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Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: There's no such thing as "superdelegates" and that term needs to be retired [View all]Fiendish Thingy
(15,551 posts)25. Approx. 10% of "unpledged" delegates are lobbyists
Lobbyists who play both sides of the aisle, or sometime just one:
WILLIAM OWEN, a Tennessee-based Democratic National Committee member backing an effort to use so-called superdelegates to select the partys presidential nominee potentially subverting the candidate with the most voter support is a Republican donor and health care lobbyist.
Owen, who runs a lobbying firm called Asset & Equity Corporations, donated to Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and gave $8,500 to a joint fundraising committee designed to benefit Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky in 2019.
I am a committed Democrat but as a lobbyist, there are times when I need to have access to both sides and the way to get access quite often is to make campaign contributions, said Owen, in a brief interview with The Intercept. theintercept.com/...
Owen, who runs a lobbying firm called Asset & Equity Corporations, donated to Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and gave $8,500 to a joint fundraising committee designed to benefit Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky in 2019.
I am a committed Democrat but as a lobbyist, there are times when I need to have access to both sides and the way to get access quite often is to make campaign contributions, said Owen, in a brief interview with The Intercept. theintercept.com/...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/2/27/1922660/-Superdelegate-advocating-for-brokered-convention-is-a-lobbyist-who-donated-only-to-GOP-this-cycle?utm_campaign=trending
So much for the myth that super delegates are chosen by the electorate...
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There's no such thing as "superdelegates" and that term needs to be retired [View all]
AGeddy
Feb 2020
OP
Wrong. The DNC members like Tom Perez aren't elected by voters. They are elected by other insiders.
DanTex
Feb 2020
#17
They are DNC insiders because they are members of a private organization.
LiberalFighter
Feb 2020
#38
And why on earth would warren, Klobuchar or anybody running be superdelegates
jimfields33
Feb 2020
#27
"party insiders" aren't unpledged delegates. Only office holders chosen by voters.
AGeddy
Feb 2020
#10
Lol. You don't know much about the process of governance in the Democratic Party, do you?
ehrnst
Feb 2020
#53
Revolutions don't really go well with elections. You do know the one denies the other, yes?
LanternWaste
Feb 2020
#22
Ok 'cause they've been around since the mid 80's and they've been commonly referred
Voltaire2
Feb 2020
#50
No big thing. Obama and Bill Clinton are also unpledged delegates. Hillary isn't, but should be.
George II
Feb 2020
#15
I've been around since superdelegates were created and they've always been called that.
doxyluv13
Feb 2020
#35
Their official name is "automatic delegates", also known ans "unpledged delegates"
AGeddy
Feb 2020
#36
You seriously think Nancy Pelosi has "a hostile outlook on Democratic elected officials"?...
PoliticAverse
Feb 2020
#51