How many ways are there to cheat or ruin our party?

Let's see:

1) ask the superdelegates to overturn the will of the DEMOCRATIC PARTY voters.

2) ask the PLEDGED delegates to overturn the will of the voters in their states by voting for the OPPOSITE candidate they were pledged to vote for.

3) count the votes in non-contested primaries.

4) claim it is the popular vote, not the pledged delegates, that really count, thus disenfranchising every state that held caucuses instead of primaries (and thus had MUCH lower turnout).

Ways to Win That Are Worse Than Cheating
1) marginilize your African American opponent as "just" the Black candidate.

2) have your surrogates attack affirmative action.
this tactic ends up hurting women (the largest group of beneficiaries of affirmative action) more than anyone else.

3) attack Black Liberation theology.
thus harming the institutions that have done the most to uplift the African American community (as well as help the Democratic party): the Black churches.

4) pit Hispanics against African Americans.
divide and conquer

5) support the ReThug nominee over your Democratic opponent
"John McCain has certainly passed the Commander in Chief threshold, you'll have to ask Senator Obama if he has."

This nomination fight has proven without a doubt that there is absoutely nothing, no matter how shameful or hurtful to OUR OWN PARTY INTERESTS, that the Clinton's won't do to steal this nomination. the fact that she has stated openly that she should be the nominee even if Obama has won the most delegates and the most votes proves she doesn't care about the will of DEMOCRATIC PARTY voters, and is reason enough for ALL Democrats to deny her the nomination.

at some point, it becomes not the fault of the Clinton campaign, but of those who are blindly following her no matter how outrageous her actions and words are. we are at that point.

now is the time for the Clinton supporters to shake off their blind loyalty (a valued trait in ReThugs circles, but not for Dems) and Do The Right Thing and stand up and say that our nominee is chosen by OUR VOTERS, not party leaders. (the Democratic party is not the Kremlin.) and to vote for a progressive who can win the White House without tearing our party and the country apart.



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Re: How many ways are there to pout? (2.00 / 4)

So Hillary won't drop out until the race is actually over.  She must think she is in a democracy, or something.  You guys have no way to get back at her for standing in Obama's way, and so you just write diaries, make up charges, and stamp your feet.  Good luck with that.  It's kindof entertaining, even is it is just desperate.


by Scotch on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 05:13:13 PM EST

Re: How many ways are there to cheat or ruin our p (2.00 / 3)

I agree with you that the voters should decide and NOT the party "leaders". So, when all voters, including FL and MI and the remaining 10 states are counted, and if your guy has reached the 2024 mark, he wins. Easy, isn't it?
by yogi41 on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 05:18:07 PM EST

Re: How many ways are there to cheat or ruin our p (2.00 / 2)

His supporters think being ahead is the way you win.  They forget that you have to have a required number of delegates.  Pesky little fact they like to omit.


by patti on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 05:32:15 PM EST
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Re: How many ways are there to cheat or ruin our p (none / 0)

Affirmative Action is helpful to Blacks and not women in specific. Let us not get into a conversation about fairness. Finally, are we going to let Idaho and Utah tell us whom to nominate of Ohio and PA?


by American1989 on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 05:24:42 PM EST

Re: How many ways are there to cheat or ruin our p (none / 0)

Well, on the same foot, I suppose nominating the next McGovern will help the party tremendously.


by msharp on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 08:16:35 PM EST


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