (Sen. Tim Johnson and Fmr Sen. Tom Daschle), WV (Sen Jay Rockefeller and Robert C. Byrd), Oklahoma (Gov. Brad Henry). This list does NOT include MANY more Congressional Representative SDs who have also pledged their SD votes inconsistent with their voting constituencies. Thus, BO’s delegate count was front loaded with SD vote pledges makings him appear as an heir apparent, although the votes actually did not reflect the will of voters. These SD vote pledges, together with the disputed ~30 Michigan pledged delegate votes awarded to BO (which he did not earn and remain in dispute), puts BO’s total pledged delegate and SD count BELOW the 2118 required for the actual nomination.
Posted by: Cd1234567891 | June 6, 2008, 10:43 am 10:43 am