At the risk (lol) of seeming a
crapulent flibbertigibbet, I am hoppy-toading all over this democrat
nomination drama. The religious fervor Obama-Rama instills,
without benefit of saying a single thing that's plausible, is very
scary. More scary than Her Filthiness? I think, yes.
Today, anyway. All this is to say that I will be delighted to see one
of them lose, and terrified about the winner - but less so
Hillary. Gah! And don't tell me you aren't all over the
place yourself on this. Anyway, here's a decent analysis of where
things stand with that bunch..
| “ | In short, Obama has the charisma, but Hillary has the organization. And there's the Democrats' dilemma.
Of the delegates needed to win, 796, or 39% of the total, are "super
delegates" — members of Congress, party functionaries and activists who
are technically free to vote as they wish and beholden to no one, at
least not directly.
Imagine for a moment that Obama has a lead in the delegate count going
into the convention, with Clinton trailing slightly — which looks
entirely possible. Further imagine that Clinton, using her husband's
extensive ties to the Democratic establishment and legendary ability to
persuade, gets the bulk of the super delegates.
Imagine still further that Clinton gets the Democratic Rules Committee
to seat all those delegates in Michigan and Florida who were earlier
disallowed by the Democratic National Committee for moving up their
primaries.
(On Wednesday, Clinton found an ally in the NAACP, which said the
Democratic Party's refusal to count the Michigan and Florida delegates
was tantamount to a disenfranchisement of African-American voters).
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