Clinton counts on superdelegates
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton will take the Democratic nomination even if she does not win the popular vote, but persuades enough superdelegates to vote for her at the convention, her campaign advisers say.
The New York senator, who lost three primaries Tuesday night, now lags slightly behind her rival, Illinois Senator Barack Obama, in the delegate count. She is even further behind in "pledged'' delegates, those assigned by virtue of primaries and caucuses.
But Clinton will not concede the race to Obama if he wins a greater number of pledged delegates by the end of the primary season, and will count on the 796 elected officials and party bigwigs to put her over the top, if necessary, said Clinton's communications director, Howard Wolfson.
I've read conflicting things as to whether this would work. Thoughts?
Also,
Clinton -- who initially joined other Democrats in opposing Michigan and Florida's decisions to go ahead with early primaries -- now wants the votes of those primaries counted. The Obama camp thinks that idea is unfair, since candidates were not allowed to campaign in those states, and Clinton alone kept her name on the Michigan ballot, meaning Obama did not have a chance at getting even provisional delegates.
What Hilary wants amounts to changing the rules after the fact because it would help her. Hopefully she at least won't get this.
I'm spiraling down today - anyone have any happies to share?
anyone have any happies to share?
You might have trouble believing this, but did you know that Weird Al made a music video just for you?
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I'm spiraling down today - anyone have any happies to share?
I'm in an unaccountably good mood today, but I have no specific reason for the happy. Well, it's payday! And I'm still grooving on my raise, so there's that.
I went home and am posting from bed.
It makes me happy. I don't know about you.
I've read conflicting things as to whether this would work. Thoughts?
Any candidate has the right to go after as many or as few superdelegates as they want. The parties make their rules, and the candidates shape their campaigns within those rules. Though I have deep philosophical problems with government-run closed primaries. If you're going to exclude eligible voters, don't have the government run your election.
On the other hand, there's the potential for a major PR disaster. It leaves the candidate vulnerable to "overturning the will of the people" spin unless the superdelegates effectively act as a tie-breaker.
anyone have any happies to share?
Big Brother started this week? And looks to be the trashiest BB ever. And that's saying something.
Donny Osmond is WORKING it in that video - that had to be seriously hard to keep up.
BB - ah, maybe I should Tivo. how sad.
Donny Osmond broke me.
Did I miss a link I should've clicked again? Because the last time that happened, I spent a whole day wondering how mr flea would take the news that you were fucking Matt Damon.
(eta: got it now. But leaving the post up anyway. Ha!)
