[RP TownTalk] does this seem democratic?

[Dwight Holmes]

Yes, that is all true, and even if one accepts the wisdom of that decision
(to have the super delegates) still that is 800 out of 4000 (approx numbers)
or 20%.  According to the Post, those voting on Feb 12th will select *fewer*
than *half* of the MD delegation.  So, it seems to me, either the Post is
way off in its numbers or something's fishy in the Free State!

Again, the Post article is at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/27/AR2008012702377.html


On Feb 2, 2008 2:24 AM, Rob Oppenheim <oppenheim at email.com> wrote:

> Wikipedia says: "The Democratic Party is often criticized during
> election cycles for conducting primary elections in a non-democratic
> fashion, since superdelegates are appointed by the party and are not
> obligated to support the candidate chosen by the voters."
>
> MSNBC explains that 40 years ago Party Bosses had huge power in picking
> the candidate, then in the 70's the Democratic Party went with an all
> grass-roots approach. But were not happy with the result: "Then George
> McGovern, the leading anti-Vietnam war liberal, won the 1972 nomination.
> McGovern turned out to be a disaster as a presidential candidate,
> winning only one state and the District of Columbia. So without
> reverting to the days of party bosses like Buckley, the Democrats
> decided to guarantee that elected officials would have a bigger voice in
> the nomination."
>
> You can read more here http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18277678/
>
> In round numbers, Hillary has lined up about 200 super delegates to
> Obama's 100 (out of a total of roughly 800 super delegates). The exact
> numbers differ depending on who is doing the counting, and some super
> delegates may change their minds and many have not announced who they
> will support. A break down of the numbers is available here
> http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/01/superdelegate-list.html
>

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