Obama Team Seeks Changes in Primaries

[Undercurrent]

Washington Post
Thursday, August 21, 2008; Page A03
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/20/AR2008082003262.html?hpid=topnews

Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign will call next week for the creation of a commission to revise the rules for selecting a presidential nominee in 2012, with a goal of reducing the power of superdelegates, whose role became a major point of contention during the long battle for the Democratic nomination between Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The commission also will be urged to redraw the nominating calendar for 2012 to avoid starting the primaries and caucuses so early, and also to look specifically at ensuring more uniform rules and standards for those caucuses.

Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said the campaign will ask delegates at the national convention in Denver to approve a resolution approving the establishment of a 35-member Democratic Change Commission. The charter would authorize the Democratic National Committee chairman to appoint the commission soon after the election and ask it to report back by January 2010.

The proposed changes grew out of discussions between Obama's campaign, officials at the Democratic National Committee and representatives from Clinton's campaign, Plouffe said.

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[BlooInBloo]

1. Interesting. Would need to see all of the details to have an opinion.

[itsrobert]

2. Just get rid of the caucuses

They are corrupt and undemocratic.

[bluestateguy]

4. And where are they "corrupt"?

Who was "corrupt" during the caucuses?

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

5. No way for the corporations to control them = "corrupt"

At least in the DLC Orwellian Delusional Dictionary.

[itsrobert]

16. No fairness as shiftworkers, the elderly, Parents, and others can not make it to them

That's what's make them corrupt.

[bluestateguy]

3. I think we should allow winner take all primaries

If a state wants to have one, that is.

That might help to wrap up the nomination faster and avoid protracted primary fights.

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

6. Only after the machines are eliminated.

No point in making it even easier to steal.

[MarjorieG]

10. Agree. Same with popular vote when machines and laws steal.

[RaleighNCDUer]

15. The voting machines or the political machines?

Both apply.

[Skwmom]

7. And give the corporate media even more control of our elections.

Are you crazy?

[SteppingRazor]

14. On the contrary, I'd like to see us put the kibosh on winner take all for the general election...

and replace it with proportional representation and instant-runoff voting.

Ah, well ... I can dream.

[Triana]

8. I think we need to change the whole election process. n/t

[Life Long Dem]

9. Just in case Hillary runs in 2012.

Super Dele gate this!

[MarjorieG]

12. Could we stop about 2012? Same rationale for not helping in 2004, waiting for 2008.

[Life Long Dem]

13. Who said anything about not winning?

[Diane R]

11. Caucuses cannot be rigged or controlled by Diebold.

[Thrill]

17. Seriously. Is there anything else Obama can do to kiss the Clintons ass?

Jeesh