How "democratic" is the Democratic Party? Super Delegates.

Read the whole article. "Some animals are more equal than others." - Orwell

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18277678/

WASHINGTON - It’s called the Democratic Party, but one aspect of the party’s nominating process is at odds with grass-roots democracy.

Voters don’t choose the 842 unpledged “super-delegates” who comprise nearly 40 percent of the number of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination.

“There was a belief that they would not want candidates who were dramatically out of sync with the rest of the party — particularly if these were people who were going to have to run on the same ticket with them,” says Northeastern University political scientist William Mayer, who has written extensively on the nomination process.

There were, Mayer says, two motives in giving elected officials a big voice in the nomination.

“One was not to get (ideologically) extreme candidates; the other was to avoid the Jimmy Carter phenomenon — where you had a guy who was not very experienced and not very well regarded by most of his fellow governors, but nevertheless managed to win the party’s nomination,” Mayer said.

but still highly regarded by most rank-and-file democrats.

Again with the "Failure of Leadership."

These people presume to think for the rest of us and think it's okay.

It sure as hell ain't Democratic.

... to discuss this.

; )

- Dave

If politeness and manners overrides the truth then we are in very deep water and cannot ever gain a proper analysis of what is needed for meaningful changes.

K&R

... either.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_endorsements_for_the_2008_United_States_presidential_election

- Dave