*** "Paterson Sees 'Desperation' By Clinton, Disagrees On Florida And Michigan" ***

[TahitiNut]

Gov. David Paterson (D-NY) is a Clinton superdelegate, folks!

May 22, 2008
Paterson Sees 'Desperation' By Clinton, Disagrees On Florida And Michigan

Gov. David Paterson, who is right now being interviewed by WAMC's Alan Chartock and taking calls from listeners on "Vox Pop," just disagreed sharply with his presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, on her last-ditch efforts to seat the Florida and Michigan delegations.

While he stressed that he continues to support Clinton and will do so until "she makes a different determination," Paterson, a superdelegate, said he doesn't believe the DNC should change the rules after the fact on Florida and Michigan and added that he's not buying her claims about leading the popular vote if the ballots cast in those states were counted.

"I would say at this point we're starting to see a little desperation on the part of the woman who I support and I'll support until whatever time she makes a different determination," Paterson said, adding: "I thought she was the best candidate and I thought she had the best chance of winning."

Paterson, who is a DNC committee member and was present at the meeting when a vote was taken to penalize Florida and Michigan for moving their respective primaries ahead of the traditional starting contests in New Hampshire and Iowa, said he thought that decision was "a little unfair" and he "didn't agree with it at the time."

But he also noted "nobody was screaming" after that decision was made, although some people were unhappy with it, adding:

"There was a process. I thought at the time everybody agreed to it. I didn't hear any objections from the candidates...So I would think the Democratic National Committee would leave it where it is."

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Emphasis mine ... notice the use of past tense???
Well, there's at least one (marginally?) sane person among the Clinton supporters. :shrug:

[Colobo]

1. It's over. Everyone knows it.

[TahitiNut]

3. Who'll tell Hillary?

Who'll tell her dead-enders? :shrug: It's the "Thelma & Louise" approach to campaigning ... without the moral rectitude.

[SlipperySlope]

2. The fat lady has been singing for weeks

[rocktivity]

6. .

:rofl:
rocknation

[swishyfeet]

11. LOL

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[grantcart]

4. most people are unaware of it but Patterson is going to the convention as a DNC

delegate and not as Governor thereby costing Hillary a super delegate.

[TahitiNut]

5. What's that mean and how did you come up with it?

:dunce:

[grantcart]

7. He already was a superdelegate when he Spitzer resigned.

He could have resigned his DNC superdelegate spot and gone as Governor of NY thereby opening up another seat for another superdelegate for Clinton. He did not do so and as a result Hillary ended up losing a super delegate spot in NY when her home state refused to help her out.

It was originially reported in Demconwatch


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5602601&mesg_id=5602601

[Eurobabe]

8. Maybe that's why David had a migraine the other day

and needed hospitalization.

Oh those weighty decisions. :shrug:

[Drunken Irishman]

9. No, he spent 2 minutes talking to Hillary on the phone.

It's kind of like Scanners, her voice makes your head pulsate and then explode.

[Eurobabe]

10. oh man that is gross!

:rofl: