Yes, let the super delegates vote as they wish

[question everything]

We obviously have some bizarre elections law nationwide that come to the front only when we have close elections.

Starting with the winner takes all for both the Republican primaries and for national elections. (Though recently a DUer, an Obama supporter, wished that we had a winner takes all in our primaries, too. One has to wonder whether s/he would have a similar wish if the positions of Clinton and Obama were reversed).

We noticed it first in 2000, when the popular votes did not match the electoral college. And many still call for the abolishment of this institution.

I think that the "founding fathers" were elitists who did not trust the judgment of the "regular folks." After all, until 1913, with the passage of the 17th Amendment, Senators were appointed, not elected.

And even though we do not follow the winner takes all in our primaries, we do have a bizarre way of allocating delegates. We first noticed in Nevada and may have occurred in other states - not sure - and will probably happen in Texas. Earlier today a reporter was interviewed on CNN and he predicted that Clinton will win the popular votes while Obama will win the delegates.

So if our system is so screwed up that on a state level allocation of delegates is in contrast to the wish of the people then, by all means, let the super delegates rebalance these allocation.

(It would be nice if the success of Obama will finally obliterate the gerrymeandering of districts to protect and preserved "protected minorities")

[redqueen]

1. Not bizarre or screwed up... just not usually discussed.

It's the same for all the checks on the people's power.

[Orangepeel]

2. By the rules, the superdelegates will vote how they want.

but there is nothing wrong with voters pressuring them the vote how THEY want.

[dmallind]

3. How do the voters pressure nonelected SDs?

people always focus on the elected officials who are SDs but a large number of them - perhaps even a majority although I can't recall the exact split) are merely party members with no need to answer to any set of voters.

[grantcart]

4. You can see an update of SD here - Obama gained one more today

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4708039&mesg_id=4708039

If the trend holds then Obama will be tied with Hillary on Mar 4 for SD