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Posted on Dec 31, 2009
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A man portrays Jesus as a superdelegate, poking fun at the battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama over superdelegates during the lead-up to the 2008 Democratic nomination.

A group of Democrats convened by Barack Obama has recommended that the Democratic Party eliminate the influence of “superdelegates,” who have had an unrestricted vote in the nomination process because they were not selected based on the primaries or caucuses.
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The Washington Post:

Eighteen months removed from a protracted presidential primary fight, a group of Democrats gathered by President Obama has recommended that the party effectively eliminate the influence of so-called superdelegates by redefining their voting power.

The Democratic Change Commission, which was convened last August to examine the nominating process, is recommending that superdelegates—also known as unpledged delegates—be required to vote along with the electoral majority of their state.

“We need to show deference to what the party members in our state have done,” said Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, one of the co-chairmen of the commission.

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By DieDaily, January 3, 2010 at 12:14 am Link to this comment

Oh, and above all NO VOTING BLOCKS. No parties. Anyone proved to be making deals for votes, or attempting to form criminal voting blocks such as political parties, is arrested, stripped of citizenship, and then deported. Every vote a vote of conscience. (Remember those irrelevant things we used to call constituents? Ask them each time if it’s too hard decide without party bosses. The party system is inherently unconstitutional).

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By DieDaily, January 3, 2010 at 12:09 am Link to this comment

Off the cuff, my solution for the campaign money problem is:

The states, or even the Feds, set a budget. It’s the same for every candidate, period. If any TV ads are to be run, they are to be run for free. If you own a TV station and you want an FCC licence, then you have to run ads at election time. Public service, no excuses. Papers and radio too. One could let media outlets opt out if they need to, but then they can’t run ANY political ads for anyone. Hired lobbyists, outlawed.

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By rollzone, December 31, 2009 at 10:30 pm Link to this comment

hello. super delegates were supposed to swing the party will, i do not know they ever were going to reflect the will of the people; only a political maneuver. i agree eliminating the dollar from the system more accurately reflects the vast majority of the people. seems to nullify super delegates now that he is in office, is a means to consolidate more power from his slipping base.

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