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Sunday, May 11, 2008 --- 75 days ago http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/opinions/x1880504675/Holmes-Superdelegates-to-
| First, we ought to stop calling them superdelegates.
It's too heroic, like it's their job to rescue the party, or the nation, from disaster. It sounds like they can leap tall buildings in a single bound - or crown the Democratic presidential nominee. They can't, at least not all by themselves.
The superdelegates aren't super; they are delegates. Each has just one vote, like all the delegates chosen in primaries and caucuses.
OK, there are some differences. Superdelegates are elected officials and party honchos - state and national committee members and former party chairs, many of whom you never heard of. Presumably, their priorities include what's best for the party, including what's best for Democrats in "down-ballot" races.
The other difference is that they can vote any way they please, as opposed to delegates selected as a slate committed to a particular candidate. And they can announce their vote whenever they want.
They can also change their minds, and the switching has begun. Two superdelegates - including George McGovern, whose 1972 presidential campaign marked the first foray into national politics for young Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham - switched this week from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama.
The results of the superdelegate primary are trickling in, but there's no official tally nor will there be an official vote until the August convention, unless the rules change. But as of noon Friday, ABC was reporti ... |
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