[doug from upland]

Behind the scenes, I believe that Clinton operatives are pleading with, intimidating, and bribing Super Delegates who have announced for her. They are reminding the SDs that the Clintons have raised huge amounts of money for their campaigns. They will also remind them that the Clintons never forget.

[Onerom99]

Imagine the shit that will hit the fan if the Super Delegates carry Hillary to a narrow win.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I hope she does get the nomination through such trickery and manipulation: It will turn off Barack Obama supporters and independents that would otherwise have voted for her in the general election. The only “broken glass” Hillary supporters that I can imagine are homosexuals, abortionists, Chinese money-launderers and people seeking a set-price pardon.

[VeniVidiVici]

Wow! I didn’t know this! In the coming months we could witnes a meltdown and civil war within the Democrat Party!

I’ll have my camera ready!

[mnehring]

I may actually enjoy watching Obama win and the left go into complete civil war when Hillary steals it through parlor tricks.

[KarlInOhio]

I would love to see if a significant majority of the elected delegates went for Obama, but the votes of the super delegates put the Bride of XXX-42 over the top. It would make the Chicago convention of 1968 look like an afternoon tea party. It couldn't happen to a nicer party.

[SandRat]

Beware of Hurricane Hillary 2008!

[GreyFriar]

I had totally forgotten about this

[Leisler]

The 1968er's Democrats know best for the party. Everyone else to the back of the convention center.

( For us, this is great fun. Oh the weeping and gnashing of teeth, the bitterness, the anger)

I can't wait 'til the convention.

[Morgan in Denver]

Doug, have you figured out how the Democrats will be able to blame President Bush for this one?

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Doug, please excuse my ignorance but:

What the heck is a “super” delegate and what is their purpose?

And

Does the GOP have “super” delegates too?

[DJ Frisat]

Far be it from the Dems & Hillary to support this type of selection which subverts the popular vote and the will of the people! Aren’t these the same ass-clowns who cried for the abolition of the Electoral College after the election of 2000?

Amazing...

[curmudgeonII]

As we chortle and guffaw over Hillary's chances dropping lower than the morals of the New Englnad Patriots, it may do well to look at the alternative - Osama/Obama?

As bad as another Clinton in office would be, the Democrats that are left [pun intended] are much worse, now that Biden and Dodd are no longer running.

[kalee]

interesting. Wonder what Obama’s supporters think of this?
Some of these people are just newly engaging in politics and the Hilda beast stifles them.

[visualops]

I mentioned this in a couple of threads already. Dick Morris talked about it months ago. Unless Obama is able to consistently beat her by large enough margins that people get really pissed if he isn’t nominated, she will get the nomination. And since I’d like to see Thompson/Watts, I don’t want Obama nominated. You know if we put a black guy on the ticket against Obama that’s all we’ll hear “it’s only cuz he’s black” not on his merits, which would suck.

[samtheman]

The best possible outcome for us at the end of the primary season, on the RAT side:

Obambi ends up with a clear majority of all the primary votes cast and the Beast gets the nomination because of the Super Delegates.

She would head into the general election with a stolen primary election under her belt!

The left would be pissed at her and the right would have yet one more warning that they better not let the Beast be the Prez.

[A CA Guy]

Sounds like it should be illegal to me.

I am shocked.

[LadyNavyVet]

At the “stirring victory” link it said Hillary spent $17 million in Iowa—to come in third. I thought she had about $100 million, and she blew almost one-fifth of it on a big, fat, humiliating loss. At her burn rate, there’s not going to be much left to bribe her superdelegates to stay onboard.

I must admit I’m enjoying this, hoping the era of Clinton is over.

[doug from upland]

If Obama sweeps through primaries, but Hillary takes it at the convention with Super Delegates, black voters will be angry as hell. May there be civil war in their party that tears them apart.

[EGPWS]

842 "super-delegates" – un-pledged party leaders not chosen by the voters,...

Whatever it takes for a tyrant, eh?

[Crawdad]

Hey Doug, I know she’s got a lot on them, but do you find it interesting she was beaten in Iowa by two guys whose FBI files were never touched by Craig Livingstone?