As of today, before the results of the primary elections in Virginia, Delaware and Washington D.C. , Hillary Clinton has 1,145 pledged delegates. Barack Obama has 1,157 delegates and John Edwards has 26 pledged delegates. Over the next few weeks, Obama should win most, if not all, of the primary elections scheduled to be held. Clinton supporters are hoping for decisive victories in Texas and Ohio, early in March, to revitalize her campaign and renew momentum behind her. As Rudy's "Florida Strategy" teaches us, this is likely a forlorn hope. It is the only hope they have and nobody can blame them for clinging to it. It's too early to give up and too late to make Hillary over again.
The Demo demi-monde is all atwitter at the prospect, that even if Hillary comes up short in the delegate count, she might strong arm enough of the so called uncommitted super delegates, to win the nomination at the convention, leaving the winner of the popular vote, Obama, out in the cold.
Hogwash!
Any such action would cause an uprising at the convention and an enduring rift in the party. Hillary might be willing to risk such a stunt but the super delegates themselves never will. The super delegates are politicians and party functionaries one and all. They may be gutless, toadying, scum but their ultimate well being depends on Democratic party unity. If she isn't the clear victor in the primaries, they'll toss her out like a broken crack pipe and with as little remorse.
Democracy, in this country may not be about fair or equal representation but it sure as Hell is about votes.
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