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Gene Lyons On The Democrats' MI/FL Problem | 160 comments (160 topical)

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Oh ok... (none / 0) (#22)
by Aye B2 on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 02:38:53 PM EST
So the postcard was going to magically turn the delegate?  Sending postcards = negotiating now?  Ignoring the fact that it was stated as a mistake.

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What about Obama's call to David Paterson? (5.00 / 5) (#29)
by madamab on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 02:43:18 PM EST
The new Governor of New York?

He's a pledged superdelegate for Hillary. Obama tried to poach him. Didn't work though.

Really, I don't understand the double standards here. The superdelegates can vote for whomever they want.

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But he just called to congratulate (none / 0) (#36)
by oculus on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 02:47:00 PM EST
the Gov.

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Um, I live in New York. (none / 0) (#56)
by madamab on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 03:01:11 PM EST
He tried to poach Paterson.

Paterson was Lt. Governor and thus a superdelegate prior to his elevation. He committed to Hillary a long time ago.

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i know. Campaign spin. (5.00 / 1) (#57)
by oculus on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 03:01:49 PM EST


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missed the snark. :-) (5.00 / 1) (#68)
by madamab on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 03:07:50 PM EST
sorry, I'm new. :-p

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I'm supposed to be marking it. (5.00 / 1) (#75)
by oculus on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 03:12:31 PM EST


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Oh ok... (none / 0) (#40)
by Aye B2 on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 02:49:02 PM EST
Patterson was already a superdelegate before he became governor, he wasn't accorded superdelegate status because he's the governor of NY.

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Not quite (none / 0) (#37)
by Grey on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 02:47:17 PM EST
No.  It equals that both camps are doing it.

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Ahem (none / 0) (#59)
by Aye B2 on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 03:04:23 PM EST
One camp has stated they will do it without regard to the popular vote.

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what does that mean? (5.00 / 1) (#140)
by wasabi on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 03:58:19 PM EST
"without regard to the popular vote"

Poaching someone's delegate (other than the superdelegates) cannot be done w/o regard to the popular vote, since that is roughly how delegates are determined.

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Right, (none / 0) (#156)
by Aye B2 on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 04:28:04 PM EST
because sending a postcard = poaching.

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