Pay him/her no mind.

you said“There is literally a fraction between Obama and Hillary in the popular vote (less than 2%)”

I respectfully disagree with your premise.

The “popular vote” is not the metric used to choose a nominee. Delegates are. Both Obama AND Hillary Clinton are on record for saying as much.

There is no such thing as a national popular vote in Democratic primaries. If there were, we’d have a . . . NATIONAL PRIMARY. Yes, one day. Everyone in every state votes and then we’re done with it. But that’s not the case. If it were, candidates would spend all of their time trying to run up the score in states like NY and CA. Those states would have a strangle-hold on the nominating process which would hurt the Dems in the Fall.

Plus there’s a serious question as to whether or not the “popular vote” even counts caucus results. In fact, there are a few caucus states that never released their final tallies.

We have a metric to determine the will of the people. That metric is DELEGATES. That’s the way it was when Hillary was “inevitable.” And that’s the way it is now. The rules don’t change just because Hillary’s gonna lose.

Yes. Super delegates are allowed to reverse the will of the people. Notice I said “reverse.”

Supers would “reverse” the will of the people if they gave the nomination to a candidate who had less delegates.

However, supers would “ratify” the will of the people if they gave the nomination to the person who EARNED the most elected delegates. Reverse v. Ratify. That’s what it comes down to.

Supers can “reverse” the will of the people if they want to. But there will be serious consequences that the party will have to live with.

Say goodbye to the black vote. Say goodbye to a generation of would-be Democratic voters (ages 18-30). Say goodbye to most of your activist base of support. Say goodbye to blue cities that are blue because of black votes. Say goodbye to PA if you can’t rack up enough popular votes in Philadelphia.

Supers know this. They’re not willing to sacrifice the future of the Democratic Party just to make Hillary happy.

you also said,“The fair thing is to wait until the last vote is counted.”

Hillary Clinton is on record as saying that she expected to have the nomination wrapped up by February 5.

She wasn’t worried about letting everyone vote back then. Why the change of heart now? Of course, we all know why. . . she’s loosing.

We weren’t worried about letting everyone vote when people asked John Edwards to drop out? Why is that.

Fact is. People drop out all of the time. They do it for the good of the party.

If Obama lost 12 straight by an average of 33% like Hillary did, he would have been forced out of the race a long time ago.

Finally, the idea, “let everyone vote,” is misleading. Everyone will vote. But we’ll have our nominee. Happens all of the time. People are still voting in the Republican contests as well. It’s just that the Republicans have the opportunity to rally behind their nominee and strengthen him for the Fall.

Most supers want that as well. Which is why they keep coming out for Obama. He’s picked up 16 supers to Clinton’s 10 since his loss in PA. That’s with all of the problems he’s had.

Obama’s camp says the super delegate race (elected supers) is already over. They say they’ve won. Hillary’s camp hasn’t really challenged that assertion. All they say is “hold on,” “give us more time.”

Hillary’s the one in the hole. If Hillary had the support, she’d be showing it by now. But she’s not. That speaks volumes.

that is a stunning admission. I hope Obama jumps on this!

“My friends, I will have an energy policy that we will be talking about, which will eliminate our dependence on oil from the Middle East that will – that will then prevent us – that will prevent us from having ever to send our young men and women into conflict again in the Middle East.”

Well, well.

As for Florida, who cares, they broke the rules and will be for McCain anyway’s. Michigan? Another one who broke he rules and will go with McCain, so, since their party leaders could not follow he rules, their votes are invalid, rules are made to be followed, not just when its expedient for HRC who thought she would win the nomination without them.

There is literally a fraction between Obama and Hillary in the popular vote (less than 2%). It would be stupid for the superdelegates to decide anything before June.

It’s basically a tie.

Finally, Dean said last night on The Daily Show that the delegates from MI and FL will be seated.

The fair thing is to wait until the last vote is counted.

Now, has Harold Ford, Jr. endorsed either Obama or Clinton? Isn’t he the chair of the DLC (to which Bill Clinton belonged)? Aren’t his politics in line with H. Clinton’s?

I’m wondering if Clinton thinks that she can use us to win the nomination, and then woo us back by naming Ford as her running mate?

the irony is that those same white voters who wouldn’t vote for Obama under any circumstances, will not vote for her against McCain. Racists tend to also be sexist.

Makes me sick.

1) To allow elected Dems, key activists, and former Presidents a seat at the convention (which they did not automatically have before SDs were created) &

2) In the event all candidates fall shy of the magic # at the end of the primaries, to put the candidate LEADING in pledged delegates over the top…thus ensuring that there would be no floor fights or backroom deals at the convention.

On February 12, many of my family members voted
In the Potomac Primaries,
Where Obama received about 89% of the African-American vote.

On April 22, I voted
In Pennsylvania,
A state where Clinton only won 9% of the African-American vote.

9%.

But no one’s talking about that.

Instead,
Everyone’s focused on Obama’s “problem” with working class whites.
How can he win come November without them?

Well here’s another question, of equal importance:
How can Clinton win without the Black vote?
Which she has shrewdly
And handily
Lost.

The answer?
She can’t.

Well now that there
Is an “electability” problem
If I ever saw one.

So let’s talk about that
Too
Because our votes
Matter.

Sorry about the link, it’s too long…
http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.
html?id=aa0cd21b-0ff2-4329-88a1-69c6c268b304

you can piece it together.

DO READ IT!

Very important that you read the above! If the article above is read by more people this election could be over by now!

@truthseeker:

You have the right to be irritated. Basic fairness isn’t complicated. The only people who want to make it complex are those who can’t survive on said fairness.

Why has this primary caused normal, reasonable people to lose their basic sense of fairness? Why are they willing to be unjust in these circumstances?…I don’t get it.