Ed Schultz: The Clinton's are calling the Super Delegates

[Thrill]

Asking for favors. Trying to create a fractured convention. Sad..........

[Gman]

1. The rules are your friend

just like in golf.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. I'm not in on the details of this year's primary season...

but a year or so ago people who are interested in such things were looking at the rules and saying it was setting up to be the craziest convention since 1968, regardless of who the candidates were.

[liberalnurse]

3. That is a very reasonable option.

I'd do the same thing.

[Bread and Circus]

19. Didn't you hate Wes Clark back in 2004? I remember having a few

go arounds with you back then. So, is Wes ok now that he's on board w/ the Clintons?

[SaveElmer]

4. This according to Ed "Edwards will win Iowa" Schultz...?

Yeah I'm sure he is on the inside

What is sad is Hillary haters taking every story like this at face value!

[Cameron27]

9. Schulz is gaga for Edwards

what a joke the man's turned out to be. Tweety's very best anti-Clinton buddy.

[liberalnurse]

14. Ed is gaga for Ed........This is his business

and he is trying to climb into the selected pundit bubble. He is no different than anyone else in the work force, as we all strive for success. He's a pundit and behaves accordingly. He is not a journalist nor is Matthews and the rest of the lot....we don't always keep that in mind because we too are hooked.

[Cameron27]

27. Yes you're right,

Hardball's an hour of biased punditry, but that fact doesn't make Tweety's or Ed's tactics less obnoxious.

[KennedyGuy]

5. would be called genius if it were your candidate

quit whining...

[acmavm]

8. Nice. Real nice.

And it's not genius regardless of who's doing it. But that Bill Clinton would is no surprise. I don't think that there's nothing that he won't stoop to. In fact, I doubt that there's very much that he hasn't.

He needs to let the American people speak. The jackass. He needs to go see if Poopy is lonely and needing company.

[KennedyGuy]

13. You're sounding rather shrill..

angry bout something..

[acmavm]

28. Shrill? No, you're sounding real whiny.

[ClassWarrior]

6. Now THERE's the action of a healer.

:puke:

That makes two, along with the unpresidential way she couldn't keep her cool during the debate.

NGU.

[Strelnikov_]

12. Yep. Real democrat there. n/t

[ORDagnabbit]

7. super delegates are not democratic. how can we change the system?

[ronnykmarshall]

10. Eddie is turning into the TMZ of politcal radio.

[progressivebydesign]

11. Funny how hated Ed is on DU, until he attacks Hillary Clinton. n/t

[KennedyGuy]

16. you noticed that huh?

I call it the "embrace Drudge and Politico" syndrome..
heck..I saw someone earlier relying on the Washington Times as a reliable source because it trashes Hillary.

[ClassWarrior]

17. Funny how some DUers can't form a complex thought.

So people can't disagree with Ed on some matters, but agree with him on others?

:eyes:

NGU.

[KennedyGuy]

21. gee..Hannity thinks Obama can't win..

can I use him as a source?

[ClassWarrior]

23. You invoke the names of RWers often. Is there a reason for this?

NGU.

[karynnj]

15. This is rumor and speculation

I have no doubt that the Clintons are calling in every favor they have and want as many super delegates to declare for them. But, I assume that Obama and Edwards may be doing this too. However, superdelegates can always change who they are for.

Let's say the delegates assigned due to primaries and caucuses have a clear leader. There will be pressure on them to move to the choice of the voters. I can think of no greater nightmare than if say JRE wins the most delegates and say, Richardson wins due to superdelegates. This will be a disaster for the party. Now, many superdelegates are people up for election - I assume that would be a deterence to their voting against the people.

[Bullet1987]

18. Clinton's trying to BUY the nomination...

[suston96]

20. My God, what is wrong with calling in favors...?

That's politics. Reminds me of those back rooms I described on another thread here just moments ago. That's the way politics was worked years ago.

And you know what? Dem dere days may be gone for sure, but what has replaced them is worse than they were on their worst days.

BTW, super delegates can change their minds unless they are committed up to the first round in the convention. So they can and should be lobbied by any serious candidate. You can be sure that the Clinton campaign isn't the only one doing so.

[ClassWarrior]

25. Nothing - unless it subverts the will of the voters.

But to some candidates, it's just a winner-take-all "game," I guess.

NGU.

[MaineDem]

22. They are ALL calling the Superdelegates, not just Clinton

But, from what I've heard, not one is looking for a brokered convention - just support.

[THUNDER HANDS]

24. I don't believe that

I don't think Clinton would do that. If the voters speak, she'll listen. She won't try to pull some backroom tricks, especially not to take the nomination away from the first black candidate. She'd alienate all black voters, all young voters, all Independents, all crossover republicans.

It would be a disaster.

[elizm]

29. Agree...I don't think either of them would do that. nt

[Renew Deal]

26. What are you talking about?

Where did you hear that?