On Feb 19, 2008, at 10:12 AM, Charlie Coleman wrote:
>>> What if Barack Obama gets overridden by super delegates? Does
>>> the country
> ...
>> I think it's a bunch of reporters trying to come up with
>> something
>> sensational in order to prop up their numbers.
>
> Well of course. In today's news reporting circulation/ratings are the
> primary goal. Representing the truth comes second (or maybe 10th
> <shrug>).
> But, ya know, in terms of "democracy" this structure of voting sure
> doesn't
> sound very democratic to me. It sounds more like and "elite" set of
> folks
> try to keep things the way they want it. Hmm....
Political parties are not governments, so they get to make up their
own rules. Again, why is this news?
> I'm off to see if the Republicans have something similar.
Did you read the wikipedia entry? "The Republican Party also seats
some party officials as delegates without regard to primary or caucus
results, but the term "superdelegate" is most commonly applied only in
the Democratic Party."
-- Ed Leafe
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