Wednesday, February 6, 2008

There's nothing democratic about the Democrats, it seems


It's the day after Super Tuesday and, according to CNN, Barack Obama is leading Hillary Clinton according to Pledged Delegates 603 to 590.

This means that more of THE PEOPLE want Obama to be our next Democratic nominee for President.

Then along comes the past. The old days of backroom decision making. The 'Superdelegates' including her own husband.

Now, because of these insiders who are apparently way more important than the average voter, she's now up 783 to 709.

Is it just me or does anyone else see a problem with allowing a person (who cares if they're a former President) to have such a glut of power in our electoral process and be able to personally hijack this election from the will of the people? With this system, there are actually two elections going on. One out in the open and one being decided over high-priced dinners and on the golf course. The people can never truly have a grassroots outsider rise up from amongst them because the old entrenched suits within the Democratic Party can just strike him down.

It's not over and I believe that Obama will still win but the concept of the Superdelegate needs to be done away with. How disgusting would it be if a former President is able to personally install his own wife as the "Democratic" nominee?

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