57% Say Candidate With Most Votes Should Get Nomination

http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/57_say_candidate_with_most_votes_should_get_nomination

57% Say Candidate With Most Votes Should Get Nomination
Saturday, March 08, 2008

In the craziness of the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, it is possible that one candidate might finish the Primary Season with the most pledged delegates while another could end up with the most popular votes. If that happens, 57% of voters nationwide believe the nomination should go to the candidate with the most votes overall. A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found that just 26% disagree and say the nomination should go to the candidate with the most pledged delegates.

Among Democratic voters, 59% believe the candidate with the most popular votes deserves the nomination while 25% take the opposite view. Barack Obama will almost certainly wind up with more pledged delegates than Hillary Clinton. However, in what might create a nightmare scenario for Democratic Party leaders, it is also quite possible that Clinton will wind up with more popular votes than Obama.

Still, 45% of Obama voters believe that the nomination should go to the candidate with the most popular votes rather than the candidate with the most pledged delegates. Just 32% of Obama supporters believe the candidate with the most pledged delegates should win.

Clinton voters overwhelmingly believe the winner of the popular vote should get the nomination.

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Neither candidate will secure the nomination with pledged delegates, so the question is how should the superdelegates vote? 57% say they should vote for the popular vote getter. That's not changing any rules.

If the number is not reasonable, then understand that those making the argument will lose all Super delegates from all Caucus states.

How many apples = 1 orange?

My point is a simple one. There's no rule whatsoever regarding how superdelegates have to vote. So if they vote on whose shoes they like better, that's still not breaking the rules.

It's just that no one has defined the "popular vote" in a way that takes into account caucuses at all or in a rational manner that the argument would sell with the super delegates of caucus states.

I apologize for the confusion. I misconstrued that you were supporting the "popular vote" and was hoping to find someone who could define it to account for these things.

...122 Super delegates of Caucus states from buying into the argument.

Wow that equates to 15% of the Super delegates being sacrificed. Not a good start when trying to get th 60%-85% needed to overturn the pledged delegate count.

Next strategy? Anyone?

They are only represented by their delegates.
There are People in those states that should not have their votes ignored.

Pledged delegates is the only true measure of success.

their opinion would change. I wonder who paid for the poll that didn't clarify the rules before they asked the question.

Caucuses report their individual turnouts, they have to to be able to calculate their state delegates. And it is possible to reverse the calculation and get the actual number if you want.

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If people here think "pledged delegates" alone will be that factor, they are delusional.

If you 57% would kindly get off your duffs, go to Washington, and reinstate President Gore, I'd appreciate it.

She wants to steal the election like Bush in 2000.

The Orwellian thought processes going on on this forum amaze me sometimes.

To much ridicule, of course, but it's common damn sense.

It seems *many many many MANY* people here forgot Bush v Gore.

but the superdelegates should make up their own minds based on what they believe is best for the party and the country.

nt