Clinton Camp Presses Super Delegates Not To Take Sides

[brooklynite]

Source: Huffington Post

For weeks, the Barack Obama campaign has warned that Hillary Clinton would try to use her ties to the Democratic establishment to muscle 'super delegates' into backing her presidential bid, overriding a popular vote majority and Obama's plurality of pledged delegates elected in primaries and caucuses.

Now, however, as Obama has gained steadily in the polls, the Clinton campaign has reversed field. Top Clinton aides are pleading with uncommitted super delegates to hold off making any commitments, fearful that any commitments they make would be to back Obama, not Clinton.

A set of talking points emailed to Clinton supporters within organized labor describes the arguments to use on uncommitted super delegates. In the email, the Clinton campaign suggests telling the uncommitted delegates that "it would be unfair and unjust to cut off the nominating process now. There might come a time when the process needs to come to a close, but that time is not now."

In language that could have been lifted from the Obama playbook just a few weeks ago, the email says Clinton backers should make the case to super delegates that: "If House, Senate and DNC members try to end this process now, it would be very damaging to those institutions, the Democratic Party and our chances in November."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/27/clinton-camp-presses-supe_n_88640.html

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

1. Wow, what a hypocrite

Now that she's losing superdelegates, she doesn't want them to take sides anymore?

[Maxkurtz]

5. he, he

Friggin hilarious “Day in the Life of a Superdelegate” video. Or at least I thought it was funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSYOqXV-TeM

[Yael]

2. Just wow

[habitual]

3. this reminds me tooo much of GOP tactics....

i have never said one bad thing about her to this point, but i don't want another 4 years of this shit from someone claiming to be a dem.

blatant hypocrisy has got to stop, pleeeeease.

[dkf]

4. Her campaign has turned her into a joke.