[Rudder]

Yeah I read the article and posted a link to it in another post earlier.

It's not question of her gentile manners, she simply cannot buck the masses. Politics is all about power and money---until overwhelmed by public opinion. This brokering and the use of super delegates is only valid when the public is split in many directions and, amidst the confusion, back room maneuvering can go underneath the radar. Too late for that now.

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This brokering and the use of super delegates is only valid when the public is split in many directions and, amidst the confusion, back room maneuvering can go underneath the radar. Too late for that now.

I agree. It is a myth that the super-delegates are truly independent agents that can thwart the will of their state parties. That is a stunt that would get them removed from their party posts and, in this case, tagged as racists.

If Obama wins the primaries of the majority of the states (including a majority of the large states) and is the clear favorite of Democratic primary voters the super-delegates will prevail upon Hillary to withdraw and support Obama.

The Democrats want the White House back so badly you will be amazed at how quickly they unite behind one candidate.

This fight will probably not last past April.

I expect to see a snoozer of a Democratic Convention.

The Republican convention, on the other hand, is shaping up to be a total circus with a brokered convention a very real possibility. I haven't heard this suggestion yet, but if I were a Republican in a conservative state I would consider supporting the "uncommitted" line, effectively relying upon the good judgment of those delegates at crunch time.