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jasmine621 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 05:10 PM
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If ALL super delegates must follow the will of the people than by all means
Every superdelagate in CA and MA must vote for Hillary. Obama folks can't have it both ways. It will have to be that way all over the nation.
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angie_love Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 05:11 PM
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1. Thats fine. If they do that then Obama still wins. So I think every superdelegate should do that.
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thesubstanceofdreams Donating Member (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 05:13 PM
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2. If all SDs endorse whoever won in their state, then

Obama will pick up a LOT more from Hillary than viceversa. Many many more SDs from states Obama won are supporting Clinton than the other way around. There was a calculation in the WSJ there other day (yes I know, the WSJ, but this is a simple fact, not opinion).

Be careful what you wish for. You have just made a huge point for Obama.
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lapfog_1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 05:15 PM
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3. Ok, no problem here.
Is it a deal then? Whoever won each state gets the same proportion of Supers from that state as their proportion of the vote? Sort of Direct Representation? No funny apportionments or stuff, and if there is a "half Super delegate" left over, the candidates flip a coin for them.

Fair?
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 05:17 PM
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4. Should it be state-by-state or district by district?
'Cause if it's the latter, the delegates from San Francisco, Boston, and OKC among others will have to vote for Sen. Obama. :shrug:
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 05:17 PM
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5. Ummmm..... You'd still lose by this measure.
So whatever works.
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