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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:53 PM Original message |
Is Bill Clinton allowed to be a "Super Delegate" inspite of his connection to |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. I heard yes |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. has this ever come up before do you know? |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I made a post yesterday. McGovern's nomination brought this on. Pissed off party insiders. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I did see your post and wanted to post my question |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I was a Kennedy supporter that year and I recall we went into the convention |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. you're right, it wasn't |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yes he is a former president. |
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dbackjon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why shouldn't he? He is the last Democratic President. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. you don't see any conflict of interest here? |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Conflict of interest has absolutely no bearing on superdelegate status |
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maximusveritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. If we check conflicts of interest, there wouldn't be any Superdelegates |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Uh, preacher? You're facing the choir; the congregation is THAT way n/t |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. it's like the "good ol' boys/girls" club- |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. should Obama and Hillary? |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. Superdelegates were created specifically to make the system UNfair |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. NOBODY should be a super delegate |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 07:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. I agree, but the fact that we Dems have |
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dbackjon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
35. Not really. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. I haven't checked the list, but he may be on it as former president |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. He is an SD, and has stated who he supports |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
12. It depends on the rules. |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yes. He's a Super Delegate and will be until he dies. n/t |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
15. Why not? Ted Kennedy is a superdelegate. So is John Kerry. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. are they married to on of the candidates? |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. So what's the big deal about being married? |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. his vote counts 150,000 times |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. it counts more than yours because he is a superdelegate, not because he's married to a candidate |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
18. Former Presidents are automatically "Superdelegates" until they completely discard |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. we really need to do some major repair work to our election system- |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. It's a shambles in more ways than one... or two... or three... or.... |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
24. Yes |
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Tarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
25. And why not? |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. No, Bill Clinton is entitled his one vote as any other American citizen. |
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dbackjon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:53 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. So Obama shouldn't be a superdelegate either, then |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. absolutely not- but there is a VAST difference between casting his |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. They can become one |
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dbackjon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:53 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. If they were elected officials, no sweat |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. if you really think that this is nothing- do you think it is |
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Tarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #32 |
43. Well tough titty says the kitty |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I'd support doing away with super delegates on both sides- it ISN'T |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
26. I don't know what you're asking. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
39. sorry- if you can't understand my writing I apologize- |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
33. I could be mistaken, but I think both Hillary and Obama are too. |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. BINGO! n/t |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. and they cancel each other out- even if they didn't I don't think |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
41. Duh. He's earned it. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 07:15 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. that isn't what we are talking about here- |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-08-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Most of them are elected by their states |
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