Friday, February 15, 2008
3 Comments:
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rodbegbie said...
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“Um, Eric -- The GOP may not *call* them "Superdelegates", but they have "Unpledged" delegates who are the exact same thing. There are 463 unpledged delegates out of 2380 total.”
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e.dolecki said...
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“I see, I did some digging and found this @ wikipedia: "Even with these traditions, unpledged delegates are allowed to change their vote at any time before the national convention. This is why both the Republican and Democratic parties have the potential for a brokered convention. This is far less likely for the Republican party where the traditions are more strict and there are far fewer unpledged delegates who are given a free hand."
Given that, okay the Reps. have *some* too, although I still don't see HOW this is a good thing. For anyone.” -
peter said...
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“The whole US electoral system puzzles me -- caucuses/primaries, winner-take-all states, superdelegates/unpledged delegates etc.
For a country that prides itself on democratic principles this frankly doesn't make sense.
What is wrong with the idea of every US citizen being able to place a direct vote for their candidate?
Candidates proud of gathering millions upon millions in an attempt to most effectively slander each other and come out as the presidential candidate for their party.
How is this a good system.”







