Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Superdelegates.

Dear Superdelegates,

The democratic race between Obama and Clinton is tighter than Richard Simmons' track shorts, and it's up to you: the elite, the unpredictable, the superdelegates. So, why aren't you standing up for my vote? I'm extremely disappointed that some of you have bought into the idea that you can just vote for whoever you want to with no loyalty to how your state voted.

It became pretty apparent after the past two elections that the electoral college was ignoring my vote, and that of many others. But I thought we were tired of that? I thought we had learned our lesson.

But no, there you sit on your high horses, or donkeys shall I say, and claim that you will vote for the good of the party regardless of what America says. Well some of you say that, others have started to realize that maybe "it's not the most democratic way of doing things." Thank you Captain Understatement Sam Spencer (ME).

According to former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown superdelegates are the "keepers of the faith."

"You have superdelegates because this is the Democratic Party. You don't want the bleed-over from the Green Party, the independents and others in deciding who your nominee will be," Brown says.

Wow, it doesn't get any more partisan and elitist than that. If you're not blue, then shoo says Brown. And you wonder why wasted-vote syndrome exists among non-partisan voters?

Sincerely,

Super-pissed-off Voter

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