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Melissa G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:21 PM Original message |
To restore democracy, do we need to get rid of some Super Delegates ? |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. No we don't |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Actually I think superdelegates should be ended |
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Melissa G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. OK, it does not bother you that your vote is diluted by more than a |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Superdelegates serve a good purpose |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. i think we need to get rid of them. |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. I think it would be good to look at the whole process |
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Melissa G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I agree that we should look at the whole process. |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. The way I define Democracy is: ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE. |
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angrycarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
8. the practice keeps a candidate from taking over the party |
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Melissa G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Still over a fifth of the vote to the party regulars is a pretty big thumb |
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angrycarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 10:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I never said it was fair |
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Melissa G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 10:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Yup, me too. I had never paid attention to how many super delegates there were |
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yourout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
13. I would argue that super delegates are MORE likely to get a nut the nomination. |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. er uh exactly what did you mean "get rid of"? |
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Melissa G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-05-08 05:23 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. LOL... |
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