How is MI/FL playing with Superdelegates?

Well we don't know how everyone is reacting, but at least one has weighed in, California Representative  Dennis Cardoza:


I am deeply concerned about the contentious primary campaign and controversy surrounding the seating of delegates from Florida and Michigan - two states Democrats need to win in November. I will not support changing the rules in the fourth quarter of this contest through some convoluted DNC rules committee process. Yet, we must find a resolution to seat the Michigan and Florida delegates so these states' voters are represented at the Convention. I believe we need to avoid this potentially divisive situation by uniting behind one nominee and bringing the party together immediately. Therefore, I have made the decision to support Senator Obama at the Democratic Convention in my role as a super delegate.

Cardoza was a Clinton superdelegate before today.  There haven't been many signs that the contention over these states is drawing supers to her and here's the first sign that it's annoying people.  Hopefully this will inspire her to ratchet down the rhetoric a level or two.



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by parahammer on Fri May 23, 2008 at 10:58:52 AM EST

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Like nearly every other thinking person, the superdelegates see Hillary's FL/MI gambit as shameless politics.


by Terrance Manley on Fri May 23, 2008 at 11:02:37 AM EST

Yup... (2.00 / 2)

If you change the rules mid game, what's to stop your team changing sides?


by duende on Fri May 23, 2008 at 11:09:20 AM EST

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I think this bodes poorly for how the other superdelegates have been taking Clinton's arguments about MI/FL, caucus states, popular vote, et cetera. I've been saying for quite some time she needed to be careful about burning bridges.


Serious question- Is This Snark?
by ragekage on Fri May 23, 2008 at 11:16:42 AM EST

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Her short term interests only strategy is one of the biggest problems I've had with Clinton.  You can't get away with that in the era of You Tube where all of your old statements are still available.


But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
by thezzyzx on Fri May 23, 2008 at 11:22:08 AM EST
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This is true. I think she was fighting a 1990's battle; don't fight today's battles with yesterday's weapons.


Serious question- Is This Snark?
by ragekage on Fri May 23, 2008 at 11:23:53 AM EST
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Two Edwards Delegates announce for Sen. Obama
http://www.rawstory.com/news/mochila/Two _New_Hampshire_Edwards_delegates_0523200 8.html
"harlequin speech of suicide, demanding instantaneous lobotomy"
by nogo postal on Fri May 23, 2008 at 12:01:51 PM EST

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Only sore losers want to change the rules in the 4th quarter and their losing.

Can you imagine the Patriots taking a time-out in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl, talking to the officials and demanding that only field goals count in the score?

http://hillaryis404.org


by baghdadjoe on Fri May 23, 2008 at 01:17:09 PM EST


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