7 Easy Ways Dems Could Lose (what one RW rag is telling voters)

[susankh4]

"Every vote counts." Remember the Democrats' slogan of 2000 and 2004?

This year, it needs an asterisk: "Every vote counts: (*This offer not available in Florida and Michigan.)"

The party that sent herds of lawyers to Florida to count every vote at least once in 2000 has somehow decided that Florida's entire Democratic Primary will not count in 2008. The party that spread bogus fears about uncounted Ohio votes in 2004 is telling Michigan their whole primary will go uncounted.

"Every Vote Counts, Part II." Meanwhile, a battle is brewing over superdelegates - a species of political parasite peculiar to the Democratic Party.

In Ohio, for example, 141 delegates were chosen in the March 4 primary by 2.2 million Democratic voters. But Ohio also has 21 unelected superdelegates - politicians and party bosses - who could decide the nomination in a smoke-free room.

In Ohio, one superdelegate equals about 15,600 primary voters. Most are uncommitted, which could be profitable. The Center for Responsive Politics reports that Obama has spent nearly $700,000 to buy superdelegate votes, and Clinton has spent $230,000.


http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080327/COL05/803270326/1009/EDIT

[Dogmudgeon]

1. I thought only Hillary bought votes.

I guess this is different.

When Hillary buys votes, it's bribery;
When Obama buys votes, it's the wisely-allocated and progressively life-affirming use of the awesome financial power of the community.

--p!

[susankh4]

2. Amazing double standard, isn't it?

Alas, the GOP calls it like it is.... for both of our candidates. No kid gloves for Obama with them.

[kitfalbo]

3. Um...

Um... Michigan and Florida don't want to cough up the dough to run a proper primary. I'm not sure why it matters most of these election cycles the candidate is decided already. Texas hasn't counted in awhile, nor has states like Oregon.

If all states always actually counted in the primary in previous years this would make more sense. I thought Florida and Michigan moved it up this year (essentially sacrificing this time) in order to be counted in the future at their new primary time spot. The irony they broke the rules so they can be counted in future contests because they weren't counted in the past.. only to lose their rights this time.


Now this isn't the voters fault, but they did have a chance to protest this... guess they were just used to not counting in previous elections to care about it.

[susankh4]

4. No matter

the GOP is having a blast making us out as fools. And it's working.... whether we like it or not.

[kitfalbo]

5. plea

Full agreement there, but they've always been very good at that. And democrats have been always weak at attacking republicans they'd rather attack their own.

I've pleaded for dems to go after McCain for his stupid stuff but, they won't for the most part.

[roseBudd]

6. That is an opinion article, written by a local George Will/Novak wannabe

The truth and Peter Bronson rarely occur together

[yurbud]

7. this superdelegate shit better be gone before the next election