Superdelegates, heed the voters

Seattle Times.com ^ | February 11, 2008 | Editorial

[NCDragon]

Ok, Washington state superdelegates, what are you going to do? On Saturday, Democratic caucus-goers demanded Barack Obama — big time — as their party's nominee for president. They voted 2 to 1 for the fresh leadership the Illinois senator promises over continuing the Clinton dynasty. The Times also endorsed Obama.

But many of Washington's high profile Democrats, including those superdelegates who automatically get a vote at the national convention, have endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton. Among them are Sens. Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell, U.S. Reps. Norm Dicks and Jay Inslee and King County Executive Ron Sims. While the rank and file overwhelmingly chose Obama, only three superdelegates have endorsed him — Gov. Chris Gregoire, U.S. Rep. Adam Smith and Democratic National Committee member Pat Notter. That leaves eight undeclared, including Reps. Jim McDermott, Rick Larsen and Brian Baird.

Some national party officials are lamenting the possible public relations "disaster" of an Obama-Clinton battle to the end — as GOP candidate apparent John McCain coasts to victory.

But this is not a time for Democratic party members to get in line. It is a time for them to have it out.

[Red Badger]

It’s the water......

[Paloma_55]

Its hard to imagine Hillary allowing the election to slip through her fingers. Treachery is not a foreign concept to her.

I am hoping that she pulls a trick out of her hat and gets the super delegates and Florida/Michigan delegates and flips the nomination over.

It would be so much fun to watch.

[Paloma_55]

Oh..and Jumpin Jim is now a Democrat super-delegate. That’s rich!

The Republican that jumped parties after Bush was elected is now in a position to help Hillary cheat the voters. Rich!

[The South Texan]

If you ever watched the movie “Primary Colors”, you’ll know the Clitons will do whatever it takes to win, especially if they have the goods on you.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

[newnhdad]

The superdelegates are like the politburo. All the delegates are equal, only they’re more equal that the others.
I really hope that they get their heads together and throw this over to Hillary. I want her to go down in a landslide defeat and for her, her husband and the rest of their sycophants to slink away forever in humiliation.

[mware]

The superdelegates know what side their bread is buttered on.

If they go against those they represent, they may not have a job come next election time.

[Non-Sequitur]

Its hard to imagine Hillary allowing the election to slip through her fingers. Treachery is not a foreign concept to her.

It's not treachery she needs. It's loyalty from the super delegates, and that's not something either Clinton has fostered over the years.

[Non-Sequitur]

If you ever watched the movie “Primary Colors”, you’ll know the Clitons will do whatever it takes to win, especially if they have the goods on you.

Yeah. And if you watch the movie "Sicko" you'll find out what our health-care system is like.

[JZelle]

That movie was hilarious!

[The South Texan]

If you recall, the Primary Colors book was written by an ex Clinton insider that worked in his 1992 campaign. The buzz was although it was fictional, the Drive Bys in the know back then thought it was pretty close to the truth. The movie did not stray to far from the book.

The movie portrayed Hillary to what we know she is.

My bet in the next couple of weeks, Obamas younger years will be thrown out their in the media for them to “exam.”

But then again, maybe the Drive Bys think they can win in November without her and will refuse to do her dirty work.

[ncalburt]

So the far left rag Seattle Time , the newsroom that was cheering Rove resignation has just outed themselves as a OBama 527 .
Watching this Dem front group bark out the rules of engagement speaks volumes to how amazing out of touch these leftist are with reality .
But , they see in a radical socialist like Osama Obama the chance to regain there power over the masses.
There hope is for him to shut down the new media and talk radio with new Leftist licenses laws so they can again peddle there propaganda unchallenged to the masses!

[Bob Buchholz]

I think you are confusing Jim McDermott with Jim Jeffords who is from Vermont.

[Paloma_55]

You are absolutely right. I blew that!

[aruanan]

Superdelegates, heed the voters

No, superdelegates, heed the Clinton-controlled party bosses. Choose Hillary no matter how many ordinary delegates Obama gets. Show them that the experts know what the masses do not know and who, therefore, need the experts to step in and do what's really right no matter what the masses want.