A Superdelegate Pre-Convention Convention? |
| Published: March 23, 2008, 7:36 pm |
| Tags: 2008 election, barack, hillary, super delegates |
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From former governor of Tennessee Philip Bredesen comes this intriguing idea for superdelegates like himself: Here's what our party should do: schedule a superdelegate primary. In early June, after the final primaries, the Democratic National Committee should call together our superdelegates in a public caucus. Of the 795 superdelegates, over 40 percent have not announced which candidate they are supporting; I'm one of them. While it would be comfortable for me to delay making a decision until the convention, the reality is that I'll have all the information I reasonably need in June, and so will my colleagues across the country. This is not a proposal for a mini-convention with all the attendant hoopla and sideshows. It is a call for a tight, two-day business-like gathering, whose rules would be devised by the national committee, of the leaders of our party from all over America to resolve a serious problem. There would be a final opportunity for the candidates to make their [ Full article ] |
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