Comments on: Sunday 5/11/2008 DAILY NEWS DIGEST http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/05/11/sunday-5112008-daily-news-digest/ & Home of Lawn Mower Repair Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:30:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Onelife http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/05/11/sunday-5112008-daily-news-digest/#comment-24532 Tue, 13 May 2008 02:16:03 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/05/11/sunday-5112008-daily-news-digest/#comment-24532 >>Obama trounced Clinton in the popular vote, but because of the way Democrats proportionally award delegates, he wound up with only a 29-28 lead in the number of pledged delegates. The deal is, Dimocrat insiders get to select the nominee in any reasonably close race. 20% of the delegates are party big-wigs. They can go 100% for one candidate or the other. 80% are selected by the public, but are guaranteed to be closely split in any real race due to proportionality. The 80% chosen by thew public is almost assured to be within the range where the party hacks can choose either one. The 800 party hacks have more say-so in selecting the nominee than the 100,000,000 voting Dims. Not very democratic... >>Obama trounced Clinton in the popular vote, but because of the way Democrats proportionally award delegates, he wound up with only a 29-28 lead in the number of pledged delegates.

The deal is, Dimocrat insiders get to select the nominee in any reasonably close race. 20% of the delegates are party big-wigs. They can go 100% for one candidate or the other. 80% are selected by the public, but are guaranteed to be closely split in any real race due to proportionality. The 80% chosen by thew public is almost assured to be within the range where the party hacks can choose either one.

The 800 party hacks have more say-so in selecting the nominee than the 100,000,000 voting Dims. Not very democratic…

]]> by: Anonymous http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/05/11/sunday-5112008-daily-news-digest/#comment-24489 Sun, 11 May 2008 16:33:16 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/05/11/sunday-5112008-daily-news-digest/#comment-24489 Turnham's biased views towards Clinton are clear in that article. Surprisingly, Worley had the most thougful answers. Turnham’s biased views towards Clinton are clear in that article. Surprisingly, Worley had the most thougful answers.

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