its rules on the caucuses and primaries and having
proportional representation that it seems ludicrous to
allow the possibility of elected officials and other
party elders be the deciding votes.
This would smack of old style bosses in the days
before the primary and caucus system where the Mayor
Daleys -- the original one -- and other political
bosses in cities around the country decided on their
candidate in the famous so-called "smoke-filled room."
Now with non-smoking ordinances in place around the
country, the smoke would be gone but the idea is the
same: party bosses and not the voters making the final
choice on the candidate.
This is extremely unfair in this very closely fought
election between Senators Clinton and Obama. I would
hope neither of these candidates would.
At this point, Obama has the votes and the momentum
and is likely to be the nominee if the party goes by
the election results.
Were Hillary able to woo the super-delegates through
phone calls from her husband and other surrogates, it
could appear that the election was taken from the
person who legally won the votes in the contested
contests from Iowa to the Potomac primaries of
yesterday.
Hillary, Obama and Howard Dean should hold a press
conference and release the super-delegates. They
should say they have decided it is unfair to let these
party elders and others have the final say in the
nomination, which could be different than what the
voters have decided.
Not having super-delegates gets rid of any hint of the
"bosses" still controlling the party and makes the
Democratic Party seem like the party of the people
once again. And, in addition to making good common
sense, it is fair and puts more faith in our
primary/caucus process.
At that same press conference abolishing the role of
the super-delegates, the candidates and Howard Dean
should announce that the states of Florida and
Michigan will hold competitive primaries or caucuses
before the Democratic Convention later this summer.
The Democrats have to make certain that the voters in
these two key states have the same say in choosing
their Democratic presidential nominee as the other 48
states.
It is quite unfair at this point for the Clinton
campaign to say these states are in her column as the
contests in both states were uncontested. The national
Democratic Party working with both state parties needs
to work out a plan and decide who will foot the bill
for the primary or caucus in these important states.
The Democratic Party, by abolishing the
super-delegates and having honest and competitive
contests in Michigan and Florida, will show the
country and the world that the party of Jefferson and
Jackson and FDR is truly the party of the people and
the party that plays by the rules.
A spirited and contested Democratic Convention in
Denver is fine, but a convention that tears itself
apart over which delegates get seated from Michigan
and Florida will be a convention that could also tear
the party apart. It is better to solve the problem
before the convention begins.
Democrats: Say goodbye to super-delegates and say
hello to new competitive primaries or caucuses in
Michigan and Florida!
____________________________________________________________________________________
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dems2008/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dems2008/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:Dems2008-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:Dems2008-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
Dems2008-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
Hiç yorum yok:
Yorum Gönder